Happy Thanksgiving!

We had a great, short week celebrating Thanksgiving!

Thank you to all the parents who sent or brought in pie today. We really enjoyed eating all of the wonderful variety of pies! :)

Important Information:

1. Spelling Words: rejoice, good-bye, point, cool, room, stood, toy, noise, football, enjoy, join, shook, coin, too, they, alike

2. Bible Memory Verse: "Love your enemies. Pray for those who hurt you." Matthew 5:44

3. Our Elementary Christmas Program will be on Friday, December 2nd. Please make sure to sign and return the permission slip as soon as possible so your student will be able to come to the Hall Practice with us. On Friday each student needs to bring a cold home lunch that we can eat in our classroom.  School will be dismissed at 12:30 that day and students will need to be back at the hall by 6:30. If you have any questions, please let me know.

Have a wonderful long weekend! :)

Here's a look at our week:

Reading: This week we finished learning about Making Connections while reading. We practiced with several Thanksgiving themed books!

Writing: We continued working on our fiction writing and talking about Adjectives. On Friday we finished our discussion of Adjectives with an activity where we described popcorn using our five senses.

 

Math: This week we practiced our two-digit subtraction. We did a subtraction sort to learn about different kinds of subtraction problems. We also learned how to use addition to check our subtraction problems.

Bible: In Bible we started learning about Prayer. We looked through the Bible to learn what prayer is and how we should pray. Then we looked at The Lord's Prayer which is an example Jesus gave to us of how to pray. We learned that we should praise God for who He is and pray about our needs.

Important Information:

1. We will have our Spelling Test and Bible Memory Test on Monday.

2. Next Tuesday is Harvest Day and Pie Day! Throughout the day we will be traveling to the different 1st and 2nd grade classrooms and learning about Thanksgiving. If you would like to come and help us, please send me an email. Here is the schedule for the day:

9:05-9:30 - Session 1
9:35-10:00 - Session 2
10:00-10:15 - Morning Recess
10:15-10:45 - Story Time in Classroom
10:45-11:45 - Lunch and Lunch Recess
11:50-12:15 - Session 3
12:20-12:45 - Session 4
12:45-1:45 - Classroom Time
1:45-2:15 - Chapel
2:20-2:50 - PIE DAY!

3. There will be NO SCHOOL next Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday for Thanksgiving Holiday.

4. Our Christmas Program will be on Friday, December 2nd at 7:00 pm. We will be going to the Hall to practice on Thursday and Friday morning. Permission slips were sent home on Friday with each student. Please sign and return those as soon as possible.  DVD Order Forms for the Christmas Program were also sent home. If you would like to order a copy please fill out the form and return it with the money.

On December 2nd, the school day will end at 12:30. We are asking that each student bring a cold home lunch that day as we will be coming back from the hall and eating lunch in our classroom.

Important Dates:
11/22 - Harvest Day and Pie Day
11/23-11/25 - Thanksgiving Holiday - No School
12/2 - Christmas Program and 12:30 dismissal
12/16 - 12:30 Dismissal
12/17-1/3 - Christmas Break - No School

Have a wonderful weekend!

Here's a look at our week:

Reading: This week we continued making connections while reading. We looked for Text-to-Self Connections and also Text-to-World Connections.

Phonics: This week we focused on the long u sound. We also learned about homophones, which are words that sound the same but are spelled differently and have different meaning.

Writing: We continued working on our fiction stories and published our second story!

Math: This week we worked hard on our subtraction with borrowing. We learned three rhymes to help us know what to do when we see a subtraction problem.

More on top? No need to stop!

More on the floor? Go next door and get 10 more!

Number's the same? Zero's the game!

Bible: This week we learned about how Jesus picked His disciples. He wanted them to start being "fishers of people" which means that He wanted them to find people who didn't know about God and tell them about what Jesus did for them. We also learned about how God doesn't want us to worry about things in our life, but trust that He will take care of us.

