9/30-10/4

Dear Parents,

Everyone did so well with all the Memory work that was due last week.  It was very neat to hear them recite some major, basic truths about God so effortlessly. I know that God will use these truths throughout their lives!

The end of the First Quarter is almost here. I look forward to seeing all the ways they will grow more and mature even more these next 10 weeks.


In Christ,

Mrs. Poncy


Important info: 

History: Please have your child bring their history journal to school on Monday. These will be taken up and returned on Wednesday, October 2nd. I am looking forward to reading everything the students have learned in history so far.

Quarter 2 Poem: The Quarter 2 Poem is assessed as a whole group during our Thanksgiving Assembly. Even though it is not assessed individually, please help your child study this one often, because we will be performing this one in front of a large audience.

Dolch Sight Word List: Here is a list of words that might be useful to add to your child's personal word wall folder. These words are commonly spelled by this age group.

Dolch Sight Word List 2nd Grade


Important Dates: 

9/30-Moms in Prayer @ 9:00
9/30-Grammar School Playdate 3:00-4:00
10/4-End of First Quarter 
10/21-Picture Retake Day 
10/28-Fortis Teacher Training-No School 

2nd week 8	9/30/2019	10/1/2019	10/2/2019	10/3/2019	10/4/2019	Co-Teacher Notes
Discipleship	Responsibility:  “The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing, while the soul of the diligent is richly supplied.” Proverbs 13:4					End of 1st quarter
Geography 9:00-9:15	Middle East - Due 11/6 Middle East Song link Online Interactive Middle East Map
Math  9:15-10:15	HIG p50: Subtraction with No Tens TB p47 WB Ex23, p59-60 Warm up: Problem Solving Journals	HIG p50: Subtraction with No Tens TB p47 WB Ex24, p61-62 MM #18 (10-15 minutes)	Math Quiz: Subtraction with Renaming Begin Review 1, p63-66 MM #13 Warm up: Subtraction Drill Sheet	Finish Review 1 if needed. HIG p51: Practice 2F #1-2 a,b,c and #6-7 p49 MM #19 (10-15 minutes)	HIG p51: Practice 2F #3-5 a,b,c and #8-10 p49	You may do these TB Practice problems on dry erase boards
Spelling 10:15-10:45	Step 6: Review NT; Dictate sentences 4-6, p41 on spelling paper in binder	Review card box; Dictate sentences 7-9, p41 on spelling paper in binder	Step 6 Test: Title page, 10 words +1 sentence p41-42	Step 7: NT, p44-45; Dictate word cards 31-40, p46	Dictate sentences 1-3, p46 on spelling paper
Grammar 10:45-11:15	FLL#26: Helping Verbs, p58 (Omit CW)	FLL#27: Story narration: "The Quarrel" p61-62	FLL#28: Contractions, p63-64	FLL#29: Four kinds of verbs review, p65-66 (Omit CW)
Read Aloud: 11:55-12:10	The Box Car Children by Gertrude Warner
Reading: 12:10-1:10	OPG 194: S as/zh/ Students read p47 of Leif the Lucky in partners	OPG 194: S as /zh/ Students read p48-50 of Leif the Lucky. Discuss text using literature bookmark.	OPG 195: Review Two-Syllable Words Students finish Leif the Lucky + Project: Making a Viking Hat	OPG 195: Review Two-Syllable Words + Read 20 minutes independently	Independent Reading for 20 minutes
Handwriting/ Copy Work:  1:10-1:25	Introduce Cursive H	Students complete Cursive H, NAC p34-35	Practice Cursive H and link letters learned	Student completes NAC p36
Bible 1:25-1:40	1 Kings Discussion + Children's Catechism #18-25	Wife Hunting Proverbs 31:10-31	Discussion Questions and Children's Catechism #18-25	Moses does a God job Exodus 40:1-35
Science: 1:40-2:30	Class reads Venus, p54-44. Discuss. Students add 3 facts and 1 illustration to p92 in journal. Students create a drawing of Venus.	Read, "Too Much Atmosphere" p56 in EC TB. Discuss. Add 2 facts and 1 drawing on p93 in Apologia journal.	Read "Rotation and Revolution" p57 in EC TB. Discuss. Add 2 facts to p93. Class completes Activity 4.1 "Make Some Lava"	Read "Not a Twin" p57-58. Do, "Think about this" p58 and "What Do You Remember?" p64 in TB	Here is an interesting, kid-friendly video about Venus! Venus Video
History  2:30-3:00	Discussion Questions: Muhammad Flees to Medina + Birthplace of Islam Map Work + Coloring Page*History Journals due today*	Read, "The Koran: Islam's Holy Book" in SOTW, p56-57. Oral retell.	Activity Project: The Five Pillars of Islam + Islam narrations	Students read, "The Fight for Mecca" p59-62. Students answer in their history journals, "What have you learned about Islam and how is this religion different than Christianity?"
Memory Work	Quarter 2 Poem: "How All Things Praise the Lord" Assessed as a group on 11/20 History: "The Children's Catechism" (#18-35) Due 12/4 History: Key Dates #1-5 Due 9/30

