News and Notes from Grade Two
Theme for the year: Fruits of the Spirit
October 15, 2010
Religion: Reformation Study and practice for Nov. 1st Chapel
Memory: For Tuesday, October 19th Study:
“A mighty fortress is our God, A trusty shield and
weapon;
He helps us free from every need
That hath us now o’ertaken. . . .”
For Wednesday 20th Study:
“. . . The old evil foe
Now means deadly woe:
Deep guile and great might
Are his dread arms in fight;
On earth is not his equal.” TLH #262, LSB #656
For Thursday, October 21st Study:
Great is Thy faithfulness, O God my Father;
There is no shadow of turning with Thee.
Thou changest not: Thy compassions, they fail not;
As Thou hast been, Thou forever wilt be. LSB 809 v.1
Language Arts: Story: If You Find a Rock
Vocabulary Words—chain, fossil, trace, print, outstretched
Skills: Long e using all the spelling patterns, compare/contrast, using abbreviations, using question words in reading comprehension (Who?Where?When?Why?What?How?), types of sentences, end marks of sentences
Story quiz on Wednesday
Word Wall Words: ate, nice, mail, are, yellow
Word Wall and Language test on Thursday.
Math:Topic Five-Working with money
Social Studies: We will continue working on Unit Two.
F.Y.I.:
October 18,19th-Parent-Teacher Consultations after school (No help session this week)
October 22nd,25th Fall Break-No School
October 29th-Social Studies Unit 2 Project due
October 29th-Reformation celebration
Talk with your student about who they admire from the Reformation and/or from the Old Testament Bible stories we have studied so far. Have them choose someone from the Reformation or from the Bible stories we have studied so far to dress up as on the morning of October 31st. We will have a “parade” to see if the older students can guess who it is your child admires.
Reformation party reminder:
Cupcakes or cookies-Anna Pollert
Treats/favor-Mrs. W.
Juice boxes-Karen Harrison
Napkins-Sherry Rorig
November 12-End of trimester
November 12-Grandparent’s Day
May God continue to bless you and your family with his love and peace!