Snow Week '25

Short week it is! Here is the updated blog for this week! 

HOMEWORK:

New homework will be sent home on Monday, Jan. 27 and is due Monday, Feb. 3.
*Please practice Psalm 1 at home.

*New words of the week will be coming home in the Homework Folder.

*Make sure ALL library books come back next week please!

Chapel:

Our class is leading chapel on Thursday, Jan. 30. Mark the date! Chapel is from 10:40-11:10. We are excited to present our chapel to everyone! 

100TH DAY OF SCHOOL:

Friday, February 7 (if we have no snow days) will be our 100th day of school! But... I have a planned field trip to the Outdoor Discovery Center for that day and we will be gone all day. So we will dress up and have our fun 100's Day activities on Feb. 6.

I have lots of fun activities planned, and one of them is dressing like we are 100 years old! (No wheelchairs or walkers though, our classroom just isn't big enough!) Don't feel like you need to go buy things...just get creative with this! I wanted to give you a heads up so you can start raiding your Grandma's closets for some fun ideas!

CEREAL: 

Another thing we need you to have your child do is count out 100 pieces of their favorite cereal and bring it in a baggie with your child's name on it by Friday, January 31. I'll provide the bowls, milk and spoons and we'll be having a hundred's day breakfast together on our special day! Your child might need to eat a little at home too--100 pieces is not as much as you'd think! :)

Field Trip:

Our class will be going to the Outdoor Discovery Center on Feb. 7 all day! Students will need a lunch and will need to dress for the weather! We are going to learn about some seasonal surprises and birds of prey.

Lost and Found

Our South Side lost & found items are in a gray tub in the office. If you are missing anything, please stop in and take a peek, or check out our South Side Lost and Found Photo Album. Feel free to email Rachel Steen, to claim your item(s), and we will be sure to get it into your child’s backpack.

WACKY WEDNESDAYS: 

We'll have some fun themed Wednesdays coming up in January/February to spice up these wintery days. 

These days will be as follows:

January 29-Neon Day

February 5-Hat Day

February 12- PJ Day

IMORTANT DATES:

Jan. 27: Math Homework and Purple Reading slip due 

Jan. 29: Neon Day and library books due

Feb. 7: 100's Day- Field Trip to the ODC

Feb. 14 and 17: No School Winter Break

The students are amazing and I am amazed at how much they have learned so far this year and they keep growing and growing! Our classroom community continues to grow close, just like a family. It has been so great to laugh together, support each other, and pray for each other. Thanks for being an active part of our classroom, and for supporting us in the many ways you do! 

HOMEWORK:

New homework will be sent home on Tuesday, Jan. 21 and is due Monday the 27th.
*Please practice Psalm 1 at home.

*New words of the week will be coming home in the Homework Folder.

*Make sure ALL library books come back next week please!

Chapel:

Our class is leading chapel on Thursday, Jan. 30. Mark the date! Chapel is from 10:40-11:10. We are excited to present our chapel to everyone! 

Jungle Explorer:

Max was our special Jungle Explorer of the Week! Thanks for sharing your poster and pictures with our class. We enjoyed getting to know you and learning that you like playing golf. We love that you want to be a farmer when you grow up! Your favorite place is Taco Bell and your favorite food is watermelon. You are so special to God and to us, Max, and we loved getting to know more about you this week!

Martin Luther King Jr. Day: 

Monday, Jan. 20, we will have no school to honor Martin Luther King Jr. We will have some conversations and lessons about the active work he completed in our world. We will look at how MLK Jr. brought kindness to the world around him, cared so much about people, and didn't judge them based on what they looked like. We will talk about the call we have to love others.

100TH DAY OF SCHOOL:

Tuesday, February 4 (if we have no snow days) will be our 100th day of school! Where has the time gone? We are looking forward to celebrating 100 days of God's faithfulness together! We have lots of fun activities planned, and one of them is dressing like we are 100 years old! (No wheelchairs or walkers though, our classroom just isn't big enough!) Don't feel like you need to go buy things...just get creative with this! I wanted to give you a heads up so you can start raiding your Grandma's closets for some fun ideas!

