PH 2nd Grade eNews

We are looking forward to conferences this week! Your child is so excited!

• Bible – We will be learning about Martha and her faith. Our story comes from John 11. We will not have a memory verse this week, so we can concentrate on our poem. Please help your child memorize this Easter poem “Thanks Dear Jesus” by Ed Brandt. Look for a separate email explaining more details.
• Reading – Our story will be “The Mysterious Tadpole.” Our skill will be Predict and Justify.
• Spelling – Our new Spelling skill will be long a spelled: eigh, ea, and ey.

1. EA- Is always in the middle of a syllable: great, break, steak
2. EIGH- like weight, neigh, beige, sleigh
3. EY- Always at the end of the syllable: they, hey, grey, prey, obey, convey, purvey, survey, whey

• Grammar – We will continue working with adverbs and learning to code/find them in a sentence.
• Math – Review of carrying, borrowing, multiplication, division, word problems plus finding the perimeter of an object.

Homework:

• Monday: Math facts or sumdog for 15-20 minutes
• Tuesday: Read Mysterious Tadpole to an adult
• Thursday: Practice verse and spelling pattern

• March 13-16 - Student Led Conferences after school - please sign up https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0449ACAD23ABFC1-2023
• March 17- Celebration book orders AND 2nd grade Easter book orders due. I will also pick the top 3 students from our class to say their Easter poem to judges on March 27th.
• March 20-24 - Spring Break - No School
• March 27 - Top 3 from our class will say our poem to judges
• March 31 - Morning with Mom and Art Fair 
• April 6 - Easter Chapel at 8:30 in the Sanctuary
• April 7 - Good Friday - No School
• April 10-14 - Standardized Testing - Please, if at all possible, do not make any appointments during the morning hours 8-11 this week
• April 19 - Field trip to War Eagle Caverns - we are sorry, but parents will not be able to come with us on this trip - more details coming soon