Newsletter - February 11th



Hi!  Happy Friday!  It's been a great week here in second grade!  We began the week with a lesson from our wonderful guest speaker, Pastor Hoeff.  He talked to us about dinosaurs and the Bible.  There's a new link at the top of this blog called "Answers in Genesis for Kids" to find out answers to questions you may have about dinosaurs and other things, too!  Then, on Wednesday, we had a fantastic time on our field trip to the Science Center!  The children learned a lot about weather and matter in a fun, hands-on way!

Here are some other things we learned this week:
*Math - We discussed liquid measurement and compared cup, pints, quarts, and gallons; we practiced telling time and counting money; we ordered numbers; we compared numbers; and we practiced math with mixed numbers.  We spent some time reviewing our addition and subtraction math facts, too, and we're beginning to learn our multiplication facts!  We also learned about line graphs and made a line graph to keep track of the daily temperature, and we made a Daily Weather Pictograph, too!
*Reading - We focused on reading informational pieces about weather this week, focusing on the strategies "Asking Questions" and "Summarizing."
*Writing - We continued learning about different kinds of poetry, and we added poems to our "Love Poem" booklets.
*Social Studies - We discussed some well-known American Presidents.
Language Arts - We reviewed capitalization rules, focusing on remembering to capitalize proper nouns, the pronoun "I," titles, and initials.
*Bible - We talked about how Jesus wants us to help other people, and we talked about the parable of the Sheep and the Goats found in Matthew 25:31-46.

Here are some announcements and reminders:
*Our Valentine Party will be NEXT  MONDAY, FEBRUARY 14TH from 12:15 to 1:30. There is a list of children in our class at the bottom of this newsletter to help your child fill out Valentine cards for the class! See the sign-up sheet on our classroom door in case you'd like to send in some goodies for this fun day! A wonderful parent sent in Valentine Boxes for each child to put their valentines in, but if your child wants to make his/her own out of a shoebox at home, that's fine, too!
*NO SCHOOL FRIDAY, 2/18TH OR MONDAY, 2/21ST!!!
*Tuesday, 2/22nd - Weather Projects Are Due!!!
*Grandparents' Day will be on THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24TH.
*MOON HOMEWORK is due on MONDAY, FEBRUARY 28TH!
*On Friday, Friday, March 4th, we will be celebrating Dr. Seuss! (March 2nd is Dr. Seuss' birthday!) Your child will have the opportunity to come to school dressed to look like a character from a Dr. Seuss book that day. I just wanted to give you a "Heads-up" so that you can be on the look-out for costumes!!!

This week, I've been thinking a lot about things that I've seen on the news that are happening in our country and in different places around the world.  It got me thinking about what Jesus says in Matthew 24:4-8: "...Watch out that no one deceives you.  For many will come in my name claiming, 'I am the Christ,' and will deceive many.  You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed.  Such things must happen, but the end is still to come.  Nation will rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom.  There will be famines and earthquakes in various places.  All these are the beginning of birth pangs."

Wow.  We know that one day, Jesus will come for those who belong to Him.  The most important thing in life is knowing Him.  If any of you have any questions concerning salvation, please feel free to call me or come by and talk to me.  :o)

Have a wonderful weekend!

In Christ's Name,
Mrs. Corsino

PS Next week's Star Author will be RILEY!!!
PPS PLEASE KEEP PRACTICING THOSE ADDITION AND SUBTRACTION FACTS AT HOME!  EVERY MONDAY, WE HAVE A COMPETITION WHILE PLAYING AROUND THE WORLD!  So far, ANTHONY has been the winner, with Jack T. and Jordan close behind!!!

SECRET WORD: VALENTINE