9/23-9/27

Dear Parents,

We had so much fun with some hands-on activities last week in Science and History! I love the Classical tradition, because at this age it values exploration, games, and projects as the matches to strike love for learning.

Last week, we set reading goals and some of them commented to me that they want to read even more than they already are! Please feel free to contact me if you ever need ideas for any chapter book series that can further engage your child in reading Classical literature. Ideally, they would be so engaged in books these days that they would find a series of books that they can't put down.

Have a wonderful week! I really enjoy teaching your child and look forward to every school day.

Grace and peace,


Mrs. Poncy


Important info:


Mental Math Strategies:
Please see bottom of p47 in the HIG for Mental Math strategies when dealing with subtraction problems that involve renaming. Mental Math #17 is on the blog twice for this week, because these problems involve mental math where borrowing occurs.

DRA Goal Sheet: Please keep your child's DRA goal sheet behind the reading tab in their binder. I enjoyed talking with them about their reading level and seeing them create goals for themselves for the end of this school year.

Reading Rate: 
Here's a helpful article you can read regarding how to help increase your child's reading rate. This is important, because as children get older the literature will get more dense, and it will take longer for them to read material and to complete assignments.

Reading Fluency Article 

*Literature Bookmark* I am sending home a literature bookmark made of card stock. It has helpful sentence starters that can help you and your child begin discussion about the classical books you read at home.

Memory Work: We have two big things due this week: Our Quarter 1 Poem, and The Children's Catechism #1-17.  Please take some extra time to review these with your child before these tests on WED. Consider having them recite their poem to a different family member to give them even more opportunities to practice.


Important Dates:

9/23-Moms in Prayer @ 9:00
9/25-DOGS DAY! Pizza Day and Spirit Day, too! 
9/25-Falcon Moms Meet-Up
9/30-Moms in Prayer @ 9:00
9/30-Grammar School Playdate 3:00-4:00

