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Below are my Spelling words and Bible Verse for Nov. 17-21

Spelling Words:

child

what

church

while

which

where

watch

when

chosen

preacher

match

lunch

reach

pitcher

write

something

Bible Verse:

I will extol the Lord at all times; His praise will always be on my lips.

Psalm 34:1

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Below are the spelling words and Bible verse for the week

Spelling Words:

that

with

wash

then

both

cloth

thick

shine

wish

brush

shoes

polish

there

should

would

across

Bible Verse:

Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!

Philippians 4:4

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Spelling Words:

noise

too

toy

stood

coin

shook

room

join

cool

enjoy

point

good-bye

football

rejoice

alike

they

Bible Verse:

Give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.

1 Thessalonians 5:18

Upcoming Dates:

Nov. 7th

Reptile Ron visits the class, 1pm

Nov. 11th

Tuesday, No school/

Veteran’s Day

Nov. 25th

Thanksgiving Celebration

@ 10:45am

Dec. 9th

Christmas Program

Dec. 12th

Christmas Party: 8-9am

Skating: 9:30-11:30am

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October 27th-31st

Weekly Wrap-up

Just wanted to share a few great things we did this past week:

*Everyone did well on their Ch. 2 Math test on Place Value, even/odd, and comparing numbers. Great Job!!

*We attended an inspirational speaking engagement by Joni Eareckson Tada.

*The class completed our second week of Literacy Centers.

*And we all had a blast with Pumpkin Fun. We bowled with pumpkins, tossed rings at them, painted with them, and then tore them apart for our Pumpkin Observation. Thanks again to the parents that came out to help. You made it possible and I really appreciate you!

Homework: Due Friday, Oct. 31st

*Reading Logs. Please read each day. Write all the titles and total # of pages. Then sign.

Lesson 11 Spelling Words

Test on Friday

long u:

new

due

cute

blue

use

knew

unit

true

blew

flute

music

few

high frequency words:

been

December

Bible Verse:

Test Fri. Oct. 31st

Share with God’s people who are in need. Practice hospitality.

Romans 12:13

Character Trait:

Generosity

This week in class:

Tuesday: Chapel and PE

Wednesday: Library

Friday: Music

Show and Tell: week of Oct. 27th

Children can bring something to share with the class after lunch.

They have all week to show and tell.

Jamison

Jasmine

Jeremy

Joshua

Lyla

Oct. 31st

Harvest Party:

Harvest Party and Pumpkin Treat Taste-Testing

Nov. 7th

Reptile Ron visits the class

Nov. 11th

Tuesday, No school/Veteran’s Day

Nov. 25th

Thanksgiving Celebration, 10:45am

Dec. 9th

Christmas Program

Dec. 12th

Christmas Party: 8-9am

Ice Skating: 9:30-11:30am

Riddle:

I’m tall when I’m young and I’m short when I’m old. What am I?

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October 20-24th

Book Orders

Please order online this time. Code: NMQP4

Due: Friday, Oct. 24th

Reading Logs Due: Friday, Oct. 24th

Please read each day. Write all the titles and total # of pages. Then sign.

Lesson 10 Spelling Words

Test on Friday

long o:

goal

hope

coat

over

hold

obey

know

older

those

grown

spoke

froze

high frequency words:

hundred

high

Bible Verse:

Test Fri. Oct. 24th

Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send?”….And I said,

“Here I am. Send me!”

Isaiah 6:8

Character Trait:

Initiative

This week in class:

Tuesday: Music and PE

Wednesday: Library

Show and Tell: week of Oct. 20th

Children can bring something to share with the class after lunch.

They have all week to show and tell.

Emrie

Grace

Haiylee’

Jack

Jacob

CALENDAR

Oct. 17th

Report Cards go home

Oct. 22-24th

Vision Screening

Oct. 24th

Joni & Friends, 11am-12pm

Our pumpkin fun will begin after lunch

Oct. 31st

Harvest Party:

Harvest Party and Pumpkin Treat Taste-Testing

Nov. 7th

Reptile Ron visits the class

Nov. 11th

Tuesday, No school/Veteran’s Day

Nov. 25th

Thanksgiving Celebration, 10:45am

Dec. 9th

Christmas Program

Dec. 11th

Christmas party, afternoon

Dec. 12th

Ice Skating

Riddle:

What’s the difference between a dirty dime, and a clean nickel?

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October 13th-17th

MATH PRACTICE

I have attached a Math worksheet for extra practice.

Math due: Friday, Oct. 17th

Reading Logs Due: Friday, Oct. 17th

New Reading Log. Please read each day. Write all the titles and total # of pages. Then sign.

Lesson 9 Spelling Words

Test on Friday

long e:

easy

even

keep

team

zero

peace

breeze

these

teeth

leave

please

cheese

high frequency words:

yours

upon

Bible Verse:

Test Fri. Oct. 17th

As long as it is day, we must do the work of Him who sent me.

John 9:4a

This will NOT be a fill in the blank.

