Week 19

Wow, the season of Christmas is upon us in full swing! I cannot believe the first semester is complete. We had an extremely busy, but very fun week in 2B. The students performed their advent service and did an amazing job. We also took a trip on the Polar Express on Thursday and travelled to the North Pole, in pajamas of course! The kids and I had a great time! To top it all off, we had a Christmas party on Friday afternoon. Thank you to all who donated their time and energy. The kids had a blast celebrating Jesus' birthday. We were also able to collect a huge table full of toys for the St. Louis children's hospital and a handful of giftcards for the Albritton family. Thank you so much for your generosity in helping others have a wonderful Christmas.
Merry Christmas everyone! Enjoy the time together with family and friends celebrating the greatest gift of all- Christ Jesus our Lord!

Wassily Kandinsky inspired Christmas Trees

Wassily Kandinsky Inspired Christmas Trees

All Aboard the Polar Express!

Hot Chocolate and Donut Holes

Enjoying our snack from the North Pole

Creating Christmas Cards

Tic Tac Toe

Merry Christmas!

Looking Ahead:
Memory:He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things?

Romans 8:32

Spelling: Chunk -all

Grammar/Phonics: homophones

Reading: Nonfiction Text Features

Math: Test Tuesday

Science: Chapter 7 Weather, Storms, and the Water Cycle

News: 

-School will resume on Monday Jan. 5th. There will be no school the following Monday 1/13 for Martin Luther King Jr. Day

-Encourage your child to read over break!!! Two weeks is a long time away from school. A reminder that December Book It sheets are due on Monday 1/5. This is for a grade!

-December 24^th services at Zion will be held:

                                                3:00

                                                5:00

                                                11:00

                                    Christmas Day service 9:00 AM

- Donuts for Dad is scheduled for Wed. Jan. 14 at 7am in the church basement. Dads are welcome to come and eat some donuts with their kids before school

-The Big Cat Classic basketball tournament is held January 15 thru the 17^th.  Friday night the 16^th will be a pack the gym night.  8 boys teams and 8 girls teams will compete at Zion and Messiah that weekend.

-LOVE AND LOGIC CLASS- Amy Bernhardt will be teaching a Love and Logic Parenting class on Sunday mornings at 9:30 the class will run 8 weeks beginning on January 11, 2015.  The class will meet in the Discipleship room in the lower level of church.

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Week 18

Advent season is definitely upon us. Our class has been very busy practicing for our advent services. The kids have been doing a great job and are all very excited to show off their hard work to everyone--next Wednesday at 10am and 7pm:) For the 10am service wear regular school clothes, and for the 7pm service, please wear nice church clothes. We will meet in the church basement at 6:45 and you may pick up your child from the welcome center after the service.

Matching causes and effects

Matching causes and effects

Presenting their nonfiction books to the class

Practicing phonics through a board game

Some samples of the kids' "Help! I'm trapped in a snow globe!"
writing prompt pictures

Our classroom became a factory with two teams racing to create 10 bags of "2B Snack Mix." We learned that assembly lines are very efficient, and had a lot of fun as well!

Next Week:
No memory
Spelling: chunk ink/ing
Reading: Reader's Theatre
Grammar/Phonics: Syllables and contractions
Math: Lessons 65-67
Social Studies: Transportation of goods
Polar Express Day is on Thursday! Look for the handout in your child's Friday folder for information on this very exciting and fun filled day!

News:

-Christmas Party: Friday afternoon

-We will continue to collect toys for the St. Louis Children's Hospital and gift cards for the Albritton family through Friday, Dec. 19th. 

-End of 2nd Quarter is Friday Dec. 19th

-Christmas Break: 12/22-1/4/15 Classes will resume Monday January 5th

-Love and Logic Parenting class will be offered on Sunday mornings at 9:30 beginning January 11, 2015.

Love and Logic® provides simple solutions, tips, and practical techniques to help adults with kids of all ages:

• Raise responsible kids
• Have more fun in their role
• Strengthen the relationship with the kids in their life
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-Christmas Eve services at Zion will be at 3:00, 5:00, and 11:00. The Christmas Day Service will be at 9:00am.

Week 17

This week we learned about context clues and about how we as the readers need to become detectives to find the clues in order to figure out what unknown words mean. The kids did a great job as they learned vocabulary about sharks during their center time. We also spent a lot of time talking about pollution and what we as good citizens can do to help. Today we started an art project that reuses plastic shopping bags. I can't wait to see how they all turn out!

Context Clue Word Detectives!

Presenting on the differences between environments and how we use nature in each setting 

brainstorming words with -oke, -obe, -ore, and -ope clusters

Our good hallway behavior earned us a 15 second dance party!

Sorting Land, Water, and Air pollution

Reusing plastic bags to make art

Looking Ahead to Next Week:
Memory: He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for all of us- how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things? Romans 8:32
Spelling: chunk -oo
Reading: Cause and Effect
Grammar/Phonics: linking verbs
Math: Test on Friday
Social Studies: Chapter 6 Goods and Services


Notes:
-Remind your child to be recording their reading on their December Book It Calendar
-Each year during the month of December, each class chooses a service project. Our class will be collecting items for two different service projects! We will be collecting toys for the children at the St. Louis Children's Hospital. We will also be collecting gift cards for the Albritton Family.  The Albrittons lost their son, Drew this past March.  Drew was in Tracie Douglas's preschool class.  Their daughter is in PDO. Giftcards for groceries, restaurants, and places such as Target or Walmart, would be a small thing we could give in order to support them through the difficult holiday season.