10/10-10/11

Looking Ahead to Next Week:
Memory: He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours, but also for the sins of the whole world.                     

1 John 2:2

Spelling: ine/ice:

fine, mine, whine, line, vine, slice, mice, nice, dice, ice

Grammar: Review of Types of Sentences
Phonics: Long A sound Vowel teams
Reading: We will do our first whole class book of the year- Eerie Elementary!
Math: Test Friday
Science: How Can Earth Change Slowly?  We will also have a test over various vocabulary from what we've been learning the past two weeks: core, mantle, crust, globe, fresh water, and salt water. A study guide will go home on Monday and we will have the test on Wednesday.
Writing: Write to Inform about a pumpkin

Important News and Information:
-Next Friday marks the end of first quarter. Keep encouraging your kids to read so we can all reach our AR goals!
-Next Friday is also our field trip to the Art Museum and our class Harvest Party.
     -For our field trip, permission slips must be signed and returned to school. Please do so by Mon. 10/17. Have your child wear their red Zion t-shirt and regular uniform bottoms, and also bring a peanut free lunch that we will eat in our classroom when we return.
 
-Wed. Oct. 12th kicked off TJ's Pizza sales. Sale sheets are due at school by Thursday, Oct. 27th. Delivery will be on Thursday, Nov. 17th.
-We are still collecting super heroes for the Albritton Family!

We marched around our Jericho walls today, just like the Israelites did

Reading together

We did math centers this week where we practiced concepts we've recently learned such as fact families

and Pennies and Dimes

Working on Moby Max- our differentiated math program that our class uses

10/10-10/11

Looking Ahead to Next Week:
Memory: None
Spelling: High Frequency Words #1

over, new, sound, take, only, little, work, know, place, years, live, me, back, give, most, very, after, thing, our, just, name, good, sentence, man, think

These are words that second graders should be able to read and spell after first quarter. We  will test their spelling of these words on Tuesday.  We took a pre-pre-test on those words today. These are in your child's Friday folder if you would like to see what they need to practice. 

Phonics and Grammar: Review of long and short vowel sounds, commas in a date
Reading: Setting
Math: Review Centers
Science: What is Earth?
Writing: Writing Letters

Important News and Information:
-Our first field trip of the year is coming up on Friday, Oct. 21. We will be going to the St. Louis Art Museum. A permission slip was sent home in Friday folders. In order for the kids to be able to go on the field trip, this permission slip must be signed and returned by Monday, Oct. 17th. 
-Parent Teacher conference scheduled times were sent home in Friday folders. Please sign and return these to school as soon as possible.
-Also, in Friday folders is information about a service project we will be doing with our partner class, Mrs. Horn's PDO class. We will be collecting superheroes to donate to Friends of Kids with Cancer in memory of Drew Albritton. We will also make cards together later on this month to send along with the superheroes.
-We do not have school next Wednesday through Friday as the teachers will be in Grand Rapids for a conference.

We discovered that about 3/4 of the Earth is made up of water, and that most of that water is salt water. 

Playing verb charades

Practicing our vocabulary words for the week

Trash Crew

We had several kids decide to start a "Trash Crew." They spent several of their recesses picking up trash around the playground. What a great example of a servant heart! 

Cheering for the cross country runners on a great season

9/26-9/30

Tracing each other's feet to make a barefoot island, on which the kids designed their own map complete with a key and a compass rose

Feet tracing

We got to watch the 8th graders launch rockets they made

Rocket Launch

Our last landform project involved the kids designing landforms out of clay and paint, and then labeling them. 

Painting landforms

We played a game similar to hot potato to help us practice our consonant clusters

Looking Ahead to Next Week:
Memory: For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith, and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God, not by works, so that no one can boast. Ephesians 2:8-9
Spelling:  on/ong: on, onto, fond, con, apron, long, song, along, belong, strong
Phonics: consonant clusters with the letter s
Grammar: verbs
Reading: The setting of  a story
Math: doubles facts plus 1. We will most likely have a test on Friday, depending on how our schedule goes for the week. 
Social Studies: What is earth?
Writing: We will write with the purpose of persuading others to come to our lands that we made this past week

Important News and Information:
-Thank you for all of the milk jugs! We will be able to make our art project!
-2nd grade will sing this Saturday at 5pm. Please send your child upstairs to the balcony, about 10 minutes before the service so the kids can practice through their songs with Mrs. Crumrine. 
-The end of 1st quarter is coming up fast! Please encourage your kids to be reading so they can reach their AR goals!

