Weekly Word

November 23-27, 2009

Dear Parents,
Thank you for bearing with me through a rough week. I was out with a nasty cold, but Mrs. Forster ran the class very smoothly. Now we're getting back on track!!

Spelling: Lesson 9 Although the class did well on the pre-test, we will continue to practice the words and their meanings with the exercises for Lesson 9 in the book. Final spelling test will beon Thursday, Dec. 3rd.
Language Arts: We are in the process of showing all that we know about NOUNS and about VERBS. We are starting an in-class project that is scheduled for completion on Thursday, the 3rd.
Science: We are wrapping up Interactions of Living Things with a collaborative culminating project using the creative ideas of all the students.
Social Studies: Features. Students are understanding and analyzing features of a landscape.
Mathematics: Second graders are practicing basic multiplication using grouping teachniques. Also, the are discovering how skip-counting and multiplication are directly connected.
Derech Eretz: Our goal is to be a very peaceul class. We discussed and practiced the virtue of thankfulness . We expressed what is in our hearts through art. We are also practicing the technique of not speaking, but opening our ears and turning on our brains to listen to others.

Jewish Studies and Hebrew - Mora Mali

Received our Chanuka workbook
Learned the story of Chanuka
The letters “vav” and “zayin” in our dictionary
In integration, learned about the Jewish immigration to Hong Kong
Continued our work on verbs in the present using the 1st person, 2nd person, etc. and the feminine and masculine forms
Discussed more about the laws of “netilat yadayim” (hand washing)

HOMEWORK:
1. Practice writing your address. Know how to write it from memory when you come to school on Tuesday.
2. Read 10 minutes each day. record it in the reading Log. Bring the Reading Log on Tuesday.
Leeor, Asher, Rafaela, Isabel, Yali, Mia, Oz and Bella received house points for turning their Reading logs in and making progress since last week.
3. Study the spelling words for Lesson 9

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
1. No school for students (Professional Development Day)
2. Come on Tuesday with the Reading Log filled in .
3. Wear the P.E. uniform on Tuesday when you return.

Shabat Shalom,
Ms. Luckett and Miss Lital