CEREAL: 

Another thing we need you to have your child do is count out 100 pieces of their favorite cereal and bring it in a baggie with your child's name on it by Friday, January 31. I'll provide the bowls, milk and spoons and we'll be having a hundred's day breakfast together on our special day! Your child might need to eat a little at home too--100 pieces is not as much as you'd think! :)

Lost and Found

Our South Side lost & found items are in a gray tub in the office. If you are missing anything, please stop in and take a peek, or check out our South Side Lost and Found Photo Album. Feel free to email Rachel Steen, to claim your item(s), and we will be sure to get it into your child’s backpack.

WACKY WEDNESDAYS: 

We'll have some fun themed Wednesdays coming up in January/February to spice up these wintery days. 

These days will be as follows:

January 22- P.J. Day

January 29-Neon Day

February 5-Hat Day

IMORTANT DATES:

Jan. 20: No School MLK Day

Jan. 21: Math Homework and Purple Reading slip due 

Jan. 22: PJ Day and library books due

Feb. 4: 100's Day

Feb. 14 and 17: No School Winter Break

Welcome Back!

Welcome back everybody! I hope all of you had a wonderful and relaxing break, and that you also had some special moments to reflect on our Lord Jesus Christ and his amazing gift to us! It feels great to be back learning and growing with your child at school! 

HOMEWORK:
New homework will be sent home on Monday, Jan. 13, and is due back Tuesday, Jan. 21.
*Psalm 1 was sent home on Monday. Please practice at home.

*New words of the week will be coming home in the Homework Folder.

*Make sure ALL library books come back next week please!

Chapel:

Our class is leading chapel on Thursday, Jan. 30. Mark the date! Chapel is from 10:40-11:10. We are excited to present our chapel to everyone! 

Jungle Explorer:

Georgia was our special Jungle Explorer of the Week! Thanks for sharing your poster and pictures with our class. We enjoyed getting to know you and learning that you like playing volleyball. We love that you want to be a baby sitter when you grow up! Your favorite place is Florida and your favorite food is shrimp. You are so special to God and to us, Georgia, and we loved getting to know more about you this week!

Martin Luther King Jr. Day: 

Monday, Jan. 20, we will have no school to honor Martin Luther King Jr. We will have some conversations and lessons about the active work he completed in our world. We will look at how MLK Jr. brought kindness to the world around him, cared so much about people, and didn't judge them based on what they looked like. We will talk about the call we have to love others.

100TH DAY OF SCHOOL:

Tuesday, February 4 (if we have no snow days) will be our 100th day of school! Where has the time gone? We are looking forward to celebrating 100 days of God's faithfulness together! We have lots of fun activities planned, and one of them is dressing like we are 100 years old! (No wheelchairs or walkers though, our classroom just isn't big enough!) Don't feel like you need to go buy things...just get creative with this! I wanted to give you a heads up so you can start raiding your Grandma's closets for some fun ideas!

CEREAL: 

Another thing we need you to have your child do is count out 100 pieces of their favorite cereal and bring it in a baggie with your child's name on it by Friday, January 31. I'll provide the bowls, milk and spoons and we'll be having a hundred's day breakfast together on our special day! Your child might need to eat a little at home too--100 pieces is not as much as you'd think! :)

WACKY WEDNESDAYS: 

We'll have some fun themed Wednesdays coming up in January/February to spice up these wintery days. 

