NLCA Second Grade

Friday, October 18, 2013

10/21-10/25

We will be discussing insects this week. Students may bring in an insect for the class to look at.

Please remember, students can earn up to 5 bonus points for extra credit on their Spelling Test just by writing their words correctly each night and returning them to me with a parent's signature.

Report cards go home on Wednesday, October 23!

Student of the Week: Mackenzie

Tests this week:
Monday-Nothing
Tuesday-Penmanship and Reading
Wednesday-Arithmetic
Thursday-Nothing
Friday-Bible (John 14:5-6) and Phonics

Friday, October 11, 2013

10/14-10/18

If anyone would like to come and do a craft or activity with our class at anytime, please let me know so that I can schedule a time for you to come in. We would love to have you!

We have been working on expression while reading and pausing after a punctuation mark. Please encourage your children to work on these two things while doing their Reading homework.

Please don't forget about the Spelling Bonus. The students may receive up to five points on their test each week just by writing their words correctly each school night before the test and turning them in with a parent signature.

Student of the Week: Jadika

Student of the Week:
Monday: Show 3 pictures of themselves
Tuesday: Favorite childhood book
Wednesday: Favorite item such as toy
Thursday: Pictures of a favorite place to visit
Friday: Favorite Snack to share with class

Tests this week:
Monday: Nothing
Tuesday: Penmanship
Wednesday: Spelling List 7
Thursday: Arithmetic
Friday: Bible (John 14:3-4) and Phonics

Friday, October 4, 2013

10/7-10/11

Donkey Basketball will be on Monday, October 7 at 7:00 p.m. You can buy tickets in the office!

NLCA would like to support Lisa Smith, a missionary who lives in Nicaragua. If your family would like to help spread God's word in Nicaragua, fill up the M&M container that we sent home with quarters ($12.00) and return it back to school!

D.E.A.R Day will be Tuesday, October 8. Dress as your favorite book character!

Destiny will be the Student of the week!

There will be no school on Wednesday, October 9!

Student of the Week:
Monday: Show 3 pictures of themselves
Tuesday: Favorite childhood book
Wednesday: Favorite item such as toy
Thursday: Pictures of a favorite place to visit
Friday: Favorite Snack to share with class

Tests this week:
Tuesday: Penmanship
Thursday: Spelling and Arithmetic
Friday: Bible and Phonics

If I receive a note on Tuesday signed by a parent that you have read the blog, your child will receive 5 bonus points on their Arithmetic or Phonics test this week.

Friday, September 27, 2013

9/30-10/4

Please continue to practice Genesis 1:1-5 with your children this week as well as our new verse Psalm 139:14. We will be saying all of this scripture for Grandparents Day!

Grandparents Day will be on Friday, October 4 at 10:00 a.m. Students are dismissed to go home afterwards!

Jacey will be the Student of the week!

Student of the Week:
Monday: Show 3 pictures of themselves
Tuesday: Favorite childhood book
Wednesday: Favorite item such as toy
Thursday: Pictures of a favorite place to visit
Friday: Favorite Snack to share with class

Tests this week:
Tuesday: Penmanship
Wednesday: Spelling and Arithmetic
Thursday: Phonics and Bible

Friday, September 20, 2013

9/23-9/27

We will be leading chapel on Thursday, September 26. We would love for you to join us!

Grandparents Day will be on Friday, October 4 at 10:00 a.m. Students are dismissed to go home afterwards!

Progress reports go home on Friday, September 20. Please sign and return the envelope.

Elizabeth will be the Student of the week!

Student of the Week:
Monday: Show 3 pictures of themselves
Tuesday: Favorite childhood book
Wednesday: Favorite item such as toy
Thursday: Pictures of a favorite place to visit
Friday: Favorite Snack to share with class

Tests this week:
Tuesday: Penmanship
Wednesday: Spelling and Arithmetic
Friday: Phonics and Bible

Friday, September 13, 2013

9/16-9/20

Please make sure that an adult signs Spelling words that are for bonus points after checking over them with your child.

I am moving Bible tests to Fridays. Our next Bible test will be on Friday, September 20 for Genesis 1:3-4.

Aaron will be our Student of the Week!

Have a great weekend!

Friday, September 6, 2013

9/16-9/20

DEAR day is Tuesday, September 10. The theme is Mountaineer Day. The students may bring a few books from home to read for 30 minutes.

Picture day is Wednesday, September 11.

Blocks will count as 5 minutes now instead of 2 minutes.

Second grade students are having trouble with playing with items during class. If I take something from a child at their desk, they may not have it back until the end of the school year unless a parent or guardian comes to get it.

Please encourage your child to practice math facts at home as well as reading books.

Laiken will be our first student of the week!

Student of the Week:
Monday: Show 3 pictures of themselves
Tuesday: Favorite childhood book
Wednesday: Favorite item such as toy
Thursday: Pictures of a favorite place to visit
Friday: Favorite Snack to share with class

Tests this week:
Tuesday: Bible
Wednesday: Spelling and Arithmetic
Friday: Phonics

Second Grade Discipline Policy

We have a discipline chart that the students will climb if the correct behavior is being followed or recline if the incorrect behavior is being displayed. Students will chart their color everyday on a calendar that stays in their take home folder. Our classroom rules follows 1 Cor. 13:4-8.

Homework Policy

In second grade homework is typically limited to Reading, Spelling, and Bible. However if classwork is not completed by the end of the day, it must be completed at home for homework. It is important for students to practice math facts occasionally. Also, if a child chooses incorrect classroom behavior and fails to complete assigned work during class, these pages may also be sent home for completion and must be returned the next school day.

In Reading, students will be expected to read 3 nights a week and fill out a Reading log. There may be an occasional homework quiz given in class to test on comprehension.

In spelling, a new list of words is assigned every Wednesday. Students will practice the words in class on Thursday, Friday, Monday, and Tuesday however, the parent(s) and student may decide upon their own method for studying words at home to better prepare for weekly tests. A pre-test is given on Tuesdays. Spelling tests are given on Wednesdays. Students may complete bonus work to be counted toward their test. Only 5 bonus points will be counted toward each test. **If a test is missed on Wednesday, due to an absence or snow day, it will be given the next day students are in school.

In the event a student fails to return his or her homework to school the following measures may be taken:

1. Complete the assignment during recess

2. Complete the assignment during an extracurricular class

3. Complete the assignment in class, but with additional work given (Example: write spelling words two times instead of one)

4. A parent/teacher conference

5. After school detention (extreme circumstance)

Attendance policy:

Please refer to page 6 and 7 of the Student Handbook. Also, students will be counted absent if they leave before 1:30 p.m. and tardy if they leave after 1:30 p.m.

Student of the Week:
Monday: 1 picture to Hang in the Hallway
Tuesday: Favorite Story Book for me to read
Wednesday: Favorite Toy
Thursday: Favorite Place to Visit (3 pictures)
Friday: Favorite Snack to Share with the class