Week 14

I hope everyone had a wonderful, restful Thanksgiving!  We’re back to a normal routine, with a full week of school, and we’ll be diving into more Christmas service practice!

Math:
In math this week, we’ll be finishing up our module on three-digit numbers.  We’ve already counted by 1s, 5s, and 10s within 1,000, added and subtracted 10 and 100, and identifying and extending patterns.  This week we’ll be comparing three-digit numbers, using words and symbols.  We’ll do a practice test to review, and we’ll take our module test on Thursday.  On Friday, we’ll start our module on counting coins.

Language Arts:
We’ll be learning an important rule in English this week called the doubling rule.  You double the final consonant in a stressed syllable with a short vowel and one final consonant before adding a suffix that begins with a vowel (i.e., sadder, beginning).  If the suffix begins with a consonant, do not double the final consonant, and do not double the letter “x.”

Christian Studies:
This week in Christian Studies we’ll learn about how God uses leaders, despite their sinfulness.  We’ll briefly discuss David and Bathsheba, and then we learn about Solomon and his prayer for wisdom.

Reading:
In reading this week we’ll read a new story called The House on Maple Street.  This story has a unique structure, so we’ll discuss the story structure, the setting in the story, and the author’s purpose.

Social Studies:
We’ll start our unit on North America.  We’ll start off by making predictions about whether some statements are true or false.  Then we’ll learn about the countries in North America.  We’ll talk about bodies of water and landforms in North America, and then we’ll talk about how to use a landform map.

Week 12

We have a few half days coming up, so please take note of the schedule below:

·        Friday, November 17:  Early dismissal at 11:15 AM

·        Monday, November 20:  Early dismissal at 11:15 AM

·        Tuesday, November 21:  Early dismissal at 11:15 AM

·        Wednesday, November 22-Friday, November 24:  No school (Thanksgiving break)

 

Operation Christmas Child:

We’ll be packing our OCC boxes on Tuesday, November 14 with our buddies!

 

Fall Fest Movie and Food Party!
Our Fall Fest movie and food party will be on Tuesday, November 14!  The kids have chosen to watch “Minions: The Rise of Gru.”

 

Christian Studies:
This week in Christian Studies we’ll learn about the death of Eli the priest and what happened with the Ark of the Covenant after that.  We’ll talk about how God listens to our prayers and how He takes care of us, even when we aren’t faithful to Him.  We’ll also talk about King David (before he was king), Jonathan, and Saul.  We’ll then write a draft email to a friend, inviting them to church.

 

Math:
This week in math we’ll be finishing up our unit on place value, showing three-digit numbers in different ways (as hundreds, tens, and ones; in words; in pictures; written out).  Then we’ll begin our next module on using place value to count, look at number patterns, and add and subtract.

 

Language Arts:
This week in language arts we’ll be exploring using the vowel team “igh” for the long i sound.  We’ll brainstorm words that have that spelling in them, we’ll practice the sounds we’ve learned so far, and we’ll write words and sentences using the red words and concept words.

 

In reading we’ll continue reading our book Friends Around the World and we’ll look at pictures, captions, and other text features to help us understand the text.  We’ll also discuss things that are the same and things that are different between the different characters’ cultures.

 

Social Studies:

This week in Social Studies we’ll finish up our unit on locations.  We’ll do a vocabulary review, and then we’ll take our test using our magazines as a reference. 

Week 11

We have a short week ahead of us, but it's full!

Conference Sign Ups:

Check your email and Seesaw for the link to sign up for conferences.  Let me know if the times listed don't work for you and we can come up with another time!

Christian Studies:
This week we'll be learning about Othniel and how God continued to deliver His people, despite their disobedience and wickedness.  We'll also be learning about Ruth and God's faithfulness to her (and the connection she has to Jesus).

Math:
This week in math we'll be writing and reading number names.  We'll also be practicing different ways to write numbers and different ways to show numbers.  We'll be putting it all together to show, write, and read numbers in different ways.

Language Arts:
This week we'll be reviewing the spelling concepts we've been learning throughout the year.  This includes three-consonant blends, schwa, Bossy R (er, ir, ur), and the diphthongs we've learned (oi/oy, and ou/ow).  We'll be practicing the same 5 red words throughout the week, which will be the ones on the test on Thursday, and all of the words on the practice test will be on the test on Thursday.

Social Studies:
In Social Studies this week we'll continue our unit on location, discussing characteristics of urban, suburban, and rural communities.  We'll also talk about how to find locations on maps and globes.

STAR Tests:
We'll be taking the STAR test again this week, which will give the second graders their new AR levels (which will begin after Thanksgiving break).  I'll be reminding the kids to slow down, take breaks when needed, and do their best work so they can show the growth they've had in reading this year!