Category: School News

No school today for Isabel.

She was home sick with a very bad head cold. Last night she went to bed at 6:30 and was up today at 7:30 a.m. She looks better but the cough is still rough. We’ll see how today goes, with more rest and relaxation!

No school today for Isabel.

She was home sick with a very bad head cold.

Today is Monday and it looks to be a soggy one! Today is also music class with Mr. G.

Isabel didn’t have much to say about her day. She has a very bad head cold and after school she was weary. She worked on a few pages of homework and then went to lay down and rest. I think tomorrow will be a sick day… poor girl.

The Bible verse for this week is…

“Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be Thy Name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.” – Matthew 6:9-13

S.a.T. (show and tell) this week is free choice. Isabel took something that was pink but I forget what it was and she couldn’t remember either.

The spelling words for this week are…

completely
actually
doing
taking
swimming
eating
slowly
starting
standing
freezing
leaf
leaves
important
nothing
dinner
flippers: small fins used like hands or feet
miserable: very unhappy
slippery: not sticky; causing sliding
waddled: moved in funny way, like a duck
horizon: where the sky seems to meet the earth

Language arts is adjectives (words that compare) and “The Emperor’s Penguin“.

I later learned that for music class they are working on their spring concert music. Isabel says she likes the music but hasn’t learned all the words for the songs.

New cursive letters this week are: “d”, “g”, “o” and “c”.

Isabel is excited that the class has completed her name in lower case cursive.
Even though she can not write it for class, she can doodle it on paper! I’m loving the heart!

Today is Friday!

The whole school participated in the nation-wide “Read the most from coast to coast”. Isabel said the class spent a good portion of the day in the computer lab taking AR (accelerated reading) tests. Isabel said she read as many easy books as she could to take as many tests as she could.

The program sponsor had a goal of 5 million AR tests competed today. The 30,000 participants took over 4,987,949 AR tests! Wow! Way to go! Last years total tests was 4,409,662.

Teacher Mrs. A and Isabel told me that they were losing another classmate. Mr. Colby and his family have moved and for the past month they have had to travel over an hour to get to school. So with great sadness the family, has decided to move to a school closer to their new home. Today was the last day for Mr. Colby and his younger brother.

Today is Thursday and it’s P.E. with Mrs. S.

Isabel said they played pacman during P.E. class today.

She didn’t have much else to say about her day and I didn’t get a chance to talk with her after work because I wasn’t feeling well and went right to bed after dinner with a major headache.

What a day… hoping that tomorrow is so much better.

Today is Wednesday and it’s Chapel and library.

Isabel said they had Family Chapel today. She told me what the message was about but I forgot.

We discussed her day but by the time I got to writing the blog, I have forgotten.

Today is Tuesday and it’s music class with Mr. G.

This morning looks to be a drier, sunnier/cloudy day! It turned out to be a lovely day, it actually got up to 50 degrees. Spring is on it’s way! We are looking forward to getting outside. I can’t wait to get the garden going and getting some fruit!

Isabel said she spent all 3 recesses outside! Ms. Mila and Isabel walked around the play yard talking.

Isabel didn’t say anything more about her day. She was super excited about her book from the book order. I got her a C and H book, about a boy and his stuffed tiger. We love C and H!

Today is Monday; it’s music class with Mr. G and it’s T.T. (targeted teaching).

What a soggy morning it turned out to be! I think recess is going to be indoors all day… sure enough. The kids spent the day playing games, drawing, and keeping entertained in the gym while the rain kept coming down. Isabel said she had fun with Ms. Mila and Ms. Maddie during recess.

T.T. (targeted teaching) is something new (started doing this the end of last month) that they have added to the school week. Isabel’s class spends 2 days a week with another teacher. That teacher works with specific students at their learning level. Students and teachers focus on informational text for continued success on MAP testing. Isabel said she went to Mrs. B’s second/third grade combo class for instruction. They have usually worked on math but today they worked on spelling. Isabel also said she got to sit by Ms. Mila, her best friend!

The Bible verse for this week is…

“Your Word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.” – Psalm 119:105

The Bible lesson for the week, God’s inspired Word to us, the Bible.

S.a.T. this week is free choice.

Isabel took her GIANT book of search and find.
She bought it with her own money that she saved and earned from jobs at home.

For music class with Mr. G. They have begun to work on their spring concert which is scheduled for May 1st. The title for the program is “King of the Jungle“. She was singing a few lines from one of the songs after school.

New lowercase cursive letters for the week are: “a”, “d” and “g”.

The spelling words for this week are…

wife
wives
leaf
leaves
elf
elves
shelf
shelves
live
lives
rooftop
true
bone
draw
whose
admired: noticed something and liked it
fussed: showed unhappiness; complained
haze: misty, smoky, or dusty air
mimicked: copied
notice: be aware of

Language arts for the week is compound words, antonyms and “Cool, Ali“.

Isabel didn’t have a whole lot to say about her day and yet she brought home a lot of paperwork! Some of it was from last Friday but not all of it. It’s just crazy all the work they do in second grade!