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
word, her, bird, fur, first, worm, curl, fern, dirt, nurse
Weekly Spelling Tests will be on Fridays.
This Week We Are...
Reading- Kitten's First Full Moon
skills: making predictions and characters
Vocabulary words: model, direction, map
Language- writing sentences correctly
Math- Graphs
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 23-27- Space Week!
*Book Fair is this Week! Students will be purchasing books on Wednesday, February 25th so please send money or E-wallet this day.**
February 24- Paper Airplane Contest! Bring your airplane.
February 25- Space Week Poster Due!- This is not required
February 26- Shop with your student at the book fair from 3:15-6:00
February 27- Dress up as an alien or astronaut
March 2-6- Dr. Seuss Week! See note for dress up days!
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
