Advent ~ Week 1, The Gift of Hope!

Welcome to December Second Grade Families,
This Sunday Advent began.  This week, the candle of "Hope" is to be lighted.  Your children will be lighting up our battery operated "Hope" candle in class every day this week.  Please also know that inside the second grade classroom, your children will begin a class "Jesse Tree"to help them prepare their hearts for the birth of Christ.   Below, I have attached the meaning and purpose of a Jesse Tree that was written by Tara Ziegmont.    The daily readings that will be utilized in class are from 
Ms. Ziegmont's blog.  A Jesse Tree is such a wonderful way for the second graders to begin each school day during the season of Advent.  

What is a Jesse Tree?

The Jesse tree is the family tree of Jesus. It goes back to the very beginning, to Creation, it traces His family through the Old Testament, and it ends when He is born on Christmas day.
A Jesse tree is a little like an advent calendar, except that it emphasizes the true meaning of Christmas, the birth of Jesus Christ.
Like any advent countdown, the Jesse tree has one ornament per day. Unlike a calendar, though, the Jesse tree tradition focuses on a Bible story, a character, a devotion each day.
In four weeks, we read about kings and common people, about widows and children and brave fghters. We read about the great and wonderful things that God orchestrated on our behalf.
And then we rejoice in His birth.

© 2011 by Tara Ziegmont • FeelsLikeHomeBlog.com

ELA

ELA (Strong Communicators)

Spelling ~ Vowel Digraphs ee, ea

Grammar ~ Quotation Marks

Writing ~ Opinion Writing, Persuasive Paragraph

Target Skills ~ Main Idea and Details, Text and Graphic Features, Analyze/Evaluate

Math (Resourceful Learners)

The students will continue working in unit 4 from our Go Math series!  This unit focuses on double digit addition and subtraction.  

• Please know that your children have access to IXL and can practice their basic math facts on line at home to assist them in mastering their basic math facts.  Your child's IXL information is located inside the front cover of your child's agenda.   Every child received their IXL username and password on a bright yellow slip of paper and it was stapled to the front cover inside their planner.

Science(Active Christians and Resourceful Learners)
The students will continue their lessons on processes that shape the earth.

Social Studies (Thoughtful Citizens)
The students will begin learning about how children celebrate Christmas around the world.

Religion (Active Christians)

The students will be having daily Advent devotionals that are known as, "The Jesse Tree."  These lessons will teach the students about the lineage of Christ.  The lessons will also teach the students how to look up readings from a bible and how to reflect upon what was read.  The Jesse Tree is a great way to promote the true gift of Christmas which is the birth of Jesus Christ.

• The students will attend our all school "Rosary" on Monday, December 3rd
• The students will attend our all school Mass on Friday, December 7th

Updates

Class Picture Day/ Individ. Retakes ~ Dec 04 2018 at 08:00 AM
Scholarship Workshop with Arizona Tuition Connection ~  Dec 05 2018 at 08:15 AM
Chess Club ~ Dec 05 2018 at 03:10 PM
Carefree Christmas Parade ~  Dec 08 2018Homework For the entire month of December, all of the students will need to read for 15 to 20 minutes nightly and fill out their reading log.  The students will also need to study for their weekly Spelling test that will take place on Friday.  These are the only two assignments that the students will need to complete for this week. If a child does not return their homework completed on Friday, they will have to "clip down" on our behavior chart and they will also have to give me four raffle tickets.  One ticket for every night they chose not to do their homework.