Friday News 2/4-2/8

Last quarter we wrote award nominations for our favorite books. We asked Mrs. Roe to read them and pick the winner. This week she came to our class to announce the winners who received a medal and got to have lunch with her!

Kindest Character: Snow Queen on Ice
Most Creative Story: The Kissing Hand
Funny Award: Happy Birthday to You, You Belong in a Zoo!

In Music class we started learning the bells!

Reading: We continued learning about cause and effect. We read several books together and identified the cause and effect in groups and on our own.

Writing: We have been writing poems! This week we thought of ideas that we could write about. We thought about things we love and will be writing poems about them next week.

Math: We finished three-digit subtraction and now we are learning about money. We learned about the penny, nickel, dime, and quarter. We also practiced adding up different coins.

Phonics: This week we learned about contractions! On Wednesday we became word surgeons and performed surgery on our words to make them into contractions.

Bible: We learned three miracles of Jesus. We learned about Jesus healing a woman who was bleeding for 12 years. We also learned how he raised a girl from the dead. In our last story we learned how Jesus healed a man who was lame for 38 years. We learned that Jesus has power over long sicknesses and over death.

Important Information:

1. Spelling Words: close, brave, through, place, crash, clothes, threw, glad, flash, ground, traffic, prize, strange, drive, seen, become

2. Memory Verse: I am like a gate. Anyone who enters through me will be saved. John 10:9

3. Next Thursday is Valentines Day! We will have a small party at the end of the day. If you would like to send Valentines with your students you may do so. This is not required but if you would like to send in something please make sure you have something for every one in the class (22 students).

4. Please mark Friday, March 22nd on your calendars! We will have our 2nd grade field trip on that day. More information will be coming soon!

5. WEEK OF READING is coming soon (2/18-2/22)! We will spend the whole week celebrating books!

Monday: We love reading with stuffies! Bring a stuffed animal to school.

Tuesday: We love reading our favorite books! Come dressed up as your favorite character (k-2 Character Parade).

Wednesday: We love reading Dr. Seuss books! Wear a hat.

Thursday: We love reading with a buddy! Wear a shirts with words.

Friday: We love reading in our pajamas! Wear pajamas to school.

Upcoming Dates:

2/14 - Valentine's Day
2/18-2/22 - Week of Reading

2/21 - Family Reading Night
3/21 - Student Led Conferences

3/22 - Field Trip to the Aquarium
4/5 - Elementary Field Day

4/8-4/12 - Spring Break
4/19 - Kid City

Have a great weekend! :)