Friday News 3/27

We had a good week in 2nd grade! We welcomed a new student and continued working hard in our studies. Here's a look at our week:

Reading: We learned about Text Features. These are special parts of nonfiction books that help us find important information.

Writing: We started writing Nominations for our favorite books. Next week we will ask Miss Turner to pick the best Nominations and that book will win an award.

Math: We learned our 3D shapes this week. We also continued to practice the names of our 2D shapes.

Bible: We learned about Jesus dying on the cross for our sins. We learned that Jesus died because He loves us and so that we could be with God again.

Important Information:

1. Memory Verse: "Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved." Romans 10:13
We will have our Memory Verse Test on Monday.

2. Please check your email for an important update from Mrs. Roe regarding school. We WILL have school on Monday, but then we will start Spring Break early on Tuesday. We will come back to school on April 13th.

3. Kid City will be moving to April 24th. More information will be coming after Spring Break. On April 21st from 3:15-4:15 we will have some time to get ready for Kid City. If you are able to come and help us with gluing, sorting, and other preparations please let me know.

Upcoming Dates:
3/30 - End of 3rd Quarter
3/31-4/12 - Spring Break
4/17 - Field Trip
4/24 - Kid City
5/4 - No School
5/8 - Field Day
5/25 - Memorial Day - No School

Have a wonderful weekend! :)

WEEK OF READING!

We had a great Week of Reading! Here are some pictures from the week:

CHARACTER DAY:

OLYMPICS DAY:

READING BUDDIES:

Please check Jupiter for important information about the next few weeks of school. If you have not already done so, please check your child's take home folder for information about Seesaw. I will be using this to communicate with you about online schooling for the next two weeks.

Friday News 2/17-2/21

We are getting excited for our Week of Reading next week! Most students have picked out a book for Character Parade so that they can work on their costume this weekend. Please remember that all students need to come dressed as a favorite character and bring the book to school on Tuesday.

Here is a reminder about the rest of the week:

Monday - bring a stuffed animal
Tuesday - Dress as a favorite book character. Our Character Parade will be at 8:45am. Parents are welcome to come and watch.
Wednesday - Sports Day
Thursday - Wear a shirt with words. We will also have our Family Reading Night from 5:00-6:00 starting in the cafeteria.
Friday - Pajama Day

Here is a look at our week:

Reading: We started learning about Main Idea which is what a story is mostly about. We read several short stories and worked together to find the main idea.

Writing: We continued working on our letters. This week we focused on adding more details to the reasons that support our opinion.

Math: We started learning about graphs! We made several picture graphs and bar graphs and worked together to analyze them.

Bible: We are continuing to learn about Jesus' miracles. This week we learned how Jesus walked on the water and how He healed a man who was born blind.

Important Information:

1. Monthly Bible Verse: See what amazing love the Father has given us! Because of it we are called children of God. 1 John 3:1

2. We are working hard to keep each other healthy at school by washing our hands frequently and being careful when we cough our sneeze. Please encourage your child to wash their hands for at least 20 seconds (singing Happy Birthday song twice).

Upcoming Dates:
2/24-2/28 - Week of Reading
2/25 - Character Parade
2/27 - Family Reading Night from 5:00-6:00
3/20 - Student Led Conferences
4/3 - Kid City

Have a great weekend! :)

Friday News 2/3-2/7

Here's a look at our week:

Reading: We finished learning about cause and effect. We also learned about facts and opinions. We learned that a fact is something that is always true and an opinion is what you think or feel about something.

Writing: We learned how to identify character traits. We identified character traits about ourselves and wrote evidence. We also wrote our first opinion letters about book characters.

Math: We continued learning how to subtract three digit numbers.

Kid City: This week we learned about the City Hall. We practiced applying for an ID Card and a Health Card.

Important Information:

1. Monthly Bible Verse: See what amazing love the Father has given us! Because of it, we are called children of God. 1 John 3:1

2. We have a few holidays coming up. This next Tuesday (11th) and the next Monday (17th) will be holidays. We will still have school this coming Monday (10th).

3. Valentine's Day is coming on Friday, February 14th. We will have a little party in class at the end of the day. If your student would like to bring Valentines to pass out to the class that would be great, but please make sure they have one for everyone in the class.

