We’re back to another full week of school! I can’t believe how quickly November flew by, and I know December will go even more quickly! A quick note about the weather: with the weather getting colder, I’m encouraging the students to come prepared with a heavy winter coat. A sweatshirt won’t be enough for recesses when it gets below freezing. They’re also welcome to bring hats and gloves; I recommend trying to write their last name on the tags and having the kids store them in their coat pockets.
Movie and Stuffed Animal Day:
The
2nd grade class has earned a movie and stuffed animal day! We’ll be watching The Super Mario Bros Movie
on Friday, December 5! Look for more
information on a dark green note going home on Monday!
Christian Studies:
This week in Christian Studies we’ll continue our walk through the Old
Testament. We’ll talk about Solomon and
how he turned from God, leading to some dire consequences for Israel. In the midst of that bad news, we’ll also
talk about the promise God gave Israel, as well as how He sent Jesus to redeem
us. We’ll then learn about Elijah and
how God spoke to Him in a surprising way.
Math:
This week we’ll start and finish a new module on money, this time talking about
dollar amounts. We’ll continue to count
coins and will use the amounts we’ve counted to solve other problems.
Language Arts:
This week’s phonics rule is the drop rule.
When we have a silent e at the end of a word (like when we have a Magic
E), before we add an ending that starts with a vowel, we’ll drop the e. We’ll practice this rule throughout the week,
as well as our new red word: through.
We’ll also do our first unit reading assessment. We’ll break it up into shorter pieces, and
the students will use reading strategies to answer questions about a text they
read independently. This assessment also
has a writing component to it, where the kids will write a paragraph about a
time they helped someone.