These days will be as follows:

January 15-Sports Day-- clothing only -no sporting equipment

January 22- P.J. Day

January 29-Neon Day

February 5-Hat Day

IMORTANT DATES:

Jan. 13: Math Homework and Purple Reading slip due 

Jan. 14: Discovery Night at South Side

Jan. 15: sports day, library books due

Jan. 17: Report Cards go live 

Jan. 20: No School MLK Day

Jan. 22: PJ Day

Feb. 4: 100's Day

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas 2nd Grade Families! What an amazing week we've had together! We had a sweet chapel from the preschoolers and we have been finishing up some big projects in Writing and finished a math unit.  We also had lots of laughter and fun at our class Christmas Party! Thank you to Lindsey Brower, Kristin Essenburgh, and Abby Harris for planning some super fun things for our class Christmas party! The boys and girls are so excited to tell you all about all our adventures this week! Look for some pictures at the end of things we did this week!

Homework:

No homework due! We will start up after break!

Library books are due on Jan. 8 Please make sure all books are returned after break!

The kids cleaned out their lockers, and their beach towels and maybe some missing sweatshirts and other items may be coming home! 

Jungle Explorer:

Anna was our special Jungle Explorer of the Week! Thanks for sharing your poster and pictures with our class. We enjoyed getting to know you and learning that you like playing with Jay and reading. We love that you want to be a baby sitter when you grow up! Your favorite place is Home and your favorite food is kebobs. You are so special to God and to us, Anna, and we loved getting to know more about you this week!

I pray that you will have a blessed time with your family this Christmas. Stay safe, and make lots of fun memories together! Take time to rest, be still, and celebrate the birth of our Savior! I have thoroughly enjoyed journeying through our Christmas devotions with your child as we have been waiting for the arrival of our Savior. 

Thank you for the ways you've blessed me in 2024--for your love, support, prayers, Christmas gifts, emails, and most of all for entrusting your 2nd grader under my care each day. It's been a great year, and our God is so faithful! I look forward to what God has in store for us all in 2025!

See you NEXT YEAR!

Important Dates:
Jan. 6: Return to school

Jan. 8: Library books due

Jan. 14: Discover South Side Night

Jan. 17: Report cards live
Jan. 20: No School-MLK Jr. Day

Live Nativity

The most wonderful time of the year! It is, isn't it? We continue the hustle and bustle of all the things we need to get done at home and school, and it seems so crazy! We plan and plan and plan! God planned thousands of years in advance to make sure the wise men would see Jesus' star and find him, He planned thousands of years for Mary to bear a son. He has planned years in advance for his coming and the perfect timing of his return. God's timing is always better than outs. We continue to wait with anticipation for His coming again!

Homework:

Next week no new Homework. We will start up after break.

Current*Purple Reading Slip and Math homework will be due Monday, December 16.

*Library books are due Wednesday.

Keep enjoying Luke 2! 

Jungle Explorer:

Adam was our special Jungle Explorer of the Week! Thanks for sharing your poster and
pictures with our class. We enjoyed getting to know you and learning that you like gaming. We love that you want to be a Youtuber when you grow up! Your favorite place is Home and your favorite food is cookies. You are so special to God and to us, Adam, and we loved getting to know more about you this week!

Class Christmas Party:

Our class Christmas party will be Thursday(Dec. 19) before break. 

Please have your child bring in his/her "boy" or "girl" gift on Thursday, December 19. We ask that each boy come with one wrapped "To: A boy, From: _______" labeled gift, and each girl come with one wrapped "To: A girl, from _______" labeled gift. These will be used as a part of games and activities at the class Christmas party. Please limit the value of these gifts to $3-$5 only. Even though you may be able to find a great deal on a higher priced item for only $3-$5, it helps us avoid some difficulty if the value of each item is actually within the range that is set.. It is not a requirement to participate in the gift exchange part of the party if you would rather not participate.

Lost & Found

Our South Side lost & found items are in a gray tub in the office. If you are missing anything, please stop in and take a peek, or check out our South Side Lost and Found Photo Album before Christmas break, as we will be donating the remaining items.

Christmas Spirit Week:

We will be having our fun Christmas Spirit week again this year! Check out the fun things to do that last week before break! It will be here before you know it!

