3/30-4/3

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PARENTS, STARTING ON TUESDAY EVERYTHING THAT IS BLUE IS OPTIONAL! WE WILL FOCUS ON MATH AND ELA (GRAMMAR, SPELLING, READING) AND THEN OF COURSE ANYTHING ELSE YOU GET TO, THAT'S GREAT, BUT NOT REQUIRED! :)




Dear Parents, 

Welcome to our first week learning online! I am sure our first session will be quite interesting, lol, so please bear with me as I learn all this new technology! :) Please read the email I sent titled, "Important info" if you have not already. Feel free to send me any questions that you have. I am looking forward to next week and getting to "see" your child online!  

Have a wonderful week! I still pray this virus pandemic ends so we can all be together again. 

Grace and peace,

Mrs. Poncy 

Important info: 

Webex: Here is my webex meeting room info again for our online group sessions. 

Mrs. Poncy’s 2nd Grade Room

https://meetingsamer2.webex.com/meet/kponcy  

Join by phone

+1-408-418-9388 United States Toll

Access code: 294 656 479

2nd Grade Online Schedule:

Monday and Wednesdays at 9:45am and 1:00pm 

Quarter Hymn tune: 
The students can sing or recite the hymn on May 6th. I am only going to assess the first 2 stanzas. Here is a link to hear the melody:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIMhshpf0Y4

2nd week 27	3/30/2020	3/31/2020	4/1/2020	4/2/2020	4/3/2020	Co-Teacher Notes
Discipleship	Humility: “In his pride the wicked does not seek Him; in all his thoughts there is no room for God.” Psalm 10:4
Geography	South Asia - Due 4/8
Group Session #1:  9:45-10:30	HIG p78-79: Fractions: Halves and Quarters TB p52-53 Independent work: WB Ex 40, p91-92	HIG p80-81: Writing Fractions TB p54-55 WB Ex41, p93-94	HIG p82: Writing Fractions TB p56 On your own: WB Ex42, p95-97	HIG p83: Comparing Fractions TB p57 WB Ex43 (review from yesterday) + WB Ex44, p98-101	HIG p84-85: Making a Whole WB Ex45, p102-103 TB Review B #5-9, p58	Students can practice  x facts on XtraMath (I have assigned x facts to each student )
Spelling	Phonogram Review/PlacementTest on lalilo	Step 23: NT, p121-124; dictate word cards 151-160, p124	Review NT + More Words, p124 or students complete [oo] online spelling assignment in lalilo.	Dictate sentences 1-3, p125 on spelling paper in binder + Writing Station	Dictate sentences 4-6 on spelling paper in binder.	There is no spelling test this week
Grammar	Independent work: Adverbs review worksheet sort	FLL #98: Review session 3, p230.	FLL #99: Story narration: "The Donkey and the Salt" p231	FLL #100: Part of speech hunt, p233-234		We are finished with our FLL Curriculum!
Read Aloud	The Box Car Children: The Outer Space Mystery www.getepic.com/students					Students listen aloud to 1 chapter per day (we will spend 2 weeks on this book)
Group Session #2:  1:00-1:30	Introduce Marco Polo (Circe Institute Scanning Activity)	Read Marco Polo p1-5. Discuss.	Discuss Mon. reading using Circe Method; Independent work: Read Marco Polo p6-10	Read Marco Polo p11-15	Read Marco Polo, p16-20	Please number the pages of Marco Polo lightly with a pencil if yours has no page #s
Science	Uranus: Class reads p146 in EC TB. Discuss. Students add 2 facts to their Apologia journal.	Read, "Eureka!" p147 in EC TB. Students write 2 facts they learned in their journal and draw an illustration of Uranus.	Read, "Orbit and Rotation" p150 in EC TB. Discuss.	Read, "Moons, Titania and Oberon" p150-151 in EC TB. Discuss. Students complete Uranus Vocabulary page, (p241 in Apologia Journal)	Students can watch this kid friendly Uranus video
Copywork/ Handwriting	No Cursive practice today	CW: Isaiah 55:9  in Apologia Journal (p240)	Cursive Practice: First stanza of Quarter 4 poem (optional)	Cursive Practice: 2nd stanza in Quarter 4 Hymn, "Be Thou Vision"
Bible	Practice Catechism today	Forgiveness for the humble 2 Chronicles 33:1-5, 7-17	Review memory verse; practice Catechism	A wise choice 2 Kings 5:1-19		Click here for Kids of Integrity Bible Discussion Questions
History	Read, "The Ottoman Turks Attack" p215-218 in SOTW. Oral retell.	Read, "The Capture of Constantinople" p218-222. Discuss. Students answer in their journal, "How did Mehmed trick the Byzantine emperor? What sort of man was he?	Read, "Suleiman the Lawgiver" p223-226. Oral retell.	Read, "The Plague" p227-231 in SOTW. Discuss, "Does God have control over the spread of disease? Can Christians be joyful during times of sickness?
Memory Work	Math: 8s, 9s, 10s x facts Due 5/6 Children's Catechism #51- 69 Due 5/6 Quarter 4 Hymn "Be Thou Vision" Due 5/6 *only the first 2 stanzas will be assessed*

