End of Week Two!!

We had a great 2nd week in the classroom and learned a lot of things! We worked on building our reading stamina and were able to get to 15 minutes of reading without getting up or talking to our neighbour.  We also worked on reading a clock and on counting up coin combinations.  In writing, we learned how to think of ideas using the things that happened throughout the day and wrote a story about something that happened this week.  We also learned in Bible that God always keeps His promises.  We saw how He kept His promises to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob even though the promise seemed impossible.

Some important reminders:

- There is no school next Monday due to a holiday.  

- If you would like to order Scholastic Books please do so by next Friday.  

- Coming up on September 26 we will be having a 1st and 2nd grade field trip to Toguchi Beach.  All parents are invited to join us for this opportunity to get to know each other while enjoying the beautiful outdoors together.  A flier will go home with each student on Tuesday.

Our Spelling words for this coming week are: 

must, puppy, under, contest, will, little, print, lost, block, this, spell, ever

Our Bible Memory verse for this coming week is:

I am the LORD your God. I take hold of your right hand. I say to you, 'Do not be afraid. I will help you.'     Isaiah 41:13

Scholastic Book Orders for September

A Scholastic Book Order was sent home with each student yesterday. If you would like to order, you can do so online at: http://world-schools.scholastic.co.uk/okinawa-christian-school-intl  or you can send in the order form and payment in US Dollars to me.  Please complete all orders before next Friday, September 5th.

Open House PowerPoint Presentation

If you were unable to attend Open House on Friday, here is the PowerPoint presentation with important information about our class and upcoming events this year.

Thank you to everyone who came to Open House on Friday! It was wonderful to meet all of you and share with you what we will be doing this year!

Last week we had a great time getting to know each other and the many procedures of Second Grade.  We had fun playing some team building games to show the importance of working together.  We also got to start our special classes, with P.E. on Thursday and Music and Japanese on Friday.

This week, we will be starting all of our subjects and also have all of our specials. Library will start on Thursday, so please be sure that your child has turned in their library form or they will not be able to check out any books.

Our Spelling list for this week:
     ask, best, went, past, stamp, clap, next, ten, sent, band, funny, sister

Our Bible Memory Verse:
     "God isn't a mere man. He can't lie. He isn't a human being. He doesn't change his mind. He speaks, and then he acts. He makes a promise, and then he keeps it."     Numbers 23:19

First Day of School Pictures!

Happy First Day of 2nd Grade!

Today was a great start to the school year! I enjoyed getting to meet all of you students and learning a little more about you! I am very excited to see what this new school year will hold for us as we grow together!

Please remember that Open House is this Friday at 6 p.m. We will start out in the cafeteria and then will move to the classroom.  There will be two different sessions for those of you who have multiple students in multiple grades.  I am looking forward to meeting you all and sharing with you about what we will be doing this school year!