Greetings from 2nd grade! Happy Mother’s Day to all moms!!! You are all very special and although they don’t always show it, the kids love you very much and have wonderful things to say about you. We thank God for giving us supportive, loving, and caring moms. You are all blessings!! Enjoy your day! Please take note of the following reminders.

On Monday, May 10th your child will have a quiz over the food guide pyramid. They will need to know where each group is located, the number of recommended servings, and an example from each group. If your child has not handed in his/her food log it is also due on Monday, May 10th.
The spring musical will be on Wednesday, May 12th at 7:00 p.m. This is a part of your child’s music grade. If your child cannot attend Mrs. Bell will need a note. We look forward to seeing you there! Your child will need to wear dark pants and a white shirt. Please bring them to the classroom at 6:45 p.m. so that we can line up. Thanks!

Please be sure your child turns in all library books and movies (fines too) by Thursday, May 13th. Many of them are stamped for the 14th, but since we will all be at field day it would be better to play it safe and get them in early. We will not be checking things out for the remainder of the year.

Field Day is Friday, May 14th. The students do not report to school that day. Each child has chosen three events and will perform these events at Denver Lutheran High School. We have been practicing these events. I just want you all to know that this does count as a school day and if your child does not participate they will be counted absent. In addition, you are responsible for getting your child to and from field day and they are under your supervision during that day. I will be working at a “Ball Throw” station. I am asking that your child check in with me sometime during the day.

Your child’s reading project is due Monday, May 17th. Hopefully you have gotten a start on it! I am looking forward to hearing about what your child is reading!

Our field trip to the capitol building is also Monday, May 17th. Permissions slips were supposed to be in today. Next, week you will receive driving arrangements and any other information. Remember we will be asking for a few dollars to go toward parking. Thanks!

Here’s what we have been up to this week!!

Religion: This week we continued to talk about Paul. Paul and Silas were thrown in jail, simply for being Christians. You could say they were having a pretty bad day. An earthquake shook the prison doors open, giving them a chance to escape, but they didn’t. The jailer was afraid all the prisoners had escaped and that he would be punished, but when he turned on the lights all the prisoners were there. The jailer became a believer that day and he and his entire family were baptized. God turned a bad day into a joyful day. Knowing that Jesus is in our heart, we have reason to be overflowing with joy at all times. Paul continued to share that with a woman named Lydia and her friends. These ladies all believed in the true God, but they had not yet heard about Jesus. Paul told them what Jesus had done on the cross and how He arose on Easter. Lydia was so excited she not only wanted to be baptized, but she wanted her entire family to be baptized as well. She was ready to share the Good News!

Math: We started the week by taking our 100 problem, subtraction assessment and our 25th written assessment. We spent time this week discussing weight/mass. The kids also practiced doubling a number, which was basically a review. Because of musical practice and an extra field day practice there was no homework in the latter part of the week. By next Thursday we will have completed the 2nd grade math curriculum.

Reading: In reading this week, we read our last story entitled, “The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush.” We spent some time with vocabulary words and comprehension. In addition, we are trying to finish up some material that we have started reading in our reading groups.

Science/SS: In science this week each child planned a balanced meal and made a placemat of the meal. We also reviewed for the quiz on Monday, May 10th. Finally, we introduced the new food guide pyramid. In social studies, we practiced reading a flowchart. We also talked about supply and demand, only I tried using simpler terms. This was a tough concept for many of the kids.

Language Arts: In class this week, we reviewed antonyms. In addition, we began talking about story writing. Each story needs a beginning, middle, and end. We brainstormed ideas for the stories we will be writing.

Spelling/Phonics: In phonics, we worked with the prefixes un, re, and dis. We are finished with spelling and memory work for the remainder of the year. Please note that during the year we skipped the review units. This gives you an opportunity to have your child do these units over the summer for a review. It is good to keep it fresh in their minds.

God’s blessings in the week ahead!

In Him,
Miss Rempfer