November 2nd - 6th

Be proud of your second graders. 

Conferences went great, and they are doing fantastic work in class. There are not too many pictures to share this week because it was such a short week, but here are a few... 

Reading about the Declaration of Independence, 

the Constitution, and the Bill or Rights...

Author's Chair time!

Getting ready for conferences!!

Religion 

In religion this week we will learn more about how the people of Israel had many troubles on their way to the Promised Land.  But on their way, God continued to show His love for them.

Also, please see the note at the bottom of the blog... This week we will initiate a "change challenge" in an effort to support a child at CCLS-U.  

MEMORY WORK

You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. Matthew 22:37

SPELLING 

This week's spelling words review "long i."  

Students will practice sorting the words with the different "long i" spelling patterns. 

LIST ONE

light	sight	high	try	lie
mind	cry	tie	wild	dry

  

LIST TWO

light	sight	high	try	lie
smile	kind	child	sky	eyes

BONUS word - Pilgrim 

GRAMMAR 

The children will learn about an apostrophe this week as we discuss possessive nouns. They will make a singular noun possessive by adding an apostrophe before the 's' and they will make a plural noun possessive by adding an apostrophe after the 's'. 

WRITING 

Your children are SO excited to share their how-to stories. As they wrap up their final drafts, they will share their stories with a "teach-it day". Some students might make the choice to read their stories and have someone demonstrate as they are reading. Feel free to send in appropriate "props" with your child this week if he or she feels that it is necessary as they share their writing. It's going to be fun!

SOCIAL STUDIES 

We will take a break from our Social studies textbook for the next few weeks as we learn and explore Magic Tree House Research Guide - Pilgrims. We will be working on a whole class "book club" as we learn many interesting facts and answers to many of our questions about Pilgrims. 

NEWS and NOTES 

Second Grade

CCLS-U Change Challenge

This year we would like our second grade classes to sponsor two students at CCLS-U.

In order to achieve this goal we are going to initiate a

“Change Challenge”.

The Change Challenge is designed as a fun, easy fundraising project to help support this fabulous cause.

First, the teachers will provide your child with a change jar to take home. We would like to encourage your family to think of creative ways your child can earn money to fill their jar. On the first of every month, each child should bring their change jar back to school and dump the contents into our large class buckets.

We aim to raise $250 each class, or $500 total, by March 1^st.  That amount will be enough to support two second graders at CCLS-U in Uganda!

When we reach (or exceed) our goal we will have a celebration!

Love,

Your Second Grade Teachers