Welcome back! I hope you all had a wonderful break! Micah, Malorie, and I enjoyed some time away, and now we feel rejuvenated to finish the year STRONG!!
Here's what's in store for this short "Holy Week"...
CHRISTIAN CHARACTER FORMATION PROJECT
This week we will read about Jesus crucifixion and burial from Matthew and discuss the virtue JUSTICE. We define justice as God's power for you to do what is right according to His word. As we study this, we'll ask ourselves this "Big Question", How does knowing Jesus also help you to know the right thing to do?
PHONICS and SPELLING
This week we will read, sort and spell words ending with the /j/ sound using the -ge and -dge spelling patterns. Although this is a short week, we will still have a spelling test on Thursday.
READING SKILLS and STRATEGIES
For the next few weeks we will be learning how to determine the "main idea" of a text. The main idea is the most important part of the story and helps the reader understand what the story is mainly about. This can be a tricky skill. I encourage you to ask your second grader main idea questions during their reading time at home as well.
ALSO... be sure to ask your second grader which March Book Madness Books are left!! We're down to the FINAL FOUR!
GRAMMAR and WRITING
We're going to have fun with grammar and writing this week! Students will be practicing parts of speech with Mad Libs, and applying their knowledge of story elements with a little "free writing time." Stay tuned for a Seesaw post this week!
NEWS and NOTES
- March 29th - Reading Logs Due
- March 30th - NO SCHOOL - Good Friday
- April 2nd - NO SCHOOL - Easter Monday
- April 5th - Elementary Literacy Night (6pm)
- April 8th - CCLS Sunday at Concordia
- Week of April 16th - Achievement Test Week
- Help your child be successful by making sure he/she gets plenty of rest and eats a good breakfast all week!
- April 26th - Elementary Grandparent's and Special Friend's Day AND Operetta at 7pm
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