Sara Morrow
2nd Grade Teacher
About Me
Welcome t0 Mrs. Morrow's Classroom Webpage!
This is my fifteenth year teaching 2nd Grade at Newport Grammar School. My husband's name is Dustin Morrow and we have an 8 year old daughter named Caroline Reese Morrow. I am so blessed to be part of the NGS family!
Bachelor's Degree-K-6 Education- East Tennessee State University
Master's Degree- Curriculum and Instruction- Lincoln Memorial University
Spelling Words
Weekly Spelling Words
talk, caught, chalk, thaw, because, draw, auto, fault, August, walk, taught, launch
Challenge Words: their, there, they're - These words will count on the Spelling Test! Weekly Spelling Tests will be on Fridays.
This Week We Are...
April 1, 2024
Reading- Our story of the week is "Rosie Revere" skills: author's purpose and fact and opinion spelling words that have au, augh, al and aw
Vocabulary words: engineer, perplexed, wheezed, inventions, sputtered, thrill
Language- comparing adjectives
Morning Math- 2D and 3D shapes
Afternoon Math-fractions
Science- arctic habitats
Summer Reading
Second Grade Summer Reading Program
All students must read 10 picture books or 3 chapter books this summer and keep a reading log. Reading log must be in the student's handwriting.
Choose to do one of the following:
Attend 2 summer library activities (Stokely Memorial Library or other library programs). Write down the activities and the dates attended.
OR
Choose 3 books and write a paragraph of the book summary and draw a picture.
Give the list of activities and reading log to your second grade teacher. Students who complete the summer reading program will receive two 100’s in language arts.
Upcoming Events
AR Challenge Round 2 has started! Read, Read, Read!
April 8- No School! Eclipse Day!
April 9-12- Book Fair in the Library
April 10- 2D/3D Shape test- Use Study Guide
April 19- Parents Night Out- School Fundraiser
April 24- Progress Reports
May 2- Star Test
May 3- Final 1 minute Read Assessment
May 6- Aims Web Reading Test
May 14- Wax Museum Project in the gym. More information about this project is coming soon.
May 17- 1:00 Dismissal and last day to take an AR Test!
If you wish to review our weekly stories at home, they can be found on YouTube. Please check out our google classroom.
Technology: Students are working on Prodigy, Epic Books, and IXL.
Please check your child's ASPEN account for any posted grades given in the classroom. Log in information was sent home at the beginning of the year.
Homework
Monday- Reading Comprehension Sheet and fluency practice timed test practice sheet
Tuesday-Math Practice Sheet
Wednesday- Write 5 sentences using one spelling word in each sentence
Thursday- Language Practice Sheet- Make sure you return the weekly fluency read tomorrow. This is for a grade!
Friday- No Homework! Have a great weekend! :)
Weekly Tests:
Timed Math Tests- Wednesday and Friday
Fluency Test- Friday
Spelling Test- Friday
Vocabulary Quiz- Friday
Story of the Week Test- Friday