Dear Parents,
I wish you could have seen the excitement on your child's face during the reptile show! Although I was "conveniently" located in the far back when the python got taken out ;) I was able to snap a few photos and put them on the 2nd grade Facebook page!
I am looking forward to an eventful week! We will study/reflect/learn from the example of Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday. We'll continue multiplication and division, and turn to appreciate how intentionally God placed us in this vast solar system and Milky Way galaxy when we study science.
Blessings!
Mrs. Poncy
Important info:
Reading: Please continue to have your child bring their Knights of the Round Table book to class on school days. Thank you for your help in ensuring that your child is prepared for instruction.
Memory Work: We're moving on to the 5x tables this week! These will be assessed in two weeks, on 1/28.
Handwriting: From this point going forward in the school year, we're fully writing in cursive! By the end of the week, we will have made it through ALL the letters. This week, have your child practice writing in cursive by having them copy stanzas from our Quarter 3 poem and to practice when they respond in their science and history journals.
Science: We're learning a new science poem this week about the Solar System! Even though this one won't be assessed as a grade, consider practicing it on homeschool days (the kids can teach you the motions after we learn it on Monday!)
The Solar System
Our solar system is a celestial collection;
All orbiting the sun in a circular perfection.
Eight planets move around a central ball of burning gas;
Two bands of rock and millions of stars complete the space mass.
Important dates:
January 21: MLK Day
February 15: Reenrollment Deadline
| 2nd week 20 | 1/21/2019 | 1/22/2019 | 1/23/2019 | 1/24/2019 | 1/25/2019 | Co-Teacher Notes |
| Discipleship | Acceptance: “Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God.” Romans 15:7 | |
Math
9:10-10:10 | HIG p44: Multiplying and Dividing by 5
TB p26-28
WB Ex19, p43
MM #1 (2B) | HIG p45-46: Multiplication Facts
TB p28
WB Ex20, p44-45 | HIG p47: Division by 5 TB p28
WB Ex21, p46-48 | HIG p48-49: Word Problems
TB p29 Practice 2B #1-3 a,b,c and #6-8
MM #2 (2B) | HIG p48-49: Word Problems
TB p29
Practice 2B #4-5 a,b,c and #9-11 | 5x tables due 1/28 |
| Spelling 10:10-10:50 | Step 16: Review NT, p86-87; dictate sentences 4-6 and writing station, p89 | Review card box; dictate sentence 7-9 and writing station, p89 | Step 16 Test: Title page, dictate 3 sentences, p89 | Step 17: NT, p91-94; dictate word cards 111-120, p94 | Dictate sentence 1-3, p94. Place in binder. | |
| Grammar 10:50-11:15 | FLL#64: Prepositions p150-152 and DE | FLL#65: Prepositions/Adverbs, p153-154 | Review Prepositions | Use this day to review past preposition lessons in the FLL your child may have struggled with | | *Omit Poem Reviews in the FLL* |
| Read Aloud 11:55-12:10 | A Wrinkle in Time, Madeline L'Engle | |
| Reading: 12:10-1:10 | OPG 219: Prefixes
Discuss Ch.4 Knights of the Round Table
Problem/Solution Mini-lesson | OPG 219: Prefixes
Students read, Knights of the Round Table p77-87 | OPG 220: Prefixes
Students read, p88-99 (paired reading) in Knights of the Round Table | OPG 220:Prefixes
Students read Ch.6 in Knights of the Round Table | Make sure your child has finished reading Knights of the Round Table | *Use literacy bookmark question stems to discuss the text after your child reads.* |
Copywork/
Handwriting: 1:10-1:25 | Introduce Cursive Y
CW cursive: from Scripture | Student completes Cursive Y, p91-93 in the NAC*This week have students practice writing in cursive by copying parts of the Quarter 3 poem* | Introduce Cursive Z
CW: from Quarter 3 Poem | Student completes Cursive Z, p95-96 in the NAC*This week have students practice writing in cursive by copying the Quarter 3 poem* | |
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Science:
1:25-1:55 | Read about the Milky Way; add information to the Milky Way Narration Page
Students complete the Milky Way Project | Read, "Our Place in Space," p18-19. Students answer in 2 complete sentences, "How did the Milk Way get its name? What is one interesting fact you learned about The Milky Way?" | The Milky Way: Week 1 Quiz
Scientific Demonstration: Spinner
Students define solar system | Students read, "The solar system," p50-51. Students answer, "What is included in our solar system?" Have students draw a picture in their journal of the 8 planets orbiting the sun | | |
Bible
1:55-2:15 | Accepting those who are different
Acts 10 | Jesus shares with the Samaritan woman
John 4:3-42 | Helping a neighbor
Luke 10:25-37 | What makes God happy?
Jeremiah 9:24 | David shows kindness to Mephibosheth
2 Samuel 9 | |
History:
2:15-2:45 | MLK Activity | Read History Card #63, "Vikings Raid and Trade."
Have your child narrate orally what they learned. | Student Oral History Narration and Student Q&A | Have your child write 2-3 sentences about what they learned from timeline card #63 in their history journal. | | |
| Geography | South Asia - Due 1/30 | |
| Memory Work | Poem: How All Things Praise the Lord Due 2/27; 5x tables due 1/28 |
