Welcome back! I hope you all had a wonderful time relaxing and enjoying family over the break. Can you believe that Christmas break is only four weeks away? This year is going by so quickly. I'm proud of all the learning happening EVERY DAY in our class! Thanks so much for sharing your children with me! Here's what's in store for the week...
CHRISTIAN CHARACTER FORMATION PROJECT
This week we will read from Exodus about the Israelites crossing the Red Sea. We'll revisit the virtue of COURAGE. Courage is God's power for you to overcome fear. Our "Big question" is - How can God help you stay strong and have courage even when you are afraid?
READING SKILLS and STRATEGIES
As we continue to learn about "good reading habits," we will begin to explore making inferences. Making inferences can be a challenging skill... it requires students to read between the lines, to dig deeper and to find out the answer to the question, “What is the author really trying to say?"
PHONICS and SPELLING
This week's spelling rule is common consonant digraphs - blends such as sh, ch, wh, th.
GRAMMAR and WRITING
We are launching a new writing genre in writer's workshop - nonfiction! Your second graders will begin by learning from other nonfiction authors and expand their ideas to teach readers lots of information. As we investigate texts and edit our own writing this week, the grammar focus will be on verbs.
This week's NEWS and NOTES
- FIRST Change Challenge Collection this week!
- November 28th - Afternoon field trip to Global Foods
- November 30th - November Reading Logs Due
- December 3rd - Afternoon field trip to Laclede Groves
- December 17th - CCLS Advent Service
- December 21st - End of 2nd Quarter - Christmas Breaks begins
BLESSINGS ON YOUR WEEK!
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