Week of Feb. 22 - 26

Helpful Highlights

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!

SPIRIT WEEK 

In order to wrap up winter sports and kick off spring sports with a bang, we are going to have a spirit week, February 22 - 26.

Monday, February 22 - Cozy Clothes Monday

Tuesday, February 23 - Salad Dressing Day

Dress like your favorite salad dressing: Ranch (Cowboy), Caesar (togas and sandals), Thousand Island (Caribbean/Hawaiian), Blue Cheese (Blue), French (berets and fashionable clothes), House Dressing (school colors).

Wednesday, February 24 - Winter Sports Wednesday

Thursday, February 25 - Through the Decades Thursday 

Friday, February 26 - Flannel Friday

Loving Learning

Right now, we are loving learning about:

Bible - The Life of Moses Series:  The Israelites have now crossed the Red Sea, and must remember what God has done for them, as they face the bitter waters of Marah.

Phonics / Spelling 

Spelling Focus:  Sound of au & aw as in faucet & saw

Au is usually spelled in the beginning or middle of a syllable. 

Aw is usually at the end of the syllable or when followed by a single l or n.

Grammar / Creative Writing -  We will continue Ch. 9:  More Verbs.  This week’s topics include:  1) Contractions - defining, writing, and using apostrophes.  2) Adverbs:  How? and Where? - defining, locating, and using in sentences.

Reading - Unit 5:  Summarization - This week we complete Unit 5:  Review sheet comes home on Monday and test is Wednesday.

• 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 solve two-step number stories, make ballpark estimates and invent and record their own strategies for solving addition problems, plus use base-10 blocks to find partial sums and build readiness for partial-sums addition.

Social Studies - We continue our study of Georgia’s Past.  We will be filling in our “All About” sheets for Mary Musgrove, Tomochichi, and James Oglethorpe.

Save the Date

April 2 - No School - Good Friday!

April 5-9 - No School - Spring Break!

April 19-23 - IOWA Testing Week

Week of Feb. 16 - 19!

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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

Week of February 8-12

Helpful Highlights

BOOK REPORT

Remember - the President Book Report is due Wednesday, February 10th! We are SO excited to see all of the finished products!!!

VALENTINE’S DAY EXCHANGE

Second graders will have their Valentine’s Day Exchange on Wednesday, February 10th in their classrooms! Students will decorate a bag or box at home and bring it to class on this day. Students may bring Valentine cards for their classmates as long as they bring one for every student. A class list came home in blue folders on January 27th.  Also, PTF is providing cookies for the children to decorate in class!  Students may wear red and pink on this day, instead of their uniforms, if they would like to!

WINTER BREAK  

We hope you enjoy your Winter Break (Thursday, Feb. 11 - Monday Feb. 15)!  Classes will resume on Tuesday, Feb. 16th.

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

Bible - The Life of Moses Series:  We will focus this week on “Pharaoh Changes His Mind,” and discuss the 2 meanings of fear:  being afraid and respect for God.

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 be reviewing for the Ch. 8 Test on Pronouns.  The test is Tuesday, Feb. 9th.  Next, we will begin Ch. 9:  More Verbs.  Topics this week will include:  1) Helping Verbs (has / have) being used with action words - run and come.  2) Helping Verbs (has / have) being used with irregular verbs - gone and seen. 

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 start off the week with the Unit 5 Test on Monday, Feb. 8th.  Next, we’ll begin Unit 6:  Whole Number Operations and Number Stories.  This week students will draw picture graphs and bar graphs to represent a data set, as well as solve comparison number stories.

Social Studies - We continue our study of Georgia’s Past, focusing on the Creek Indians.  Students will compare the way the Creeks lived to how we live today. 

Save the Date

February 10 - President Book Report Due & Valentine Exchange

February 11-15 - Winter Break!!!

