2/22-2/26

This week, we learned about what elements make a fairytale story special. We read several different fairytale stories, and the kids wrote to retell about each one. I saw a lot of improvement as the week went on! We also painted fairytale castles for art. We spent time this week getting ready for Market Day, which turned out to be very successful! The kids had a lot of fun selling their goods, and shopping for goods of their own.
Below, you can watch their commercials that advertised their Market Day business.

Clue and Face Painting

Facepainting

Glow in the Dark Playdough and Easter Eggs

Headbands, light saber pencils, and cross crystals

Tattoos and Hair Extensions

Light Sabers and Portraits

Garage Sale and Art

Crafts, Purses, Bobcat Spirit Buttons

Garage Sale

Art

Mr. Debrick even stopped by!

Looking Ahead to Next Week:
Memory: The Eight Commandment: You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.

Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth.      1 John 3:18

Spelling: ock/out: clock, blocked, dock, shock, stock, knock, about, shout, scouting, sprouted

Grammar: Quotation Marks

Reading: Cinderella Stories

Math: We will be learning about two digit subtraction, We will begin to have timed subtraction tests that build up each week until we reach 100 subtraction math facts. We will begin with a 60 question fact test on Friday. The kids will have 4 minutes to complete it. A written test and a regular 25 fact subtraction test will also be given Friday. If anything changes in that schedule, I will let you know!

Science: Magnets, We will have a test on Friday and a study guide will go home on Monday

Writing: Narratives (Tooth Stories), and Opinion Writing (Proving why one version of Cinderella is the best version)

Important News and Information:

-2nd grade sings at the Saturday night (5pm) service at Zion next Saturday 3/5

-The end of 3rd quarter is only TWO weeks away! I've been encouraging kids to keep reading to meet their AR goals.

-Grandparents Day is Fri. March 11th. We will dismiss at noon. Please make sure to return your dismissal forms by next Fri. 3/4
-Thank you for bringing in so many box tops! Our class won the prize!!! What a great way to serve our school!

2/16-2/19

We had a good week this week! In honor of Black History Month, we spent some time learning about various African American leaders who helped shape our country- including Rosa Parks, Harriet Tubman, Martin Luther King Jr. Ruby Bridges, and George Washington Carver. We also had fun with math centers this week, which allowed me to reteach small groups concepts that the kids may have been struggling with. We also began practicing for our 100 facts test by testing ourselves everyday. Our class goal is for everyone to finish their facts in under 5 minutes for next Thursday's test!

Working on Telling Time during Math Centers

Working on Telling Time During Math Centers

Jump Rope for Heart

Jump Rope for Heart

Jump Rope for Heart

Looking Ahead to Next Week:
Memory: The Seventh Commandment: You shall not steal.  
“Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me.”    Luke 18:38
Spelling: Same chunks as last week, but a different word list:)
 ow/ou:

how, now, plowed, town, brown, owl, scowl, could, would, should

Grammar/Phonics: Prefixes, Suffixes, and Root Words
Reading: Fairytales
Math: 100 Fact Test Thursday, Written Test and 25 subtraction facts Test Friday
Social Studies: Ch. 8 How to Be a Good Shopper, Market Day on Friday! See below for more information.
Writing: Retelling Fairytales, Narratives

Important News and Information:
-Zion Sausage Supper is this Sunday. Stop by for a delicious supper and help raise money for Zion Church, all at the same time.
-Market Day will take place next Friday (2/26). A flyer was sent home on Wednesday. This is a very fun day for the kids, and also very educational as the kids will be producing a product to sell, trying to earn money, creating commercials for their business, and buying goods. Be sure to send to school anything they may need for their store on Friday.
-Grandparents Day is Friday, March 11. You will find informational flyers in your child's Friday folders.  School will dismiss at noon that day. Please return dismissal permission forms by Fri. March 4th. 
-Remember to fill out the church attendance forms on the front of your child's homework folder. If nothing is marked, I record that no church or Sunday School was attended. Also, I had forgotten to fill out the weekly behavioral reports for several weeks, but I am back into it. Please look for these in your child's homework folder on Fridays, sign, and return them on Monday. Thank you!
-Mark your calendars for March 5th- 2nd graders will be singing at the Saturday night service at 5pm.
-Box Top Contest is going on right now! Bring in any box tops you have in a bag and label them with my name. The contest has been extended through next Friday. The class with the most box tops will earn a prize!
-Read to Succeed forms for a FREE ticket to Six Flags is due Feb. 26th!

