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

8/12-8/16

Dear Parents,

Welcome back to another school year! I am so excited about this year and thanking God for the opportunity to be your child's teacher on our school days. Student binders will be sent home with your child on Monday, along with the second grade syllabus. Below you will find important information about what to bring on Monday. I am so very excited about the school year!

Blessings in Christ,

Kelli Poncy


Please have your child bring the following to school on Monday, August 12

Lunch
Healthy Snack
Math Textbook
Math Workbook

Please have your child bring the following to school on Wednesday, August 14

Lunch
Healthy Snack
Math Textbook
Math Workbook
Apologia Textbook
Apologia Notebooking Journal
Student Binder

Important Dates: 

8/12-Falcon Mom’s Brunch (9am – 10am)
8/14-Spirit Day!
8/26- Fortis Open House (6pm – 7pm)
8/28-Spirit and Pizza Day!

2nd week 1	8/12/2019	8/13/2019	8/14/2019	8/15/2019	8/16/2019	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	Continents and Oceans Due 9/4 Continents and Oceans Song					Find this map in student binder
Math  9:15-10:15	HIG p1-2: Numbers to 1000 TB p6-8 WB Ex1, p7-9	HIG p3: Counting On and Counting Back TB p9 WB Ex2, p10-11 MM #1	HIG p4: Comparing Numbers TB p10-11 WB Ex3, p12-14	HIG p5: TB Practice 1A, p12	HIG p6-7: Hundreds, Tens, and Ones TB p13-16 WB Ex4, p15-18	MM = Mental Math (find in HIG appendix)
Spelling 10:15-10:45	Read, "First Day Jitters" + Introduce Classroom Rules	Review Phonogram Cards from AAS kit, 1-43	Phonogram Bingo + CW number words	Review Sound Cards from AAS kit, 1-43		AAS Lessons begin next week
Grammar 10:45-11:15	School Tour/procedures	No Grammar Today. Starts tomorrow!	FLL Lesson 1, p1-2: Nouns Noun Hunt	FLL Lesson 2, p3-4 (Ignore "Notes to Instructor and Poem Memorization, "The Goops") + Do Student Copywork, p4		FLL = First Language Learners
Read Aloud: 11:55-12:10	The Box Car Children by Gertrude Warner
Reading: 12:10-1:10	Students create a classroom constitution in partners/discuss.	Parent, peruse p347-362 & p396 of OPG. Focus on p357, especially "How quickly should I move through this book?" + 30 min student independent reading	Begin DRA Assessments	Students read independently for 30 minutes; set a timer if needed	Students read independently for 30 minutes	OPG = Ordinary Parents Guide to Teaching Reading No Classical Read assigned this week
Handwriting Copy Work:  1:10-1:25	Hebrews 13:6	Parents, read p1-3 of NAC to familiarize yourself with teaching cursive	Introduce the straight line, the curve, and the dot. Practice.	Students practice the curve line, p. 9 in the NAC.Do Print Copywork in Astronomy  Journal, p33		NAC =  New American Cursive  workbook
Bible 1:25-1:40	Learn new memory verse w/motions + Discuss Courage	Trusting in Man or God? 2 Chronicals 16	Learn Memory Verse (Hebrews 13:6) + Discussion Questions from yesterday's bible reading	Little guy, big God 1 Samuel 17	The Rocking Sailboat Acts 27:13-26
Science: 1:40-2:30	Set up History Journals/Organize school supplies	Co-teachers, read v-viii in Exploring Creation with Astronomy and peruse book to gain familiarity. Students create their Confirmation bookmark, p.xxv	Students read, "What is Astronomy?" TB p2 in Exploring Creation. Discuss. Students add 1-2 facts to Notebooking journals, p30	Read, bottom of p15 "Stars and Planets" and "Clocks, Calendars and Seasons" p16 in Exploring Creation. Students narrate, add 1 fact to their journals.
History  2:30-3:00	Introduce Quarter 1 Poem, "The Months" + "The Children's Catechism"	Read "The Glory That Was Rome," p1-5 in SOTW. Oral retell.	Roman Empire Map Work and Coloring Page Learn Key Dates #1-5	Read, "The Fall of Rome" p5-8 in SOTW. Students answer in their history journals, "What problem was the Roman Empire having? What did the emperor Diocletian do?"	Students draw a picture above yesterday's response to illustrate what they imagine the city of Rome looked like.	All written responses should be at least 2 complete sentences
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

5/6-5/10

Dear Parents,

Thank you so much for such an incredible year at Fortis Academy. I can't believe it's been one full school year, but here we are. Time is like that. I'm so grateful to God that He let me spend this year with your child in the classroom, and it was such an incredible joy to be apart of their lives. Many words come to mind when I think of this particular group of kids, but the ones that come to my mind the most, are bright, funny, loving, and grounded.

I pray that each of your children will continue to, "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and all your strength." (Mark 12:30) 

Please keep me updated often as to how your child is doing and let me know if there is anything I can ever do to support your child in any way. Have a wonderful, amazing summer, and thank you so much again for being such a wonderful group of parents this year and for blessing me with the presence of your child! Each of them is truly unforgettable, and I have so many memories to treasure for a lifetime.

Grateful to God!

Mrs. Poncy


Important Dates: 

5/8: Last Day of Grammar School! We made it! Students may wear jeans and a spirit shirt or uniform top. 

  

2nd week 34	5/7/2018	5/8/2018	5/9/2018	5/10/2018	5/11/2018
Discipleship	Joy: “Come, let us sing for joy to the Lord; let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation.” Psalm 95:1
Math 9:10-10:10	End of Year Math Assessment	HIG p117-119 TB p109-112, Review J, odds only	Rock Ceremony
Spelling 10:10-10:50	Phonogram review games	Review all Phonograms	Yearbook Signing
Grammar 10:50-11:15	Shurley Chapter 4 Lesson 2: Declarative, Interrogative, Exclamatory	Recite "Declarative, Interrogative, and Exclamatory" 5 times. Practice writing abbreviations (D. Int., and E.)	Mothers Day Activity
Read Aloud 11:55-12:10	Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Disgusting Sneakers by Donald J. Sobol
Reading: 12:10-1:10	Students read Medieval Feast by Aliki in groups.	Students finish Medieval Feast by Aliki. Oral retell.	Outside Games 12:00pm-1:00pm and Assembly at 1:30pm HAVE A GREAT SUMMER!
Copywork/ Handwriting: 1:10-1:25	Cursive letter connections	Cursive copywork: Joy Memory Verse
Science: 1:25-1:55	Review all science Poems Finish Space Shuttle Activity	Review Planets poem in binder
Bible 1:55-2:15	Rejoicing in Salvation Acts 8:26-40	Joy and strength Mark 15:16-32, Hebrews 12:1-2 and 1 Peter 1:3-9
History: 2:15-2:45	Read, "William Shakespeare" from SOTW, p371. Review questions, p213 + Coloring Page	Students narrate who William Shakespeare was and a famous play that he contributed
Geography	N/A
Memory Work	Poem: Holy, Holy, Holy Due 5/8 assessed as a group