The Second Grade “Scoop”
Date: December 18
For the Week of: January 4-8
Reminders:
*Jan. 4: December Book It calendars due.
*Jan. 8: End of Second Quarter: All make-up work needs to be turned in.
*Jan. 8: Early Release at 11:30AM
*Jan. 11: Unit C Science Test: A study guide will go home Monday, Jan. 4.
*Jan. 12 & 13: Class Pictures
*Jan. 13: Report Cards go Home
*Jan. 18: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: No School
Spelling:
We will be on the book list unit 19, and the challenge list 10. The pretests will be Monday, January 4, and the final tests will be Friday, January 8.
Memory Work:
Memory work for this week is enclosed. Students may say their memory work any morning of this week.
Math:
We continue to work on 100 addition facts. We have begun working on subtraction facts (2s, and 3s) as well.
Reading:
*(For those students doing sight words--) Sight words will be given out Tuesday, Jan. 5, and need to be returned Friday, Jan. 8.
*Also, the BookIt program continues this month. Our goal is 15 minutes of reading a day, or 465 total minutes for the month of January. All December calendars are due Monday, January 4, when we return from Christmas break. (A calendar for January is enclosed, so that students can keep track of their reading minutes for the days in January when we are still on break.) Students who do complete their reading goal for December (and January) will get a certificate for a free personal pan pizza from Pizza Hut! Have your child let me know if he/she needs a new calendar.
English/Language Arts:
We have begun/will be working on the forms of the verb be, as well as helping and linking verbs, commas in the names of places, and the forms of verbs go and do.
Science:
We are finishing up our study about the earth and its natural resources. A study guide for an upcoming test will be given out Monday, Jan. 4.
Social Studies:
We took our unit 2 test today (12/18). The next unit we will study is all about our government, and how it works at the city, state, and national levels.
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.
*A HUGE thank-you to Mrs. Semroska and ALL the parents who helped in any way with our Christmas party! We TRULY appreciate all of you!
*A HUGE thank-you to ALL my students and parents alike for the wonderful gifts you bestowed on me! I feel truly grateful to have such an amazing group of students—they are ALL a special gift to me, and I am thankful for each one of them at this time of year and always!
* God’s richest blessings and peace to you this Christmas and into the New Year! Unto YOU a child is born…the Savior for us all!
In Christ,
Mrs. Brewer
Spelling Words—Unit 19
For the week of Jan. 4-8
king
thank
hand
sing
and
think
bring
long
end
thing
Review
11.an
12.men
Challenge
13.grand
14.young
Spelling Words—Challenge List 10
For the week of Jan. 4-8
basket
camping
afraid
none
grape
handsome
driver
thinking
crack
scout
sound
corner
fresh
fished
Challenge:
warehouse
pictures
Memory Work
For the week of Jan. 4-8
My eyes have seen your salvation.
Luke 2:30
Within your temple, O God, we meditate
on Your unfailing love. Psalm 48:9
