Happy Easter!

This week we said good-bye to Non. We will miss you!

Here's a look at our week:

Reading: In reading we talked about prefixes. We learned that prefixes are added to the beginning of a word to change the meaning. Throughout the week we talked about 6 different prefixes and how they change the meaning of words. Here is the anchor chart that we made:

Writing: In writing we continued working on our ocean animal research projects. The students have put a lot of hard work and effort into these papers! We will be finishing up this unit next week.

Math: This week in math we learned about area. We practiced finding the area of many different shapes by counting the squares and multiplying. We then practiced measuring shapes to find the perimeter and area. We will finish our unit on measuring this next week.

Bible: In Bible class we continued talking about Jesus' death and resurrection. We learned about how the disciples were afraid and confused after Jesus' died because they did not understand what was happening.  Then we learned about how Jesus rose from the dead three days after His death, just as He had promised!

Important Information:

1. Spelling Words: class, dishes, families, bench, box, cherries, classes, benches, dish, teachers, peaches, boxes, family, teacher, peach, cherry, tear, working

2. Bible Memory Verse: "Why do you look for the living among the dead? Jesus is not here! He has risen!"  Luke 24:5b-6a

3. Student Led Conferences will be next Friday, April 1st. If you have not turned in your form yet, please send it with your student on Monday. This will be a great opportunity to hear from your student about how they are doing in school and see their progress this year.

4. Kid City is coming soon! There will be several opportunities for parents to help us make this day a success. We will be having a work day after school the week of Kid City where we will put together the materials needed. We will also need help on the day of Kid City (Friday, April 8th) from parents to help run the different stations. More information about how you can be involved will be coming soon!

5. Important Dates:
4/1 - Student Led Conferences
4/6-4/7 - Terra Nova Testing
4/8 - Kid City and Early Dismissal
4/9-4/17 - Spring Break

Have a great weekend and Happy Easter!

Missions Week

Wow! What a fun and busy few days we have had this week! This week we held our annual Missions Week, so our class was a part of the Kid's Club run by some of our High School and Middle School students.  We had a great time Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday morning learning about Jesus, singing songs, playing games, and making crafts.

 

Here's a quick look at the rest of our week:

Reading: This week in Reading we finished talking about inferences. We read several books and practiced making inferences from the pictures. We also split into groups and made inferences using the Pigeon books by Mo Willems.

Writing: In Writing we continued working on our Animal Research Projects. We wrote our first draft and starting the editing process.

Math: This week in Math we learned about measurement. We practiced measuring in inches, feet, and meters by going outside and measuring things on the playground.

We also learned how to find the perimeter of a shape. We practiced by making flap books and these Perimeter Ice Cream Cones.

Bible: In Bible we continued learning about the week that Jesus died.  We learned about the Last Supper He had with His disciples and about how He was arrested and tried. Today we learned about how Jesus died on the cross for our sins so that we could have a relationship with God again.

This week we also celebrated Saint Patrick's Day by making these mosaic clovers and writing about people that are "worth more than gold" to us.

 

Important Information:

1. Spelling: This week we will be reviewing the spelling words from the last few weeks.

2. Bible: We will have the same verse as this past week and take the test on Thursday.
"Christ didn't have any sin. But God made him become sin for us. So we can be made right with God because of what Christ has done for us." 2 Corinthians 5:21

3. We have reached the end of 3rd quarter! Because of this, there will be NO SCHOOL this coming Monday.

4. There will also be NO SCHOOL this coming Friday because it is Good Friday.

5. Student Led Conferences will be on April 1st. Schedules will be sent home with students on Tuesday.

Important Dates:

March 21st - No School
March 24th - Family Reading Night
March 25th - No School
April 1st - Student Led Conferences
April 6-8 - Terra Nova Testing
April 8th - Kid City
April 9-17 - Spring Break

Have a great weekend!

Culture Fair!

Here's a look at our week:

Reading: In Reading we learned about inferences. We combined our prior knowledge with clues to make guesses. We practiced making inferences about Miss Guiles based on things in her bag and we practiced with pictures. Next week we will practice making inferences with different books.

