Week of March 27th

Welcome back! I hope you all had a wonderful break!
I enjoyed a lot of family time, relaxing, and just catching up on "life." I
feel rejuvenated and ready to finish out this year STRONG!
How about you all?

Here's a peek at what we did right before break. It sure feels like a long time ago! 

Friday happened to be a cloudy, dark morning, perfect for...

The kids cheered so loudly when I announced we could have flashlight Friday! 

Here's what they looked like...It melts my teacher heart!

The kids also worked hard all week or reading Readers Theater scripts. They preformed them on the Friday before break. They all worked very hard on their fluency. Hopefully you all got to see the performance on Seesaw.

Last, we wrote stories about Leprechauns. Each story had a problem and a solution. Each child worked through the writing process so diligently so that they had a final "published piece" by the end of the week. I created QR codes for most of the stories. Come check the hallway and listen!

CHRISTIAN CHARACTER FORMATION PROJECT

This week we will read from Matthew chapter 27 and discuss justice. Christian justice can be defined by God and determined by God. God is the final judge. As we read and learn about how Jesus had to face false charges of the chief priests and have his reputation come into question... we will talk about how these events were no accident. God had orchestrated them and Jesus showed Justice - God's power to do the right thing. 

PHONICS and SPELLING 

The schwa sound is the most common vowel sound in English. It can disguise itself using any of the five vowel sounds. This week we will study words that use the schwa "uh" sound.

LIST ONE

comma	idea	awake	above	agree
alike	away	again	ago	alone

LIST TWO

comma	idea	awake	above	agree
alike	amount	aboard	among	adult

BONUS - Champion

READING SKILLS and STRATEGIES 

As we read nonfiction this week, we will work on summarizing the passages and identifying the main idea. Understanding the difference between main idea and supporting details can be challenging. Be sure to ask you second grader questions about the main idea of what they are reading at home. 

We will also cast our votes for the March Book Madness Final between the books Gaston and Ivan.  I am so excited to find out which book wins this year's title!

GRAMMAR and WRITING

This week we are going to practice what we are learning in reading - while writing. We are going to write paragraphs to work on main idea and details... and of course, also our grammar skills!

NEWS and NOTES 

• Reading logs DUE Friday (or Monday if you need the weekend)
• NO SCHOOL  April 14th - Good Friday
• NO SCHOOL April 17th - Easter Monday 
• April 27th - Elementary Grandparents Day and Elementary Operetta
• May 1st - 5th - Standardized Test week! 

BLESSING ON YOUR WEEK!

Week of March 13th

We had a fabulous week celebrating Dr. Seuss 

and reading so many of his books...

We even got to share some books with our preschool reading buddies! 

Your second graders LOVE reading to these guys!

Did you hear about which books made it to the elite eight for March Book Madness? 

Some of us were more excited than others, but here's what we looked like as we filled out our brackets... Some of the choices were REALLY tough! 

It's the 4th QUARTER and that is VERY hard to believe! Let's start if off right as we push through one more week until spring break! 
Here are this week's objectives...

CHRISTIAN CHARACTER FORMATION PROJECT 
Thia week we will revisit the virtue of responsibility. We describe responsibility as God's power for you to be accountable to Him and others. We will read about the parable of the Talents from Matthew 25:14-30 and discuss what we are doing with the gifts we've been given by God... I challenge you to talk about this at home too and think of ways your family can be responsible with what we've been given. 

PHONICS and SPELLING 
This week we will sort, identify and spell words with the diphthong oi and oy sounds and spelling patterns.
LIST ONE

soil	broil	moist	soy	royal
point	boil	oil	toy	joy

LIST TWO

soil	broil	moist	soy	royal
annoy	coil	choice	foil	coy

BONUS – Dr. Seuss

READING SKILLS and STRATEGIES 
I just love using readers theater in the classroom! Reader's theater is defined as a group of students who "perform" a grade level text to an audience. This week we will use various Dr. Seuss readers theater scripts to increase fluency and focus as we practice reading. Keep an eye out for a fun performance on Seesaw. It's going to be incredible watching the children take ownership and lead each other though a performance! 

GRAMMAR and WRITING 
This week in writing we are going to be writing with a few different prompts. Although selecting our own topics can be fun and allow for much creativity, sometimes having a prompt can relieve the pressure of getting started with an idea and grant the writer a little structure. I can't wait to see what your amazing writers come up with!

NEWS and NOTES

• Our last CCLS-U "coin collection" was a wonderful success! Thanks to all of the kids for working hard to earn extra money to support our CCLS-U friends!! Thanks also for the medicine or cash donations! You guys rock!
• Report cards come home this week!
• SPRING BREAK next week - week of March 20th
• NO SCHOOL  April 14th - Good Friday
• NO SCHOOL April 17th - Easter Monday

BLESSINGS ON YOUR WEEK!