Greetings from 2nd grade!! What a great week! I want to thank the class for their hard work on the habitat projects. I was very impressed! We did much better this week with following directions and getting back into the routine. Here are a few reminders:
Book-It!!! Remember to mark your minutes down for November on your calendar.
Advent services are coming up in December. I know it is still seems far off, but it will be here before you know it. Our class will participate in the 10:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. services on Wednesday, December 16th. Please mark that date on your calendars. Your child is expected to be at both services. Again, if you cannot make it Mrs. Bell will need a note.
Chapel offerings are going to Pastor Lima in New Orleans. Pastor Lima was vicar at Zion at one time.

Religion: This week we talked about the prophet Elisha. Elisha’s teacher Elijah was taken to heaven. Elisha was worried he wouldn’t be able to do his job well and he was sad that he could no longer talk to his friend Elijah. Elijah was happy to be able to go to his heavenly home. So the class talked about some sad and glad things that have happened in their lives. We also talked about how we can bring both sad things and glad things to God in prayer. We can ask for His help and comfort with the sad things in our lives. We can thank and praise Him for the glad things with which He blesses us. We also talked about King Hezekiah. Hezekiah was a good king. He tore down idols. He led the people in worshiping and obeying the Lord. Hezekiah knew Jerusalem was under attack, but he prayed to the Lord. He trusted in God’s might and the Lord took care of the enemy. Hezekiah also became very sick when he was a young man in his 30’s. Hezekiah was sad because there was much that he still wanted to do to help the people and serve the Lord. Hezekiah again prayed to the Lord. The Lord heard his prayers and gave Hezekiah 15 more years to live. Hezekiah was faithful to God, but that doesn’t mean everything always went right for him. We live in a troubled world, and Satan is always trying to attack us. God has won the victory over sin. He gives us the victory through Jesus Christ’s death and resurrection. We can trust that He has power to help us with our other troubles in the way and time He knows best.

Math: In math this week, we talked about polygons. We practiced making polygons on a geoboard, which the kids really enjoyed. We also practiced adding 3 or more single digit numbers. One strategy we use is to locate two numbers that will equal ten first. We also learned how to write fractions using fraction notation. We tested our addition facts over 15 ,16, 17, and 18. Now we will be moving on to subtraction, but we will still occasionally take a 100 problem addition fact test. The kids will be given 6 minutes to finish, so keep practicing addition facts at home.

Reading: In reading, we tested our comprehension, worked on identifying details, and reviewed the following high frequency words: small, brown, sea, lead, and island. We read in groups and talked about words with –nd, -nk, and-ng. Finally, we reviewed our dictionary skills as we talked about guide words.

Science/SS: In science this week we shared our habitat projects. I really enjoyed listening and it is so nice to see them take so much pride in their work. Thank you for your help as well. In social studies, we learned how to read a grid map and we also talked about North America. We identified its neighbors to the north and to the south. We also talked about various landforms and bodies of water (example: gulf, island, peninsula, hills, mountains, etc.)

Language Arts: In language arts we finally were able to finish our descriptive writings. You should have seen them in your child’s folder yesterday or today. We also started a new unit on verbs. We first talked about action verbs and present-tense verbs. We also talked about subject-verb agreement.

Spelling and Phonics: In spelling this week we studied words that have the long “e” spelled with ee, ea, or just e. Next week we will be studying words with the vowel sound you hear in ball. In phonics, we practiced identifying how many syllables were in a word. In addition, we talked about words that end with –le and the hard/soft sounds of the letter “c.”

Remember, whether it is a sad thing or a glad thing, you can always take it to the Lord in prayer. God’s blessings on your weekend!

In Christ,
Miss Rempfer

Spelling Words: dog, paw, call, saw, ball, all, draw, small, log, fall, best, came
Challenge Words: stall, claw

Extra List: mouse, owns, steak, pretty roommate, rained, depart, rider, caves, carpet, pail, pipes, badly, display
Challenge Words: monuments, thoughts

Memory: I am the Lord, your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior. Isaiah 43:3
At the name of Jesus every knee should bow. Philippians 2:10