Second Grade Friday News - April 3

Our chapel offerings this quarter will be donated to Dorcus House.

Achievement tests will be given during the week of April 6.   Please do not make any appointments during this week.  All children must be present for testing.

Our big memory work for the 4^th quarter is the Apostles Creed.  We will practice it every day at school.  Please say it at home at least once each day with your child.

          I believe in God, the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth.

                  

          And in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord,

          who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary,

          suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried.

          He descended into hell.

          The third day He rose again from the dead.

          He ascended into heaven and sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty.

          From thence He will come to judge the living and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy Christian church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting.  Amen

                                                                    

Dates to remember:

Week of April 6:             Achievement Test

Fri., Apr. 10                    Dismiss at 3:00

 

The week ahead:

There will be no spelling test, no memory test, and no reading homework this week because of achievement testing.   No assignment sheets will be sent home.  This is a good opportunity for students to read AR books.

Social Studies:  Maps

Science:  Weather

Second Grade Friday News - March 20

Our chapel offerings this quarter will be donated to Dorcus House.

Achievement tests will be given during the week of April 6.   Please do not make any appointments during this week.  All children must be present for testing.       

Our big memory work for the 4^th quarter is the Apostles Creed.  We will practice it every day at school.  Please say it at home at least once each day with your child.

            I believe in God, the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth.

        

            And in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord,

            who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary,

            suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried.

            He descended into hell.

            The third day He rose again from the dead.

            He ascended into heaven and sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty.

            From thence He will come to judge the living and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy Christian church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting.  Amen

                                                                                     

Dates to remember:

Week of March 22:               Spring Break

Fri., Apr. 3                              Dismiss at 1:30

Week of April 6:                   Achievement Test

Fri., Apr. 10                            Dismiss at 3:00

The week ahead:

Spelling words:  taller, tallest, fresher, freshest, smaller, smallest, smarter, smartest, happier, happiest, paragraph, telephone, lion, oil, men

Memory:  For God so loved the world that he gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.  John 3:16

Reading skill:  Details

Math:  Multiplying, Measurement by 2s, 3s, 4s, 5s, and 10s

English:  Helping verbs

Writing:  Making sentences more interesting

Social Studies:  Maps

Science:  Weather

Second Grade Friday News - March 13

Our chapel offerings this quarter will be used to buy cheerful items for the residents of Briarwood Nursing home.

The third quarter ended on Friday, March 13.  Report cards will go home on Tuesday.  Please sign and return the attached sheet.

                                                                    

Dates to remember:

       Fri., March 13                 End of third quarter

Week of March 22:         Spring Break

Week of April 6:             Achievement Test (Please do not make any appointments during this week.  All children must be present for testing.       

 

The week ahead:

Spelling words:  paragraph, petroglyphs, photo, telephone, graph, laugh, cough, rough, enough, tough, pursuit, recruit, birthday, buy, dance

Memory:  If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.   Romans 10:9

Reading skill:  summarizing

Math:  Multiplying by 2s, 3s, 4s, 5s, and 10s

English:  Verbs

Writing:  Writing a personal narrative

Social Studies:  Maps

Science:  Weather

Second Grade Friday News - March 6

Our chapel offerings this quarter will be used to buy cheerful items for the residents of Briarwood Nursing home.

The third quarter ends this Friday on March 13.  Report cards will go home next week.

Dates to remember:

       Fri., March 13                 End of third quarter

Week of March 22:         Spring Break

Week of April 6:             Achievement Test (Please do not make any appointments during this week.  All children must be present for testing.       

The week ahead:

Spelling words:  new, crew, stew, grew, threw, bruise, fruit, pursuit, juice, recruit, you’ll, shouldn’t, church, windows, sisters

Memory:  We know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose.    Romans 8:28

Reading skill:  cause and effect

Math:  Subtracting two-digit numbers

English:  Verbs

Writing:  Writing a personal narrative

Social Studies:  Maps

Second Grade Friday News - February 27

Our chapel offerings this quarter will be used to buy cheerful items for the residents of Briarwood Nursing home.

