News and Notes from Grade Two
Theme: S.O.A.R.
Week 5 September 11, 2009
Religion: Test over The Lord is Faithful Book on Tuesday, September 15, 2009.
Bible Truths- Joseph’s Troubles (Genesis 37; 39-40)
God Blesses Joseph (Genesis 41-45)
Memory:
For Tuesday, September 15th Study:
“Pray for those who mistreat you.” Luke 6:28
For Wednesday, September 16th Study:
Rock of Ages, cleft for me, Let me hide myself in Thee;
Let the water and the blood,
For Thursday, September 17th Study:
From Thy riven side which flowed,
Be of sin the double cure: Cleanse me from its guilt and pow’r. LSB #761 verse 1
For Friday, September 18th Study:
“We know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him.” Romans 8:28
Language Arts:
Story: The Elves and the Shoemaker (Quiz on Thursday)
Vocabulary: elves, shoemaker, flash, leather, finest
Decodable: A Good Life at the Lake
Skills: predicting, long vowel review, verbs, sequencing, complete/incomplete sentences, using correct punctuation
WORD WALL WORDS:
very, please, saw, zero, time
Language and Word Wall Test on Friday, September 18th
Please monitor your child’s progress on the daily seatwork sent home. If you are seeing a lot of red marks, your child is either not getting his/her work finished in a timely manner or is struggling with the concepts.
Math: Using a thermometer, counting money, fact families, word problems
Social Studies: Unit one test on Wednesday, September 16th. This is moved back a day as we have not gotten as far in the book as I had planned.
Science: We’ll begin Unit 2—All About Animals
REMEMBER: Grade Reviews will be issued on Sept. 18th. Please return them on Monday, September 21st. Thanks!
Please remember to send in the Windy City Players money ($2.25) as they will be appearing at LC on Wednesday, September 16. Thanks.
Continue to work on math facts with your child and monitor your child’s reading habits. Keep working on A.R.—the STAR reading test was given and your child now has a readability number to use when choosing books. Your child will experience success with additional PRACTICE in areas where there is a weakness. Thank you for your support.
May God continue to bless you and your family with His joy and peace.