2nd Grade eNews

We hope your families have a wonderful Thanksgiving Break. We all have so much to be thankful for! Please keep this newsletter for the week after Thanksgiving.

• Bible - We will continue to work on Elijah, using I Kings 18:1-45.
• Memory Verse - 2 Corinthians 3:12, “Therefore, having such a hope, we use great boldness.”
• Reading - We will read a story called “Schools around the World.” Our target skill will be Main Idea and Details.
• Spelling - We will continue with the Bossy R word patterns. This week we will focus on words with ar and or. These sounds are R-controlled sounds. Here are some examples:   chart   harp   park   march  stork   storm   thorn   snort
• Grammar - We will work on using irregular verbs correctly. Some of the irregular verbs we will be working with are: have    has    had    do    does    did
• Math - We will continue working on thermometer readings, 3-digit addition with carrying in tens/hundreds’ place, addition and subtraction facts to 15, and elapsed time.

• November 21-25 - Thanksgiving Break - NO SCHOOL
• December 1 - All School Christmas Chapel 9:15 a.m. & 6:30 p.m. Second Graders will be singing - look for details in Mrs. Darr’s email.
• December 2 - $9 due for Christmas Present
• December 14 - 2nd Grade Field Trip to Shiloh Museum - details will come later
• December 18 - Christmas Parties - 12:00 - Dismissal after the party - we will not have car line - if you can not make it to the Christmas party, please come inside to your child’s classroom to pick up your child by 12:45. We will not have bus or Extended Care on this day.

As it gets colder, please make sure your child comes prepared to go outside. We go outside if at all possible. Be sure NAMES are on all coats, gloves, etc.