Please help your child with their personal narrative writing by helping them write down the following information about their family activity.  (This is the activity that goes with the photo you supplied.)  If your child has not yet returned this information, they must have it by Monday in order to work on their story.

·         Where we went

·         Name of each person who went

·         When we went (summer, 2014;  March, 2012; etc.)

 

Our “big” memory work for the third quarter is to name all the books of the Bible.  I’m happy to say that most students in the class have already finished this with   an ‘A’.

Dates to remember:

Week of March 22:               Spring Break

Week of April 6:                   Achievement Test (Please do not make any appointments during this week.  All children must be present for testing.  

The week ahead:

Spelling words:  we’ll,  I’ll,  you’ll,  they’ll,  don’t,  can’t,  isn’t,  it’s,  that’s, shouldn’t,  preheat,  recycle,  shop,  surprise,  kittens

Memory:  For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.    Romans 6:23

Religion:   Open book Test on Tuesday over the Miracles of Jesus   unit

Reading skill:  cause and effect

Math:  Subtracting two-digit numbers

English:  Verbs

Writing:  Writing a personal narrative

Social Studies:  Maps

Science:  Test on Thursday over Changes to the Earth unit

Second Grade Friday News - February 20

Our chapel offerings this quarter will be used to buy cheerful items for the residents of Briarwood Nursing home.

Our “big” memory work for the third quarter is to name all the books of the Bible.  I’m happy to say that most students in the class have already finished this with   an ‘A’.

Please help your child with their personal narrative writing by helping them write down the following information about their family activity.  (This is the activity that goes with the photo you supplied.)  Send this by Monday or Tuesday.

·        Where we went

·        Name of each person who went

·        When we went (summer, 2014;  March, 2012; etc.)

                   

The week ahead:

Spelling words:  remove, return, recycle, replace, recall, preheat, prepay, preschool, preview, prefix, swimming, doing, maybe, near, park

Memory:  But God demonstrates his own love for us in this:  While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.  Rom. 5:8

Religion:  The Miracles of Jesus

Reading skill:  Plot

Math:  Subtracting two-digit numbers

English:  Verbs

Writing:  Writing a personal narrative

Social Studies:  Maps

Science:  Changes to the Earth

 

Second Grade Friday News - February 13

SECOND GRADE FRIDAY NEWS

Our chapel offerings this quarter will be used to buy cheerful items for the residents of Briarwood Nursing home.

Our “big” memory work for the third quarter is to name all the books of the Bible.  I’m happy to say that most students in the class have already finished this with   an ‘A’.

We are planning a writing project about a family activity.  Please help your child to remember the details of a fun family activity.  (trip to the zoo, picnic in the park, Disney World, a special vacation, etc.)  Then email me a photo of your child at that event.   If you would rather send a snapshot, I’ll scan it and return the photo to you.  We need the photos by Tuesday, February 17.

Dates to remember:

Mon., Feb. 16         No school – Presidents Day

                         

The week ahead:

Spelling words:  remove, return, recycle, replace, recall, preheat, prepay, preschool, preview, prefix, swimming, doing, maybe, near, park

Memory:  For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.   Rom. 3:23

Religion:  The Miracles of Jesus

Reading skill:  Plot

Math:  Subtracting two-digit numbers, Expanded notation

English:  Verbs

Writing:  Writing a fantasy fiction story

Social Studies:  Maps

Science:  Changes to the Earth

 

Second Grade Friday News - February 6

Our chapel offerings this quarter will be used to buy cheerful items for the residents of Briarwood Nursing home.

Our “big” memory work for the third quarter is to name all the books of the Bible.  I’m happy to say that most students in the class have already finished this with an ‘A’.