Writing: This week we finished researching for our ocean animal project and started writing our rough draft. Next week we will revise and edit and then write our final copy.

Math: For Math we finished up our unit on fractions and took our test. The students did a great job showing all of the things that they learned. On Friday we took our Unit 9 Pretest. Next week we will start our next unit on measurement.

Bible: In Bible we started talking about the week leading up to Jesus' death on the cross and resurrection. On Wednesday we learned about Palm Sunday when Jesus entered Jerusalem on a donkey. We learned that Jesus was showing that He is a king by entering this way.  On Thursday we learned about Jesus cleaning out the temple. The Pharisees were using the temple to sell and trade things instead of giving people a place to pray and worship God.

Important Information:

1. Spelling Words: raft, calf, built, golden, gulf, left, held, shelf, folktale, milk, building, drift, halfway, felt, once, Thursday

2. Bible Memory Verse: "Christ didn't have any sin. But God made him become sin for us. So we can be made right with God because of what Christ has done for us."  2 Corinthians 5:21

3. Next week we will be having Missions Week.  On Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday our class will be joining with the rest of 1st and 2nd grade for a Kid's Club in the morning. This club will be led by High School students and include crafts, games, songs, and a Bible lesson. We will be returning to regular class time in the afternoon.

4. Here are some important upcoming dates:

March 18th - End of 3rd Quarter
March 21st - Teacher Professional Development Day - No School
March 24th - Report Cards Sent Home
March 24th - Family Reading Night
March 25th - Good Friday - No School
April 1st - Student Led Conferences
April 6th-8th - Terra Nova Testing
April 8th - Kid City
April 9th - Start of Spring Break

Here are some pictures from the Culture Fair today:

  

Have a great weekend!

We are very excited for the Bazaar tomorrow!! Please come out and join us for a day of fun and fellowship together as a 2nd grade and with the whole school!

Here's a look at our week this week:

Today we said good-bye to one of our dear friends, Souki, who will be moving. We were able to have some good time together as a class at the end of the day, saying good-bye, playing games, and praying for Souki.

Reading: In reading we talked about comparing and contrasting characters.  We started by comparing and contrasting only their appearance in the pictures and then we moved into comparing and contrasting their personalities as well.  We were able to read several books with fun characters and use our new skill!

Writing: This week we started our ocean animal research projects.  Each student picked an ocean animal that they wanted to learn more about.  We learned where to look for information and then began our search.  Next week we will continue our research and start writing the first draft of our report.

Math: In Math we continued learning about fractions.  This week we focused on equivalent fractions and how to compare fractions.  We ended the week by using our new knowledge of fractions to solve number stories.  We will be having our Unit 8 test next Thursday.

Bible: For Bible we started learning about the parables of Jesus.  We learned that a parable is a story that teaches us a lesson.  This week we heard about the Parable of the Sower, the Parable of the Wheat and the Weeds, and the Parable of the Good Samaritan.  We learned how Jesus wants everyone to come to know Him and that He gives us a choice of whether we want to follow Him or not.  We also learned that Jesus wants us to love all people including those that are not so nice to us.

Important Information:

1. Spelling Words: spend, front, thumb, sending, triangle, climb, hung, strong, along, thank, trunk, bring, donkey, think, February, himself

2. Bible Memory Verse: "But here is how God has shown his love for us. While we were still sinners, Christ died for us." Romans 5:8

3. There will be NO SCHOOL on Monday!

4. Next Friday will be the Upper Elementary Culture Fair.  All students need to bring a cold, home lunch that day as we will be having a picnic.

5. Upcoming Events:
March 21st - Teacher Day - NO SCHOOL
March 24th - Elementary Reading Night
March 25th - Good Friday - NO SCHOOL
April 1st - Student Led Conferences
April 6th-8th - Terra Nova Testing
April 8th - Kid City and Early Dismissal
April 9th-17th - Spring Break

Have a wonderful weekend! :)