Parents,
I hope you experience a wonderful Easter with your sweet families as you celebrate our risen Savior! It is such a special time of hope and gratefulness. We had a meaningful Easter Chapel today led by our third graders. Special activities, stories, and Easter treats have made this a fun week! Remember no school tomorrow on Good Friday.
Lesson Plans for the week of April 9-13:
Bible: Matthew 28:5-6- due April 13
Reading: "The Art Lesson" pp. 350-379
Skills: vowel pairs, paragraphs, author's viewpoint, word families
The students did a great job on their first book reports! We enjoyed hearing about the different chapter books that they had read.
Language: Expressing an Opinion paragraph- final copy
Spelling: Words ending with ed and ing pp. 198-203
Math: Parts of a Group pp. 347-358
Science: Test on Weather- Thursday pp. 270-305
Social Studies: Our Country Long Ago
We have been working on learning the 50 states through games and puzzles. The U.S. map test will be given on May 2nd. I hope everyone received hand-outs explaining it. Let me know if you need one!
Easter Blessings!
In Him,
Patti Jeffcoat
Thursday, April 5, 2012
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
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!
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
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
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
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
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
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