Today is Friday and it’s computer class with Mrs. T.
Isabel didn’t have anything to say about school today.
We came home and she went right to the piano to practice for the day.
Classwork…
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Month: November 2013
Second Grade: Day 55
Today is Thursday, it’s P.E. and Isabel’s first piano lesson!
Before class, she told me, she had been nervous about going to her lesson. Her Teacher Ms. G was so nice, she made all the nervousness go away. She’s already looking forward to next weeks class.
After coming home and finishing her school homework, she sat down at the piano and practiced for almost half an hour before dinner. After dinner she went over her lesson with Daddy, who gave her a few tips and pointers on how to do the lessons correctly.
Piano Teacher Ms. G would like her practice at least 15-20 minutes a day in the beginning and work up to 30 minutes. Classes will be 30 minutes after school each Thursday, unless there is an alternate day due to half day or no school. Next week’s class will be on Tuesday, since Thanksgiving is on Thursday and there is no school.
Classwork…
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Second Grade: Day 54
Today is Wednesday, Honor’s Chapel, parent/student lunch and library.
Honor’s Chapel is a special Chapel where the school honors the kids for their academic achievements and other areas from last quarter.
For Honor’s Chapel, Isabel wore her new dress from Grandpa!
She loves this dress because it’s long in the back.
The assembly…
Isabel was awarded for perfect attendance and academic achievement (honor roll).
Teacher Mrs. A’s perfect attendance (not absent or tardy) students.
Her certificate.
First and second grade academic excellence. If the school awarded honor roll for first and second grades, Isabel and those standing with her would be on it! Way to go!
Her certificate.
Today is also parent/student lunch as well. You can eat at school with your child or you can take your child out to lunch. We went out to lunch!
Classwork…
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They have also learned a new song, that they sing in class together about adding 12’s together.
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Second Grade: Day 53
Today is Tuesday and it’s music class with Mr. G.
Isabel said they worked on their hand motions for the Christmas program coming up.
They have also learned a song for the 10 commandments. Sounds catchy!
Classwork…
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Second Grade: Day 52
Today is Monday and it’s a normal full week of school!
Today is music class with Mr. G. Isabel didn’t fill me in about what they did today.
This week’s Bible verse is…
“You shall have no other gods before me.”
“You shall not make for yourself an idol.”
“You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God.”
“Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy.”
For the next 2 weeks the class will be going over rules; rules at home, rules at school, and rules in the community. They will be using the Ten Commandments to liken to the rules that are established at home. Just like the Ten Commandments, or God’s rules, provide safety and efficiency of an entire nation. Rules in the home provide safety and efficiency in the home. Sounds like a great lesson!
The Bible verse ties in with the Bible lesson for the week which is the 10 commandments.
S.a.T. (show and tell) for the week is to share something you are thankful for. However, we didn’t discuss it before school, so hopefully she shared something she’s thankful for (she didn’t – no one did).
The spelling words for this week are…
bar
jar
star
farm
harm
charm
dark
remark
sparkle
alarm
fourteen
source
between
enough
idea
announced: made something known to many people
arrived: came to a place
glum: sad, gloomy
members: those who belong to a group
rebuild: make something again
Language arts this week is proper nouns and “Lemonade for Sale“.
Social studies this week is begin the lesson on Pilgrims and the first Thanksgiving.
Classwork…
Isabel brought home so much paperwork, there is no way that I am going to post it all here! I will post the highlights.
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Friday’s spelling test.
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Last week’s S.a.T. (show and tell) was about Grandparents. Isabel had to fill out this small booklet about them. She had to call them on the phone and ask them questions about when they were kids. She really enjoyed talking to them on the phone (always does) and hearing their answers about when they were her age.
The cover of the booklet.
Grandmother page.
Grandfather page.
Thank you Pompo and Grandma, for helping with this project.
The booklet below is from a project (early book report?!) they did over several weeks about a book they read together in class. Teacher Mrs. A had them complete the booklet at their own pace, there was no time limit. They were told to draw pictures and write a title for each page about the book.
Isabel did a fantastic job on her booklet but needs to keep up the enthusiasm and momentum to the end of the project. As you can see by the end of her project, she isn’t putting as much effort into it as Teacher Mrs. A had hoped she had at the beginning. Teacher Mrs. A and I had talked about this booklet during parent/teacher conferences last week.
Title page.
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Abe Lincoln wasn’t very good at keeping records and wasn’t very organized.
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Abe Lincoln wanted to help free those who were slaves.
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Abe Lincoln helped free an accused man named Duff Armstrong.
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Abe Lincoln riding on a train.
Lipoma Removal
First thing this morning (before school) Isabel and I dropped Daisy off at the veterinarian for surgery.
She was getting a lipoma removed, her teeth cleaned (none removed), and a few skin tags removed. She came home around 5:30 p.m.
Her incision looks great.
She looks terrified because she hates her picture being taken.
We have to watch for redness, oozing, and make sure she doesn’t scratch it. In 2 weeks I will take her back to the veterinarian to get the stitches removed.
Glitter Glam
This afternoon Isabel wanted to do some glitter glam from her book she bought last week at the book fair.
So after testing her skin for allergies, she picked out and even designed her own glam!
Glitter Glammed!
The blue dolphin didn’t turn out the way it was supposed to and the red swirl turned into an angle fish. Isabel’s design, the green seaweed, is the only thing that turned out!
She’s very happy with outcome, which I’m glad for.
We’ll see how long it lasts, she wants to show her friends at school tomorrow.
Second Grade: Day 51 – Half Day
Today is Friday and it’s the last day of the half days.
Isabel said she had a good day but recess was cold.
Today’s Bible test was done differently then past tests. Instead of having to write out the whole verse from memory, today they had to fill in missing words from the verse. Isabel said she thought this was more fun then having to write out the whole verse.
Classwork…
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