Week 25

We're back for another full week of school!  We have some great learning to do this week!

CHAPEL!
2^nd grade is leading chapel this week!  We’ll be spending some time practicing for chapel Monday and Tuesday in the worship area!

We’ll be sharing the chapel message on Wednesday, February 26.  Chapel starts right after announcements (at about 8:35).  We hope to see you there!

Christian Studies:
This week in Christian Studies we’ll be learning about a couple of Jesus’ miracles.  While we discuss these miracles, we’ll also be discussing how they show that Jesus is God.  We’ll also discuss how they show Jesus’ compassion to those around Him.

Math:
This week in math we’ll finish up our module on fluently adding and subtracting.  We’ll add 3 two-digit numbers, then we’ll add 4 two-digit numbers.  We’ll be focusing on using strategies and properties to help us to do this quickly and fluently.

Language Arts:
This week we’ll jump back into our phonics work with Bossy R-or.  We’ll brainstorm words that are spelled with a Boss R-or combination, and we’ll practice spelling words with this concept.  We’ll also have some new red words to work on, and some to review.

Science:
This week in science we’ll be looking at the results of our experiment we set up last week—we’ll be comparing the radish seeds that were only given light to those only given water to those given both.  We’ll use this data to make a claim about the effects of light and water on plant growth.  We’ll also discuss pollination and what makes an animal a good pollinator.  This will lead us into designing and building our own pollinators.

Week 24

We’re back after a few days off.  I hope everyone got some good rest and spent the time enjoying the snow!

CHAPEL!
2^nd grade is leading chapel next Wednesday (February 26), so we’ll be spending lots of time preparing for that!  We hope you can join us!

Christian Studies:
This week we’re jumping into Jesus’ ministry, focusing on His love and compassion for individual people.  First, we’ll discuss Mary and Martha.  We’ll realize that we oftentimes relate to Martha, and we’ll discuss ways we can strive to be more like Mary (WITHOUT shirking all of our chores!) and keep our eyes on Jesus.  We’ll then discuss Zaccheus and talk about Jesus’ love for him.

Math:
This week in math we’ll start our new module on building addition and subtraction fluency.  We’ll start off by rewriting addition and subtraction problems, practicing lining up the tens and the ones and laying the equation out correctly.  Then we’ll relate addition to subtraction, and we’ll use strategies to add 3 two-digit numbers.

Science:
Since we’ve discussed some factors in a habitat that impacts the growth of plants and their reproduction, we’ll start an investigation on water and light and how radish seeds do with light and water, with light but no water, and with water but no light.  We’ll record our findings.

Social Studies:
We’ll start our new unit on Communities and Resources.  We’ll get a preview of what we’ll be learning by predicting whether some phrases are true or false.  We’ll find the answers as we read throughout our magazine.  Then we’ll discuss natural resources and where we get them.  Then we’ll discuss how we use our resources and ways we can take care of our resources.

 

Week 22

We have a fairly normal week this week, and we’re all looking forward to settling back in to our normal routine!

Next Week:
We have a very short week next week.  Monday and Tuesday are full days of school, and we have a half day on Wednesday (February 12), with dismissal at 11:15 AM.  No school next Thursday and Friday for LEST (February 13-14), or the following Monday for Presidents’ Day (February 1 7).

Christian Studies:
This week in Christian Studies we’re delving in to the start of Jesus’ ministry.  We’ll discuss Jesus calling His 12 disciples, and we’ll talk about how we can be Jesus’ disciples.  We’ll also talk about Jesus healing a man at the pool.

Math:
We’ll finish off our module on adding and subtracting 2-digit numbers.  We’ll have lots of extra practice with our adding and subtracting steps, but I’ll put them below, in case they need to revisit them at home:

Addition:
1. Add the ones.
2. Regroup, if needed (10 or more)
3. Add the tens

Subtraction:
1. Look at the ones.
2. Regroup, if needed (if top number is less than the bottom number)
3. Subtract the ones.
4. Subtract the tens.

Language Arts:
This week’s phonics concept is another Bossy R combination: ar.  We’ll practice words with “ar” and will review prior red words.

Science:
We’ll be learning about plant parts, and we’ll discuss the importance of animals in the pollination process.