9/2-9/6

Dear Parents,

Enjoy the shorter week, as I know you will! I hope everyone has a restful holiday. I have been so impressed with how prepared all the students seem in class. It's time for a well-earned break ;)

Important info: 

Math: 
Math is going to get a bit more complicated this week, but I have full confidence the students will catch on fast. Renaming, (I learned it in my childhood as regrouping,) can be a trickier concept to grasp, but we will practice a lot and slow down a bit if needed. It might be helpful to have place value discs and Base-10 blocks on hand if you don't already.

Reading: 
From here on out, the OPG lessons will require two days of instruction. The last few weeks have been mostly review from last year.

Geography: 
Just a friendly reminder that students will take their Continents and Oceans assessment on Wednesday. I am so excited for them to get to show off what I know they already know!

Important Dates: 

9/2-Labor Day: No School 
9/16-Picture Day! 

2nd week 4	9/2/2019	9/3/2019	9/4/2019	9/5/2019	9/6/2019	Co-Teacher Notes
Discipleship	Courage: "So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me." Hebrews 13:6
Geography   9:00-9:15	Labor Day - No School	Middle East - Due 11/6
Math  9:15-10:15		HIG p30-31: Practice 2B all, TB p35 MM #5 (10-15 minutes)	HIG p32-34: Renaming Ones in 2-Digit Addition TB p36-37 WB Ex15, p40-41 Warm-up: Math Fact Practice	HIG p35: Renaming Ones in 3-Digit Addition TB p38 WB Ex16 (#1) p42	HIG p36: Renaming Tens, TB p38-39 WB Ex16 (#2) p43 and MM #6	Please return     Practice 2A from last week on WED in your child's binder
Spelling  10:10-10:45		Step 2: Review NT, Dictate sentences 4-6, p24; Review word cards + choose 5, "More Words" p24 to dictate.	Step 2 Test: Word Cards 1-10 + 1 dictation sentence	Step 3: Word Analysis and NT, p25-27	Dictate sentences 1-3, p27. Place in binder.
Grammar   10:45-11:15		FLL#10: Linking Verbs, p20-21 and EA	FLL#12: Four Types of Sentences, p24 + Do EA (Omit copywork assignment)	FLL#13: Commas (dates and addresses) p26	Review any lessons #6-12 you want to reinforce
Read Aloud:   11:55-12:10		The Box Car Children by Gertrude Warner
Reading:   12:10-1:10		OPG L186: Practice Two-Syllable Words	OPG L186: Practice Two-Syllable Words + Pompeii Buried Alive Activity: Make a Volcano!	OPG L187:OU as Short-U	OPG L187: OU as Short U
Handwriting Copy Work:   1:10-1:25		Students complete Cursive "D" p20-21 in the NAC	Practice Capital D, lowercase d	Complete p22 in NAC. Copy Work: March, April of our current poem, "The Months"	Use this day to practice any letters that need further precision
Bible      1:25-1:40		God is Our Protector Romans 8:28	Practice Children's Catechism #1-17 + Discussion questions from yesterday's reading	Paul's Trip to Rome Acts 27
Science:     1:40-2:30		Read, "Solar Flares, Auroras, and Sunsports," p32-33 in EC.Complete sun wheel Minibook, p55-59 in journal	Students read, "The Color of God's Love" p34-36. Students complete their rainbow mini-book, p63 in their journals	Read, "Solar Eclipse" p37-38. Students complete their solar eclipse minibooks, p65 + What do you remember? p42	Do Activity 2.5 "Make a Solar Eclipse" (optional)
History   2:30-3:00		Read p30-32 "The Beauty of Constantinople" in SOTW. Students narrate what they learned, then draw a picture of what they imagine the building Hagia Sophia to look like in their history journals.	Continents and Oceans Assessment  The Beauty of Constantinople Narration Exercise + Review Questions	Read, "Justinian, The Just Emperor" p33-35. Have students answer in their journals, "What were some of the laws from the Code of Justinian? Do you think these laws were fair? Why or why not?
Memory Work		Poem: "The Months" Due 9/25 History: "The Children's Catechism" (#1-17) Due 9/25 History: Key Dates #1-5 Due 9/30

8/26-8/30

Dear Parents,

We had a great week last week! I was excited to see how engaged the students seemed in reading. Many have asked to borrow books of mine, or talk about the Boxcar Children in their own conversations. Cultivating an interest and love for reading is huge in second grade.

I am looking forward to another week with your child!

In Christ,
Mrs. Poncy

Important info: 

Math: We are focusing on math fluency this week with our addition and subtraction facts. Singapore Math 2A and 2B assumes students know their addition and subtraction facts within 10, but we will review this week and in the coming weeks. Browse the Fortis Curricula website to access flash cards, games and number bonds for extra support.  Singapore Math Resources

Reading: DRA testing is underway but not finished, yet. I will contact you when I have your child's DRA level. We will finish testing this week.

Mental Math: When Mental Math assignments are assigned at home, focus on just having students circle 5-10 of them to complete. 10-15 mins is all you should spend on Mental Math.