Important Information:

1. Spelling Words: This week we will review some of the words we have already learned. Here are the words for the week:

neighbor, weigh, eight, enough, please, breeze, peace, grown, coat, know, been, December, true, blew, hundred

2. Bible Memory Verse: Give thanks to the Lord, because He is good. His faithful love continues forever. 1 Chronicles 16:34

3. WALKATHON is tomorrow! Registration will start at 8:00 am in the cafeteria and the race will start at 9:00 am.

4. We will be having our 1st and 2nd grade Harvest Day on Tuesday, November 22. Information about the day and the schedule was sent home today. If you are able to come and help out please let me know!

Upcoming Dates:

11/12: Walkathon

11/14: OCSI Holiday - No School

11/22: 1st and 2nd Grade Harvest Day and Pie Day

11/23-11/25: Thanksgiving Holiday - No School

12/2: Christmas Program and 12:30 Dismissal

Have a great weekend!

This week we welcomed a new student to our classroom: Mika! All of the students were so excited to meet her!

Thank you to everyone who came to Parent/Teacher Conferences on Thursday. It was great to see all of you and get to share what your child has learned so far in 2nd grade!

Here's a look at our week:

Reading: This week we began learning about making connections while reading. We focused on making Text-To-Self connections. We read several books together and listened for ways that the stories made us think of our own lives. This week we also started our Reading Groups. We read The Mixed-Up Chameleon and worked on our comprehension and vocabulary.

Writing: We started learning about Adjectives and how they help our reader better visualize our story. We learned that adjectives answer the questions What color?, How many?, and What size?

Math: In Math we began working with subtraction. We learned how to borrow from the tens in order to subtract.

Bible: This week we learned about the Baptism of Jesus and how God showed that Jesus was His Son. Then we learned about Satan coming to tempt Jesus in the desert. We learned that Jesus was able to say "no" to the things that He knew were wrong. Then we talked about what we can do when we are tempted to do something that we know is wrong: Run, Pray, Remember the Bible, and Ask for Help.

Important Information:
1. Spelling Words: new, due, cute, blue, use, knew, unit, true, blew, flute, music, few, been, December

2. Bible Memory Verse: "Come. Follow me," Jesus said. "I will make you fishers of people." Matthew 4:19

3. Our Scholastic Book Order will close this coming Friday. If you would like to order you can do so online or send in the order form and US dollars with your student.

4. Walkathon is this coming Saturday! Registration will start at 8:00 in the cafeteria and the race will start at 9:00. If you have any questions please let me know or contact the office.

Upcoming Events:
11/12 - Walkathon
11:14 - School Holiday!
11/19 - PTF Holiday Market in the Gym
11/22 - 1st and 2nd Grade Harvest Day and Pie Day
11/23-11/25 - Thanksgiving Holiday - No School
12/2 - Elementary Christmas Program and Early Dismissal for students

Have a great weekend!

Parent/Teacher Conferences Tomorrow

Parent/Teacher Conference Schedule

2.1 Miss Guiles

8:30-8:45 - Hannah Rubero

9:00-9:15 - Hirohisa Fukuda

9:15-9:30 - Sawa Higashionna

9:30-9:45 - Kiana Kelly

9:45-10:00 - Kai Kobayashi

10:15-10:30 - Ryan Lynn

10:30-10:45 - Mirai Kuba

10:45-11:00 - Ibuki Murai

11:00-11:15 - Ksenya Wilson

11:30-11:45 - Hime Sakane

11:45-12:00 - Trinity Tucker

12:00-1:00 - Lunch Break

1:00-1:15 - Dorothea Wiberg

1:15-1:30 - Seojeong Yoon

1:30-1:45 - Kensei Novak

Here's a look at our week:

Reading: This week we focused on making predictions while reading. We read several stories and stopped to make guesses about what would happen next using the clues in the story. We ended the week by reading The Tawny, Scrawny Lion and making predictions on our own.

Writing: In Writing we worked on our Fiction stories. We learned how to take our pre-writing and turn it into our first draft. Then we peer reflected, edited, and started our final copy.

