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Monday, October 21, 2024

Week 9

We're back after a 5 day weekend, and the weather finally seems to be changing.  I'll be encouraging the 2nd graders to be cognizant of the weather and to come dressed accordingly.

Extra Credit:
The students had an opportunity for some math and reading extra credit.  The extra credit is due by Tuesday, October 22, if they chose to do any of it.

Christian Studies:
This week in Christian Studies we’ll be learning about how the Israelites, despite having just seen God’s power on Mount Sinai, made a golden idol to worship.  We’ll learn about God’s forgiveness and we’ll discuss things that we sometimes put before God.  We’ll also learn about God’s instructions to the Israelites for building the tabernacle.

Math:
This week in math we’ll be representing three-digit numbers, we’ll break them up into hundreds, tens, and ones, and we’ll use the place value to write three-digit numbers in expanded form.  We’ll finish off the week with a practice test and a test on this concept.

Language Arts:
Our phonics instruction this week will be a review of previous concepts: three-consonant blends, schwa, and the Bossy R combinations that say /er/: er, ir, and ur.

In reading, we’ll dive into some poetry and will read and discuss a few different poems.  We’ll look at the patterns and structures in the poetry and will learn that poetry doesn’t follow one particular pattern.

Science:
We’ll be finishing off our science unit this week and next.  We’ve already made a model with some patterns of land and water; this week, the students will be creating a legend and then mapping their model.  They’ll create their map and swap with a partner to have them check their map.


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About Mrs. Picker

Mrs. Rebekah Picker grew up just across the river in Hermiston, Oregon. She graduated Summa Cum Laude from Concordia University in Portland, Oregon in 2010 with a degree in Early Childhood/Elementary Education with a minor in Professional Church Work. In May of 2014, Rebekah received her Master of Education degree from Heritage University. She started at Bethlehem in 2010. Rebekah is married to David, who works as a sales manager in the Tri-Cities area. She also has two daughters and a son. Fun fact: Rebekah is a mirror-image twin, meaning that she is right-handed and her identical twin is left-handed.