Week of October 9th

Can you believe it's already then end of the 1st quarter? 

I shouldn't be surprised, but these first nine weeks have gone by SO FAST! Your children are learning and working very hard. Be proud of their effort! 

I hope you all had family fire safety meetings last week! The children were entranced by Captain Hercules as he spoke about fire safety. It was an excellent lesson for all of us! 

CHRISTIAN CHARACTER FORMATION PROJECT 
As we read about Solomon in 1 Kings chapter 7, we will revisit the virtue of DILIGENCE. We define diligence as God's power to help us focus on our work. God chose Solomon to be king of His people, and promised that he would be the one who would build the Temple. When the temple was complete, Solomon led the nation in worship to God. As we study this, we will discuss the "big question;" How can trusting in God's promises help you be diligent in the work he sets before you? 

PHONICS and SPELLING
NO SPELLING THIS WEEK!! I know, don't cry too hard! We will just be reviewing various spelling patterns in class. 

READING SKILLS and STRATEGIES
Last week we read The Three Little Pigs and the Big Bad Wolf, and this week we will read The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig. After reading both of these folktales we will be able to make text to text connections by comparing and contrasting the two stories.

GRAMMAR 
Lots of review happening this week, but we will read from Giggle, Giggle, Quack and learn more about commas. Ask your second grader some of the different reasons we use commas in our writing. This book should be great for compare and contrast too!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsW8oVHH0W8

WRITING
There will be a lot of writing going on this week! Not only will the kiddos be publishing their personal narratives, but we will also be writing letters to our CCLS-Uganda friends. We've also been using chrome books to create a class book for our sponsor children. Ask your second grader about creating a google document!

NEWS and NOTES

• October 10th CCLS University Night - 7pm Webster Campus  
• October 13th - end of 1st quarter 
• October 20th - report cards go home 
• Week of October 23 - Book Fair at Elementary Campus 
• October 26th Early Dismissal - conferences 
• October 27th NO SCHOOL - conferences
• October Reading Logs DUE October 31st 

BLESSINGS ON YOUR WEEK!