"Since then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things." Colossians 3:1-2

Friday, March 23, 2012

Happy Spring Break!

Hi Parents,
      I hope you have a wonderful week of Spring Break!  We had a great Science Fest Day at Trinity.  Thanks to so many of you who helped make it possible.  The following are plans for the week of
April 2- April 5:

Bible:                   Matthew 28:5-6- due April 13    We will send a hand-out.

Reading:               Cool Crazy Crickets  continued  pp. 314-343   Focus on chapter books.
Book Report due on Thursday, April 5th.

Language:            Expressing an Opinion   pp. 340-358

Spelling:               Review lesson  pp. 192-197    Test & dictation- Thursday

Math:                    Parts of a Whole  pp. 333-344

Science:                Weather

Social Studies:      Our Country Long Ago

Reminder of Good Friday on April 6th.

Have a blessed week!
In Him,
Patti Jeffcoat

Monday, March 19, 2012

Baby Evie is here!

Hi Parents,
     This is my new granddaughter Evie Gray Jones!  We are so blessed to have this new bundle of joy in our family!  Staying with my daughter and helping her with Evie and Anne Wesley, my other precious granddaughter, was such a wonderful privilege.  This is a picture of Everett, my husband, who so many of you prayed for faithfully during his surgery.  He is holding his namesake Evie.    God has blessed us beyond measure and we are eternally grateful!

     I was so glad to see my students today!  I heard great reports from Mrs. Adams about how hard they worked.  I am so proud of them!    We will be having our Spelling test and a Language test on Thursday.  Science Fest will be on Friday.  This is a great day for students to experience the many wonders of Science!  They will be dismissed at 11:30.  Spring Break is next week, March 26-30.  Enjoy this time together!

Lesson Plans for the week of March 19-23:

Bible:                            John 10:11- due Friday.   "I am the good shepherd.  The good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep."

Reading:                       Cool Crazy Crickets    pp. 314-343
Skills:  Chapter books, homophones, story map, quotations

Language:                    Test on Capitalization and Punctuation- Thursday   Unit 9 pp. 296-322

Spelling:                       Words ending with er       Test and Dictation- Thursday  pp. 186-191

Math:                            Comparing and ordering numbers  pp. 327-332

Science:                         Weather and the Water Cycle 

Social Studies:               Our Country Long Ago  pp. 195-209

Have a blessed week!
In Him,
Patti Jeffcoat

Friday, March 9, 2012

Lesson Plans for March 12-16

Hi Parents,
      We have had such a fun time in reading with the "Thunder Cake" story.  Many thanks to Jenny McClinton for providing us with a homemade thunder cake and lemonade.  The children loved it!  We learned from the story that we can help get over fears by focusing on other things.  Super Second Grade Recipes will be coming home on Monday.  Thank you for sending recipes that your child enjoys!

Lesson plans for the week of March 12-16:

Bible:                            Romans 5:8- due Friday
"But God demonstrates his own love in this:  While we were still sinners, Christ died for us."

Reading:                        "A Curve in the River"     pp.  298-306
                                      "Slippery Siblings"            pp.  307-311
Book Report sheets will be in their red folders on Monday.  Our first book report will be due on April 5th.  We have been summarizing and working on this in class.  The book for the report has to be a chapter book on 2nd grade level or above.  Encourage your child to begin reading a book for this report.

Language:                      Commas and quotation marks.  pp. 311-318

Spelling:                         Words with or.  pp. 180-185

Math:                              Comparing and Ordering Numbers  pp. 319-330

Science:                          Water Cycle  pp. 292-305

Social Studies:                Our Country Today   pp. 147-192    Test on Wednesday


Have a blessed weekend!
In Him,
Patti Jeffcoat

Friday, March 2, 2012

Happy March!

Hi Parents,
       It's amazing that March is already here!  The following are some dates in March you might want to remember:
March 14         Class pictures
March 16         Library visitation from Eric Litwin, author of Pete the Cat
March 23         Science Fest and early dismissal
March 26-30    Spring Break holidays

Lesson Plans for the week of March 5-March 9:

Bible:                      Matthew 22:37-39- due March 9

Reading:                "Thunder Cake"       pp. 258-291
Skills:  ed, ing endings,  silent gh, k(n), b,  sequence of events,  dictionary
This reading story supports our Science study on Weather.