Our class Valentine party will be on Friday, February 13 at 2:00.  Each child should bring a Valentine card for every child in the class.  You may send the Valentines on or before that Friday.

We are planning a writing project about a family activity.  Please help your child to remember the details of a fun family activity.  (trip to the zoo, picnic in the park, Disney World, a special vacation, etc.)  Then email me a photo of your child at that event.   If you would rather send a snapshot, I’ll scan it and return the photo to you.  We need the photos by Tuesday, February 17.

Dates to remember:

Fri., Feb. 13                Class Valentine Party at 2:00 - All parents are invited.

Mon., Feb. 16              No school – Presidents Day

                                 

The week ahead:

Spelling words:  completely, actually, doing, taking, swimming, eating, slowly, starting, standing, freezing, leaf, leaves, important, nothing, dinner

Memory:  I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me.      Galatians  2:20

Religion:  The Miracles of Jesus

Reading skill:  Antonyms and Synonyms

Math:  Using Comparison Symbols

English:  Verbs

Writing:  Writing with antonyms

Social Studies:  Test on Wednesday over Government Unit (Study guide will come home on Monday.)

Science:  Changes to the Earth

Second Grade Friday News - January 30

Our chapel offerings this quarter will be used to buy cheerful items for the residents of Briarwood Nursing home.

Our “big” memory work for the third quarter is to name all the books of the Bible.  We are singing the song each day and most students will do better when they are tested if they sing the books rather than say them.  Let’s try to master the Old Testament books by mid February and then the New Testament by the end of the quarter.  They already know these pretty well from first grade.

I have entered your children’s AR grade into Renweb.  This shows the percentage of the total quarter goal that your child has completed so far.  We are just about half way through the quarter, so all children should be at about 50% of their AR goal. 

Dates to remember:

Fri., Feb. 13                Class Valentine Party at 2:00 - All parents are invited.

Mon., Feb. 16              No school – Presidents Day

                      

The week ahead:

Spelling words:  wife, wives, leaf, leaves, elf, elves, shelf, shelves, life, lives, rooftop, true, bone, draw, whose

Memory:  Cast your cares on the Lord and He will sustain you;  He will never let the righteous be shaken.  Ps. 55:22

Religion:  The Miracles of Jesus

Reading skill:  Antonyms

Math:  Multiplication

English:  Verbs

Writing:  Writing with antonyms

Social Studies:  Government

Science:  Changes to the Earth

 

 

Second Grade Friday News - January 23

SECOND GRADE FRIDAY NEWS

 

Week of January 26-30

 

Our chapel offerings this quarter will be used to buy cheerful items for the residents of Briarwood Nursing home.

Our “big” memory work for the third quarter is to name all the books of the Bible.  We are singing the song each day and most students will do better when they are tested if they sing the books rather than say them.  Let’s try to master the Old Testament books by mid February and then the New Testament by the end of the quarter.  They already know these pretty well from first grade.

This is National Lutheran Schools Week.  Be sure to check the note to see what special events are happening each day.  We expect to have a great week!

Your child’s latest STAR reading test is coming home today.  Let me know if you have any questions. 

 

Dates to remember:

Week of Jan. 25      National Lutheran Schools Week – Check the note that was sent home  about special events each day.     

Fri., Jan. 30               Grandparents’ Day   

Fri., Feb. 13               Class Valentine Party at 2:00 -  All parents are invited.

Mon., Feb. 16             No school – Presidents Day

                                   

The week ahead:

Spelling words:  blue, too, glue, zoo, room, clue, due, rooftop, true, noontime, cowboys, voices, letter, sea, won’t

Memory:  For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith - and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God - not by works, so that no one can boast.  Ephesians 2:8-9

Religion:  Jesus and the Children

Reading skill:  Making inferences

Math:  Multiplication

English:  Verbs

Writing:  Writing longer sentences

Social Studies:  Government

Science:  The Solar System

 

 

Second Grade Friday News - January 16

Our chapel offerings this quarter will be used to buy cheerful items for the residents of Briarwood Nursing home.

