Happy Summer

 Thank you for allowing me to teach your kiddos!

5/24-5/25

We are wrapping this year up! Thank you for allowing me to teach your kiddos!

Last day of school, May 25!

5/17-5/21

 May 17- French Creek Game Farm

May 20- Fire Truck water fun (bring extra clothes)

May 25-Last day of school (bring lemonade money)

5/10-5/14

We have a field trip to French Creek Game farm on Monday, May 17. 

Tests this week:

Bible and Spelling-Friday

5/3-5/7

Yearbook orders are due on May 14, 2021. You can order online or through the school. 

Please turn the field trip form in by Friday, May 7, 2021.

Tests this week:

Bible and Spelling on Friday

4/26-4/30

 It's Book Fair Week! We will be going to the book fair each day this week! 

Just a reminder: We are getting into warm weather! Please take a look at the dress code for shorts and sleeveless tops. 

Tests this week:

Spelling and Bible-Friday

4/19-4/23

 All students will leave at 12:30 on Wednesday, April 21.

Book Fair is April 26-April 30

We will have a Bible, Spelling, and Reading test on Friday!

Have a great weekend!

4/12-4/16

Tests this week:

Friday-Bible, Spelling, and Reading List

4/2

3/29-4/1

We will have our Easter Party on Thursday, April 1. 

No Spelling or Reading Test this week. 

Our Bible verse test on Luke 24:2-3 is Thursday, April 1. 

We have an early out on Thursday, April1. Students will be released at 12:30. Spring Breaks starts on Friday, April 2. 

Happy Easter! 

3/22-3/26

 Students may dress as mice on Friday, March 26, to celebrate The Tale of Despereaux! 

We will have a Spelling, Reading, and Bible test on Friday, March 26!

Thursday, April 1, is an early out! Friday, April 2, starts Spring Break! 

3/15-3/19

 Have a great weekend! 

3/8-3/12

Spring Pictures are Thursday, March 11.

Spelling Test on Friday, March 12.

3/1-3/5

Spirit Week starts Monday, March 1. I encourage everyone to participate! Details are on Class Dojo.

Mason will be Student of the Week!

2/22-2/26

There is no early out on Wednesday, February 24, 2021.

Students have a second chance on their Spelling test on Monday, February 22.

Have a great  weekend!

 Our Bible verse test on 1 John 4:7-8 will be on Monday, February 15.

Second Grade's Valentine Party will be on Friday, February 19. Students may bring valentines for their friends!

Have a great weekend! Happy Valentine's Day!

2/8-2/12

We will have our Valentine's party in Second Grade on Friday, February 19. Students may bring valentines to give to their classmates. We will have a small party with some fun activities Friday afternoon. 

Assignments for the week of February 8-February 12

Students will receive a grade for participation on zoom. You will receive a grade in every subject  area that is discussed on that day. Your grade will be based on your behavior, if you try, and following along. 

Monday zoom: Bring pencil, paper, Math 163-164, Phonics 151, and Wonders of Imagination Reading Book. We will discuss your Reading homework from Thursday first thing. 

Wednesday zoom: Bring pencil and paper. We will be doing some review and practicing some math facts.

Friday: Bring pencil and paper and Valentine story quiz. We will discuss your nouns that I asked you to look for in the story from your Reading book. We will also practice money, math facts, and you Bible verse 1 John 4:7-8.

Reading: Reading in "Wonders of Imagination" pages 39-45. Write down on possessive noun,2 singular nouns, and 2 plural nouns and bring them to zoom on Friday. We will also discuss this story. 

Read "The Homemade Valentines" every day. Complete the quiz and bring it to zoom on Friday. 

Pick a book that is your age level on Valentine's Day on Epic. Send me a video on Seesaw and tell me the title, author, one interesting part, and if the book is fiction or nonfiction.

Phonics: I will do page 151 with you on zoom on Monday. You don't have to submit this page.

Please complete page 150 on your own and submit it on Schoology or Seesaw.

Read these pages in your Handbook for Reading. Look for special sounds and apply them to your reading. (Monday: 105-107, Tuesday:108-110, Wednesday:111-113, Thursday: 114-116, Friday: 117-119)

Spelling: Complete the word work page (ue and ew) front and back for your Spelling test grade this week. This page should be in your important folder that is in your bag of books. We started this last week. Please submit this on Schoology or Seesaw.

Math: We will complete 163-164 together on zoom on Monday. 

Please complete 167-168 on your own and submit on Schoology or Seesaw. 

I also posted a math facts activity and money activity on Seesaw for you.

Penmanship: Please complete page 81. Remember to indent only the first line of a paragraph.

Bible: Watch the two videos on Joshua and practice 1 John 4:7-8. I included the song link for you to practice your Bible verse.

Science: Watch the video on bones. You may complete activity pages 46-48 as a review. You do not have to submit. We will look at them when we return. The bottom of page 46 is pretty cool.

Art: After watching the Science video. Try to draw your skeleton on page 49 in you Science activity book. We will look at this when you return. You do not have to submit this page. 

