Sara Morrow
2nd Grade Teacher
About Me
Welcome t0 Mrs. Morrow's Classroom Webpage!
This is my seventeenth year teaching at Newport Grammar School. My husband's name is Dustin Morrow and we have a 10 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
low, boat, no, row, oat, toe, over, more, show, toast, below, soak, goal
Weekly Spelling Tests will be on Fridays.
This Week We Are...
Reading- Vulture Views
skills: making predictions and characters
Vocabulary words: model, direction, map
Language- writing sentences correctly
Math- subtracting simple numbers and fact families
Practicing ABC order
Social Studies- Arctic Habitats
Summer Reading
1st 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
February 9 - Valentine’s Day Decorated Mailboxes are Due!
February 13- Valentine’s Day Party! Sign up to bring party supplies using the Dojo Link! A class list has been sent home for Valentine Cards. 1:00 Dismissal
February 16- Presidents’ Day- No School!
February 18- Spring Picture Day
February 23-27- Space Week!
Math Timed tests start this week! Students will have 1 minute to answer 20 questions.
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
On Monday students will receive a 1 minute read that they have read with me.Time your student for 1 minute while they read and record the correct number of words they read each night and return on Friday. Don’t forget to answer the comprehension questions on the back.
Students should be reading red rainbow words nightly.
Our story of the week is called Little Rabbit.I have sent home a copy of the story. Students will take a test on this story on Friday.
Study spelling words nightly. The spelling test will be on Friday.
Fast and Fluent- Let your student read the fast and fluent sentences to you each night. I will assess them throughout the week on these sentences.
Weekly Tests:
Spelling Test- Friday
Vocabulary Quiz- Friday
Story of the Week Test- Friday