Week of March 5th

Last week was GREAT! 

It was so nice to be back to a normal five day week, but we sure kept busy!!

This Friday marks the end of the 3rd Quarter. Wow!

I can't believe how quickly this year is passing. I'm LOVING every minute of it! 

I hope you heard or saw on SeeSaw our first attempt at persuasive writing with Dr. Seuss... 

 

 

Here's what's in store for this week...

CHRISTIAN CHARACTER FORMATION PROJECT 
Our story this week comes from Mark 12:41-44. We'll read about how Jesus notices a widow's giving, and we'll discuss the virtue Self-Sacrifice. We define Self-Sacrifice as God's power for you to give something up to help others. As we explore this, we'll ask ourselves "How can you give, even when you don't have enough?" 

PHONICS and SPELLING
We'll be reading, sorting and spelling words with silent letters. For example, the kn, gn, mb, and wr letter combinations all have silent letters... some of these words can be tricky! 

I also wanted to send out a special congratulations to our very own Second Grade Spelling Champion, Joshua Fabbiono, and all the other spellers and artists that were entered in the LHSS Academic Fair  last weekend. CCLS was represented well! 

READING SKILLS and STRATEGIES 
We'll be finishing up or last few March Book Madness books by Tuesday, because Wednesday is the first round of voting. The kiddos are SUPER excited and have already formed some strong opinions! As we read, we're having great discussions about the book's characters. We're also finding that the authors are trying to instill good life lessons through the characters in their books. Be sure to ask your second grader about their favorites. 

GRAMMAR and WRITING 
Things are getting interesting! This week students will focus on adding reasons and examples to their persuasive writing pieces, and also come up with an introduction that can "hook" a reader.

NEWS and NOTES

• Wednesday, March 7th -  Breakfast for Belize (begins at 7:15 in the gym)
  
• Friday, March 9th - Bring in CCLS-U items and earn a free dress day!
• March 9th - end of 3rd Quarter 
• March 19th-23rd - Spring Break 
• March 30th - NO SCHOOL - Good Friday 
• April 2nd - NO SCHOOL - Easter Monday 

 BLESSINGS ON YOUR WEEK!