Looking ahead:
Memory: For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith, and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God, not by works, so that no one can boast.   Ephesians 2:8-9
Spelling: Lesson 7 (on/ong) on, onto, fond, con, apron, long, song, along, belong, strong
Grammar: Plural nouns (changing y to i and adding es/ change in spelling)
Phonics: Identifying the y sound
Math: Fact TEST Thursday and written TEST Friday
Science: Chapter 9 Matter

Important Dates/Info:
LHS Future Cougar Nights:
Boys Soccer- Friday, September 27th @ 6:30
Softball- Friday, October 4th @ 4:30
Football- Friday, October 4th @7:00 (Grade School Band plays at game)
Cross Country- Wednesday, October 16th @4:30
Volleyball- Wednesday, October 16th @ 6:30

Second Grade sings- Sunday, October 6th @ 8:00 a.m.

Trunk-or-Treat October 11th

The Bobcat Shuffle- October 19th

St. Louis Art Museum-Tuesday, October 22nd (morning)
Harvest Party- Tuesday, October 22nd (afternoon)

Reflecting on our week: I found out a lot about our class this week.
I discovered that our class loves to act! We acted out a story in religion.

 I discovered that our class loves group projects! Our class divided up into groups to make posters of the three types of communities. They worked extremely well together and they are very proud of their work.

 In art we are learning about Fauvism. It is a type of bold colorful art that is full of emotion. This week we focused on artist Sol LeWitt. We used complimentary colors to create lines like LeWitt.

This weeks jokes:
Gabby- "What bug goes to church?... A Praying Mantis."
Grace K.- "Have you heard about the 4 new states?... What 4 new states?...New York, New Mexico, New Jersey, and New Hampshire."
Gabriel- "What is 2 plus 0?"...Class said, "2"..."No, it's 20."
Kendyl- "What month do trees fall down?...September."

Looking ahead:
Memory: For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.     John 3:16
Spelling: Lesson 6 (ake/er) rake, take, lake, make, shake, her, water, super, person, tower
Grammar: Plural Nouns (adding -s and -es)
Phonics: Beginning consonant clusters with r
Math: Fact TEST Wednesday and written TEST Thursday
Social Studies: Urban/Rural/Suburbs 

Important Dates:
Second grade sings at Zion's 8:00 a.m. church service on Sunday, October 6th

Trunk-Or-Treat October 11th

The Bobcat shuffle at LHS on October 19th. 

Upcoming field trip to the St. Louis Art Museum- Tuesday, October 22nd

Reflecting on our week:

 Our week started with the 8th grade Rocket Launch!

We had fun playing Action Verb Charades!

 In Art we learned that the horizon is represented by the point at which the land and sky meet.

 Two of the jokes this week:
Erica said, "Which bird never has to cut his feathers? ...... A Bald Eagle!"
Colin said, "Knock Knock...Who's there....Boo....Boo who...You don't need to cry about it."

Looking ahead: 

Memory: The Third Article of the Apostle's Creed- I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy Christian church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting.

Spelling (old/ame) fold, hold, mold, sold, cold, flame, came, fame, name

Grammar: continue to work with nouns and start action verbs

Phonics: Long and Short U

Math: Fact TEST Tuesday and written TEST Wednesday

Social Studies: We will take a break from science and start to learn about communities.

Writing: We have started writing a book on the characters of Genesis. After talking about our religion lessons, we discovered it can be very hard to keep all of the characters straight. We decided it would help to make a book about some of our favorite characters. These will be books you will want to keep! The students have been doing a wonderful job on them. I love to read what they have to say about the people they have learned about. While building their faith and understanding they are also learning about the writing process!

Important dates and info:

The Bobcat Shuffle will take place on Oct. 19th at LHS. Please visit http://tinyurl.com/pcga8po to volunteer.

Trunk-or-Treat is scheduled for Friday, October 11th. More information will follow at a later date.

Reflecting our week:

We had fun reviewing for our science test. Everyone is excited to make a compass today. The materials will be coming home in their backpacks today.

 Kayla is cracking up because Avery told an awesome joke! Second grade is a time when students really start to develop their humor. I have decided that the student of the day may share a joke with the class, if they wish. Developing their humor is important because it calls on world experiences that they are just staring to remember and obtain.

 Avery's joke, "I told my mom all I learned at school today by saying the alphabet backwards...but then I told her I left some letters out. I left out URAQT (you are a cutie)!"     It was a crowd pleaser, after they got it.

 Looking ahead:
Memory: ...He descended into Hell. The third day He rose again from the dead. He ascended into Heaven and sits at the right hand of God, the Father Almighty. From thence He will come to judge the living and the dead.
Spelling: (ate/ish) ate, rate, fate, late, date, fish, dish, wish, finish, swish
Grammar: Nouns (common and proper)
Phonics: Long and short i
Math: Fact TEST Monday and written TEST Tuesday
Science: Chapter 12 TEST on Thursday

Reflecting on our week:
We focused on sentence structure this week. Avery is helping out by identifying the subject and the predicate in the sentence on the SMARTBoard.

 We started Chapter 12 in Science, which is all about magnets. Everyone got to feel two magnets attract and repel. I think they could sit and play with magnets for hours! They are really enjoying this chapter.

 We started centers this week and everyone did a wonderful job. I think the students love the hands on learning and the differentiation that is possible during center work.

 The Photography Unit was a HUGE hit! First we watched a slideshow of photographs on display at The Art Institute of Chicago. We talked about "filling the frame" and then the students got to practice taking their own photos. I will print these photos and put them in a photography portfolio the students to take home. They were very proud of the pictures they took!