HI! Happy Friday! It's been yet another wonderful week of fun and learning here in second grade! We began the week with a visit from a missionary named Mr. Jim! He talked to us about what it means to be a missionary, reminded us of Jesus' love for us, and taught us a fun song to help us remember! We also decorated our room for March by making some FUN green and white shamrock posters with green and white paper and LOTS of glitter! St. Patty's Day will be here before you know it! Here are some more things we did:* Reading - We finished up our Reading unit about courage by reading a Chinese folktale called The Empty Pot. We focused on the skills "making inferences" and "sequencing" while we read, and we also practiced predicting, making connections, monitoring and clarifying, and asking questions! We also did lots of silent reading and discussed how authors have purposes in mind when they write. We began to read a fun chapter book called Leprechauns Don't Play Basketball!
*Writing - We practiced journaling, and we also began writing make believe stories about St. Patrick's Day! We're working on putting LOTS of descriptive words into these pieces!
*Math - We did LOTS of review, practicing skills such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, fractions, and place value. We touched on division a little bit, too!
* Bible - We talked about what it means to really forgive someone and why forgiveness is so important. We also acted out the parable about the Prodigal Son!
* Language Arts - We reviewed the following skills: capitalization, conjuctions, interjections, commas, apostrophes, and colons.
* Science - We continued to talk about the solar system, and we made up our own constellations using white chocolate chips on black paper plates. YUM!!!
*Social Studies - We discussed what life was like for the American Cowboys! Today, we pretended to be cowboys and made a snack for our horses!
At my Bible study at church last weekend, we spent some time talking about how important it is to share the Gospel with the people in our lives. Sometimes I forget the urgency of this---and then I'm reminded that people who die without Jesus end up in hell. What a frightening reality! If you do not know Jesus as your personal Savior, I would LOVE to have the privilege of sharing with you! Feel free to call me or stop by the classroom ANY TIME!
Have a great weekend!
In Christ's Name,
Jen Corsino
*Due to technical difficulties, I was unable to post pictures this week...sorry! Also, for some odd reason, this site isn't letting me change the Bible verse over in the right margin, so here's next weeks: "For God loves a cheerful giver" (2 Corinthians 9:7).
*Beginning next week in chapel, we will be collecting quarters to send to families in the Dominican Republic. 23 cents feeds a meal to a family of 6!!! So, please empty your pockets and send in your quarters (or dollars)! :o)
Next week's STAR AUTHOR is DOMINIC!!!
SECRET WORD: SHAMROCK
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