M ME S ZUCS G RADE 2/3 W EEKLY

Week of December 9th 2016

T HIS W EEK S G RD . 2 H OMEWORK
C HECKLIST
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FRENCH READING: This week, I ask that your child

practice reading their levelled A to Z readers nightly.
Please fill in the table I have provided in their OCEAN
(see adjacent) with the title, level of your childs book
as well as your rating and initials once he/she has
finished. Happy reading!
WORD WORK:
This week, we will continue reviewing the most used words in the
French vocabulary. To best help your child master these words in
both reading and writing, I have provided the ninth group of words
to you on cardstock to cut out and add to the binder ring that I
have provided for safe keeping (see below). Please review these
words with your child as often as possible.

Please cut out and add

your childs words to the
WEEKLY WORD
WORKring
WRITING
CHALLENGE:
binder
like this.
Using the notebook I have provided in your childs OCEAN, feel free to
try the word work game below as an exciting option to learning your
childs 15 new words. Happy writing!

Can you write your words using a shrinking pattern?

(For an extra challenge can you do it with all 135
words?)
Eg. BON
The Sciences: Together, we haveBO
been working very hard at learning
B up our first Science Unit and
about simple machines as we wrap
building project. How can your child use one of the 6 simple machines
to build a holiday contraption?

T HIS W EEK S G RD . 3 H OMEWORK

C HECKLIST
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FRENCH READING: This week, I ask that your child practice reading
their levelled A to Z readers nightly. Please fill in the table I have
provided in their OCEAN (see adjacent) with the title, level of your
childs book as well as your rating and initials once he/she has finished.
Happy reading!
WORD WORK:
This week, we will continue dissecting the French language through
an analysis of a variety of short paragraphs and texts. Using them,
we will be learning proper French grammar and language convention
techniques, as well as discussing the conjugation of verbs and verb
tenses which will help to not only reinforce the words most used in
the French language but bring your childs attention to the
strategies the will need to become more proficient French writer.
This week, I am asking that your child complete the worksheet
with the text entitled: Le souper idal that we have dissected in
class. Happy gaming!
WEEKLY WORD WORK WRITING CHALLENGE (OPTIONAL):
Using the notebook I have provided in your childs OCEAN, feel free to
try the word work game below as an exciting option to practicing the
new words in your childs text. Happy writing!

Can you write the sentences in your text using only a

growing pattern?
Eg. Le chat marche vite.
Le chat marche
chat
The Sciences: Together, we Le
have
been working very hard at learning
about strong and stable structures. What strategies can your child use

Can you write your words in alphabetical

or
to build a stronger
winter fort?
ABC order?
(For an extra challenge make sure to mix
them up first.)