February 24 - End of Trimester 2

Week of Feb. 1 - 5

 Helpful Highlights

BOOK REPORT

With the celebration of Presidents’ Day in February, it is a great time to get students learning about presidents! Over the next few weeks, students will be creating a character book report over a United States’ President of their choice. In Reading, we have been creating character bubble maps; so, students are very familiar with the terminology in this book report. Please see the packet that came home on Thursday, January 7th in blue folders for additional details. The planning page is due February 3rd and the completed project is due February 10th. Have fun reading and be creative!

VALENTINE’S DAY EXCHANGE

Second graders will have their Valentine’s Day Exchange on Wednesday, February 10th in their classrooms! Students will decorate a bag or box at home and bring it to class on this day. Students may bring Valentine cards for their classmates as long as they bring one for every student. A class list came home in blue folders on January 27th.  Also, PTF is providing cookies for the children to decorate in class!  Students may wear red and pink on this day, instead of their uniforms, if they would like to!

Loving Learning

Right now, we are loving learning about:

Bible - The Life of Moses:  We will focus this week on “The Passover - A Picture of Jesus,” and “Time to Leave Egypt.”

Phonics / Spelling 

Spelling Focus:   Hard and Soft G

G makes the soft sound /j/ when it comes  before e, i, or y.  Ex:  giant

G makes the hard sound /g/ when it comes before a, o, u or a consonant.  Ex:  goal

Grammar / Creative Writing -  We will continue Ch. 8:  Pronouns.  This weeks topics include:  1) Plural possessives- our, your, and their show ownership. They take the place of possessive nouns.  2) Reflexive pronouns refer to the subject of the sentence and end in self or selves.  On Thursday, a review of the chapter will come home.  The test will be on Tuesday, Feb. 9th.

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 take a test on Time on Monday, Feb. 1st.  Next, we will wrap up Ch. 5:  students will complete an open response problem by solving an addition problem using two different strategies.  On Thursday, a review will come home for the Ch. 5 test.  The test will be on Monday, Feb. 8th.

Social Studies - This week we switch from Science to Social Studies!!!  We will be getting to know the Creek Indians - where they lived, what their towns were like, their clothing / medicines, and much more!

Save the Date

February 3 - Planning Page Due for President Book Report

February 10 - President Book Report Due & Valentine Exchange

February 11-15 - Winter Break!!!

February 24 - End of Trimester 2

Week of Jan. 25 - 29!

Helpful Highlights

BOOK REPORT

With the celebration of Presidents’ Day in February, it is a great time to get students learning about presidents! Over the next few weeks, students will be creating a character book report over a United States’ President of their choice. In Reading, we have been creating character bubble maps; so, students are very familiar with the terminology in this book report. Please see the packet that came home on Thursday, January 7th in blue folders for additional details. The planning page is due February 3rd and the completed project is due February 10th. Have fun reading and be creative!

VALENTINE’S DAY EXCHANGE

Second graders will have their Valentine’s Day Exchange on Wednesday, February 10th in their classrooms! Students will decorate a bag or box at home and bring it to class on this day. Students may bring Valentine cards for their classmates as long as they bring one for every student. You will find a class list in blue folders on January 27th.

Loving Learning

Right now, we are loving learning about:

Bible - The Life of Moses:  the Passover and how Jesus is our Passover Lamb.  God gave specific instructions to Moses and the Israelites concerning the Passover.  All through the Bible, God carefully instructs us concerning how we should act and how we should treat one another.  One of the most wonderful books in the Bible is Proverbs.  It is often referred to as the Book of Instructions.  We will take a look at several Proverbs and discuss them. 

Phonics / Spelling 

Spelling focus: 

Hard c - makes the hard sound /k/ when it comes before a, o, u, or a consonant

Soft c - c makes the soft sound /s/ when it comes before e,i, or y.  Ex:  city

Grammar / Creative Writing -  We will begin our next Grammar Unit:  Pronouns.  This week we learn what pronouns are and why they are important.  Lessons include:  1) Using “he,” “she,” and “it” to replace nouns.  2) Using “I” in the subject part of a sentence and “me” in the action part.  3) Using Plural Pronouns “we” and “they” to talk about more than one.  4) Using Singular Possessive pronouns my, your, his, her, and its show ownership.

