Friday 31 January 2020

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! :)

Sunday 26 January 2020

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! :)

Sunday 19 January 2020

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! :)

Thursday 9 January 2020

Friday News 1/6-1/10

We had a great first week back at school! Here's a look at what we did:

Reading: We started learning how to draw conclusions. We looked at different clues and tried to guess what they were describing. We also read some stories and used the pictures to help us better understand what the author was trying to say.

Writing: We continued writing poems. We learned how to add repetition to our poems and how to write a poem from a different point of view.



Math: We are reviewing our addition skills and learning how to add 3 digit numbers!






Bible: We learned about Queen Esther and how God used her to save the Jewish people from Haman's evil plan.

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. Next Monday is Kite Day and Parent Observation Day! You are welcome to come and visit our class from 9:00-10:30 on Monday and see what we do during our morning time. We will also be flying kites outside from 9:30-10:00 out on the big soccer field. Please send a kite to school with your child for this time. If you are free to come and fly a kite with your student I am sure they would love it!

3. Today I sent home information about the website that goes with our Math book. This website has games, explanation videos, and other resources that go with the Math book we use in class.


4. 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:
1/13 - Kite Day and Parent Observation Day 9:00-10:30
1/17 - End of 2nd Quarter
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 wonderful weekend! :)