2nd week 7	9/23/2019	9/24/2019	9/25/2019	9/26/2019	9/27/2019	Co-Teacher Notes
Discipleship	Responsibility:  “The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing, while the soul of the diligent is richly supplied.” Proverbs 13:4
Geography 9:00-9:15	Middle East - Due 11/6 Middle East Song Online Middle East Map Practice
Math  9:15-10:15	HIG p47: Renaming Tens in 3-Digit Subtraction TB p44-45, Mental Math 16 Unit 1 Test Corrections Warm up: Problem-Solving Journals	HIG p48:Renaming Hundreds TB p45-46 WB Ex20 #2-5 p52-53 Mental Math #17 (10-15 minutes)	HIG p48: Renaming Hundreds TB p45-46 WB Ex21, p54-55 Warm up: Problem-Solving Journals	HIG p49: Renaming Tens and Hundreds TB p46-47 WB Ex22, p56 (Do #1 only) Mental Math #17 (10-15 minutes)	HIG 49: Renaming Tens and Hundreds TB p46-47 WB Ex22, p56 (Do #2 today)
Spelling 10:15-10:45	Step 5: Review NT; dictate sentences 4-6 on spelling paper; tactile w/ "more words" p36	Review card box; Dictate sentences 7-9 on spelling paper in binder and the word "gentleman" p36	Step 5 Test: Title page, 10 words + 1 sentence, p36	Step 6: NT, p37-41; Dictate words 21-30, p41 on spelling paper	Dictate sentences 1-3, p42 on Step 5 spelling paper in binder.	Consider adding: four, little, apple, middle, to personal word wall folder
Grammar 10:45-11:15	FLL#22: Introducing dictation, p49-50	FLL#23 Adjectives, p51-52 (Omit Copywork)	FLL#24 Adjectives, p53-54 and EA	FLL#25: Review, p55-57 + Copywork August couplet
Read Aloud: 11:55-12:10	The Box Car Children by Gertrude Warner
Reading:   12:10-1:10	OPG L192: TI as /sh/ Discuss Leif the Lucky	OPG L192: TI as /sh/ Read Leif the Lucky p28-33. Discuss using literature bookmark.	OPG 193: CI as /sh/ Students read Leif the Lucky, p35 in partners	OPG 193: CI as /sh/ Students read p36-41. Discuss the book using literature bookmark	Read Leif the Lucky, p42-45	Use literature bookmark sent home to guide discussion after reading Leif the Lucky
Handwriting Copy Work:  1:10-1:25	Introduce Cursive Uppercase G	Students complete p31-32 of NAC	Practice cursive G in class	Students complete p33 of NAC
Bible 1:25-1:40	Discuss Daniel 6: 1-14 + Review Catechism for test Wed.	Responsible and Reliable Servants Matthew 24:42-51	Discuss Matthew 24, Review Memory verse	A hardworking young man 1 Kings 11:27-37
Science: 1:40-2:30	Read, "How to Find Mercury in the Sky" + "Spacecraft to Mercury" p48-49. Students complete Mercury mini-books, p83-85 in EC journal.	Finish reading "Spacecraft to Mercury" p50-51 in EC textbook. Do "What Do You Remember?" p52 in TB. Complete Mercury Crossword puzzle, p86 in journal. Review these definitions for quiz tomorrow.	Lesson 3 Science Quiz Students give a narration on what they have learned about Mercury + "Take it Further" and Coloring page, p87-90	Do Activity 3.2 "Make a Model of Mercury," p51 in EC textbook. Fill in Activity 3.2 in Apologia journal, p80	Use this day to go back and finish any unfinished work in the journal from this week or last.
History  2:30-3:00	"Monks in Caves" Review questions + Gupta Empire Mapwork	Read, "Muhammad's Vision" p50-53 in SOTW. Oral retell. *Practice Catechism for tomorrow's recitation*	Childrens' Catechism #1-17 is due for recitation	Read, "Muhammad Flees to Medina" p53-56 in SOTW. Students answer in their journals, "What were the followers of Muhammad's teachings called? What did Muhammed tell the people of Mecca when he preached to them?
Memory Work	Quarter 1 Poem: "The Months" Due 9/25 History: "The Children's Catechism" (#1-17) Due 9/25 History: Key Dates #1-5 Due 9/30

9/16-9/20

Dear Parents,

It's hard to believe we are already beginning our 6th week of school. That went by fast! This week, we will start reading Leif the Lucky. by D'Aulaire. Please have your child bring this book to class on school days. This book is rich in similes and metaphors, and also personification. We will be talking about these in class and doing mini-lessons on these different literary features. In Math, we are wrapping things up in addition and now focusing on subtraction. As always, I bet they catch on fast!

Have a wonderful week!

Mrs. Poncy



Important info: 

Reading: I have your child's DRA score and will be in touch soon to communicate this to you. I also plan on having the students set reading goals for the rest of the school year! I can't wait to see them set their goals and then reach them.

Oral Narrations: 
We have been practicing how to be clear, confident communicators in class through oral narrations. Students are still learning how to address an audience without using filler words such as, "um, uh, or so." This is a hard skill to learn! Please enforce this at home when students retell what they have learned after listening.

