Week of February 1st

Last week was absolutely fantastic! Celebrating National Lutheran Schools' Week with your children was so fun. I feel SO blessed to be a part of this amazing community. 

Looking back, even despite all the crazy outfits, hair, socks, and stuffed animals, your children were such great learners... 

They couldn't wait to dive into their country books! 
Just a reminder that presentations will be the week of February 22nd. 

Please let me know if you have any questions!

 Did you hear about our discussion on segregation?

Boy, we had some very interesting reactions because of our unfair "laws"...

Jump Rope for Heart - What a success!

 MOVIE TIME!!

 Don't forget to come check out our hallway!
We used an app that aged your second grader to look like a 100-year-old, and they wrote about what being 100 would be like...

RELIGION 
The bible stories we will be reading over the next several weeks focus on Jesus and His power over sin, death, and the devil. We will learn more about His miracles and how they show that Jesus, though a man, was also God, Son of the heavenly Father. Next week as we study how Jesus healed a paralyzed man and the ten lepers, will will see His love and compassion for those who were sick and in need. Let's remember to start each day knowing that God loves us too! 

MEMORY WORK
This week the memory work is a verse that your child will be very familiar with... (They say a slightly different version every day after lunch!) I would like each child to say the verse this week as opposed to writing it because they all know it so well. Just be sure to review where to find it in the bible.
Oh give thanks to the Lord for He is good; for His steadfast love endures forever!
1 Chronicles 16:34

Also, don't Forget...
Our CHANGE CHALLENGE collection is on Tuesday!! Please remember to send in change jars for our collection! So far we have raised $235.66!! Awesome job! I love to hear stories about what your children are doing to raise their money! 

SPELLING AND GRAMMAR 

This week in spelling students will spell words with the oo and ou spelling patterns. In grammar the children will learn how to identify irregular past-tense verbs. 

LIST ONE

shook	hook	soot	should	brook
would	stood	crook	foot	could

LIST TWO

shook	hook	soot	should	brook
would	stood	crooked	wooden	couldn’t

BONUS - where and wear

WRITING
Although we've had a few breaks here and there students will be finishing up their nonfiction books this week! They will add illustrations and images they've found while searching "creative commons" (a safe image search) on the chrome books. They are so excited for their finished products! 

SCIENCE
This week we will begin a unit about weather. We will explore weather conditions and various weather patterns. Second graders will practice scientific processes including making hypothesis inferences, and recording and communicating data while exploring our natural world.

NEWS and NOTES 

• Field Trip to CPH and Global Foods - TODAY!
• February 9th - NO SCHOOL - Professional Development Day for teachers
• February 15th - NO SCHOOL - Presidents Day
• February 19th - CCLS Trivia Night
• March 4th - End of 3rd Quarter

week of Janurary 25th

Last week was such an exciting (short) week!
Your second graders did such a wonderful job with their Famous American presentations. I was blown away by their readiness and their knowledge!
Be proud of your child! 

 

And a little indoor recess fun!

It's hard to believe that Country Reports are around the corner. The children were assigned to turn in their top three country choices by today. After sorting through them, I will send home a note stating which country was selected, and a copy of the rubric for the report. I will also send home a poster if you have requested one. Please keep and refer to the rubric for my expectations. Also, keep in mind that this report allows for much more freedom and creativity as far as displaying the knowledge learned. Have fun with it, and please let me know if you have any questions. 

Because of our short week last week, and National Lutheran Schools Week happening this week, we might be playing a little catch up with some of our subjects...

RELIGION 

In religion, we will be following an on-line mission trip to Guatemala brought to us by Lutheran Hour Ministries for National Lutheran School Week. We will watch videos and sort through some discussion questions that enrich each daily session. On Wednesday this week, second grade gets to wear the color yellow. Each grade will be wearing a color that corresponds to the GOSPEL colors we have been studying all year.  Our memory work will reflect the "yellow verse"...

