Nov.14th- Nov.18th:

Memory: Due Friday

But the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary; you have found favor with God…”

Luke 1:30

* Belize Bible Count for our class= 18

Spelling:  Test Friday

Lesson 12

oke/ell:

broke, choke, yoke, stroke, awoke, tell, yell, shell, smell, yellow

Grammar: Test Friday

Synonyms and Antonyms

Reading: 

Point of View

Math: Next Test Tuesday

Please continue to encourage your child to spend some additional time practicing math facts outside of assigned homework. My Math app, is a free and easy way to help students take responsibility for this additional practice. Encourage them to practice on the way to and from school or while they wait for dinner. Second semester students will start 100 addition fact timed assessment paired with a 25 subtraction fact timed assessment.

Science: Rocks and Minerals Ch. 6

Guiding question: What is a natural resource?

Important Information/Reminders:

Picture retakes- Tuesday, November 15th

Thanksgiving Food Drive- The Thanksgiving Food Drive is Wednesday, November 16th.

Each class is assigned a specific part of a Thanksgiving meal and our middle school kids put together a dinner box for families at the Seminary. Second grade is assigned:

Stuffing & Boxed Potatoes (mashed, sweet, slices, etc.)

Thank you for your support and serving with us! It is awesome to see all the dinner boxes we are able to provide and it is greatly appreciated by the receiving families.

World Sport Stacking Day- Our First through sixth grade students will once again be participating in World Sport Stacking Day on Thursday, Nov. 17.  On this specific day people all across the world participate in Sport stacking in an attempt to set a new world record for the most people Sport Stacking on one day.

Reflecting on our week: 

This week we learned a lot about our country. We talked about elections, used a venn diagram to compare and contrast our presidential candidates, and learned a lot about what it means to be the President of the United States.

We learned about the meaning of Veterans Day and gave thanks to the men and women who gave up so much to protect our freedom. Our Faith Family time was dedicated to praying for the men and women who are currently serving in our military. We made Christmas cards that will be sent around the world to remind soldiers that they are loved by God and appreciated by the children and staff of Zion Lutheran Church and School. In addition, second grade sent thank you letters and paintings to Veterans, expressing our gratitude for their sacrifice and service.

  

We finished our Natural Disaster science unit by answering our guiding question, "How does the earth change quickly?" Students used an app called Snapguide to show what they have learned during this unit. Students followed a rubric to create a guide explaining how the earth can change quickly. While this type of assessment takes much longer than a paper/pencil test, it shows me where misconceptions and confusion have left their mark. I was able to clear up a few things while this information is in the forefront of their mind, as opposed to letting it take hold for the next couple of years until the topic is discussed again. I have printed the guides and they are on display in the hallway. Look for them to come home with their grading rubric next week.

We were so involved in working on our Snapguides that I completely forgot to meet Mr. Debrick in the school library for some special reading time on Thursday. He loves to spend time with the students so much that he made a special stop by our classroom on Friday to make it up. He was impressed to hear that we were so engrossed in our learning that we lost track of time, so he gave us a pass on that. The students were so excited that he didn't pass on sharing his story with us. They loved listening to the fun Thanksgiving turkey story he picked out to share with us.