Language:               Writing book titles and using commas  pp. 305-314          

Spelling:                  Unit 28 Words with vowel + r sounds   pp. 174-179

Math:                       Numbers to 1,000  pp. 305-316

Science:                    Measuring Weather and the Water Cycle  pp. 282-301

Social Studies:          Voting for Leaders  pp. 166-179

Enjoy your weekend!
In Him,
Patti Jeffcoat

Friday, February 24, 2012

Lesson Plans for the Week of February 27-March 2

Hi Parents,
       We had fun this week reading the story "Jalapeno Bagels"  in class.  There were many Spanish words in the vocabulary so it gave us a chance to brush up on our Spanish pronunciations.  Friday, we completed this story with a "bagel party" including bagels topped with their choices of cream cheese, butter, grape jelly, and sprinkles.  Yum!  In Monday folders, there will be descriptive paragraphs that the students have written.  They did a great job!
    
Lesson Plans for Feb. 27-March 2:

Bible:                       Matthew 22:37-39- due March 9
                                A hand-out will go home on Monday.

Reading:                  "Carousel"  pp. 218-251     Skills:  un prefix, words ending in y, homophones, making judgments chart

Language:                 Capitalization and Punctuation  pp. 296-306  
Language test- Friday on the months of the year, days of the week, and seasons

Spelling:                    Contractions  pp. 168-173

Math:                         Understand Time  pp. 135-148

Science:                     Weather- Seasons, Weather Tools, Water Cycle

Social Studies:            Local, State, and Federal Government

Have a blessed weekend!
In Him,
Patti Jeffcoat

Saturday, February 18, 2012

Happy President's Day!

Hi Parents,
      I hope you are enjoying this nice long weekend!  We have had a busy February with many activities in Second Grade.  Our Valentine's party was great!   Thanks to all of you who helped to make it possible.  It is always a favorite party of the children.  They love opening their Valentine bags!

The following are lesson plans for the week of February 21-24:

Bible:                         John 13:34- due Thurs.     A new command I give you:  Love one another.  As I have loved you, so you must love one another.

Reading:                    "Jalapeno Bagels"  pp. 190-213
Skills:  contractions, words ending in le,  follow directions, dictionary skills

Language:                  Descriptive paragraph  pp.272-287

Spelling:                     Compound words  pp. 162-167

Math:                          Beginning Time  pp. 123-132

Science:                      Weather  pp. 270-281

Social Studies:             Our Country pp. 147-165

Have a blessed weekend!
In Him,
Patti Jeffcoat

Friday, February 10, 2012

Lesson Plans for February 13-16

Hi Parents,
       Second graders have had a fun and challenging time in Math using money!  Mrs. J's Sweet Shoppe opened today in our classroom.  At our store, the children use play money to buy Blow Pops 61 cents, Sweet Tarts 56 cents,  Air Heads 37 cents, Tootsie Pops 73 cents, or Rice Krispies 42 cents.  They bring the exact change to me in play money to purchase the candy.  Then they get the money back!  I wish it really worked that way!  Our Valentine party will be on Tuesday, February 14th.  If your child has not brought their valentines for the class, please send them on Monday.  Their bags are ready and waiting!

Lesson Plans for the week of February 13-16:

Bible:                          John 15:5- due Feb. 16
I am the vine; you are the branches.  If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.

Reading:                     "Brothers and Sisters"  pp, 154-181
Skills:  generalizations, syllables, word families

Language:                    Writing a Description  pp. 266-287

Spelling:                       Review units 19-23     Test and dictation will be on Thursday

Math:                             Telling Time  pp. 123-128

Science:                        Test on The Solar System- Thursday  pp. 306-346

Social Studies:              Local & State Government    pp. 152-165

Remember the school holidays on February 17th & 20th.
Have a blessed weekend!
In Him,
Patti Jeffcoat