Newsletter - March 4th



Hi!  It was a MARVELOUS first week of MARCH here at NCS in Second Grade!  I was out on Monday with a HORRIBLE stomach virus, but Mrs. Clees kicked off our Dr. Seuss Week with Hat Day!  She had the children create silly fish and write silly poetry just like Dr. Seuss!  We enjoyed the rest of the week, too!  On Tuesday we read Fox in Socks and showed off our crazy socks; on Wednesday we read The Cat in the Hat and wore red and white; on Thursday we read I'm Not Going to Get Up Today and wore our jammies to school; and today we dressed like our favorite Dr. Seuss characters, read Green Eggs and Ham, and made green eggs and ham, too!  We also watched Horton Hears a Who.  The children read lots and lots of  Dr. Seuss books silently and in pairs, too, in celebration of this wonderful week!

Here are some other things we learned:
*Writing - We reviewed how to write a 5 pararaph essay and wrote reports about planets in this format.
*Math - We did a lot of practice with Roman Numerals and multiplication, and we reviewed symmetry, too!
*Reading - We talked about different types of fiction and about poetry, and we practiced drawing conclusions.  We did a lot of rhyming this week, too!
*Language Arts - We learned how to combine 2 sentences using the conjunction "and."
*Bible - We learned about the time when Jesus fed 5 thousand people with just 5 loaves of bread and 2 fish.
*Science - We continued learning about the Solar System and discussing the weather, too!

Here are a few announcements/reminders:
*The Moon Homework is Due whenever it's finished!!!  (I had a helper stuff Friday folders for me not too long ago, and a few people did not receive a moon homework sheet. Please let me know if you need one! The due date was supposed to be Monday the 28th, but just have your child turn it in whenever it's completed---it will take 16 nights to complete. Just be sure to send it in when it's finished because it will count as a Science grade!)
*March 7-11 - Spring Book Fair!  (Our class shops early in the morning on Friday the 11th!)
*March 17th -  St. Patrick's Day!  Your child may wear green to school that day!
*3/28th – 4/1st – SPRING BREAK!!!
*4/18th – 21st – SAT TESTING
* Friday, 4/22nd – NO SCHOOL!!! (GOOD FRIDAY! HAPPY EASTER WEEKEND!!!)
*Friday, 5/6th – Mother’s Day celebration in our classroom after chapel
*5/19th – Spring Concert – Northside Baptist Church
*5/26th – LAST DAY OF SCHOOL!!! Half day for elementary!

During my personal devotion time, I've been reading in the Book of Psalms.  I really love Psalm 86 verse 5, which says, "You are forgiving and good, O Lord, abounding in love to all who call on you."  Even though God is Perfect and He never ever sins, He has decided to love those of us who love him and to forgive us, too.  What an AWESOME God He is!!!

Have a FANTASTIC weekend!

In Christ's Name,
Jen Corsino

PS Next week's Star Author will be VIVIAN

SECRET WORD: GREEN EGGS AND HAM