Week 13

Parent/teacher conferences are this week and I’m looking forward to meeting with each of you!  If you haven’t signed up yet, please do so at the following link:  https://calendly.com/pickerbls/2024-2nd-grade-conferences-clone

Report Cards:
Report cards will be sent home on Friday with your student.  This is the first day of conferences.  If you don’t have time to review the report card before our conference (especially those who have conferences on Friday), I’ll have a copy at the conference.

Free Dress Day:
2^nd grade has a free dress day on Thursday, November 20!  Please review page 31 of the handbook for the free dress guidelines and let me know if you have any questions!

Christian Studies:
This week we’ll be moving along in the Old Testament.  We’ll start the week talking about Saul’s jealousy of David and the times David had opportunities to kill Saul.  We’ll discuss how David obeyed God by sparing Saul’s life.  We’ll also learn that David was a sinful man.  We’ll talk (very briefly) about David and Bathsheba, focusing on David’s repentance and God’s forgiveness.

Math:
This week in math we’ll finish our module on counting money.  We’ll practice counting coin combinations.  Then we’ll make the same amount of money with different coins.  We’ll do a practice test and review counting money, and we’ll take our test on Thursday.

Language Arts:
This week’s phonics lesson is the first of what we call the “Three Great Rules.”  We’ll be talking about the doubling rule.  When we have a one-syllable word with a short vowel sound, we need to double the last consonant before adding the ending (like “ing” and “ed”).

Week 12

We have a different kind of week ahead of us, with a day off in the middle of the week, so it'll feel a little weird.

No School Tuesday!
Please remember that there's no school on Tuesday for Veterans' Day!

Early Dismissal on Friday!
Friday is an early dismissal day, with kids leaving at 11:15, for a professional day for teachers.

Veterans' Day Assembly:
We are having a Veterans' Day assembly on Monday, November 10 at 2:20 to honor veterans.  You're welcome to join us!

Christian Studies:
This week in Christian Studies we'll learn about Eli's death and the ark of the covenant being stolen.  We'll discuss how we should come to Jesus with humility and grace, rather than manipulating or demanding.  We'll also learn about the dynamic between David, Jonathan, and Saul.  We'll talk about God's plan and how David tried to be faithful to God's plan.

Math:
This week in math we'll start our module on counting coins.  We'll start with relating tens and ones to dimes and pennies.  Then we'll identify and find the value of coins.  After that, we'll compare the value of coin combinations.  Note:  If your child needs extra practice counting coins, that's a great way to use their 5 minutes of flash cards these next couple of weeks!

Language Arts:
This week's phonics concept is the vowel team "igh."  We'll practice words with that vowel team, as well as our two new red words: "great" and "though."

We'll also finish our deep dive into our realistic fiction text called You Can't Climb a Cactus.  We'll close read the text, then focus on making and confirming predictions.

Week 11

Our clocks have been turned back, and hopefully that means this weekend was full of rest and rejuvenation!

Christian Studies:
This week in Christian Studies we’ll learn about Othniel, who was the first judge of Israel.  God used him to deliver the Israelites out of Mesopotamian control with God’s power.  We’ll talk about how God delivers us from our enemies.  We’ll also learn about Ruth and discuss God’s faithfulness.  Not only did God provide for Ruth, but through doing so, He also continued to fulfill His plan for a Savior, as Jesus came through Ruth’s lineage.

Math:
This week in math we’ll continue solidifying our mastery of place value.  This week we’ll add and subtract 10 or 100.  We’ll also identify and extend number patterns.  We’ll also compare three-digit numbers, using both words and symbols.

Social Studies:
We’ll continue looking at communities, identifying different types of communities and how living in a community helps people.

Language Arts:
This week’s phonics concept is another set of diphthongs: ou and ow.  We’ll discuss the rules for when to use each spelling, and we’ll practice some words and sentences using those words.

In reading, we’ll be looking at another realistic fiction text.  This text focuses on comparing different places, with some real information embedded in the text.