Thursday 31 August 2017

Friday News 9/1

Tonight is our Elementary Open House! I am looking forward to meeting many of you and answering any questions you may have! Here is the schedule for tonight:

6:00-6:20: Introductions in the Cafeteria
6:25-6:40: First Session in Classrooms
6:45-7:00: Second Session in Classrooms


Here's a look at our week:

Reading: This week we started building our independent reading stamina. We practiced reading to ourselves and made it to 15 minutes of uninterrupted reading! Next week we will continue to work towards our goal of 20 minutes.

Writing: We learned how to take a big idea and break it into smaller ideas for writing. We came up with lots of ideas and we are excited to start writing about them next week!

Math: In Math we reviewed our addition strategies. We also practiced our math centers.















Bible: This week we learned that God created the whole world in seven days. We also learned about Adam and Eve and how they disobeyed God.

Important Information:

1. Spelling Words: must, puppy, under, contest, will, little, print, lost, block, this, spell, ever

2. Bible Memory Verse: He doesn't change his mind. He speaks, and then he acts. He makes a promise, and then he keeps it. Numbers 23:19


3. There will be NO SCHOOL this Monday. Enjoy the long weekend!

4. Our 1st and 2nd Grade Field Trip to Toguchi Beach will be on Friday, September 29th. More information will be coming soon!

Have a great weekend! :)

Thursday 24 August 2017

Welcome to 2nd Grade!!

Welcome to our 2.1 class! We had a great week of getting to know each other and learning about the rules of our classroom. We are excited to learn and grow together this year!


This week we learned about our four classroom rules:

1. We are KIND
2. We are RESPECTFUL
3. We are HARD WORKERS
4. We are SELF-CONTROLLED

We also learned how to work in partners and how to work together in a group. We practiced through several different games and activities.


















Important Information:

1. Spelling Words: Each week we will have a list of spelling words that we will focus on. Our spelling tests will take place on Fridays. Next week's words are:

ask, best, went, past, stamp, clap, next, ten, sent, band, funny, sister

2. Bible Memory Verse: Every week we will have a Memory Verse that goes along with our Bible lessons. We will work on it together in class, but please also have your child practice at home. On Fridays I will ask each student to recite the verse to me as a part of their Bible grade. Next week's verse is:

The earth belongs to the Lord. And so does everything in it. Psalm 24:1

3. Our school Open House will be next Friday, September 1st. This is a chance for you to meet me, hear about our class, and ask any questions you might have. I hope to see you there!

Have a wonderful weekend!