Week of April 30th

Last week sure was a special week.

Grandparent's/Special Friend's Day was a blast...

And the operetta was a huge success! 

Your children sure are talented (and adorable)! 

Only FOUR more weeks left until summer! 

Here's what's in store this week... 

CHRISTIAN CHARACTER FORMATION PROJECT 

This week’s Christian Character story comes from Acts 16:16-40. We’ll read and learn about how Paul and Silas were badly beaten and put in jail based on wrongful claims. God used this injustice to bring many to Him, and to form one of the most significant early churches. The virtue we will study is JUSTICE. We define JUSTICE as God’s power for you to do what is right according to His Word. The “Big Question" this week is, “When are you prepared to seek justice—and to endure injustice—for God?”

PHONICS and SPELLING  
This week we will read, sort and spell words with the ir, ire, and ier spelling sounds and patterns.

READING SKILLS and STRATEGIES 
As the year comes to an end, I will begin "benchmark testing" again. This “test” provides teachers with a reliable resource to accurately identify each child’s instructional and independent reading levels and document their progress through one-on-one assessments. Having an end of the year benchmark will provide third grade teachers with a great knowledge of where to begin instruction next year. Each second grader has made tremendous progress this year. Be proud! 

GRAMMAR and WRITING
We will be sending an invitation for our Author Celebration this week. Please RSVP as soon as possible. We would like for each child to have someone special join us for this extraordinary event. It will be after chapel, in classrooms B&C on the church side of campus. Your children are excited to share all their written work with you! We have a variety of genres to reveal; they've worked really hard this year!

NEWS and NOTES 

• READING LOGS DUE TODAY - April 30th 
• Friday, May 4th - Field Trip to the Storytelling Festival 
• May 7th-9th - Scholastic Book Fair at the Middle School 
• May 9th - Our Class Chapel and Author Celebration 
• May 14th - Field Trip to Botanical Gardens 
• May 18th - Field Day 
• May 25th - Last Day of School  

BLESSINGS ON YOUR WEEK!

Week of April 23th

Ready for another week?

Achievement Tests are DONE! Be proud of your second grader! 

Everyone worked very hard, did their best, and we're happy to be finished. 

 

 Did you hear about our special "Mystery Reader?" 

LCDR Klug came to thank everyone for their prayers, read a story and share some special Japanese treats. Ask your second grader if he/she has a new favorite Kit Kat flavor! 

 

 There sure is a lot going on in these last five weeks until SUMMER!!

This Thursday we have Grandparent's or Special Friend's Day... Please ask if you have any questions, or consider letting us know if your child will not have a special friend so that maybe we can work something out. The operetta is also on Thursday. Your child can be dropped off in our classroom at 6:45. It's going to be a great show! 

Here are our learning goals and objectives for the week...

CHRISTIAN CHARACTER FORMATION PROJECT  

This week we will read about how Paul and his team understood their responsibility to the people of Macedonia from Acts 16:6-15. The virtue we will revisit through this Bible passage is Respect. We define RESPECT as God’s power for you to honor Him and others. As we read and discuss, we will ask ourselves this “Big Question”: How can you recognize the people God wants you to help?

PHONICS and SPELLING
This week we will read, sort and spell words with the or, ore, and oar spelling sounds and patterns. 

READING SKILLS and STRATEGIES 

This week we will review how "reading is thinking" as we read various poems and discuss their meaning.

 

GRAMMAR and WRITING 

Sometimes writing poetry can be challenging, but these kiddos are up for the challenge. As we continue to use strategies real poets use to write poems, we will also start making decisions that strengthen the meaning of our poems. 

It's been fun to watch the children notice how some "grammar rules" can be be broken with poetry, but they will continue to work on using everything they know to make their sentences or phrases look and sound right. 

NEWS AND NOTES 

• April 26th - Elementary Grandparent's and Special Friend's Day
• Operetta at 7pm
• April 30th - April Reading Logs Due 
• May 4th  - Field Trip to the Storytelling Festival 
• May 7-9th -  Scholastic Book Fair at Kirkwood Campus 
• May 9th - Class Chapel AND Writing Celebration 
• May 14th - Field Trip to Botanical Gardens 

Week of April 16th

It's Achievement Test Week!

