Sunday, November 13, 2016

Week of November 14th

I hope you all had a wonderful weekend. I was thrilled to be able to meet Mrs. Leet's new grand-babies. They are adorable, beautiful miracles.... and her daughter, (my life-long friend) is also doing well. I couldn't be happier for Mrs. Leet and her family!!

Thanks for all of your quick returns on the last minute "paperwork" items last week! I apologize for sending things home late. 
If you would still like to order a class book, I can accept payments until tomorrow. If you ordered online, I still need the form back. I have to mail our package on Tuesday so that we reach our publishing date. 

Also, thanks for sending back the Veteran's Day stars. The kids really enjoyed learning about Veteran's Day and honoring your friends and family in the military. If you still have stars at home that you'd like to add to our wall, please send them in anytime this week. I told the kiddos that they did not need a picture of their Veteran, so don't go out of your way for that. Thanks to all of our Veteran's...











Here are all of the goals and objectives for next week 

CHRISTIAN CHARACTER FORMATION PROJECT


Just as the Lord saw the blood of the lamb on the doorposts of the Hebrews in Egypt and spared them from the plague that killed Egypt’s firstborn, so God the Father sees us washed with the blood of the lamb and spares us from the wages of our sins. This week we will study the Passover and discuss Justice. Justice is God’s power for you to do the right thing. While talking about this with your child this week, ask yourselves this question, “How can you escape from sin and be protected from the judgment that results from it?”


READING SKILLS and STRATEGIES
This week we will continue to learn and practice inferences. When your child infers, the use what they already know (their schema) plus the words and pictures from the text to draw conclusions. This is a challenging skill. It requires students to really think about answers that aren't just in the book. Practice asking questions that require inference with your child at home! 

We will also be reading and researching about Pilgrims with a whole class "book club." The book is a Magic Treehouse Pilgrim Research Guide. Your kids are going to love learning so many interesting facts about Pilgrims while using all of their reading skills and strategies!  

PHONICS and SPELLING 
Your second graders will work on identifying and blending words with long o spelling patterns (ow, oe, oa, o).   
LIST ONE
mow
crow
toast
soap
foam
most
grow
toe
goes
told

LIST TWO
mow
crow
toast
soap
foam
most
woe
stow
moan
know

BONUS - Pilgrim

GRAMMAR and WRITING 
As we study about pilgrims this week, students will do a lot of writing as a response to reading. They'll be comparing and contrasting themselves to what life was like for the pilgrims and using what they know about grammar as they write.

NEWS and NOTES
  • November 16th (this Wednesday) OCC boxes due
  • November 23rd-25th NO SCHOOL Thanksgiving Break
  • December 4th - CCLS Sunday at Glendale
  • December 8th and 9th - Santa's Workshop
  • December 19th - CCLS Advent Service
  • December 20th - End of 2nd Quarter
  • December 21st - Christmas Break
BLESSINGS ON YOUR WEEK!
 

Saturday, November 5, 2016

Week of November 7th

Last week was a great week. 
Thanks to those of you that were able to join us on our field trip. 
The kiddos seemed to enjoy the beautiful music at the symphony. 
It was a great experience.









We also enjoyed reading buddy time with our preschool reading buddies.
Your second graders take this time very seriously. 
They practiced reading "just right books" with fluency before they came...


And then we were ready!




















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


CHRISTIAN CHARACTER FORMATION PROJECT

The struggle between good and evil will exist as long as the earth exists… until God puts Satan in his place.  This week we will explore this struggle by researching about Moses and the 10 plagues. Just as the plagues in Egypt displayed God's authority, Jesus directly addressed the needs of His people through His own miracles, and helped bring deliverance through them. We will study the virtue of RESPECT. Respect is God’s power for you to honor Him and others. As you discuss all of this with your child have conversations about this big question… “How can you choose to respect God and others even when you’re plagued by trails?" 


READING SKILL OF THE WEEK
As we continue to investigate good reading habits, this week we will explore how good readers ask themselves questions and make inferences as they read.












PHONICS and SPELLING
This week we will work on spelling words with long i spelling patterns. (i, igh, ie, y). Students will practice identifying rhymes and blending words with these 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 - election 

GRAMMAR and WRITING 
Your kiddos are working really hard to publish paragraphs about things for which they are thankful... We are going to send their published pages off to an official publishing company to have a legitimate printed class book. Stay tuned on information about how to order your own book. I'm noticing that they are all applying so much of what they are learning in their writing. This week our grammar focus is using an apostrophe for possessive nouns.

NEWS and NOTES
  • I will be out Monday and Thursday for my daughter, Malorie's routine MRI and doctor visits from her tumor in 2011. This year will be five years cancer free!
  • November 13th - CCLS Sunday at Concordia
  • November 23rd-25th NO SCHOOL Thanksgiving Break
  • December 4th - CCLS Sunday at Glendale
  • December 19th - CCLS Advent Service
  • December 20th - End of 2nd Quarter
  • December 21st - Christmas Break
BLESSINGS ON YOUR WEEK!