The Second Grade “Scoop”
Date: February 19
For the Week of: February 22-26
Reminders:
*Feb. 24: Both second grade classes sing for Lenten service at 10:00AM. Please come worship with us!
*Mar. 1: Book It calendar due. Planet Quiz
*Mar. 3: Date for field trip to Brighton High School for a play performance of “Beauty and the Beast.” Permission forms were sent home a week ago. I still need permission forms and/or payment from several students. Thanks!
*Mar. 6: Adult handbell concert at Zion@4:00PM
*March 7-12: Lutheran Schools Week
*Mar. 12: End of Third Quarter—All make-up work needs to be in by this date. Also, early release @11:30AM. Thanks!
*Mar. 16: No School—Nurturing the Faith Conference
*Mar. 17: Report cards go home.
*Mar. 18-19: Parent/Teacher Conferences
*Mar. 19: No School due to Parent/Teacher Conferences
*Mar. 29-Apr. 5: No School—Spring Break and Easter Monday
Spelling:
We will be on unit 26 for the book list, and list 17 for the challenge list. The pretests will be Monday, Feb. 22, and the final tests will be Friday, Feb. 26.
Memory Work:
Memory work is enclosed. Students may say their memory work any morning next week.
Math:
We are building up to 100 subtraction facts. We continue working on subtraction facts (8s and 9s). I do have both addition and subtraction flashcards to loan out for extra practice!
Reading:
*Also, the BookIt program continues this month. February calendars were given out 3 weeks ago. Our goal is 15 minutes of reading a day, or 420 total minutes for the month of February. All February calendars are due Monday, March 1. Students who do complete their reading goal for February 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 continue to work on pronouns and expository writing. Your child has learned a “jingle” to help them remember what pronouns do in a sentence; we are also working on subject-verb agreement.
Science:
We continue to learn more about the sun, moon, stars, and planets. The students are learning a “trick” to help them remember the eight planets in order. Enclosed is a study guide for a planet quiz we will be taking Monday, March 1.
Social Studies:
The students did a super job on their President projects! I will be keeping the pamphlets in order to display them for Night at the Museum in April. Green grade sheets have been/will be sent home to show your child’s score for the project.
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.
*Beginning in the second half of our school year, each student will have a chance to be our Student of the Week. When it is your child’s turn, he/she will bring home a form to fill out. Please help your child fill out the form by Wednesday of his/her week. On that day, he/she will share his/her answers with us and also have the opportunity to share one special item. More information will be sent when it is your child’s week.
*Chapel offerings are going toward Lutheran World Relief to help the people of Haiti. The “Quarter Raiders” are back as well! The National Junior Honor Society is collecting quarters and other spare change to help the people of Haiti. Students and parents can put spare change into our red and blue bucket by the SRA box.
*We will take the beginning part of next week to finish up Iowa Basics tests. Many students were absent, and we will use this week to help them get caught up as well. If your child was absent recently, please help them stay organized in getting their homework turned in, and please help them be prepared for any tests (spelling, memory work, and social studies) that they may have missed. Thanks!
God’s blessings on your week!
In Christ,
Mrs. Brewer
Spelling Words—Unit 26
For the week of Feb. 22-26
puppy
baby
lucky
happy
very
lady
funny
silly
many
only
cookie
Review
me
bee
Challenge
furry
noisy
Spelling Words—Challenge List 17
For the week of Feb. 22-26
bowl
belongs
shooting
thanks
invite
lies
omit
seal
pile
starting
whom
temper
wishes
namely
Challenge:
kitchen
giant
Memory Work
For the week of Feb. 22-26
God demonstrates His own love for us in
this; while we were still sinners, Christ
died for us.
Romans 5:8
February 19, 2010
Dear parents/guardians,
In science class we are studying the planets and the solar system. We will be having a quiz on this information on Monday, March 1. Your child will need to know the planets in order, beginning with the planet closest to the sun. I will have a list of the planets so the students can spell them correctly. We will be reviewing these things in class, but it is important that students study at home as well. This is just a quiz. The following information will be on the quiz.
*List the planets in order.
This mnemonic device may help your child remember the order.
1. Mercury MY
2. Venus VERY
3. Earth EXCELLENT
4. Mars MOTHER
5. Jupiter JUST
6. Saturn SERVED
7. Uranus US
8. Neptune NACHOS
*The following questions will be fill-in-the-blank.
*What is at the center of the solar system? The sun.
*What planet is closest to the sun? Mercury
*What planet is farthest from the sun? Neptune
*What star is closest to Earth? The sun.
*What planet is the largest? Jupiter