Social Studies: For Social Studies we split into partners to learn about Peru, Brazil, Venezuela, and Ecuador. We used library books to find out about what they eat, how they live, what language they speak, and some interesting places.

Math: This week we finished learning about two-digit addition and took our Chapter 3 Test. On Friday we started learning about two-digit subtraction.

Bible: In Bible we finished learning about the Christmas story. We learned about the shepherds and the wise men coming to visit Jesus. We learned that Jesus is King! We also finished our Nativity Books to tell about the Christmas story.

Important Information:
1. Spelling Words: hold, those, hope, know, coat, spoke, over, grown, froze, older, obey, goal, hundred, high

2. Bible Memory Verse: And a voice came from heaven, "You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased." Mark 1:11

3. We have a new Scholastic Book Order! If you would like to order you can do so online at  http://world-schools.scholastic.co.uk/okinawa-christian-school-intl or by sending in your order form and US Dollars to me. The last day to order will Friday, November 11th.

4. Our PTF is hosting a Holiday Market on Saturday, November 19th. They want to decorate the gym with posters made by our students! Each student received a poster and information sheet today. If your student would like to create a Christmas poster, they can do so and return it to me by next Friday. You can also bring it to the PTF table next Thursday during Parent/Teacher Conferences. Each person that submits a poster will receive one raffle ticket for the Holiday Market. The best poster in each class will receive a free hot chocolate at the Holiday Market!

Upcoming Events:

11/3 - Parent/Teacher Conference - No School for students
11/12 - Walkathon
11/14 - School Holiday - No School
11/19 - Holiday Market in the gym
11/22 - 1st and 2nd Grade Harvest Day
11/23-11/25 - Thanksgiving Holiday - No School
12/2 - Christmas Program and 12:30 dismissal

Have a wonderful weekend!

Here's a peek at our week:

Reading: This week we learned about Story Elements or the pieces of a story. We learned that each story has a character, setting, problem, solution, and key events. Just like a puzzle, a story needs each of these pieces in order for us to see the whole picture.

Writing: This week we began writing our first fiction story! We spent our writing time planning for our story. On Monday we focused on choosing our character and setting. On Tuesday we started working on our problem and solution. Then on Wednesday we worked on our beginning, middle, and end.

Social Studies: For the next three weeks we will be learning about South America! We started this week by learning about Argentina!

Math: In Math we focused on two-digit addition. On Monday and Wednesday we worked on our Addition Books where we sorted problems based on regrouping or no regrouping. Later in the week we learned how to solve addition problems with 3 or 4 numbers and story problems.

Bible: This week we learned about the birth of John the Baptist and Jesus. We learned about the angel visiting Zechariah and Mary and the similarities and differences in their responses. We also learned about Mary and Joseph's journey to Bethlehem and the birth of Jesus.

Important Information:

1. Spelling Words: cheese, teeth, even, please, team, easy, breeze, these, peace, leave, keep, zero, yours, upon

2. Bible Verse: "Where is the child who has been born to be king of the Jews? When we were in the east, we saw his star. Now we have come to worship him." Matthew 2:2

3. Walkathon is coming up soon! If your student would like to walk please fill out the permission slip and send it in with your student. All 2nd grade students must be accompanied by an adult when the walk. If you have any questions, or are in need of another permission slip please let me know. All permission slips and registration fees are due by Friday, October 28th.

4. Parent/Teacher Conference will be on Thursday, November 3rd. Each student received a form with the scheduled time of their conference. Please sign and return these to me by Wednesday. If you cannot attend during your scheduled time, please let me know another day or time that will work for you. I really hope that I will get the chance to meet with all of you and share the ways your child is growing!

Upcoming Events:
11/3 - Parent/Teacher Conference - No School for Students
11/12 - Walkathon
11/14 - School Holiday - No School
11/19 - Holiday Market - In the Gym
11/23-25 - Thanksgiving Holiday - No School
12/2 - Elementary Christmas Program - Half Day of School

Have a great weekend!