Mr. O'Brien's 2nd Grade

Spelling List for May 17-21

2010-05-17T08:00:00.002-06:00

Words: airplane, chair, pair, hair, care, share, making, mean, judge, badge

Challenge Words: declare, prepare, square, rare, airplane, dairy, smudge, pledge, add, any, both, making, mean, delicious, stranger

Spelling List for May 10-14

2010-05-07T08:59:00.004-06:00

Words: calves, halves, shelves, wolves, lives, leaves, road, young, ceiling, neither

Challenge Words: THERE ARE NO CHALLENGE WORDS THIS WEEK

IMPORTANT! ENROLLMENT FORMS!

2010-03-24T10:04:00.003-06:00

ENROLLMENT FORMS FOR NEXT YEAR ARE DUE BACK TO SCHOOL NO LATER THAN FRIDAY, MARCH 26. FORMS WERE SENT HOME ON FRIDAY, MARCH 19. IF YOU HAVE NOT SEEN ONE FROM YOUR CHILD PLEASE ASK THEM ABOUT THE FORM. FAILURE TO RETURN THESE FORMS MAY RESULT IN YOUR CHILD NOT BEING ABLE TO ATTEND THE SCHOOL OF YOUR CHOICE.

THANKS

MR. O'BRIEN

Spelling List for April 5-9

2010-03-22T10:05:00.001-06:00

January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December

Spring Break - March 27 thru April 4th

2010-03-15T15:18:00.002-06:00

Have a wonderful Spring Break!!
Mr. O'Brien

No Spelling Words for March 22-26

2010-03-15T15:16:00.002-06:00

We will not be having a spelling list or test the week of March 22nd-26th.

Have a Great Spring Break!

Mr. O'Brien

Report Cards

2010-03-11T11:34:00.001-07:00

Report cards will be coming home tomorrow, Friday, March 12. Please sign the envelope and return it to school with your child. You may keep your child's report card at home. If you have any questions regarding the report card please contact me

Thanks

Mr.O'Brien

Spelling List for March 15-19

2010-03-11T11:27:00.003-07:00

Words: neighbor, sleigh, weigh, weight, reindeer, veil, grow, near, really, mostly

Challenge Words: neighborhood, eight, beige, weighing, vein, reins, freight, sleigh, cold, grow, most, near, move, plankton, tentacles

Spelling List for March 1-5

2010-02-27T15:52:00.002-07:00

Words: lunches, boxes, places, races, benches, blouses, only, words, people, apples

Challenge Words: blouses, noises, faces, hammers, inches, palaces, rabbits, sandwiches, only, word, behind, sure, upon, whistle, tomorrow

NOTE: THIS WEEKS PRETEST WILL BE ON TUESDAY. LAST FRIDAY'S TEST WILL BE TAKEN ON MONDAY DUE TO OUR FIELD TRIP TO BIG MOUNTAIN.

Big Mountain Snow Shoe Trip

2010-02-18T14:27:00.002-07:00

Just a reminder that we will be finally heading to the Big Mountain for our Winter Field Trip. We will heading to the mountain on Friday, February 26, 2010. If you have not had your child bring their $2.00 please do so before Wednesday the 24th.

Please remember to have your student dress for winter conditions. This means winter coat, hat, gloves, boots, and snow pants.

Students are also required to bring a sack lunch for the day. Ask your child if they have ordered a sack through the school lunch. If they have not you will need to provide them with one.

I would like to thank all those adults who will be traveling with us on Friday. Without your assistance we would not be able to go.

Spelling List for February 23-26

2010-02-18T14:19:00.002-07:00

Words: tough, touch, rough, double, enough, sudden, began, ever, cousin, trouble

Challenge Words: young, country, countries, trouble, astronaut, inventor, American, traveling, began, Earth, remember, try, ever, tranquil, exploring

Spelling List for February 16-19

2010-02-15T16:19:00.002-07:00

Words: awful, claw, saw, draw, straw, bought, really, finally, whoever, wrong

Challenge Words: crawl, shawl, yawned, brought, thought, calm, gathered, hospital, really, finally, family, morning, paper, whoever, wrong

Spelling List for February 8-12

2010-02-08T17:48:00.002-07:00

I want to thank everyone for being patient while we worked through some tech issues this past month with our Blog.
Mr. O'Brien

Words: walk, talk, small, fault, haul, hall, story, able, chalk, sauce

Challenge Words: always, pause, saucers, walked, brook, growl, chalk, somersault, able, early, own, story, thought, knocked, know

