May 14th-17th

Hi Parents,
    We have reached the end of Second Grade and it really
has gone by fast!  They are excited and ready for third grade
and I am very proud of them all! Next week will be a little review
and hopefully alot of fun!  Monday and Tuesday are full days
with regular schedules and then Wednesday and Thursday
are half days with dismissal at 11:15. I want to thank you all
for a wonderful year and I have really enjoyed your
children! Have a safe and restful summer!
In Him,
Margaret Pippin

Plans for April 30th-May 4th

Hi Parents,
   We have had a good week! The book reports went very
well and they all did a good job! I loved the costumes
and the help you gave! You have probably heard that
my daughter is getting married next Saturday so I will
be out on Thursday and Friday being "Mother of the
Bride". I am posting most of the assignments for the
next two weeks.

Bible-Matthew 28:19-20 is due Friday May 4th.
         That is the last memory work other than
         something we do in class.

Reading-We are finishing up the last unit
            of our book and we will be doing
            some end of the book activities and
            reviewing skills.

Language-We are reviewing and will be
                  concentrating on nouns and verbs
                 this week and adjectives next week.

Spelling-Lesson 34, words with prefixes on
              pages 216-221 and next week Lesson
              35, words with suffixes on pages 222-227.

Math-Pages 255-264 on measurement and next week
         we will go on to capacity and weight.

Science-Continue with Matter.

Social Studies-Begin Unit 6 on People and
                        Places in History. Our Map
                        Test is Wednesday May 2nd.

Reminders: The U.S. Map Test is Wednesday! We are working on it
in class each day! Our wedding is Saturday May 5th at 6;00 at The
Church in the Pines, Lake Martin. I have told the children they are
invited so if you've heard that, it's true! Have a wonderful weekend!

In Him,
Margaret PIppin

Plans for April 23rd-27th

Hi Parents,
    Another good week as they begin a countdown to the
end of school! They are ready for summer!
Plans for next week:

Bible-The memory work for this week
        is Matthew 28:19 & 20. It will be
        due Friday May 4th.

Reading-We will be reading "The School
              Mural" on pages 430-453.

Language-We are going to be reviewing nouns
                  and verbs this week.

Spelling-Lesson 33, words ending with sound
             at the end of happy, on pages 210-215.

Math-Pages 251-252 on shapes.

Science-Continue with Matter.

Social Studies-Completing and reviewing Unit 5
                       with a test on Thursday.

Reminder: Their  Dress-Up book reports are next Friday. They need to
come to school dressed like their character and bring their uniform
to change  into.

Have a great weekend!
In Him,
Margaret Pippin

Plans for April 16th-20th

Hi Parents,
   We have had a good week! I can't believe how
fast our year is coming to an end. The children are
working hard and have done a great job this spring!
The plans for the upcoming week:

Bible-Memory verse for this week is John 6:35,
        "Then Jesus declared," I am the bread of
          life. He who comes to me will never
          go hungry,and he who believes in me
          will never be thirsty." This will be due
          Friday April 20th.

Reading-We will read "Moses Goes to a Concert"
               on pages 391-423.

Language-We are going to be practicing some writing
                 skills this week.

Spelling-Lesson 32 on pages 204-209, more
              words with "ed" and "ing" endings.

Math-Continue with fractions on pages 357-364.

Science-We will begin a chapter on Matter,
              pages 358-367.

Social Studies-Pages 214-233 on colonies and our
                       growing country.

Have a wonderful and safe weekend!

In Him,
Margaret Pippin

Plans for April 9th-13th

Hi Parents,
   I wish all of you a Happy Easter!  I hope you
have a long restful and blessed weekend! The
book reports today were well done!! Thank you for
your help with those.
Plans for next week:

Bible-Matthew 28:5-6, due Friday April 13th.

Reading-Pages 352-379, we will read  "The Art
          Lesson".

Language-Complete our paragraphs on expressing
                an opinion.

Spelling-Pages 198-199 Lesson 31, words with "ed" and
            "ing" endings.

Math-Pages 343-354, continue with fractions.

Science-We will be reviewing Weather and we
              will have a test on Thursday on Chapter 7.

Social Studies-Continue with the history of our country.
                     We are also working on the placement of
                     states in different ways. I hope you all
                      received the map and information last week
                     on the map test in May.

Have a wonderful Easter weekend!

He is Risen!
Margaret Pippin

Plans for April 2nd-5th

Hi Parents,
      Spring Break is here! I think everyone is ready for
a break and some rest and relaxation! We had our Science
Fest this morning and it went very well and was lots
of fun! Enjoy your time and these are our plans when
you return.

Bible-Memory work is Matthew 28:5-6 and it
        will be due Friday April 13th. We will send
        a copy if this to you on Monday.

Reading-We are going to continue with Chapter
            Books and their book reports are due
            on Thursday the 5th.

Language-Pages 341-351 on writing an opinion.

Spelling-Lesson 30, a review lesson. The test will
             be on Thursday the 5th because of the
             Good Friday holiday. It covers pages 192-197.

Math-Pages 333-342, introducing fractions.

Science-Finishing up our unit on weather and reviewing.

Social Studies-Pages 206-219 the early colonies.

Reminder:Enjoy your week, March 26th-30th! Return to school
on Monday April 2nd and we will be off the following Friday
April 6th for Good Friday.

Rest, Enjoy and Be Safe!!
In Him,
Margaret Pippin
April 6th for Good Friday.

Plans for March 19th-23rd

Hi Parents,
    We just returned from seeing Eric Lutwin and
he was very good! The children really enjoyed
hearing him. He combined reading with alot of
music and it was so entertaining!
Plans for the next week:

Bible-Memory work for this week
         is John 10:11 due Friday March 23rd.
         "I am the good shepherd. The good
           shepherd lays down his life for
           the sheep."

Reading-Pages 316-342, The Cool Crazy
               Crickets, a short chapter book.

Language-Pages 320-325 and then
                 329-339 on reviewing unit 9.
                 We will have a test on unit 9
                 on Thursday.

Spelling-Lesson 28, words ending with "er"
               on pages 186-187. We will have
               the Spelling test on Thursday due
               to Science Fest on Friday.

Math-Pages 327-332 on order of numbers.

Science-Continue with weather.

Social Studies-Pages 202-213, our country
                      long ago.

Reminder:Friday March 23rd is Science Fest and we will
dismiss at 11:30. Lunch will not be served on Friday.
Spring Break is March 26th-30th.

Have a great weekend!
In Him,
Margaret Pippin