Helpful Highlights
WINTER BREAK
We hope you enjoy your Winter Break (Thursday, Feb. 11 - Monday Feb. 15)! Classes will resume on Tuesday, Feb. 16th.
BOOK REPORT
WOW!!! Way to go 2nd Grade! The book reports are amazing! Thank you for all of the hard work you have put into these! We are very proud of you! They look great on display on our bulletin boards!
END OF TRIMESTER 2
February 24th marks the end of Trimester 2. Report cards will
be coming home in Friday Folders on March 5th. We look forward to starting Trimester 3, and finishing the year strong!
Loving Learning
Right now, we are loving learning about:
Bible - The Life of Moses Series: We will focus this week on “Pharaoh’s Army Destroyed.” Also, just as God cared about the Israelites, He cares about us (even the little things).
Phonics / Spelling
Spelling Focus: /ge/ and /dge/
Use ge right after a consonant or long vowel sound. Ex: page
Use dge right after a short vowel sound. Ex: judge
Grammar / Creative Writing - We will continue Ch. 9: More Verbs. This week we will be distinguishing between linking verbs (is, are, was, were) and action verbs.
Reading - Unit 5: Summarization
Comprehension Focus: Summarization
Pattern Statement: Essential information can be organized and restated concisely and coherently.
Visual Tool: Summary Steps
SPECS Logs: Reader’s Response, Visual Tool, Reflection (Today, I learned…..)
Vocabulary: auction, gleaming, ordinary, hayloft, deserve, mill, orchard, snarls, abandoned, thieves
Math - We will continue Unit 6: Whole Number Operations and Number Stories. This week students will choose diagrams to use for solving number stories, and solve animal number stories.
Social Studies - This week we continue to learn more about Georgia’s Past, as we dig deeper into the life of the Creek Indians, discuss the start of the 13 colonies, and look at 3 important figures in Georgia - James Oglethorpe, Tomochichi, and Mary Musgrove.
Save the Date
February 24 - End of Trimester 2
April 2 - No School - Good Friday!
April 5-9 - No School - Spring Break!
April 19-23 - IOWA Testing Week
