November 30th - December 4th

Welcome back from break! I hope you all had a wonderful relaxing time with your families. 

Here are some great pictures from the week before Thanksgiving...

Scanning QR codes to read about thankfulness...

 Making Turkey prayer books...

Your children pray so boldly!

 Comparing and contrasting 

our lives to the lives of the Pilgrims...

 Cranberry Centers!! 

Such fun learning!

 Performing Thanksgiving Readers Theatres!

RELIGION
This week we move to the New Testament. As we read the stories that lead us to understand the baby born in Bethlehem is the Son of God, we will remember to praise God for sending Jesus to be our Savior from sins. We'll begin with the birth of John the Baptist. His birth heralded the message that the long-promised Messiah had come! 

MEMORY WORK 
John said, " Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the World!" John 1:29

"Change Challenge Jars" are DUE this Tuesday, December 1st. Please bring in those change jars to fill our class bucket and support our CCLS-U sponsor child!

SPELLING and GRAMMAR
NO SPELLING THIS WEEK!! As your children enjoy the break of spelling homework, please make sure their book reports are getting done. Book reports are due on Thursday, December 3rd. Students will be sharing them with the class Thursday and Friday. It might be a good idea to have your child to practice presenting their book report at home, (before Thursday). 

SOCIAL STUDIES
For the next three weeks your children will be "traveling the world" as we investigate how other counties celebrate Christmas. We will be using various sources of media to read and explore the different counties.  Students will fill out fact sheets and passports, sample various foods from the country, and even use their creativity to make something special to demonstrate what they learned. Super exciting!

Another thing to keep on your radar is the second grade Famous American Reports that are quickly approaching... This report has a poster that is similar to the butterfly book report your child just completed, and is due January 18th.  With Christmas break nearing, I want you and your child to have enough time to research and create. Next week, I'll send home a more detailed note about the project and I will ask each child to choose their top three Famous Americans. I will sort through the choices and let you all know quickly so that you can pace yourselves with the report.

NEWS and NOTES

• December 3rd - 5th and 6th grade Musical
• December 3rd and 4th - Santa's Workshop
• December 5th - CCLS Barnes and Noble Book Fair
• December 7th - Laclede Groves Field Trip - singing
• December 14th - Advent Worship
• December 18th - End of Second Quarter
• December 21st to January 1st - Christmas Break

November 16th - 20th

Happy Thanksgiving! 

One more week of school and then an entire week off to celebrate all the amazing blessings God has given us! We have so much for which to be thankful!

 As the days lead up to Thanksgiving, I encourage you and your second grader to take some time every day to say a prayer of thanksgiving. By focusing on reasons you and your kids have to be grateful, you can use everyday moments to make gratitude and thankfulness a part of your family’s daily life. 

Last week your children wrote about the things of which they were thankful. If you'd like to hear what they wrote, come check out our hallway and scan their QR code!

Thank you Heavenly Father for blessing me with the opportunity to teach all of these beautiful children at CCLS.  I am grateful for the fact that you have connected each of our lives in ways that honor you and show how much you love each of us. 

Thank you for the love you provide to us through one another.

And, we praise you Lord for all you have sacrificed for us through your Son, Jesus Christ. You made the ultimate sacrifice for our sins. We are grateful for your forgiveness when we sin. Lord, let us never forget how much we owe to you, and let us always be humble before you. 

Thank you for providing and protecting.

In Your holy name, Amen. 

RELIGION

This week we will learn how to share the gospel by using colors: black, red, blue, white, green and yellow... Ask your second grader to share what they know and spread the good news to others!

Also, just as a reminder, the first collection for our CCLS-U sponsor children will be Tuesday, December 1st.

MEMORY WORK

For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16

SPELLING and GRAMMAR 

In spelling this week we will spell and identify words with "long e" patterns. Please review what "long e" spelling pattern is being used for each word and practice using the words in a sentence. In grammar we will be identifying action verbs. Students will learn that action verbs tell what someone or something is doing. 