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 wrap up Unit 5:  Addition and Subtraction.  Students will use open number lines as a tool for solving number stories, solve change-to-more number stories, and solve parts-and-total number stories.  A review will come home on Thursday the 28th for the Test on Monday, Feb. 1st. 

Science - We will wrap up our Simple Machines Unit, with an in-class graded project called, “The Candy Machine.”  There is nothing that students need to do to study or prepare for the project.  Next, we will do a brief study of Moon Phases, just to expose students to this topic.  There will be no test on Moon Phases...just a fun in-class Oreo activity!

Save the Date

February 3 - Planning Page Due for President Book Report

February 10 - President Book Report Due & Valentine Exchange

February 11-15 - Winter Break!!!

February 24 - End of Trimester 2 

Week of Jan. 18 - 22

HELPFUL HIGHLIGHTS

BOOK REPORT

With the celebration of Presidents’ Day in February, it is a great time to get students learning about presidents! Over the next few weeks, students will be creating a character book report over a United States’ President of their choice. In Reading, we have been creating character bubble maps; so, students are very familiar with the terminology in this book report. Please see the packet that came home on Thursday, January 7th in blue folders for additional details. The planning page is due February 3rd and the completed project is due February 10th. Have fun reading and be creative!

Loving Learning

Right now, we are loving learning about:

Bible - The Life of Moses:  The Tenth and Final Plague / Passover.  

Phonics / Spelling 

Spelling Focus:  sound of diphthong /oo/

Grammar / Creative Writing -  We will continue our Creative Writing Unit:  Friendly Letters.  This week we will be in the Publishing Stage, as we write our final copies of our friendly letters!

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 5:  Addition and Subtraction.  This week’s topics include:  Coin Calculations (making purchases and practicing making change), Exploring Arrays, Times, & Shapes (students make arrays, match clock faces to digital notation, and construct shapes on geoboards), Mental Math (developing strategies for mentally adding and subtracting 10 and 100).

Science - This week we continue our Unit on Simple Machines:  pulley, lever, wheel, and inclined plane.

Save the Date

January 18 - MLK Jr. Holiday (No school)

February 3 - Planning Page Due for President Book Report

February 10 - President Book Report Due

February 11-15 - Winter Break!!!

February 24 - End of Trimester 2

For the week of Jan 11-15

                                                          Helpful Highlights

BOOK REPORT

With the celebration of Presidents’ Day in February, it is a great time to get students learning about presidents! Over the next few weeks, students will be creating a character book report over a United States’ President of their choice. In Reading, we have been creating character bubble maps; so, students are very familiar with the terminology in this book report. Please see the packet that came home on Thursday, January 7th in blue folders for additional details. The planning page is due February 3rd and the completed project is due February 10th. Have fun reading and be creative!

Loving Learning

Right now, we are loving learning about:

Bible - We continue our study of The Life of Moses:  This week we review the First Nine Plagues, and discuss why God sent them.  

Phonics / Spelling 

Spelling Focus:  sounds of bossy r (or and ar)

Grammar / Creative Writing -  We will continue our Creative Writing Unit:  Friendly Letters.  This week we will be in the Drafting, Revising, and Proofreading Stages, as we write our own friendly letters!

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 wrap up Ch. 4 with the test on Monday, January 11th; then, we will begin Unit 5:  Addition and Subtraction.  This week students will play Beat the Calculator to develop fact power by using mental strategies to add two 1-digit numbers, review coin equivalencies and make different combinations of coins for the same amount of money, and find coin combinations to pay for items and make change by counting up. 

Science - This week we begin our Unit on Simple Machines.  Students will be introduced to the following:  pulley, lever, wheel, and inclined planes.

Save the Date

January 18 - MLK Jr. Holiday (No school)

February 3 - Planning Page Due for President Book Report

February 10 - President Book Report Due

February 11-15 - Winter Break!!!

February 24 - End of Trimester 2