Week of March 4th

This Friday marks the end of the 3rd Quarter. 

Wow! I can't believe how quickly this year is passing. 

Thanks for sharing your amazing children with me everyday.

Here's what's in store for this week...

CHRISTIAN CHARACTER FORMATION PROJECT 

This week we will read from Matthew about the miracle of Jesus walking on water! The virtue we'll discuss from this story is courage. We define COURAGE as God's power for you to overcome fear. As we explore this lesson, we'll ask ourselves the following "Big Question" - How does knowing Jesus loves and cares for you give you courage even when you're terrified? 

PHONICS and SPELLING

We'll be reading, sorting and spelling words with silent letters. For example, the kn, gn, mb, and wr letter combinations all have silent letters... some of these words can be tricky! 

I also wanted to send out a special congratulations to our Second Grade Super Spellers - Mitchell, William, and Lucas, and all of the artists that were entered in the LHSS Academic Fair last weekend. CCLS was represented well. Way to go, team! 

READING SKILLS and STRATEGIES 

We'll be finishing up our last few March Book Madness books by Tuesday, because Wednesday is the first round of voting. The kiddos are SUPER excited and have already formed some strong opinions! As we read, we're having great discussions about the book's characters. We're also finding that the authors are trying to instill good life lessons through the characters in their books. Be sure to ask your second grader about their favorites. 

GRAMMAR and WRITING 

Things are getting interesting! This week students will focus on adding reasons and examples to their persuasive writing pieces, and also come up with an introduction that can "hook" a reader. 

NEWS and NOTES 

• March 8th - End of 3rd Quarter
• March 15th - Report Cards Go Home
• March 18th-22nd - SPRING BREAK 
• March 28th - Literacy Night
• March 29th - READING LOGS DUE 
• March 31st - CCLS Sunday at Concordia
• April 19th - NO SCHOOL - Good Friday 
• April 22nd - NO SCHOOL - Easter Monday
• April 25th - Grandparents' Day 
• April 25th - Elementary Operetta 

BLESSINGS ON YOUR WEEK!