LIST ONE

eat	mean	need	baby	he
seek	pony	we	leaf	queen

LIST TWO

sweet	tiny	feast	fifty	she
cheek	speech	steam	leaf	queen

Keep your eyes peeled for a note coming home TODAY about a special book report HOMEWORK. The book report will be due on Thursday, December 3rd. Please let me know if you have any questions!

SOCIAL STUDIES and WRITING 

This week will will wrap up our Magic Tree House Pilgrim Research Guide book club as we compare our lives to the lives of the Pilgrims. We also complete a Venn Diagram after reading about a day in the life of a boy Pilgrim and a girl named Sarah Morton, and a pilgrim named Samuel Eaton.  

Last week your children enjoyed a "reader's theatre" about Veterans Day! Thanks to all those who proudly serve our country! 

Also, as a heads up, when we get back from break we will start gathering information for your child's Famous American report that we discussed during home visits. 

 
NEWS and NOTES

• Operation Christmas Child Boxes due November 18th 
• NO SCHOOL November 23-27th 
• Santa's Workshop December 3rd and 4th
• December 5th - CCLS day at Barnes and Noble! 

November 9th - 13th

It felt great to have a "normal" week of school again. 
Between sharing "how-to" stories and starting our book club, there was a lot going on!  
Take a look back on an awesome week...

New spelling words!

Which "long i" spelling pattern should I use?

Reading a play in religion!

Happy Birthday, Coralynn!

Teach it day! 

Reading "how-to" writing!

Our book club...

reading and exploring the journey with a virtual tour.

The Emperor's New Clothes

Here what's happening this week ...
RELIGION
We will praise our powerful God as we read Joshua and the battle of Jericho, and we will be reminded to confidently trust that God will protect and strengthen us, possibly in unexpected ways. We will also pray for confidence and a stronger faith as we explore the call of Gideon.

MEMORY WORK
Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you shall glorify Me. Psalm 50:15

Thanks again for helping our class sponsor Tilida. 

Here is her biography...

At 7 years old, Tilida is one of the children in Kawete Village who are school age but due to shortage of funds, Tilida just stays home with her Paternal Aunt during house hold chores. When she was 2 years, Tilida's mother passed away, and a week after her father also passed away leaving behind 4 Children with no one to take care of them. One of Tilida's paternal Aunts, Roy Nangobi then came to their rescue. (Both parents were HIV Positive). She was able to take Tilda and her other older sister to her home in Kawete where Tilda currently stays.  Currently, Tilida's Aunt Nangobi is a casual laborer who goes from one garden to another digging for people and after the job is done, she is given 2,000/= Ugandan shillings (about a quarter). At times when Tilida's Aunt has no one to dig for, they stay hungry. The food eaten on regular basis is posho with some salted water as sauce. 

When talked to, Tilida said she envied other Children going to School.

Tilida's favorite color is yellow and she loves playing Dodge ball. 

SPELLING & GRAMMAR
This week we will spell words with the "long o" sound. Your children are becoming experts at identifying the different vowel spelling patterns! Ask your child to sort and spell this week's words by the specific pattern. Maybe even consider challenging your child to sort both lists! In grammar this week we will be reviewing plural nouns, possessive singular nouns, and possessive plural nouns. 

LIST ONE

grow	mow	crow	toast	soap
foam	toe	goes	told	mold

LIST TWO

woe	mow	crow	stow	moan
toast	soap	foam	know	most

BONUS WORD
Thanksgiving

WRITING
Thanksgiving is a time for giving thanks, and as the days lead up to Thanksgiving our class will be writing about all the wonderful blessings in our lives.

SOCIAL STUDIES
Have you asked your second grader about our Pilgrim book club? We've been learning so much about where the Pilgrims came from and what they encountered once they arrived to "The New World". We will continue this study and explore the challenges that the pilgrims faced, people they came across, and the first "big old feast".

News and Notes 

• Operation Christmas Child Boxes due November 18th 
• NO SCHOOL November 23-27th 
• Santa's Workshop December 3rd and 4th