Week of Febraury 29th

Wow! Last week was quite a week! 

Your children blew me away with their knowledge about other countries and their abilities to present that knowledge at such young ages. 

Thank you so much for helping them persevere through these last two big projects. Not only were they learning facts about countries and famous Americans, but they were also learning about organization, research and presentation, all vital skills as they learn and grow. Take a look at all the AMAZING pictures!!

If you happen to be on Twitter, you may have seen a preview. If you aren't on Twitter, you can sign up for an account and follow me at @CCLSKlug. 

There were so many pictures, it was hard to choose! 

We had food, music and props galore! 

AWESOME JOB, second graders! 

Enjoy!

RELIGION
For the next few weeks leading up to Easter, we will study the pivotal events that take place leading to us receiving salvation through Jesus. We will study how God loved us so much that He gave His son as payment for our sins. As we trace the last few days of Jesus' life, together with your child say a prayer of thanksgiving that God gives salvation to all who believe!
MEMORY WORK 
Jesus said, "Just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another." John 13:34

THIS TUESDAY is our LAST collection day for our sponsored Uganda child, Tilda. Please help remind your second grader to bring in their change on last time! The first month we collected over $100 and last month just over $30... Let's make this our best collection yet!!

SPELLING AND GRAMMAR 
This week students will work on spelling words with diphthong ou and ow spelling patterns. In grammar we will learn about pronouns and work on contractions since we did not get to that last week.

LIST ONE

growl	howl	crown	clown	brown
round	loud	cloud	house	sound

LIST TWO

growl	howl	crown	scowl	gown
proud	aloud	pouch	crowd	ground

BONUS - goods and services 

WRITING
I'm super excited to start a new writing unit - persuasive writing! Something tells me that your second graders will be excellent persuasive writers! We will discuss the author's purpose of this genre, and the language of opinion using "OREO paragraphs" (opinion, reason, example, opinion).

SOCIAL STUDIES
In social studies we will begin a new unit - economics. Students will discuss income as it relates to spending and saving, differentiate between goods and services, and even start up their own businesses that sell goods and services. Be on the look out for some help from home during this unit!

NEWS and NOTES

• Tuesday, March 1st - Last change challenge collection. Bring your change!!
• March 4th - End of the 3rd Quarter
• March 6th CCLS Sunday at Mt. Calvary
• March 11th - Report Cards come home!
• March 14th - 18th SPRING BREAK!
• March 21st - 2nd Grade presents chapel at Lutheran South
• March 25th - NO SCHOOL Good Friday
• March 28th - NO SCHOOL Easter Monday

Week of February 22nd

What a beautiful weekend!
I hope you were all able to get out and enjoy the beautiful weather.
What a blessing! 

This week your second graders will be presenting their country reports! 

All of the children seem very anxious to share all of their knowledge! 

As a reminder, from 12:30 to 1:30 on Friday, February 26th the children will host an "International Boardwalk" in the second grade hallway. 

During this time your child will be expected to talk openly about their country, share fun facts, answer questions, possibly wear clothes like someone from that country, distribute food, or play music. It should be a very fun time! I hope you can join us!

 Here's a final reminder of the presentation order during the week...

Students 14-17	Monday, February 22nd
Students 10 – 13	Tuesday, February 23rd
Students 5-9	Wednesday, February 24th
Students 1-4	Thursday, February 25th

Mrs. Ladd's class will also be hosting a

"Walk of Fame" on the 26th from 10:30 to 11:25. 

Her students will be sharing their Famous American Reports. You're invited!! 

 

Here's a look back at a few things from last week.

Reading "published" nonfiction stories to each other...

We made rain gauges, 

but before we made them, we had a little bubble fun! 

RELIGION

Jesus was no ordinary man! He was God and man, friend and Savior. This week we will continue to look at a few more of His miracles. We will remember to trust in Him even in the middle of difficult times. His disciples did when when Jesus walked on water. We will also be reminded to confidently bring our requests to God, knowing that He can help us overcome our despair and doubt like when He heals the sick and the blind. God is so GREAT!

Memory Work  

Because this week is a short verse; all students will be expected to say the verse.

Jesus said, "All things are possible for one who believes." Mark 9:23

SPELLING and GRAMMAR

This week in spelling we will work on identifying and spelling words with the au and aw spelling patterns. In grammar we will work on contractions.