4. The week of February 24th-28th will be our Elementary Week of Reading. On Tuesday we will have our annual Character Parade. On this day we ask students to dress up as one of their favorite book characters and bring that book to school with them. The K-2nd classes will then take a walk around the school to celebrate reading! Here is the schedule for the week:

Monday: Bring a stuffed animal to school

Tuesday: Dress like a book character (K-2nd Character Parade at 8:30)

Wednesday: Olympic Day - wear athletic clothes

Thursday: Wear a shirt with words on it

Friday: Pajama Day

Upcoming Dates:
2/11 - No School
2/17 - President's Day - No School
2/24-2/28 - Week of Reading
3/20 - Student Led Conferences
4/3 - Kid City

Have a wonderful weekend! :)

Friday News 1/27-1/31

We had a bit of a crazy week in 2nd grade with sickness going around. Thankfully we made it to the end of the week! Please rest up this weekend and I look forward to seeing you all on Monday. Here are a few announcements:

1. Monthly Bible Verse: See what amazing love the Father has given us! Because of it, we are called children of God. 1 John 3:1

2. On Tuesday, February 11th we will have no school for students. Please make sure to mark this on your calendar. We will have regular school on Monday and the rest of the week.

3. Valentine's Day is coming on Friday, February 14th. We will have a little party in class at the end of the day. If your student would like to bring Valentines to pass out to the class that would be great, but please make sure they have one for everyone in the class.

4. The week of February 24th-28th will be our Elementary Week of Reading. During one of these days we will have our annual Character Parade. On this day we ask students to dress up as one of their favorite book characters and bring that book to school with them. The K-2nd classes will then take a walk around the school to celebrate reading! If you have any questions please let me know. I will send out the date when I know more.

Upcoming Dates:
2/11 - No School
2/17 - President's Day - No School
2/24-2/28 - Week of Reading
3/20 - Student Led Conferences
4/3 - Kid City

Have a great weekend! :)

Friday News 1/20-1/24

Here's a look at our week:

Reading: This week we started learning about Cause and Effect!

Writing: We started our new unit on Letter Writing! We learned the five different parts of a letter and practiced adding commas in the right places.

Math: We reviewed two-digit subtraction and started learning about three-digit subtraction.

Bible: This week we learned about compassion and mercy. We learned two parables that Jesus told and thought of ways that we could show mercy and compassion to others.

Social Studies: For Social Studies this quarter we will be learning all about communities and the people who work in them! This week we learned what a community is. We also learned about the three types of communities: urban, suburban, and rural.

Important Information:

1. Monthly Bible Verse: For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 6:23

Upcoming Dates:
2/11 - No School
2/17 - President's Day - No School
2/24-2/28 - Week of Reading
3/20 - Student Led Conferences
4/3 - Kid City

Have a great weekend! :)

Friday News 1/13 - 1/17

Thanks to all the parents who came to join us for Kite Day and Parent Observation Day on Monday! Here are some pictures from our day:

Reading: This week we finished learning how to Draw Conclusions. We read several books and figured out what the author was telling us through the pictures.

Writing: We finished our poetry unit and published our last poem!

Math: We finished learning how to add three digit numbers!

Bible: This week we learned about Daniel and his friends. We learned that they did what was right even if it was hard. They followed God's commandments even when others around them didn't.

Important Information:

1. Monthly Bible Verse: For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 6:23

2. The week of 1/21-1/24 will be OCSI's Spirit Week. The High School and Middle School has invited all Elementary Students to participate. This is not mandatory, but if your student would like to dress up they are welcome to do so. Here are the days:

Trendy Tuesday (1/21) - "Internet/Media Day"
- Internet, Movies, Disney/Cartoons

Well-Dressed Wednesday (1/22) - "Prep School Day"
- Preppy/Ivy League

Togetherness Thursday (1/23)
- wear red

Five-Ring Friday (1/24) - "Olympic Day"
- Sportswear/Athlete
- Sports Fan/Official

Upcoming Dates:
1/20 - Martin Luther King Jr. Day - No School
1/21-1/24 - Spirit Week
2/11 - No School
2/17 - President's Day - No School
2/24-2/28 - Week of Reading
3/20 - Student Led Conferences
4/3 - Kid City

Have a great long weekend! :)