The children are ready! They are prepared! There is no way to study at home.
You can always help by providing a healthy breakfast for your child, getting your child to school on time, and simply encouraging your child to do their best.  

During Achievement Test Week, my mornings with the kiddos fly by pretty quickly. They will work on two sections of tests every morning except on Friday, there should only be one. If time allows, we may work on parts of our poetry unit after testing each day. DO NOT expect any homework this week. Enjoy the week off! 

That's all I have. 
BLESSINGS ON YOUR WEEK! 

NEWS AND NOTES 

• April 26th - Elementary Grandparent's and Special Friend's Day
• Operetta at 7pm
• April 30th - April Reading Logs Due 
• May 4th  - Field Trip to the Storytelling Festival 
• May 7-9th -  Scholastic Book Fair at Kirkwood Campus 
• May 9th - Class Chapel AND Writing Celebration 
• May 14th - Field Trip to Botanical Gardens

Week of April 9th

Looking forward to another exciting week! Here are our objectives... 

CHRISTIAN CHARACTER FORMATION PROJECT 
This week we will read about the Council at Jerusalem from Acts 15:1-35. The virtue we will discuss is RESPONSIBILITY. We define responsibility as God's power for you to be accountable to others. The Big Question we will ask ourselves is, "How can you live in unity with Christians who are different than you?"

PHONICS and SPELLING 
This week we will read, sort and spell words with the ear and eer spelling sounds and patterns. There are a lot of homophone choices this week. If your child's list has these, be sure to help him/her know the difference in meaning.

READING SKILLS and STRATEGIES 
I hope your second grader told you about the March Book Madness winner!! We had SO much fun with the "tournament" this year! 

Our reading focus will continue to involve exploring nonfiction articles. The students will practice determining the main idea and learn to describe reasons that support their thoughts. 

GRAMMAR and WRITING 
Who knew poetry could be so fun? Last week we dove into the question, "What is poetry?" by reading and sharing lots of different poems. This week, the kiddos will look at life "through the eyes of a poet" and start writing their own poetry! 

NEWS AND NOTES 

• 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
• Operetta at 7pm
• April 30th - April Reading Logs Due 
• May 4th - Field Trip to the Storytelling Festival 
• May 7-9th -  Scholastic Book Fair at Kirkwood Campus 
• May 9th - Class Chapel AND Writing Celebration 
• May 14th - Field Trip to Botanical Gardens

Week of April 3rd

HE IS RISEN!

HE IS RISEN INDEED!

ALLELUIA! 

Happy Easter! I hope you all enjoyed a happy and healthy Easter break. 

My family and I had a wonderful time celebrating the fact that Our Savior is Risen! Alleluia! 

Well, not too many weeks left until summer vacation. I know they are going to go FAST, so

we will continue to work hard and finish strong! 
Here's what's in store for this short week. 

CHRISTIAN CHARACTER FORMATION PROJECT 

This week we will read the heart of God’s eternal story of justice for us, His children. Before break, we saw Jesus dead after being unjustly executed. Jesus, however, went willingly to His death as the only perfect sacrifice for our sins. In Matthew 28, we see Jesus risen again, the triumphant Savior. 

PHONICS and SPELLING 

This week we will read, sort and spell words ending with the air, are, and ar spelling sounds and patterns. Although this is a short week, we will still have a spelling test on Thursday.

READING SKILLS and STRATEGIES 

This week your second graders will discuss nonfiction articles and identify the main idea and details from the text. 

We are always learning from each other!

GRAMMAR and WRITING 

We'll be launching a poetry unit in writing this week. Students will work on seeing the world "through the eyes of a poet." As they practice seeing, hearing, and feeling things in a new way, they'll also try putting those thoughts into words! 

Don't forget to mark your calendars for our "Writing Celebration" on May 9th, which is just after our class chapel. This is a big event you won't want to miss! 

Here are the kiddos working diligently on their illustrations 

for their "bunny writing" we did before break...

NEWS and NOTES 

• 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
• Operetta at 7pm
• May 3rd - Field Trip to the Storytelling Festival 
• May 14th - Field Trip to Botanical Gardens