The Second Grade “Scoop”

Date: November 6
For the Week of: November 9-13

Reminders:
*Nov. 7: Zion Lutheran Church service at 5:00PM
*Nov. 8: Zion Lutheran Church service at 8:00AM and 10:45AM
*Nov. 9: Habitat project due
*Nov. 11@12:45PM: Mrs. Brewer’s second grade leads chapel. Parents are welcome to join us in worship!
*Nov. 13: Scholastic book orders due.
*Nov. 24: Mid-quarter
*Nov. 25-27: No School—Thanksgiving Break
*Dec. 2: Mid-quarter reports go home.
*Dec. 4: Early Release @11:30AM for Teacher In-Service
*Dec. 4: Streets of Bethlehem
*Dec. 16: Advent Service—Second grade sings! (10:00AM and 7:00PM)

Spelling:
We will be on unit 14 for the book list, and list 6 for the challenge list. The pretests will be Monday, Nov. 9, and the final tests will be Friday, Nov. 13.

Memory Work:
Memory work for this week is enclosed. Students may say their memory work any morning next week.

Math:
We will continue to work on our sums 15, 16, 17, and 18. We will begin working on subtraction facts (0s).

Reading:
*New sight words will go home Tuesday, Nov. 10, and will need to be returned Friday, Nov. 13.
*Also, the BookIt program continues this month. Our goal is 15 minutes of reading a day, or 450 total minutes for the month of November. All November calendars are due December 1st. Students who do complete their reading goal for November will get a certificate for a free personal pan pizza from Pizza Hut!

English/Language Arts:
We continue to work on writing descriptively. We will begin studying verbs.

Science:
In science class, we continue our unit on animals and their habitats. Information about a habitat project that will be due November 9th was sent home. Students have chosen their animals, and have been given information about how to do the project, but they may need some parental assistance with researching their animal and its habitat. If your child has any questions about the project, please have him/her ask me! We will begin sharing the projects on Monday, and they will be displayed on tables down the hallway for students and parents to see. Thanks!

Social Studies:
We will begin learning about our continents and oceans, as well as how to read and use maps!

On a final note…
*Please continue to check your child’s HOME folder and assignment book each evening.
*Just a reminder that you can access our class blog by going to www.zionmrsbrewer.blogspot.com OR by going to the school website (www.brightonzionlutheran.org), clicking on School, Class Pages, and Mrs. Brewer’s name.
*If your child has a fever, please keep him/her at home.
*Scholastic forms were sent out. All orders are due Friday, Nov. 13, so that we can get the books before Christmas break. Please make checks out to Scholastic.
God’s blessings on your week!
In Christ,
Mrs. Brewer




Spelling Words—Unit 14
For the week of Nov. 9-13

clean
keep
please
green
we
be
eat
tree
mean
read
the
people

Review
13. he
14. feet

Challenge
15. stream
16. street


Spelling Words—Challenge List 6
For the week of Nov. 9-13

sure
ready
shout
places
wait
pairs
office
robin
booklets
bean
space
warn
branch
talk

Challenge:
field
phone

Memory Work
For the week of Nov. 9-13

If we live, we live to the Lord; and if we
die, we die to the Lord. So, whether we
live or die, we belong to the Lord.

Romans 14:8