Memory Work 

(Jesus said), I am going to prepare a place for you... I will come back and take you with Me that you also may be where I am. John 14:2-3

SPELLING AND GRAMMAR 

This week in spelling students will spell more words with r-controlled spelling patterns (r-controlled vowels - er, ir, ur). In grammar we will be reviewing linking verbs and helping verbs. 

LIST ONE

clerk	herd	churn	term	burst
sir	hurt	skirt	stir	turn

LIST TWO

clerk	herd	churn	term	burst
blur	nurse	dirty	shirt	fern

BONUS - Lutheran 

WRITING

Students will continue working on their nonfiction books. Each section of their book has a heading and a paragraph that contains a main idea with supporting details. This week we hope to add an introduction and a few photos with captions. We plan on publishing these books quite soon!

SOCIAL STUDIES

Because we did not get to it last week, this week we will tap into a brief study of African American History. We will read about and discuss several Famous African Americans and study their contributions to our country.

NEWS and NOTES 

• Please remember to bring back library books tomorrow!
• (THIS WEEK) January 25th - 29th is Lutheran School Week
• February 9th - NO SCHOOL - Professional Development Day for teachers
• February 15th - NO SCHOOL - Presidents Day
• February 19th - CCLS Trivia Night

Week of Janurary 19th

Welcome back! I hope you all had a wonderful day off yesterday and are ready for a short week packed with all sorts of learning. 

Famous American reports start TODAY, with children numbered 1 through 4. Because we have Music and Library on Tuesdays, I will hope to begin at 1:30. 
Every other day my goal is to start around 1:00. 
Parents, you are welcome to come see your child's presentation, 
but it is not an expectation.

Here is one final reminder of the schedule.

Students numbered 1 through 4 - Tuesday, January 19th 

Students numbered 5 through 9 - Wednesday, January 20th

Students numbered 10 through 13 - Thursday, January 21st

Students numbered 14 through 17 - Friday, January 22nd 

Please return any library books that were used for this project by Friday. 

Here is a look back at last week. 

If you didn't hear, Delta Dental came to talk to us about how to take proper care of our teeth. What a perfect fit into our study of the human body!

 Overall, your children learned so much about our organs and their main functions!
Be proud of all of their efforts!

 And a little peace and quiet as they watched science videos and played a germ game.

RELIGION

Some people say actions speak louder than words. Jesus' actions speak loudly about who He is. Jesus' first miracle, turning water to wine, revels that He is the Son of God. This week we will explore this Bible Story and learn how God shows His love for us by showing us that Jesus is true God. We will also read about Jesus and His knowledge of grace as He blesses the children. This teaches us that God shows His love for us by offering salvation to all people.

Memory Work

Let the children come to Me; do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God.

Mark 10:14

SPELLING and GRAMMAR

This week in spelling, students will work on spelling words with r-controlled vowels (ar and or spelling patterns). In grammar, we will be working on linking verbs. A linking verb is a verb that does not show an action. We will also review the use of capital letters and proper nouns.

LIST ONE

farm	storm	horse	part	start
park	dark	sort	short	for

LIST TWO

farm	storm	horse	spark	starry
charm	dart	cart	sport	porch

BONUS - Famous American 


SOCIAL STUDIES

As your children teach us about various Famous Americans this week, we will look at several Famous African Americans and study their contributions to our country.  Without stepping on toes of any reports, we will dive into some African American History in lieu of yesterday's holiday and February's Black History Month. 

NEWS and NOTES 

• Famous American reports begin TODAY
• Please remember to bring back any library books that were used for this project and any regular library books that are checked out. (I know, we have library today so sorry this is a late reminder).
• January 22nd - BINGO night
• January 24th - CCLS Sunday at Prince of Peace
• January 25th - 29th is Lutheran School Week
• February 9th - NO SCHOOL - Professional Development Day for teachers
• February 15th - NO SCHOOL - Presidents Day
• February 19th - CCLS Trivia Night