Friday, March 16, 2012

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

Friday, March 9, 2012

Plans for March 12th-16th

Hi Parents,
    Well "Spring Fever" has hit! The children
have really enjoyed getting outside this week
and excitement just seem to be in the air!
They are working hard and it's hard to
believe we are starting our last nine weeks!
Plans for this week:

Bible-Memory work this week is
      Romans 5:8 due Friday March 16th.
      "But God demonstrates his own
       love for us in this: While we were
       still sinners, Christ died for us."

Reading-We have several short stories
              finishing up the end of the theme
              on families. They will cover
              pages 294-311.

Language-Pages 313-319 on commas and
                  quotations marks.

Spelling-Lesson 28, words with "or"
              on pages 180-185.

Math-Pages 315-326, comparing numbers.

Science-Continue with our study of weather.

Social Studies-We will be reviewing Unit 4
                  and there will be a test on Wednesday
                  March 14th.

Reminders: Here are some upcoming dates:
March 14th-Class Pictures
March 16th-Author visit with Eric Litwin
March 23rd-Science Fest 8:00-11:30 with dismissal at 11:30.
March 26th-30th-Spring Break.

Have a wonderful weekend and remember the Fun Run on Saturday!

In Him,
Margaret Pippin
           

Friday, March 2, 2012

Plans for March 5th-9th

Hi Parents,
     We have had another good week! We're all weary
of the bad weather. In second grade recess is our
favorite time of day and we've missed it some
this week, so we're ready for the sun to come back!
Today is Dr. Seuss' birthday so we've read some of his
books and done a couple of activities for that. We had
a very nice Chapel yesterday that we all enjoyed
Plans for next week:

Bible-Matthew 22:27-29 is due Friday.

Reading-Pages 261-291 "Thunder Cake" will be
              our story this week.

Language-Pages 303-304 on capitalization and
                punctuation.

Spelling-Lesson 27, words with the r-controlled
             vowel sound on pages 174-179.

Math-Pages 307-316 on place value.

Science-Pages 286-300 on measuring weather and
             the water cycle.

Social Studies-Pages 176-190 finishing up unit 4
                 on government.

Have a nice weekend!
In Him,
Margaret Pippin

Friday, February 24, 2012

Plans for February 27th-March 2nd

Hi Parents,
   I can't believe we are about to begin March, this year is
flying by! We had a good short week and especially
enjoyed our reading story about Jalapeno Bagels. We had
Chango bars one day that a sweet mother baked for us
and today, I brought in bagels and we put our choice of
jam, cream cheese, peanut butter or apple butter on them.
It's always a treat to eat something special in the classroom!
Plans for next week:

Bible-Memory work this week is
        Matthew 22:37-39. I will send
        a handout with this on Monday.
        It will be due Friday March 10th.

Reading-We will read the story "Carousel"
              on pages 221-251.

Language-We will begin Unit 9 on Capitalization
                  and Punctuation doing pages
                  297-302. On Friday we will
                  have a test on the days of the
                  week, months of the year    
                  and seasons. They need to write
                 them in order and spell them correctly.

Spelling-Lesson 26, contractions on pages 168-173.

Math-Pages 133-144, we will continue with time.

Science-We will continue with Weather.

Social Studies-Pages 166-179, continue with our study
                     of government.

Have a nice and restful weekend!
In Him,
Margaret Pippin

Thursday, February 16, 2012

Plans for February 21st-24th

Hi Parents,
    We had a fun and busy week and we really
enjoyed our Valentine's party! Thank you to
all who helped with that. We are all looking forward
to this long weekend!
Plans for next week:

Bible-Our memory verse is John 13:34 due
          Friday, Feb. 24th.  "A new command I
          give you: Love one another. As I have
          loved you, so you must love one another.

Reading-Pages 190-213 "Jalapeno Bagels" is our
              story this week.

Language-Pages 281-286, writing a description.

Spelling-Lesson 25, compound words on pages 162-167.

Math-We are woking on time on pages 127-134.

Science-Pages 270-283, we will begin our unit on
             weather.

Social Studies-Pages 160-165 on State Government.

 Reminder:We will off Friday the 17th and Monday the 20th.
Enjoy the long weekend!

In Him,
Mararet Pippin      

Friday, February 10, 2012

Plans for February 13th-16th

Hi Parents,
    We have had another good week and
enjoyed the play last Wednesday! It's
always exciting to change up the routine
some! Now we are looking forward to
a 4-day week and Valentine's Party! The
party will be from 2:00-2:50 on Tuesday.
Our bags are ready and hanging up so they
can bring their Valentine's in on Monday
or Tuesday. We will be out of school next
Friday and Monday so we will have a
4-day weekend.
Plans for next week:

Bible-The memory verse will be John 15:5
          due on Thursday the 16th."I am the
          vine; you are the branches. If a man
          remains in me and I in him, he will
         bear much fruit; apart from me you
         can do nothing."

Reading-We will finish up Biographies
               and introduce our next story
               called Brothers and Sisters.
               pages 136-181.

Language-Pages 267-275 on writing a
                 descriptive paragraph.

Spelling-Lesson 24, a review lesson
              on pages 156-161.

Math-Pages 119-126 on money.

Science-Finish up and review the Space
             unit and we will have a test on
             Thursday.

Social Studies-Pages 154-165 on government.


Reminder: We will be out of school on Friday Feb. 17th
and Monday Feb. 20th.

Have a nice weekend!
In Him,
Margaret Pippin

Friday, February 3, 2012

Plans for February 6th-10th

Hi Parents,
    We have had a good week and hopefully learned
lots of new things! The children are looking forward
to our field trip next week to Davis theater to see
the play "Henry and Mudge."
Plans for next week:

Bible- We will continue with Galatians
          5:22-23 and do some activities
          with the Fruits of the Spirit.

Reading-We will study biographies this
              week on pages 135-152.

Language-Continue and finish up
               adjectives and we will have
               the unit test on Friday.
               Unit 7 covers pages 239-254.

Spelling-Lesson 23 on pages 150-155,
              words that have the vowel sound
              you hear in cow.

Math-We will continue with money on
          pages 109-120.

Science-We will be finishing up our
              Space unit and doing some
              activities with this.

Social Studies-Introduce and begin
                    Unit 4 "Our Country Today,"
                    pages 148-159.

Reminder-We will be going on our field trip
Wednesday to the Davis Theater. We plan to
leave around 9:10 and return about 11:15. We
will sack lunches in our room provided by Sage.

Have a safe and restful weekend!  
In Him,
Margaret PIppin