Students will need to write the entire verse.

Character Trait:

Diligence

This week in class:

Tuesday: Chapel and PE

Wednesday: Library

Friday: Music

First Quarter has officially come to an end. Yay!! I will be completing my report cards this week and send them home Friday, Oct. 17th. I am also very happy to share with you our new schedule along with Literacy and Math Centers. We are now ready for a little more responsibility as we enter our 2nd quarter. This might require a few more parent helpers during the block between Recess and Lunch. Let me have one week with the students and an aid before I put up a list for volunteers. We are also starting Show and Tell. Look below for the list of kids starting next week.

Schedule M, TH, F

(Tues/Wed  a little  different due to Music, PE, and Library)

8-8:15Worship

8:15-8:30 DLR

8:30-9:30 Literacy Centers (see below for details)

9:40-10:10 Recess

10:15-11:15 Math Centers

-intro new math whole group

-go over centers

11:15-11:20 Math Timed Test

11:20-11:30 Writing Journals

11:35-12:25 Lunch

12:30-1:00 Teacher read aloud, and Show and Tell

1:00-2:00Science, Social Studies, Art

2:00-2:30Bible, Character Trait, Peacemaking

2:30-2:45 Clean up, get ready to go home

Music: Tue 8:55-9:40

PE: Tue 12:30-1:15

Library: Wed. 12:30-1:15

Chapel: every other Tues 8:15-8:45

Literacy Centers: Each day the students will have 3-4 tasks to complete and check off on their checklist. Everything will be due at the end of the week. I will continue to pull Reading Groups while they work.

Spelling: put words into ABC order, 3 times each, Spelling pages, sentences

Ticket: write spelling words on one side and Bible verse on  the other to study

Book Report: read a story, and write a report (charac, setting, beg/mid/end, prob,

conclusion)

News: scholastic news, read and complete

Phonics: Handout or activity to complete

Squiggle: finish the squiggle and write 3-4 sentences about the squiggle

Math Centers

Teacher’s Table-enrichment and assessments

Centers-manipulatives, extra practice, and/or math games

Study Hall-a math worksheet/activity based on the skill taught that day

Show and Tell: week of Oct. 13th

Children can bring something to share with the class after lunch.

They have all week to show and tell.

Alex

Aubrey

Ava

Bonnie

Christian

Oct, 14th

2nd Grade Chapel

My worship pastor will be coming to play piano

and help us lead the students in worship.

Oct. 17th

Report Cards go home

Oct. 22-24th

Vision Screening

Oct. 24th

Joni & Friends, 11-2pm

Harvest Party:

We will be celebrating fall with some fun fall activities.

Week of the 13th: Fall Crafts

Week of the  20th: Pumpkin Fun

Oct. 31st: Harvest Party and Pumpkin Treat Taste-Testing

Nov. 7th

Reptile Ron visits the class

Nov. 11th

Tuesday, No school/Veteran’s Day

Bricks 4 Kidz – This is the last week to sign up to participate in the Bricks 4 Kidz after school program. Call J&D Mind Builders @ 285-1725 or go online to www.bricks4kidz.com/northfresno-clovis to enroll.

Riddle: I appear once in summer and twice in autumn. But I don’t appear any other time in the year. What am I?

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October 6-10th, 2014

MATH PRACTICE

I have attached a Math worksheet for extra practice.

Math due: Friday, Oct. 10th

Reading Logs Due: Friday, Oct. 10th

Continue recording the books and minutes your child is reading each day.

Lesson 8 Spelling Words

Test on Friday

long i:

why

fire

mild

try

mind

wild

bright

kind

life

skylight

Friday

Bible

high frequency words:

story

could

Bible Verse:

Test Oct. 10th

But everything should be done in a fitting and orderly way.

1 Corinthians 14:40

This will NOT be a fill in the blank.

Student will need to write the entire verse.

Character Trait:

Orderliness

This week in class:

Tuesday: Music and PE

Wednesday: Library

Daily Starters: Spelling Lesson 8 (long /i/ words) and DLR (Daily Language Review)

Math: comparing (>, <, =), ordering 2-digit #s,  rounding to the nearest 10, and problem solving with patterns

Lang. Arts: Reading Groups

Writing: Using descriptive language, and having a good Beg/Mid/End

Science: We are ending our study of plants and living things (but we will come back to it as we prepare for a special guest next month)

Social Studies: Using our resources: land, water, and air

CALENDAR:

Oct. 6th

Kids Klub begins

Oct. 7th

Picture Retakes

Oct, 14th

2nd Grade Chapel

My worship pastor will be coming to play piano

and help us lead the student in worship.

Oct. 22-24th

Vision Screening

Oct. 24th

Joni & Friends

Harvest Party:

We will be celebrating fall with some fun fall activities and yummy food.

I will be sending you a sign up sheet soon.

Nov. 11th

Tuesday, No school/Veteran’s Day

Riddle:

How do you fix a cracked pumpkin?

