1st & 2nd Grade News
April 8, 2010

SHOW & TELL: Something that reminds you of Easter

MEMORY VERSE: “Then Jesus said, ‘Stand up. Pick up your mat and walk.’ And immediately the man was well.” John 5:8 & 9

Spelling: Grade 2: 4/9: bread, weather, crow, own, yellow, shook, crook, thief, chief, shield, under, never 4/16: chew, grew, stew, threw, cloud, mouth, ouch, pause, sauce, cause, them, with 4/23 another, come, came, work, three, other, mother, brother, tree, free, there, their

Enrichment—Grade 2: 4/9: camouflage, butterfly, caterpillar, symmetry, chrysalis, thorax, antenna, proboscis, head, wing, abdomen, leg

Spelling: Grade 1: 4/9: pets, cats, hens, cubs, ducks, skunks, not, when, cows 4/16: whip, when, ship, shell, bath, moth, be, can, clan 4/23: plop, plan, spin, brass, fluff, stuff, now, were, cuff

Visitation Day: We had 29 students in our classroom on Monday morning, April 5. We had a busy day. There were 12 visitors.

Community Service: The students did a good job of picking up rocks on Tuesday. We have a couple of good piles to show for our effort in the wind. When the dust started blowing, we quit!

Student led Week of Prayer: The week of April 19 thru 23 will be out student led Week of Prayer. The 1st & 2nd grade class will be in charge on Tuesday, April 20. If you have time you might want to stay and listen. The children will be singing their two scripture chapters—Psalm 91 and I Corinthians 13 as well as giving the Jonah poem, leading general singing, having opening and closing prayer.

Parent-Teacher Conferences: Thank you for making your scheduled conference. It’s always good to discuss children’s academic and emotional progress.

Reading Calendars: Wyatt, Courtland, Sasha, Rivers, Sun-Yu, Artie, Caleb, Tyler and Taylor met or exceeded their reading goal for March! Thank Pizza Hut for continuing the reading incentive when you go in for your last pizza!

Monday, April 11: Mrs. O will be my substitute on Monday, April 11. I have family issues to attend to on that day so will be taking a personal day. Mrs. O always does a great job with the children.