Important Dates: 

8/26: Open House @ 6pm
8/28: Pizza and Spirit Day 
9/2: Labor Day-No School! 

2nd week 3	8/26/2019	8/27/2019	8/28/2019	8/29/2019	8/30/2019	Co-Teacher Notes
Discipleship	Courage: "So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me." Hebrews 13:6					Open House 8/26 6pm-7pm
Geography   9:00-9:15	Continents and Oceans Due 9/4
Math  9:15-10:15	HIG p24-25: Vertical addition 2-digit #s TB p28-29 WB Ex11, p30-31 Warm-up: Math fact practice	HIG p26: Addition within 1000 TB p29-30 WB Ex12, p32-34 Warm-up: Do 10-15 minutes of addition practice w/ flash cards (make a known fact or unknown fact pile) Work on these!	HIG p27: Subtraction w/o Renaming TB p31-32 WB Ex13, p35-36 Warm-up: Problem-Solving with Subtraction	HIG p28: Subtraction within 1000 TB p32-33 WB Ex14, p37-39 Warm-up: Do 10-15 minutes of subtraction practice w/flash cards (make a known fact and unknown fact pile) Practice.	HIG p29: Practice Do Practice 2A, TB p34 (Encourage students to do bar modeling on word problems. See HIG p29 for examples) *Work on math facts that need more attention*	Return Practice 2A on Wed 9/4 this is the Wed after Labor Day
Spelling   10:15-10:45	Step 1: Review NT, p18-19. Dictate sentences 4-6, p19	Review card box; Dictate sentences 7-9, p19	Practice test using dictation sentences 1-3	Step 2: NT, p21-23. Introduce the Word bank for AI/AY. Dictate Word cards 1-10.	Dictate sentences 1-3, p24. Place in binder.
Grammar  10:45-11:15	FLL #7: Linking Verbs, p13-15 Complete Enrichment Activity, p15	FLL Lesson #8: Linking Verbs, p16 (Consider cutting squares out of typing paper if you don't have index cards)	FLL #9: Story Narration, p17-19: "The Camel's Nose"	FLL #10: Linking Verbs, p20-21 Enrichment Activity, p21		Replace all poem reviews in the FLL ("The Goops") with our current poem, "The Months"
Read Aloud:    11:55-12:10	The Box Car Children by Gertrude Warner
Reading:   12:10-1:10	OPG L143: Silent Letter G Before N Discuss Pompeii pages read last week	OPG L145: Silent K Before N Students read Pompeii   p24-29	OPG 146: Silent W Before R Students read Pompeii 30-33	OPG 150: Silent Letter B Students read Pompeii p34-39	OPG 152: Silent Letter U after G Finish Pompeii
Handwriting Copy Work:  1:10-1:25	Introduce Cursive C	Students complete p16-17 in NAC, CW: p61 of Astronomy Journal (Psalm 113:3)	Review/Practice all letters learned	Students complete p18-19 in the NAC.	Practice any letters that need reinforcement.	You can file copywork behind the grammar divider. We will use copywork in some of our grammar activities
Bible  1:25-1:40	Practice Memory Verse + Review Questions from Matthew 14 + Children's Catechism	The Big Guy's on Our Side 2 Chronicles 32:1-22	Discussion Questions from yesterday's reading + Practice Children's Catechism	God is our Protector Psalm 91
Science:    1:40-2:30	Students read p26-27 of, "The Star of Stars." Students do Activity 2.1 and complete assignment on p52 in journal *Review matchbook from last week for quiz tomorrow*	Read, "Don't Stare" p28 in EC. Do Activity 2.3 (p53) in journal. See bottom of p29 for guidance. We will share speeches tomorrow in class. *Review matchbook for quiz tomorrow*	Lesson 1 Science Quiz + Students share Sun speeches	Read "Revolve and Rotate" p30-31 in EC. Students write down 1-2 facts they learned and include illustrations on p50 in journal + Do Activity 2.4a and 2.4b to support	Optional: Use this day and go back and do Activity 2.2 "Use a Magnifying Glass to Focus Heat" p28	EC = Exploring Creation
History     2:30-3:00	Game Activity: Defeat the Romans game	Read "Augustine Comes to England," p20-24 in SOTW. Students answer in their journals, "Why did the pope send Augustine to Britain? What was the Archbishop's job?"	Discussion questions + Augustine Map Work and Coloring Page Review Key Dates #1-5	Read, "Medieval Monasteries" p24-26. Students narrate what they have learned. Use the top of p17 in the FLL to help guide students in how to give a story narration.
Memory Work	Poem: "The Months" Due 9/25 History: "The Children's Catechism" (#1-17) Due 9/25 History: Key Dates #1-5 Due 9/30

8/19-8/23

Dear Parents,

We had a great first week of school! We spent a lot of time practicing routines and procedures so deep learning can take place. We began learning our Quarter 1 Memory work, and had some great discussions on courage and God's power in creating the universe. I am excited about starting our first classical read this week, Pompeii--Buried Alive! by Edith Kunhardt. Your child will need to bring this book to class on Monday and Wednesday!