On Friday, we will raise money to benefit Pat and Lawrence Dierks.  We will have a tag day and donate the proceeds to Pat and Lawrence.  However, I urge you to send more money as you are able to do so.  Pat has been in the hospital in Houston for nearly 3 months and has finally gained enough strength to be moved to a hospital here in Little Rock.  Both Pat and Lawrence are faithful workers for our school – Pat as a substitute teacher and volunteer and Lawrence on our maintenance staff.  Let’s show them how much we care.

Our “big” memory work for the third quarter is to name all the books of the Bible.  We are singing the song each day and most students will do better when they are tested if they sing the books rather than say them.  Let’s try to master the Old Testament books by mid February and then the New Testament by the end of the quarter.  They already know these pretty well from first grade.

Dates to remember:

            Mon., Jan. 19             No School – Martin Luther King Day

Week of Jan. 25      National Lutheran Schools Week – Watch for information to come home about special events each day.      

Fri., Jan. 30               Grandparents’ Day   

Fri., Feb. 13               Class Valentine Party at 2:00  -  All parents are invited.

                        
   

The week ahead:

Spelling words:  voices, cowboys, toy, enjoyment, oil, point, join, soil, joy, coin, around, without, fire, train, wait

Memory:  Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life.  No one comes to the Father except through me.”       John 14:6

Religion:  Jesus Calls His Disciples, Jesus at the Wedding

Reading skill:  Cause and effect

Math:  Multiplication

English:  Adjectives

Writing:  Writing a biography

Social Studies:  Government

Science:  The Solar System

 

 

Second Grade Friday News - January 9

SECOND GRADE FRIDAY NEWS

Our chapel offerings this quarter will be used to buy cheerful items for the residents of Briarwood Nursing home.

We are learning cursive writing!  Your children have worked hard in the last week to learn to write their first names in cursive.  All are doing a great job.  We will continue for the remainder of the school year practicing all the cursive letters.

Our “big” memory work for the third quarter is to name all the books of the Bible.  We are singing the song each day and most students will do better when they are tested if they sing the books rather than say them.  Let’s try to master the Old Testament books by mid February and then the New Testament by the end of the quarter.  They already know these pretty well from first grade.

Dates to remember:

          Tues., Jan. 6          Report cards go home.  Sign and return the cover sheet.    

          Week of Jan. 25    National Lutheran Schools Week          

Fri., Jan. 30          Grandparents’ Day 

                      

The week ahead:

Spelling words:  how, now, cow, brow, mouth, out, house, without, found, around, sound, beauties, skies, started, mean

Memory: Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. 

Romans 12:12

Religion:  The Boy Jesus, The Baptism of Jesus

Reading skill:  Cause and effect

Math:  Subtraction

English:  Adjectives

Writing:  Writing a descriptive paragraph using interesting adjectives

Social Studies:  Government

Science:  The Solar System

 

Second Grade Friday News - January 2

SECOND GRADE FRIDAY NEWS

I hope that you had a restful holiday that included lots of family time.  Thank you to all of my students and parents for the wonderful Christmas gift.  I have enjoyed all of the gifts and will still have several gift cards to use in the future.  Thank you!

Dates to remember:

          Tues., Jan. 6          Report cards go home.  Sign and return the cover sheet.    

          Week of Jan. 25    National Lutheran Schools Week          

Fri., Jan. 30          Grandparents’ Day 

The week ahead:

Spelling words:  Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

Memory:  But if we walk in the light, as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, His Son, purifies us from all sin.

1 John 1:7

Religion:  The Wisemen and the Flight to Egypt

Reading skill:  Historical fiction

Math:  Two-digit addition

English:  Adjectives

Writing:  Writing a compare and contrast paragraph

Social Studies:  Government