LIST ONE

pause	launch	fault	fawn	hawk
crawl	draw	law	jaw	raw

LIST TWO

pause	launch	fault	fawn	hawk
crawl	cause	lawn	yawn	thaw

BONUS - country reports

SOCIAL STUDIES

We will be learning so much about different countries and their cultures this week! Your children will be our teachers! If times allows, we will also spend a little time following up with people and places in our world by reading in our Social Studies books.

NEWS and NOTES

• February 24th - 26th First Grade is hosting a Garage Sale and Cookie Sale to raise money for their Sponsor children in Uganda
• February 25th - Join us for Strange Donuts (and normal ones too!) A hot chocolate bar will accompany these tasty treats beginning at 7:30 a.m. in the gym ($2 suggested donation).
• March 4th - End of the 3rd Quarter
• March 6th CCLS Sunday at Mt. Calvary
• March 11th - Report Cards come home!
• March 14th - 18th SPRING BREAK!
• March 21st - 2nd Grade presents chapel at Lutheran South
• March 25th - NO SCHOOL Good Friday
• March 28th - NO SCHOOL Easter Monday

Week of February 16th

Welcome back to school!

I hope you all enjoyed the day off, and maybe even had a chance to play in the snow! My kids thought the snow made for the BEST Valentine's Day! 

Also, thanks to everyone for such a wonderful, well-thought through Valentine's Day party! We sure are blessed by such exceptional families!

Here's a look back...

We also made Valentines for Tilda, our sponsor child in Uganda. 

Thanks for remembering to save coins for our collection! 

We will have ONE MORE collection in March.

We did a lot of VERB review this week.

Your second graders are experts!

 Scanning verb QR codes...

Hopefully you each received a fun "special report" e-mail from your child about a storm or natural disaster last week. The children did such a great job researching, writing and reporting about their topics! Please let me know if you didn't get an e-mail, and I'll be sure to pass it along!

RELIGION

God shows his love for us by giving us a sign of Jesus' power. This week we will read about Jesus power over nature as He calms the storm, as well as His power and love that meets our physical and spiritual needs as He feeds the crowd. We will be reminded to turn to Him in prayer because He opens doors and guides us through each day.

MEMORY WORK

Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust and will not be afraid. Isaiah 12:2

SPELLING and GRAMMAR

In spelling this week we will spell words with the oo, ui, ew, ue, and oe spelling patterns. List one and list two have several different words. Be sure to look at both lists and decide which list is best for your second grader.
LIST ONE

fruit	clue	flew	canoe	glue
root	boot	suit	new	shoe

LIST TWO

fruit	clue	flew	canoe	glued
school	mood	bruise	chewed	shoelace

BONUS - hurricane and tornado 

SOCIAL STUDIES

Why do we celebrate President's Day in February? This week we will look back on two very important historical leaders; George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. We will learn about them, compare and contrast their lives, and determine what made them such memorable presidents.

COUNTRY PROJECTS ARE DUE NEXT WEEK!!

I can't wait to see all the hard work that has been happening at home!

Please join us on Friday, February 26th from 12:30 to 1:30 during our "International Board Walk" (a display of everyone's county report) in the second grade hallway.  

This will be a time for your child to talk about their country openly, share fun facts they learned, answer questions, and share food or music from their country.

Students will also be presenting in class. Here is a reminder of the order.

Students 14-17	Monday, February 22nd
Students 10 – 13	Tuesday, February 23rd
Students 5-9	Wednesday, February 24th
Students 1-4	Thursday, February 25th

Mrs. Ladd's class will also be hosting a "Walk of Fame" on the 26th from 10:30 to 11:25. 

Her students will be sharing their Famous American Reports. You're invited!!

SCIENCE

We will wrap up our weather unit this week with a test on Friday. This week's story in the reading book is called Super Storms. How perfect!

NEWS and NOTES

February 19th - CCLS Trivia Night

Week of February 22nd - Country Projects Due

February 25th - Join us for Strange Donuts (and normal ones too!) A hot chocolate bar will accompany these tasty treats beginning at 7:30 a.m. in the gym - $2 suggested donation.

March 4th - End of 3rd Quarter

March 6th CCLS Sunday at Mt. Calvary

March 14- 18 SPRING BREAK!