Spelling List for January 4-8

2010-01-04T13:39:00.001-07:00

Words: book, hood, stood, shook, could, would, become, even, laugh, cookie

Challenge Words: booklet, footsteps, crooked, wouldn't, saddest, littlest, wilder, darker, beautiful, become, even, great, together, laugh, cookie

Spelling List for December 7-11

2009-12-03T08:07:00.002-07:00

Words: corn, horse, pour, door, more, store, brought, picture, hurries, cried

Challenge Words: source, pour, floor, explore, before, course, reporting, fourth, bring, brought, next, picture, read, hurries, cried

Upcoming Dates and Activities

2009-11-25T10:02:00.004-07:00

- Have your child bring an empty paper towel or toilet paper roll to school for a class project

- Thursday, December 2, Family Craft Night 6:30-8:00 Be sure and sign-up for your craft in advance.

- Early Out Friday, December 11th (1:30)

- Christmas Break December 19- January 3rd

Happy Holidays to Everyone!!

Spelling List for November 30 - December 4

2009-11-25T09:58:00.000-07:00

Words: I'm, I'll, can't, didn't, he's, she's, best, sometimes, spoon, threw

Challenge Words: won't, you're, couldn't, don't, you've, I'd, scooter, gooey, across, best, either, sometimes, toward, threw, through

Things to Remember

2009-11-16T15:21:00.002-07:00

EARLY OUT - WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18

WE WILL NOT HAVE A SPELLING TEST THE WEEK OF THANKSGIVING BREAK

COOKIE DOUGH PICK-UP ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 3:30-6:00 IN THE PETERSON GYM.

Spelling List for November 16-20

2009-11-16T15:14:00.001-07:00

Words: arm, farm, park, barn, hard, start, city, place, riding, moving

Challenge Words: guitar, guard, large, cartoon, target, hardly, army, farther, children, high, city, room, place, riding, moving

Spelling List for November 9-13

2009-11-09T12:39:00.001-07:00

Words: our, loud, round, down, crowd, brown, since, those, friend, been

Challenge Words: around, bounce, crouching, thousand, frown, clown, sounded, shouting, been, friends, those, show, since, returned, terrible

Parent Conferences November 4th and 5th

2009-10-30T09:35:00.001-06:00

Just a reminder that conferences are scheduled for next Wednesday and Thursday. I will send home one last schedule with your child next week.

READING CALENDARS DUE MONDAY NOVEMBER 2ND!!!!

HAVE A SAFE AND FUN HALLOWEEN!!!!!!! SEE YOU ON MONDAY!

Spelling List for November 2-6

2009-10-30T09:31:00.002-06:00

Words: cage, face, huge, page, tease, twice, until, enough, teachers, cheese

Challenge Words: bounce, difference, piece, large, range, stage, surprise, those, until, enough, call, full, heard, teachers, cheese

News from 2-0

2009-10-23T12:56:00.003-06:00

* Conferences are fast approaching (November 4-5). Check your child's news letter for times.

* Early Out on Wednesday, October 28th, at 1:30 P.M.

* October Reading Calendars are Due Monday, November 2nd.

* Field Trip to Pomegranate Clay Studio on November 13th. Cost: $7.00 per child. Money due November 6th.

Spelling List for October 26-30

2009-10-23T12:52:00.002-06:00

Words: below, coat, owe, soap, sold, woke, animals, between, everywhere, nighttime

Challenge Words: snowflakes, fishbowl, know, rowboat, goldfish, snowball, toenail, ocean, animals, before, between, knew, why, everywhere, nighttime

Spelling List for October 12-14

2009-10-09T08:59:00.001-06:00

We will not be having a spelling test this week due to Teachers Convention

Spelling List for October 5-9

2009-10-01T19:00:00.001-06:00

Words: away, today, rain, daisy, wishes, teaching, mother, myself, danger, paint

Challenge Words: birthday, daisies, rainbow, hooray, hatches, rushes, walking, scratching, keep, new, mother, myself, warm, danger, paint

Spelling List for August 31-September 4

2009-08-31T13:17:00.001-06:00

Words: bat, that, fit, this, cub, mug, could, have, flag, slip

WELCOME BACK TO SCHOOL!!!

2009-08-15T13:29:00.001-06:00

I hope you all had a wonderful summer. I want to welcome not only my new second grade class back to Peterson, but all returning students old and new. I hope you are enjoying your last few days of summer vacation. I look forward to meeting you all. See you soon.

Mr. O'Brien