9/19-9/22

Looking for polygons in our classroom

The kids found a lot of polygons!

We did a photography unit this week in art

The kids looked at different examples of photography, took their own pictures, and then explored their photos using several editing apps. Our last day of photography included having the kids create a pic collage using their favorite pictures

Acting out the story of the Exodus. Those Egyptians just couldn't get through the Red Sea. God delivered his people!

Looking at physical maps

Practicing our keyboarding skills

The kids were able to write on their desks to practice their spelling words. It was quite a big hit:) 

Looking Ahead to Next Week:
Memory: For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16
Spelling: ake/er:

rake, take, lake, make, shake, her, water, super, person, tower

Phonics: consonant clusters -r

Grammar: Pronouns

Reading:  We will continue to learn about Character Traits

Math: TEST Thursday

Social Studies/Science: We will be finishing up our landforms unit with two different projects.

Writing: Write to Inform

Important News and Information:
-We are still collecting plastic milk jugs for an upcoming art activity!
-2nd grade sings on Saturday  10/1 at 5pm! Please arrive 10 minutes early if possible. We meet upstairs near the balcony. 

9/12-9/16

This week, we learned about pictographs in math, we heard the story of forgiveness while reading and acting out the story of Joseph and his brothers, and we had a lot of fun creating our own communities out of various recycled materials. Thank you for all of the donations! The kids loved being able to work together in order to create and design their communities!

Reading Together

Presenting our stories about a Wild Thing

Planning our Social Studies Project

Presenting another entertaining story about Wild Things

Going on a Scavenger Hunt and Looking for Nouns

Rural Community

Rural Community

Rural Community

Suburban Community

Urban Community

Looking Ahead to Next Week
Memory: Third Article of the Apostle’s Creed

I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy Christian church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.

Spelling: old/ame: fold, hold, mold, sold, cold, flame, came, fame, same, name

Phonics: Long and Short U
Grammar: Proper Nouns
Reading: Character Traits
Math: Test Wednesday
Social Studies/Science: What is a Landform? What is Geography?
Writing: Write to inform

Important News and Information:
-No School next Friday 9/23, teachers will be at a conference in St. Louis
-Thank you so much for all of the donations of boxes! We are now in need of milk jugs for an art project. If you have any, send them our way:)
-2nd grade will sing at the 5pm Saturday night service on 10/1
-Trunk or Treat at Zion is Fri. Oct. 7th
-The Bobcat Shuffle is scheduled for Sat. Oct. 22nd.

9/6-9/9

After interviewing a friend and writing about it, the kids presented their friend to both 2nd grade classes

Working on their write to entertain story about wild things

Brain Break

Illustrating their wild things for their write to entertain stories

Looking Ahead to Next Week:
Memory: Second Article (part two)

… He descended into hell. The third day He rose again from the dead. He ascended into heaven and sits at the right hand of God, the Father Almighty. From thence He will come to judge the living and the dead.

Spelling: ate/ish: ate, rate, fate, late, date, fish, dish, wish, finish, swish
Phonics: Long and Short I
Grammar: Nouns
Reading: Characters
Math: Test on Tuesday
Social Studies: We will be finishing up our communities unit with a project where the kids will design their own communities in small groups
Writing: Write to Persuade


Important News and Information:
-Please encourage your child to be reading their AR books!

-We are looking for recycled materials for upcoming projects in our classroom! We will be designing communities next week and need as many boxes as possible! Any cereal boxes, kleenex boxes, shoe boxes, etc., we would love to have! We are also looking for plastic milk jugs for an upcoming art project. 
Thank you!!!

-Spirit Day is next Fri. 9/16. Kids are welcome to wear their red Zion tshirts, an LHS shirt, or a VBS shirt, along with regular uniform bottoms.
-2nd Grade will sing at the 5pm Saturday night service at Zion on Oct. 1st. 
-Trunk or Treat is Oct. 7th
-Bobcat Shuffle information went home on Friday. This is a great event with some exercise, some good food, and a whole lot of fun!