2/8-2/11

This week in 2nd grade, despite many sicknesses, we managed to learn a lot! We celebrated Chinese New Year, built ramps as part of a STEM project, had guided writing to revise a paragraph from our President's day writing, and celebrated Valentine's Day with a class party.

Cleaning our Desks for Chinese New Year: Out with the Old, In with the New

Some go really into it:)

Painting dragons for Chinese New Year

STEM Project: Ramps

The goal was to see which team could design a ramp that would launch a marble the furthest

Lots of creative ramps were designed

Valentine's Day Party Fun

The kids had a blast! 

Looking Ahead to Next Week:
Memory: The Sixth Commandment- You shall not commit adultery.

Jesus said, “Everything is possible for him who believes.”   Mark 9:23

Spelling: ou/ow:

sound, round, ground, around, surround, know, glowing, throw, showing, mowed,

Grammar: simple and compound sentences, conjunctions, quotations marks
Reading: Answering Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How of a text
Math: Math Centers reviewing concepts we've been learning about- measuring, fractions, double digit addition, temperature on a thermometer, etc.
Social Studies: Community Workers
Writing: We will have guided writing again during literacy centers. We will also begin working on narrative writing.

Important News and Information:
-No School Friday 2/12 or Monday 2/15
-Spirit Day Friday 2/ 19
-Zion Sausage Supper is on Sunday Feb. 21st.
-The Lenten Season has officially begun. Lenten services are at 3:30 and 7pm every Wednesday until Easter. There is a soup supper between services.
-Scholastic Book Orders are due Friday Feb. 19th
-Read to Succeed for a Free ticket to Six Flags is due Feb. 26th.

This week we learned about George Washington and Abraham Lincoln through various short readings.  We practiced finding the evidence in a text to answer comprehension questions. We also learned about different coins, and which president is on which coin. The kids also wrote some really great papers about what they would do if they were president. Spoiler Alert: Some kids said they would eat three desserts for every meal, get rid of bedtimes for kids across the country, and eat pizza every day. I think they could win some votes:)

A motion mission: why does a top eventually stop spinning?? Friction! 

A hard force makes the pinwheel move faster than a slow force

Marbles being pushed and pulled

Blowing Bubbles using various forces

Toy Cars being pushed and pulled

Looking Ahead to Next Week: 
Memory: The Fifth Commandment: You shall not murder.

Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid.  Isaiah 12:2

Spelling: an/00:

thankful, bank, tank, shrank, cookie, wood, cocoon, proof, gloomy, balloon

Grammar: Contractions Review, Dictionary Skills

Reading: We will continue reading about presidents. We will also learn about and celebrate Chinese New Year on Monday

Math: We will have our 25 subtraction facts test and our written test on Tuesday. The 100 addition fact test will be on Wednesday. 

Science: We will begin to learn about Simple Machines. We will have our science test on Wednesday. This test covers lessons 1-3 in our science books, so it will be a slightly longer test than we've had so far. A study guide will be sent home on Monday. 

Writing: Opinion Writing

Important News and Information:
-We will have a four day weekend next weekend. No School Friday 2/13 and Monday 2/15
-We will have our Valentine's Day Party next Thursday 2/12. We will be decorating our valentine's bags in class, so there is nothing to prepare or do at home for that. If your child would like to bring Valentines to share with the class, they are welcome to bring them on Thursday to be passed out during our party. If you bring Valentines, make sure that you bring one for each student in our class. A class list was sent home in today's Friday folder. Our school does not allow candy to be given to other students, although there's no rule about giving some to teachers:)  
-Reminder that the Six Flags Read to Succeed Form is due by Feb. 26th. 
-Next Wednesday is Ash Wednesday. We will have a very special chapel service where we will receive the imposition of ashes. Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent. Please consider attending Lenten services at Zion every Wednesday until Easter. Services are at 3:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. There's a free meal in between services too:)