Week of September 24th

Fall is in the air in second grade!

Click the link to see a slide show of our trip.
Apple Picking
Thanks to everyone who was able to join us! It was a beautiful day! 

Here are this week's objectives: 

CHRISTIAN CHARACTER FORMATION PROJECT 

As we continue to read from Genesis, we will learn about when Jacob wrestles God, and discuss the virtue of COURAGE. We define courage as God's power for you to overcome fear. The "Big Question" is, How does trusting God give you the courage to face the fears with which you are wrestling? 

SPELLING and PHONICS 

This week's spelling rule is "short u" and "long u" (specifically the u-consonant-e pattern). 

READING SKILLS and STRATEGIES 

Our target for the next few weeks will be understanding story elements and retelling a story. When retelling, students will learn to describe the beginning, middle and end of what they read, while using details about the characters, the setting, the problem and the solution. We'll be reading the book Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good Very Bad Day.

GRAMMAR 
Our mentor sentence this week comes from the book Bad Apple be Edward Hemingway. The focus will be on different ways to use a comma. 

WRITING
Practicing retelling is perfect for writing personal narratives. As students work on the plots of their stories, they will also focus on using authors to help them write in powerful ways. 

NEWS and NOTES

• September 28th - September Reading Logs Due
• September 28th and 29th - Carnival at LHSS
• October 12th - End of 1st Quarter 
• October 19th - Harvest Party AND Report Cards Released
• October 22nd - 24th Scholastic Book Fair at the Webster Campus 
• October 25th - Noon Dismissal (Parent/Student/Teacher Conferences)
• October 26th - NO SCHOOL (Parent/Student/Teacher Conferences)

BLESSINGS ON YOUR WEEK!