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Sep. 29th-Oct. 3rd

MATH PRACTICE

I have attached a Math worksheet for extra practice.

Math due: Friday, Oct. 3rd

Reading Logs Due: Friday, Oct. 3rd

Continue recording the books and minutes your child is reading each day.

Lesson 7 Spelling Words

long a:

wave

grade

today

faith

eight

train

weigh

gave

praise

played

railway

neighbor

high frequency words:

enough

children

Bible Verse:

Test Oct. 3rd

God saw all that he had made, and it was very good.

Genesis 1:31a

This will NOT be a fill in the blank.

Student will need to write the entire verse.

Character Trait:

Creativity

This week in class:

Tuesday: Music and PE

Wednesday: Library

Friday: Music

Daily Starters: Spelling Lesson 7 and DLR (Daily Language Review)

Math: Odd/Even numbers, number patterns, and comparing (>, <, =)

Lang. Arts: Reading Groups

Writing: We are writing letters in class to our friends. Each letter needs a Heading (date), Greeting, Body, Closing, and a Signature.

Science: Some students will be planting another seed.

Social Studies: We begin a new Unit on using our resources.

CALENDAR:

Oct. 3rd

Grandparents Day:

Please fill out how many are coming for your child.

***Click the link in my email****

Oct. 7th

Picture Retakes

Oct, 14th

2nd Grade Chapel

My worship pastor will be coming to play piano

and help us lead the student in worship.

Oct. 22-24th

Vision Screening

Harvest Party:

We will be celebrating fall with some fun fall activities and yummy food.

I will be sending you a  sign up sheet soon.

After a lot of thought and prayer, as well as counsel from other teachers, we will not be taking a field trip to the pumpkin patch. I have been looking into alternative trips that better reflect our 2nd grade curriculum and are still a ton of fun! Please stay turned for further details:)

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We will be having some fun WITH pumpkins during the last week in October: art, science, math, cooking……all with pumpkins. I will need some donated, If you are interested in helping email me. Thanks so much for all your support at home in helping these kids have a fun and fabulous 2nd grade year!!!

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September 22nd-26th

MATH PRACTICE!!

I have attached an addition worksheet. Please have your child complete it and write how many minutes it took them to complete it. (Don’t worry about correcting, I will be doing that)

Math Practice is due: Friday, 26th

I have also sent some math drill practice pages. These can be done on your own, and do not need to be turned in. They are meant as another way to work on math drills and remembering our math facts.

Reading Logs Due: Friday, 26th

Continue recording the books and minutes your child is reading each day.

Spelling words

Lesson 6, Review of lesson 1-5

I have chosen 12 words from the last 5 lessons

Test on Friday, Sep. 26th

stamp

funny

sister

puppy

contest

hammer

ribbon

quick

backstroke

friend

square

cycle

Bible Verse

Test on Friday, Sep. 26th

My son, pay attention to what I say; listen closely to my words.

Proverbs 4:20

Focus Character Trait: Attentiveness

I will be focusing on a new Character Trait each week that is related to our Bible Verse

We will write about it, read about it, and practice each new trait 🙂

This week in class:

Tuesday: Chapel and PE

Wednesday: Library

Friday: Music

Math: We are starting double digits this week with lessons on place value (ones and tens) as well as regrouping. This can be a hard concept so I may send home some extra Math practice pages. Check your child’s backpack daily:) I will also send an email too.

Writing: The students are loving their Writing Journals. They have the freedom to write about the prompt and then share it with the class. We have some great authors already in the class.

Science: We are finishing up our unit on living and nonliving things. We will take a short quiz on Friday. No study guide, just reviewing in class. Plants will be coming home soon for those that are ready 🙂 Some have yet to sprout, so we will have “Bean plants: TAKE 2”

Social Studies: We begin a new Unit soon on using our resources.

Moms in Prayer

Any woman desiring to pray for our children and Fresno Christian School.

Join us for a powerful time of prayer!

Fridays from 8:00 – 9:00 am

Peoples Church, Room 204

Contact: Janet Moore 448-0947 or rjdamoore@att.net

Fresno Christian Schools Spirit Days are here! Every Friday after, wear your FCS Spirit Wear. At the end of each month the K-6 class with the highest percentage of Spirit Wear worn will be the keeper of the FCS Eagle Trophy for a month! So wear your Fresno Christian Spirit Wear with pride. Go Eagles!!

 Box Tops: keep them coming. Don’t forget to count them and put your child’s name on the bag.

Upcoming Dates:

Grandparents Day: Friday, October 3rd

Refer to Invitation for more info 🙂

2nd Grade Chapel: Oct. 14th

Weekly Riddle:

What becomes shorter when you add two letters to it?

Check it out!!

This website is all about plants and aligns perfectly with what we’ve been talking about in class!

http://secondgradeplantsunit.wikispaces.com/home

Some fun math games we’ve done in class

http://www.mathplayground.com/

Some fun reading and math games

http://www.funbrain.com/