• 12/16 Monday: Christmas headgear (antlers, hats)

• 12/17 Tuesday: Christmas sweater

• 12/18 Wednesday: Red/green day

• 12/19 Thursday: Christmas socks

• 12/20 Friday: Christmas PJs

Mrs. Winningham is an HC teacher who is putting memory verses to music. Some of our elementary classes at South Side have been using these songs already this year. She would like to share her teaching series called Manger (Luke 2) with HC families. Here is a preview video. If you are interested in getting a copy of the lessons to use at home click here.

Important Dates:

Dec. 16 : No Homework due!

Dec. 18 : Library books due

Dec. 19: Class Christmas Party -1:00-2:00

Dec. 21: Start Christmas Break

Advent

Christmas isn't about "hoping" for certain gifts and presents, but about a promised hope in our Savior. Our God always keeps His promises, and He is faithful! What a comfort that is! As a class we are taking time to slow down, and to reflect on God's goodness and faithfulness.  We have started to work through Sing, Move, and Memorize for Luke 2. The kids will learn some sign language and the verses through music. Check out a few pictures at the end of our Christmas Tree day!

Homework:

Next week we'll stick with the usual:
Purple Reading Slip will come home Monday (due Monday, Dec. 16)
Math Homework Page will come home Monday (due Monday, Dec. 16)

Review your 15 words, we will have a test on them next Thursday Dec. 12.

Bible Memory: Luke 2

Please practice this at home or use for your devotions during the month of December.

Library books due Wednesdays!

Jungle Explorer:

Clint was our special Jungle Explorer of the Week! Thanks for sharing your poster and pictures with our class. We enjoyed getting to know you and learning that you like football. We love that you want to be a Police Officer when you grow up! Your favorite place is Urban Air and your favorite food is pizza. You are so special to God and to us, Clint, and we loved getting to know more about you this week!

Christmas Around the World:

Dec. 10- Christmas Around the World Day- We will read about 5 countries and how they celebrate Christmas and make a craft to go along with the reading to remember each country. We will be in the gym all morning and move in stations. I could use at least one more parent to help out with this day if you are able. Check out the sign up genius to sign up!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0A4CA9AB22AAFDC52-53217758-christmas

Critter Barn Field Trip:

Field Trip to the Critter Barn on Dec. 13 to see the Live Nativity. We will be going after lunch and please dress for the weather!

Class Christmas Party:

Our class Christmas party will be Thursday(Dec. 19) before break. 

Please have your child bring in his/her "boy" or "girl" gift on Thursday, December 19. We ask that each boy come with one wrapped "To: A boy, From: _______" labeled gift, and each girl come with one wrapped "To: A girl, from _______" labeled gift. These will be used as a part of games and activities at the class Christmas party. Please limit the value of these gifts to $3-$5 only. Even though you may be able to find a great deal on a higher priced item for only $3-$5, it helps us avoid some difficulty if the value of each item is actually within the range that is set.. It is not a requirement to participate in the gift exchange part of the party if you would rather not participate.

Lost & Found

Our South Side lost & found items are in a gray tub in the office. If you are missing anything, please stop in and take a peek, or check out our South Side Lost and Found Photo Album before Christmas break, as we will be donating the remaining items.

Christmas Spirit Week:

We will be having our fun Christmas Spirit week again this year! Check out the fun things to do that last week before break! It will be here before you know it!

• 12/16 Monday: Christmas headgear (antlers, hats)

• 12/17 Tuesday: Christmas sweater

• 12/18 Wednesday: Red/green day

• 12/19 Thursday: Christmas socks

• 12/20 Friday: Christmas PJs

Mrs. Winningham is an HC teacher who is putting memory verses to music. Some of our elementary classes at South Side have been using these songs already this year. She would like to share her teaching series called Manger (Luke 2) with HC families. Here is a preview video. If you are interested in getting a copy of the lessons to use at home click here.

Important Dates:

Dec. 9: Math Homework and Reading Slip due

Dec. 10: Christmas Around the World Day

Dec. 13: Field Trip to the Critter Barn for the Live Nativity-more

Dec. 19: Class Christmas Party

Dec. 21: Start Christmas Break