Please have your child bring the following items to school next week: 
Student binder
Math Textbook
Math Workbook
Apologia Textbook
Apologia Journal
Pompeii--Buried Alive! 
Lunch/Snack

Excited for the week ahead! This is such a wonderful group of kiddos :)

In Christ,
Mrs. Poncy

Important Dates:
8/26- Fortis Open House (6pm – 7pm)
8/28-Spirit and Pizza Day!

2nd week 2	8/19/2019	8/20/2019	8/21/2019	8/22/2019	8/23/2019	Co-Teacher Notes
Discipleship	Courage: "So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me." Hebrews 13:6					Open House 8/26 6pm-7pm
Geography 9:00-9:15	Continents and Oceans Due 9/4 Continents and Oceans Song
Math  9:15-10:15	HIG p8-11: 3-Digit Numbers TB p17-19, WB Ex5-6, p19-23	HIG p12: Counting On and Back TB p20-21 Practice 1B: do #1-2 a,b,c,d and #3-5 #6-8 do orally + WB Ex7, p24	HIG p13-15: Addition and Subtraction TB p22-24 WB Ex8, p25 *Introduce Bar Modeling*	HIG p16-20: Review Mental Math + Comparison by Subtraction, TB p24 WB Ex9, p26-27 MM #2	HIG p21-22: Word Problems TB p25-27 WB Ex10, p28-29	Encourage students to draw bar models in WB Ex10 (it's ok if it's not perfect--still learning!)
Spelling 10:15-10:45	Group Phonogram games	Co-teacher, please read instructions in the AAS p15 and set up letter tiles and cards to begin Step 1-Warming Up for Thursday	Group Phonogram games	AAS Introduce Step 1-Warming Up + NT p18-19	Dictate sentences 1-3, p19	NT = New Teaching *Keep spelling papers in binder so we can add dictation sentences in class*
Grammar 10:45-11:15	FLL Lesson 3: Introduce Prounouns, p5-6 + EA	FLL Lesson 4: Action verbs, p7-8 + Copywork	FLL Lesson 5: State of being verbs, p9-10 + Copywork	FLL Lesson 6: State of being verbs, p11-12	Review any concepts that need reinforcement or reteaching	Replace all poem reviews in the FLL ("The Goops") with our current poem, "The Months"
Class Read Aloud:  11:55-12:10	The Box Car Children by Gertrude Warner
Reading:   12:10-1:10	OPG L135 Silent Letter Pairs *DRA Testing* Introduce Pompeii--Buried Alive!	OPG L136 Silent Letter Pairs Read Pompeii, p4-7. Oral retell.	OPG L137: Review Silent Letter Pairs Discuss reading from Pompeii. Students read p8-11 in partners.	OPG L138: Vowel Pair OU Read Pompeii, p12-17 Oral retell.	Read Pompeii, p18-22 Oral retell.	Reading Pompeii counts for independent reading this week!
Handwriting/ CopyWork:  1:10-1:25	Cursive: Introduce Capital A, lower case a	Students complete NAC, p10-11 (p12 is optional)	Introduce cursive Capital B, lower case b + Copy Work: First stanza of our current poem, January	Students complete NAC, p13-15	Finish any copy work or cursive work that needs to be completed
Bible 1:25-1:40	Introduce Children's Catechism + Discussion Questions from Matthew 14:22-33	Courage in confronting wrong 2 Chronicles 26:1-6, 16-21	Children's Catechism + Discussion Questions from yesterday's reading	Better than Water Wings Matthew 14:22-33
Science:   1:40-2:30	Classs reads p17-18 in Exploring Creation. Discuss. Demonstration/ Experiment: Orbital movement + lab report	Read p19 in Exploring Creation. Discuss. Students complete "Mnenmonic Activity" p32 in notebooking journal.	Introduce Solar System Jingle. Class reads p20 in TB. Do: Astronomy Matchbook Activity, p35-41 in journal (students fill in vocabulary we have learned)	Read p21-22 in Exporing Creation. Do "What Do You Remember?" p24 + Fill in rest of matchbook definitions + Astronomy Crossword Puzzle, p42 in  journal	Take this day to do the Solar Sytem Model if desired or the coloring pages p47-48 (all optional)
History  2:30-3:00	Teacher reads, "The Celts of Britain" p9-13 in SOTW. Review Questions + Narration Exercise	Read, "Barbarians Come to Britain" p13-15 in SOTW. Students answer in their journals, "Why do we call this time in history the Dark Ages?"	"Barbarians come to Britain" dicussion questions. Map Work + Coloring Page Review Key Dates #1-5	Read, "Beowulf the Hero" p15-19. Students draw a picture of what they imagine Beowulf to look like in their history journals above yesterday's response.
Memory Work	Poem: "The Months" Due 9/25 History: "The Children's Catechism" (#1-17) Due 9/25 History: Key Dates #1-5 Due 9/30