Week 27

This week we delved deeper into the topic of persuasion. We watched several different types of commercials, and learned different approaches advertisers use to sell their products. The kids then created posters, writings, and even commercials to persuade others to buy their products at Market Day on Friday. Market Day was a blast! I had a lot of fun watching the kids conduct their businesses!

Next Week:
Memory: 8th Commandment
                1 John 3:18
Spelling: Lesson 23, chunk ou, ow
Grammar/Phonics: Sentences and plural nouns review
Reading: Main Idea/ Dr. Seuss
Math: Test Friday
Science: Chapter 1: Plants
             We will have the chapter Test the following week.
Writing: Personal Narratives

Others News:
-This coming Friday, March 6, we will have a special in school field trip. A bank representative will be coming into the classroom to have a fun youth finance program with the kids.
-In your child's Friday folder is information about Grandparent's Day on Friday, March 13th. This will be a half day, and we will dismiss at noon. In the folder are two invitations for your child to give to grandparents or another special person such as a parent or an aunt or uncle, to invite them to spend the day at school. The blue dismissal form must be returned by Friday March 13!
-February Book It forms are due on Monday, March 2
-Zion will be having their book fair from March 9-13. 2nd graders will have a chance to walk through and buy books on Wednesday March 11.

Ladies, join us for Titus 2’sday! 

WHAT: Titus 2’sday is a women's mentoring ministry.  We are blessed to announce that our guest speaker team for this year’s opening event is coming in from Seward, Nebraska: Jessica Brashear is a former counselor, a married mother of three, and a published blogger.  She and her mother, Susan Biel, are both wonderful Christian mentoring moms. They will present Parenting Through the Years.  Moms of young and old, as well as friends of moms will benefit from this special presentation and open forum.

WHEN: Tuesday, MARCH 31^st, 6:30-8:30^pm.

WHERE:  Zion Lutheran Church, 3866 S. Old Hwy 94, St. Charles, 63304. 636-441-7425 orzionharvester.org.

Admission is free and refreshments are provided.  We look forward to seeing you there! 

Market Day Commercials

Week 26

Our four day week flew by! We stayed busy learning about persuasion writing, and the kids got to write a little of their own. They had to decide if ant should be squished or not, and wrote a short persuasive paragraph. Look for their writing done during center time this week for some funny persuasive paragraphs...apparently many of them think that kids should be allowed to ground their parents:)  This week we also learned about the Chinese New Year (the 15 day celebration began on Thursday). To celebrate we cleaned our desks getting rid of the old to make way for the new, ate oranges for good luck, and made dragons for strength. We also watched some cool videos of the dragon and lion dances; both are traditionally used in New Years Parades.

Coming up with persuasive reasons why chocolate is the best icecream

To squish, or not to squish, that is the question!

We learned how to multiply groups of 10 this week!

Sharing Fractured Fairytales

Reading each other's fractured fairytales

Happy Chinese New Year!

Making dragons

Looking Ahead to Next Week:
Memory: The 7th Commandment You shall not steal. "Jesus, son of David, have mercy on me." Luke18:38
Spelling: Lesson 22 Chunk -an -oo
Grammar/Phonics: Simple and Compound Sentences
Reading: Persuasive Techniques
Math: TEST Friday
Writing: Narratives
Social Studies: Chapter 8  Needs, Wants, and Being a Good Consumer. Information about Market Day is coming home in Friday folders. The unit assessment will be a Second Grade Community Store. We are calling this event Market Day. Students will earn money for doing their "job." I will be their "boss" and I will financially reward them for things such as completing assignments, being prepared, and showing they are ready to learn. They will spend next week making items for their store.  Market Day will be held on Friday in the church basement.Please help your child think of something they could sell to customers. You do not need to spend money on this project but you can if you would like. Some ideas include: artwork, bracelets, origami pieces, headbands, paper snowflakes, old books. 

Reminders/News:
-Book it Forms will be due soon! Make sure your child is reading every day and filling out the form!
-Read to Succeed forms to earn a ticket to Six Flags are due on Monday 2/23

Week 25

Phew, what a week! Our classroom afternoon time looked a little different this week, as we stepped away from our usual math routine and tried out math centers chosen to specifically meet the many different needs of each student in the class. We retook the math test from last week, and I saw great improvement for many of the kids! Please continue to support your children with their math homework at home. If you notice they are struggling with a certain concept, let me know, and I can send home extra practice, or change up math centers to meet their needs! Thanks for your help!

Practicing Telling Time to the Five Minute during math centers

Practicing our speed subtraction facts

Working on Adapted Mind during Math Centers

Jump Rope for Heart was a Blast! 

Valentine's Party Fun. Thank you to the parents who organized this!

Cards for the Women at Sparrow's Nest

Marshmallow Stacking 

Looking Ahead to Next Week:

Memory: The 6th Commandment- You shall not commit adultery. Mark 9:23 "Jesus said, 'Everything is possible for him who believes."
Spelling: Chunk -alk, -ea
Grammar/Phonics: Achievement Test Review (The test will be in March.)
Reading: Persuasive Techniques
Math: TEST Friday. We will be again working with saxon math, continuing with math centers everyday. Side B of the sheets will be homework as usual.
Social Studies: Chapter 7 and 8. Stay tuned for some super exciting information regarding this unit. I'm very excited:)
Writing: Some of the kids chose to take home their fractured fairytales for homework over the long weekend. The published book will be due on Wednesday!


Other News:
-Keep bringing in those box tops! This Friday will be the last day for the school wide contest. Thank you so much for everyone's help with the change war! Although, we didn't win, our class raised a TON of money for Pastor Sam in India. $477.72! Wow! Thanks for the support!

-Summer camp is coming up.  Please be sure to enroll your children by the beginning of March to ensure your spot.  There are enrollment packets in the office and on our Zion webpage.  If you have any questions please e-mailsummercamp@zionharvester.org.

-Feb 18 is Ash Wednesday, our chapel service will include the special imposition of ashes

-Grandparents Day is Friday, March 13th. We will have a half day of school. All grandparents or a VIP guest is welcome to come to school with their grandkids to celebrate. Stay tuned for more information! 

Week 24

This week we talked a lot about problems and solutions in different stories. Today we read a story called "Prudy's Problem and How She Solved It." We worked together to pick out Prudy's problem and brainstormed possible solutions to her huge problem. The kids all had some great ideas, I told them that some of their ideas were better than the author's!

Praying with our prayer groups

Problem and Solution Match Up

Problem and Solution Match Up

Math Centers were a huge hit! Problem Solving with tangrams

Math Centers- playing an addition game called "Sushi Monster"

Fierce Competition during a game of speed subtraction

Looking Ahead to Next Week:
Memory: 5th Commandment- You shall not murder. Isaiah 12:2 "Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid."
Spelling:chunk -ight
Grammar: Forming Past Tense Words, we will also be taking a mid year test that won't be graded, to help us see where the kids are at in their reading, phonics, and grammar skills
Reading: Sequencing Events, Chronological Order
Math: Test Friday
Science: Lesson 3 and 4 Test Wednesday, Open Note test on Thursday

• Our Valentine's Celebration will be on Friday, so bring Valentine's then.
• The kid's will have their jump rope for heart final jump next Friday during their PE time. 
• Beginning on Monday, there will be a classroom boxtop collection contest! The classroom with the most collected will receive a treat! The contest will run for the next 2 weeks. The check for the first half of the year from Box Tops collections was over $1300.  Those little scraps of cardboard add up fast!!  Bring in any boxtops you find to help raise money for our school and to help our classroom win the prize:)