Friday, February 27, 2015

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

Thursday, February 19, 2015

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

 

Friday, February 13, 2015

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

 

Friday, February 6, 2015

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

Friday, January 30, 2015

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

 

 

Friday, January 23, 2015

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

 

 

Friday, January 16, 2015

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