September 14th-17th

Looking back at last week...

We had more authors in our "Author's Chair" 

as the students finished up their first narratives...

 We "liked" CCLS...

 We really enjoyed learning about our CCLS-U friends. 

We found where they are on the map, and wrote them a letter...

 And we also got to explore with our 2nd grade iPad's!

RELIGION
This week in religion we will be discussing Joseph. Your children will learn about the difficulty of forgiveness as we read and study how Joseph's brothers really hurt him. Joseph chose to help and forgive them instead of seeking revenge. This is an important lesson for us as we sin and ask for forgiveness daily! We will also jump ahead and read about Moses. We will become familiar with how God spoke directly to Moses. Although we might sometimes wish that God would speak to us, we need to be encouraged by his Word. I challenge you this week to read God's Word with your child. Whether it be these particular stories, or anything on your mind.

Also, ask your second grader about the "WITH" prayer we'll be working on in class. It's an acronym that helps us pray specific prayers to God...
W- worship ("God, you are so awesome because...")
I - "I'm sorry..."
T - "thank you..."
H - "please help..."

Memory verse
Behold, I am with you and will keep you wherever you go. Genesis 28:12
** Your child will be asked to say this week's memory verse before we leave on our field trip on Thursday morning.***

SPELLING
The goal in spelling this week is to focus on short and long "i" sounds. Your children will identify spelling patterns and build words with short and long "i" sounds. I strongly urge you to look over your child's spelling homework every week. There is usually a spot on the last page to write a few sentences. This would be a good time to practice "stretching out" unfamiliar words your child wants to use in writing, which will in turn help with the dictation portion of the spelling tests. Getting your child to think about what they know about words and asking the questions like, "Does that look right?" or "Where have you seen that word before?" or even thinking of rhyming words with the same word family are all ways to help!

SPELLING WORDS
** The spelling test will still be on Thursday before our field trip.**hike    pipe    side    five    nine 
did      rip       fin      pick    mix
BONUS word - because

GRAMMAR
In grammar, we will continue to work on forming complete sentences with subjects and predicates. We will also be discussing the appropriate use of a comma in a friendly letter, between the day and year in a date, and between the names of a city and a state.

SCIENCE
Your kiddos will be so excited to learn about the properties matter this week! We will be exploring the three different states of matter, and how matter can be changed through various activities and hands on experiences.

 News and Notes

• Please remind your child to return his or her library book every TUESDAY.
• Our first field trip is this Thursday, September 17th - Apple picking!
• No school September 18th (Professional development day for teachers)
• Elementary School pictures September 21st and 22nd  
• CCLS Sunday @ Concordia October 11th
• CCLS Carnival October 16-17th
• Please take some time to see how you can volunteer at CCLS by looking at our teammates website... http://www.ccls-stlouis.org/#/get-involved/teammates

As always, please contact me if you have any questions or concerns!
Blessings on your week! 
Rachel Klug