DECEMBER IN GRADE TWO December 7-11, 2009 Notes from the teacher: Dear Parents and Students, We are getting ready for Christmas by learning our chapel song, “Wrap it all Up”. Please make sure your child is learning the lines to the song. It will help us all. We are preparing our hearts for Christmas by reading parts of the gospel of Luke. Also, each morning we are learning about a different name of Jesus which we illustrate. Tomorrow is our math test for the unit on time. We will also start a new science unit “Observing and Measuring Matter” this week. God bless you, Anne Marie Bevolden annemarie.bevolden@lacs.com 650-948-3738 x 626 What we’re learning this week: Reading: “Firehouse”/”Big Bushy Mustache” Math: chapter 5 –time test on Tuesday Bible: Jesus’ Birth Writing/Grammar: nouns and proper nouns Spelling: see list Science: Observing and Measuring Matter Memory verse: Isaiah 9:6 “For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.” Important Dates: Dec. 11 Free Dress Dec. 18 Christmas chapel 9-10 a.m. December 7, 2009 Spelling words for second grade The /ou/ sound is spelled “ou” or “ow”. “Ow” is often at the end of words. 1. town 2. house 3. down 4. found 5. mouse 6. brown 7. could* 8. should* 9. couch 10. crowded 11. cloud 12. growl 13. blouse 14. clown 15. snowplow Vowels in final syllables 1. wagon 2. dollar 3. another 4. garden 5. lemon 6. travel 7. animal 8. squirrel 9. nickel 10. final 11. Oregon 12. calendar 13. character 14. cardinal 15. final Day 1-Divide words into categories and label each category. Day 2-Copy, cover, write (words written 2 times) Day 3- Practice test