Mrs. Monopoli's Second Grade Stars
Mrs. Monopoli
Ashford Primary School

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Mrs. Monopoli's Second Grade Class

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          Classroom Objectives:

                    I can or will be able to:
   
                

                      read and understand biographies.
          
                      work with plane shapes and solid figures. 
                
                       identify, compare and contrast animal parts and functions.        
              
                       identify state and national symbols.  
 
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     Spelling Words:

       address, approach, attention, common, correct, difficult, furry, million, offer, settle, struggle, suggest,

       guess, anything, animals.

     Vocabulary Words:

        withering: to dry or cause to dry up

            suspended: to attach from above: hang

            dilemma: a situation that requires a person to chhose between things that are not favorable

           jostling: to shove and push against

            colossal: very big; enormous

           coiled: to wind into a series of spirals or loops

          slither: to move along by gliding

         serenely: peaceful and calm

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Interesting Information about the Night Sky for February

Jupiter leaves the evening sky this month.  During the next two weeks, face southwest at dusk and look for the brightest point of light there. Jupiter sets by 7:30 as February opens, so you must look soon after dusk to see it.   However, Jupiter sets earlier and earlier and appears lower and lower to the horizon each February night, and soon disappears into the Sun’s glare.  On Tuesday, February 16, observers with a clear view of the horizon during twilight can try to see a very close conjunction of Jupiter with Venus, which is slowly moving out of the Sun’s glare.  By the end of the month, Earth and Jupiter are on opposite sides of the Sun and Jupiter is therefore invisible to us.  

  Mars has become an evening object.  It is now already up in the east-northeast by dusk.  Mars already outshines all stars in the night sky except the very brightest (Sirius), and will continue to brighten throughout February.  On January 29, Mars came to opposition as Earth passed between Mars and the Sun, putting Mars in our sky all night long.  Earth now starts to pull ahead of Mars on its faster orbit.  As a result, Mars is slightly dimmer each night for the rest of 2010.  However, during February, Mars remains about as bright as the brightest stars, and thus remains easy to see.    Saturn is now high in the southwest at dawn.  Although not as bright as Mars this month, Saturn is brightening as it approaches its own opposition in March.  

Dazzling Orion is high in the south, reminding us that winter is here.  His belt points up to Aldebaran, the eye of Taurus, the Bull.  The Dog Stars Sirius and Procyon are below Orion in the east.  Sirius is the brightest star we ever see at night.  Gemini, the Twins, are to Orion’s left as he rises (and to his upper left once they appear to the south).  Look for two stars of equal brightness less than 5 degrees (three fingers at arms’ length) apart.  These are Castor and Pollux, marking the twins’ heads.  High in the northeast is Capella, the sixth brightest star ever seen at night.  On February and March evenings, look below Sirius and a bit to its right for Canopus, the second brightest star we ever see at night (after Sirius). This star is in the keel (bottom) of the legendary ship Argo.  Canopus is so far south that most Americans never get to see it.  We, however, are far enough to the south that it barely rises for us, remaining low on the southern horizon.  

  Moon Phases in February 2010:

Last Quarter                  February 5, 5:50 pm

New                              February 13, 8:52 pm

1st Quarter                     February 21, 6:42 pm 

Full                               February 28, 10:37 am

The New Moon of February 13 is the second New Moon after the winter solstice.  Accordingly, it marks the Chinese New Year, beginning the Year of the Tiger.  (Correct for the time zone difference, and you’ll see that the date is February 14 in China).    

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              The classroom rules are:

              1.  Talk when it is your turn.

              2.  Follow directions.

              3.  Stay on task.

              4.  Keep hands, feet and objects to yourself.

 

            We will use a color coded conduct chart in our classroom. Conduct will be recorded in the student agenda using

          color coded marks.Each student will begin each day on green.   The daily grade will be used to determine the   

          conduct grade for each nine weeks. An explanation of the color follows:

 

          ♦  Green—an excellent day

          ♦  Yellow—one or two violations of the rules, behavior corrected:   a good day

          ♦  Orange—continued violation of rules after warnings, Agenda must be signed

          ♦  Red – severe or numerous disruptions:   Agenda must be signed and parent will be contacted.

 

         Rewards for behavior management may include praise, stickers, happy notes and extra center time/free time. 

        Consequences for inappropriate choices   will include warnings, loss of special privileges, parent contact or

        involvement by the principal.

 

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     Class Schedule: Monday - Thursday

       7:35 - 9:35 Reading and Language Arts

         9:35 - 10:20 Science

         10:20 - 10:50 Teacher Directed Physical Education/Recess

         10:50 - 11:35  Ancillary

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Computer

Art

Music

PE

Science Lab

        11:35 - 11:55 Reading: D.E.A.R. and read aloud time       

        11:55 - 12:25 Lunch

        12:25 - 1:45 Mathematics

        1:45 - 2:30 Intervention/Enrichment

        2:30 - 3:05 Social Studies

        3:05 Dismissal

 Class Schedule: Friday

       7:35 - 9:35  Reading and Language Arts

       9:35 - 10:30  Mathematics

      10:30 - 11:15 Ancillary

      11:15 - 11:45 Teacher Directed Physical Education/Recess

     11:45 - 11:55 Mathematics

     11:55 - 12:25  Lunch

    12:25 - 12:50 Science/Social Studies

    12:50 Dismissal

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      AR Points:

1st Star (Silver) - 5 Points

1st Texas (Silver) - 45 Points 

2nd Star (Red) - 10 Points

2nd Texas (Red) - 55 Points

3rd Star (Orange) - 15 Points

3rd Texas (Orange) - 65 Points

4th Star (Green) - 20 Points

4th Texas (Green) - 80 Points

5th Star (Blue) - 25 Points

5th Texas (Blue) - 100 Points

6th Star (Purple) - 30 Points

6th Texas (Purple) - 125 Points

7th Star (Gold) - 35 Points

7th Texas (Gold) - 155 Points

 




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2010

February

2TuesdayPrarie Dog Day and 100th Day of School
5FridayPTO Meeting 11:15am
15MondayPresident's Day Holiday!
19FridayEnd of the Third Nine Weeks
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