3/9-3/13

Dear Parents,

The kids enjoyed the Wild Zoo Safari so much last week! We also enjoyed learning about Saturn; we were all surprised to learn that Saturday was named after Saturn! I am personally excited about Monday. We will all taste Turkish Delight for the first time!

I hope everyone has a restful, wonderful, spring break!


Blessings,

Mrs. Poncy




Important Info:

Math: 
This is a week of review! We will review this week and begin fractions when we return from Spring break.

Reading:
We are going to go back and hit the last two OPG lessons again on Multi-syllable words. We are almost finished with the book, so we have plenty of time to do this. So many new words and pronunciations to practice. When we finish OPG, we will focus more on our remaining classical books.

Field Trip: There will be a 2nd grade field trip on Wednesday, April 15th, at the Mayborn Science Theatre (Planetarium) in Killeen, TX. More details will be emailed, but this will be a great opportunity for the younger kids to be off campus while the older kids take the CTP test. I'm excited to tie our field trip to this year's astronomy unit!

Important Dates:

3/9- Moms in Prayer 9:00-9:30
3/11- Spirit Day!
3/16-3/20 -  SPRING BREAK!
4/6- Teacher Training Day --NO SCHOOL 

2nd week 26	3/9/2020	3/10/2020	3/11/2020	3/12/2020	3/13/2020	Co-Teacher Notes
Discipleship	Humility: “In his pride the wicked does not seek Him; in all his thoughts there is no room for God.” Psalm 10:4
Geography	South Asia - Due 3/25
Math	Review + Students do WB Review 3, p83-86	Students complete WB Review 4, p87-89	Reteach/Review + TB Practice 3B, p50	Students complete Practice 3C, TB p51 all	Go back and complete Review A, TB p35	Practice 8s, 9s, 10s x facts
Spelling	Step 22: Review NT, p118; dictate sentences 4-6 and writing station, p119	Review card box; dictate sentences 7-9, p119	Step 22 Test	No new spelling lesson this week
Grammar	Review: Commas	FLL#96: DE Ex Review Session 1 p228	Review: Four types of sentences	FLL#97: DE Ex Review Session 2, p229
Read Aloud	The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe C.S Lewis
Reading	OPG 229 p341 only + Literature circles	OPG 229 p342 only + Finish St. George and the Dragon	OPG 230 p343 only + Literature circles	OPG 230 p344 only + Read independently 30 minutes	Read independently 30 minutes	We will start Marco Polo after the break!
Copywork/ Handwriting	Introduce letter Z	Student completes p 94-95 in NAC.	Cursive practice forming all words	Student completes p96 in NAC + CW: p215 in Apologia Journal
Science	Read, "Finding Saturn in the Night Sky" and "Cassini Mission" p140 in EC TB. Discuss. Students complete their Saturn Mini-books.	Read, "Saturn's Moons" p141 in EC TB. Discuss. Students complete their Saturn Crossword puzzle, p222-223 in Apologia journal. Study this for quiz tomorrow.	Science Quiz: Saturn Saturn's Rings Demonstration: "See Through"	Students do "What Do You Remember?" p144 in EC TB. Use this day to do Activity 10.2 Launch a Rocket or finish any of the Saturn activities or coloring pages from Lesson 10
Bible	Discuss 1 Kings 11, review memory work	Proud Pharisees Matthew 23: 1-12	Discuss Matthew 23, practice catechism	Punishment for the Proud Ezekiel 28:1-8 and Proverbs 16:5
History	Discuss the Forbidden City of the Ming	Read, "The Rus Come to Constantinople" p208-211. Oral retell.	Review Questions + Student Map Work	Read, "Ivan the Great and Ivan the Terrible" in SOTW p211-214. Discuss.
Memory Work	Math: 8s, 9s, 10s x facts Due 4/1 Children's Catechism #51-69 Due 5/6 Quarter 4 Poem "Be Thou Vision" Due 5/6