This week we are learning to spell words with the oi or oy sound. Tests will be on Wednesday and Friday as usual. Spelling sentences are due on Friday.
1. boil
2. soil
3. spoil
4. coin
5. join
6. avoid
7. poison
8. boy
9. enjoy
10. destroy
11. * voice
12. * rejoice
13. * noise

Second quarter is over this week. Can you believe it? That means half of second grade is already over! What have been your favorite things about second grade so far? What do you still want to learn about?

Our spelling words for this week all have a silent letter, so be careful – they are tricky to spell. Your final spelling test and spelling sentences are both due on Thursday, because we have off on Friday.
1. wrap
2. wreck
3. wrong
4. knock
5. knew
6. knife
7. knob
8. thumb
9. climb
10. lamb
11. * gnat
12. * calm
13. * answer

Tell your parents about what you learned in chapel today. List at least three ways you can fill someone’s bucket.

This week we’re starting to learn the sounds made by some vowel combinations. This week they will make an OO sound, similar to a long u !
Study them carefully, especially the rule- breaker words, because we have a short week so we can celebrate Martin Luther King Day on Monday!
1. boot
2. cool
3. moon
4. room
5. food
6. school
7. you
8. youth
9. soup
10. group
11. * through
12. * shoe
13. * beauty

We’re in the middle of a big iMovie project. There sure are a lot of steps to make a great project! Tell me how your project is going. Does your group have a great idea for your iMovie? How many pictures do you have? Is everyone getting along in your group? Are you excited to show the class your movie??

Our first list of spelling words in the new year have the long u sound. We will learn three rules for making that sound – who would guess that ew would make a long u sound! Pay extra attention to the rule -breaker words – they look like they have a long o sound, but they don’t!
1. cute
2. tune
3. use
4. suit
5. fruit
6. few
7. grew
8. chew
9. jewel
10. flew
11. * lose
12. * move
13. * who

We are starting a brand new year – 2012! I’m so excited to start the new year with you. Did you stay up until midnight on New Year’s Eve? Did you do something special for New Year’s?

This week we will be learning more ways to spell the long o sound. Tests will be on Wed. and Fri. as usual. Turn in your sentences by Fri. too. Just for fun, see if you can make all of the sentences about Christmas.
1. go
2. potato
3. row
4. show
5. own
6. bow *
7. know
8. old
9. gold
10. told
11. scold
12. * do
13. * roll

Today we read the story, “The Relatives Came”. We talked about our connections – about our relatives and how we spend holidays. Are you going to visit relatives for Christmas? Are any relatives coming to visit you? How do you celebrate Christmas with your relatives?