2/1-2/5

 We will have a Bible test on Friday, February 5, on 1 John 4:7-8.

Picture retakes are on Thursday, February, 11.

Our Valentine Party will be on Friday, February 12. 

If we have snow days, our zoom time is at 9:30.

Have a good weekend!

1/25-1/29

 We will have our Christmas Party on Monday, January 25. We will have pizza for lunch and lots of fun activities during the day. I am asking that each child brings in $7.00 to cover the cost of the party!

 Bible test: If students did not say their Bible verse on Friday, they must say it on Monday, January 25. It is Joshua 1:9 KJV. 

We will have a Spelling test on Friday, January 29.

1/18-1/22

 No zoom class on Monday in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. 

See you at school on Tuesday, January 19!

Make-up picture day is Wednesday, January 20! 

 

1/11-1/15

Reading: 1. Free Reading week! Please read a book of your choice on Epic or a book from home. Please make a book report video for me. You will need to include: the title, author, illustrator, main characters, and the setting (where the story takes place). I would also like for you to read 1-2 pages to me. This must be a Second grade level book. Please post your video to Seesaw. 2. I also posted the game that we played in Reading groups on Friday to Seesaw. Please play that game with an adult that you live with if possible. If not you can play by yourself. 

Phonics: 1. Please bring a small noun to zoom on Monday to show to the class. Don't forget a noun is a person, place, or thing. Also you will need to bring pages 122 and 123 to zoom on Monday. 2. Please work on page 126 on your own and submit it. 3. I posted the song "Clap It Out" for you and a video of me doing page 130. Please complete this page with me. 

Spelling: Please write these words in alphabetical order. Also, pick 2 words from the list and write a complete sentence for each of them. You will need 2 complete sentences with this assignment. The words are owl, mouse, amount, tower, around, cloud, and town. 

Math: You will need to complete pages 138 and 140 with me. I posted videos of me teaching for you to watch. We will complete pages 142 and 144 on zoom together on Friday. You do not need to submit any of these pages back to me. 

Penmanship: Please complete page 93 and submit.

Bible: I posted a Joshua video for you to watch and 2 worship songs for you. Don't forget to work on memorizing Joshua 1:9.

History: Please watch the videos and read with me pages 164-175. 

We will start back to school on Tuesday, January 19. Individual picture retakes are Wednesday, January 20. 

The office will be on these days: Monday, January 11, from 11:00 – 3:00 and Thursday, January 14, from 10:00 – 3:00. We will have food pick up from 3-5:00 pm on Monday, January 11. 

Office hours and food pick up

Hey everyone! I will post zoom information and what they will need for class on Sunday. Just wanted to share these few things with you. We will start back to school on Tuesday, January 19. The office will be open next week on these days: Monday, January 11 from 11:00 – 3:00 and Thursday, January 14, from 10:00 – 3:00. We will have food pick up from 3-5:00 pm on Monday, January 11. Thanks! Have a great weekend!

1/4-1/8

 Welcome Back! Looks like we are returning to the classroom on January 19! See you in the classroom soon! We will continue zoom on Monday, Wednesday, and Fridays until then!

Reading: Read "Tracks in the Snow" every day. We will read it together on Friday in Reading groups. You also have an activity and quiz to do with this story. I posted a video of me reading this story. I also gave you some extra reading on Epic on animal tracks.

Phonics: I posted a video of me reading to you about nouns. Please look for nouns around your home. Take a picture of 5 nouns and send them to me on Seesaw. Also, we are working on special sounds "ou" and "ow". Please read the word work story posted every day. I posted 4 short activities on Seesaw for you as extra help with these sounds. Please read all of the words on activities. 

Spelling: Please write 10 "ou" words and 10 "ow" words. (Use your Phonics assignments to help you.) Also, pick 4 of your words and write a sentence using the word. You will need to write one of each of the following types of sentences: declarative, imperative, interrogative, and exclamatory. You only need 4 sentences total.

Math: We will work on time to 5 minutes, carrying to tens and hundreds, and sums of 15 this week. We will work on pages 128, 129, and 130 together on zoom on Monday. If we don't complete it, I will post of video to help you complete them. You do not need to submit these papers. They are practice. You will complete pages 133-134 on your own and submit. I also posted a game and one activity on Seesaw for you. There is also a game on Schoology listed for you that you will find on Math manipulatives.

Penmanship: Please complete page 89 and submit. Be sure to read the instructions at the top before completing.

Bible: I posted a video to remind you of how Joshua becomes our next leader we are learning about. I also posted 2 songs for you to worship to this week. Please work on memorizing Joshua 1:9 KJV.

History: We are reading pages 152-163 together. I posted videos of me reading these pages to you. Please read along with me. Also, you may work on page 40 in your Activity book.  

As always, I am available to you at anytime during the school day. Please contact me if I can help you in any way. I love and miss you all!

Don't forget to pick up your child's food at the cafeteria door on Monday, January 4, from 3-5 p.m.