Important Dates: 

9/16- Picture Day
9/16-Moms in Prayer @ 9:00
9/18-New Family Informational-Invite anyone who may be interested in Fortis!
9/23-Moms in Prayer @ 9:00
9/25-Pizza Day and Spirit Day!
9/25-Falcon Moms Meet-Up
9/30-Moms in Prayer @ 9:00
9/30-Grammar School Playdate 3:00-4:00

2nd week 6	9/16/2019	9/17/2019	9/18/2019	9/19/2019	9/20/2019	Co-Teacher Notes
Discipleship	Responsibility: “The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing, while the soul of the diligent is richly supplied.” Proverbs 13:4					School Pictures 9/16
Geography 9:00-9:15	Middle East - Due 11/6 Middle East Map Song Middle East Online Map Practice
Math  9:15-10:15	Math Test Cumulative +  Mental Math Strategies mini-lesson	TB Practice 2D, p42 Students do #3-5 a, b, c and #6-10 MM #7 (10-15 minutes; this one is review but will help them for tomorrow)	HIG p42-44: Renaming Tens in 2-Digit Subtraction TB p43-44 WB Ex20 (#1 only) p51-53 *Word Problems in this WB exercise are skipped but will be done next week*	HIG p45-46: TB p48 Practice 2E #1-3 a,b,c + #6-8 MM 9 (10-15 minutes)	HIG p45-46: TB p48 Practice 2E #4-5 a,b,c and #9-10 Practice Subtraction facts within 10. Making a known and unknown fact pile. Continue to practice these.	*You can do TB Practices 2D and 2E on dry erase boards if you would like*
Spelling 10:15-10:45	Step 4: Review NT; Dictate sentences 4-6 + introduce phonogram ti	Review card box, dictate sentences 7-9, p31 + review phonogram card ti	Step 4 Test: Title page, dictate 3 sentences from p31 + phonogram games using ti	Step 5: NT, p33-35; Dictate word cards 11-20, p36	Dictate sentences 1-3, p3 on spelling paper in binder.
Grammar 10:45-11:15	FLL#18: Picture narration, p40-41	FLL#19: Contractions p42-43 and complete CW (bottom of p43)	FLL#20: Contractions, p44-45, CW and EA	FLL#21: Contractions using not, p46-48 and CW
Read Aloud: 11:55-12:10	The Box Car Children by Gertrude Warner
Reading: 12:10-1:10	OPG L190: Soft Sound SC Blend Introduce Leif the Lucky, p1	OPG L190: Soft Sound SC Blend Students read Leif the Lucky p2-9. Discuss.	OPG L191: Silent letters + Students read Leif the Lucky p10-13 in partners.	OPG L191: Silent letters + Students read p14-19 of Leif the Lucky. Oral retell.	Students read p20-27 in Leif the Lucky. Discuss.
Handwriting Copy Work:  1:10-1:25	Introduce Cursive F; practice linking upper and lower case letters together	Students practice Cursive F, NAC p27-28 + CW p81 (James 1:17) in EC Science Journal.	Review Capital cursive letters A-F	Students do p29 in NAC
Bible 1:25-1:40	Review Memory verse + discussion questions from Matthew 21.	God Jobs Exodus 18:14-23	Practice Children's Catchechism + Discussion questions from yesterday's reading.	Righteous and Reliable in Reputation Daniel 6:1-14
Science: 1:40-2:30	Class reads, "The Planet Closest to the Sun" p44 and discuss. Students write down 2 facts they learned and 1 illustration, p78 in journal.	Read, "Rotation and Revolution, p45 in EC + "Think about this" p46. Discuss. Add 2-3 facts and 1 illustration on p79 in EC journal	Class reads, "Features of the Planet Mercury" p46 in EC. + Do Mercury Activity, 3.1	Read, "A Trip Across the Sun" + "Who Named Mercury?" p48 in EC. Discuss. Here's a short video about Mercury
History  2:30-3:00	Dicuss "The Church in the East" review questions in SOTW. Students complete Byzantine Empire map work + finish Theodora and Justinian paper dolls.	Read, "A King Named Skandagupta"p43 in SOTW. Oral retell. Have students retell what they heard. (Practice avoiding filler words)	"A King Named Skandagupta" Narration exercise + Project: Say "Welcome" with Sand Art	Read, "Monks in Caves" p47-49. Students answer in their journals, "What teachings did the monks of India study and follow? Where did some of the monks live?" Students draw a picture to illustrate.
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