2nd Grade Newsletter
Hello From St. John’s Second Grade!
January was a fun month of getting back into the groove of things after Christmas break and also celebrating our AMAZING school during Lutheran Schools Week. Now we are looking forward to the special time in February when we focus on sharing an extra measure of love and kindness to those around us, especially focusing on the immense love that we receive from our Lord and Savior. A love so great that he sacrificed his Son in our place. How blessed are we to be on the receiving end of that love!
Second grade is a wonderful year and time when students build growth and confidence in their academic skills, become more independent and we also have a lot of fun!
February will be filled with many special events. We look forward to celebrating Groundhog’s Day with a story and video that will help us learn facts all about the groundhog. We will celebrate God’s love for us and our friendship with each other during our Heart’s for Jesus party. We are very excited to have parents volunteer their time and spend the afternoon with us doing games, crafts, snacks and of course sharing valentines with each other. The 100th Day of School is another very special day students enjoy celebrating. They are looking forward to getting to dress up as older people. The class will take time during the month to learn about George Washington and Abraham Lincoln in honor of President’s Day. Students will be learning about famous landmarks and heroes in social studies and understanding how to research information about a famous person from history and present their information in a Google slides show. These are just some of the special things that took place this past month..
During the school year, 2nd graders enjoy Star of the Week. We love learning more about the wonderful friends God has given us through each student’s special sharing week. Each of us is made unique and special by God and we enjoy celebrating each other.
We had a blast celebrating Lutheran Schools Week the last full week of January. There were special dress up days, favorite lunches, a bowling field trip, virtual mission trip to India and an opportunity to be the hands and feet of Jesus by giving offerings to assist Lutheran Hour Ministries and their mission efforts in India. We were able to have fun but also reflect on the blessing this school is to so many people. We love our St. John’s family!
Second graders work hard to advance their skills in the world of writing through poems, stories, journal entries and book reports, just to name a few. You can always find something to read in our classroom. We of course LOVE to read and are learning new words and sounds all the time as we build vocabulary, expression and fluency. Reading different levels of chapter books is always a new and exciting thing. Students look forward to a fun animal research and writing project at the end of the year. They will also make a paper mache model of that animal. We’re learning how to become better typists as well as learning basic computer knowledge and tools in Google Apps along with coding. There are so many fun things we love to learn and do in 2nd grade!
It is a blessing to be able to attend our wonderful school where we can pray, learn and talk about Christ, be in God’s Word and express our love for Jesus everyday. We are looking forward to writing prayers. We thank God for all that he gives us, and even though we face challenges in our lives, it is our faith in Him that reminds us we are CHOSEN for a very special purpose. As we fix our eyes on the cross in the coming Lent season, we remember the gift of his gracious love, forgiveness and salvation that came through Christ’s death and resurrection. In the spirit of love that fills our hearts a bit more this month, the students would like to share with you why/what they love about St. John’s.
In His Perfect Love,
Mrs. Stender and the 2nd grade class
What I love about St. John’s….
Maddy-I love that we get to do art, the teachers are really nice and the school is fun
Deegan-I love my friends, learning about Jesus and the building
Claire-I love learning reading and math and also doing gym.
Phinley- I love recess, Mrs. Stender and playing games
Jack- I like the food here, Lutheran Schools Week fun and earning fun days in our classroom.
Danica- There are a lot of nice people, I like to do art and the teachers are good.
Jace- I like the recess, lunch and everybody is nice here.
Rosalyn-I like to make friends, learning new things and the teachers.
Auri-I like having tribes, fun field trips and playing with friends at recess.
Nora-Making new friends, I like my tribe and I like the teachers here
Oliver- We don’t need to be run by the government, we learn about Jesus and get to watch our sports teams play games.
Nate-I love my friends, that it’s a Christian school and that there is church.
Landon-I love that it’s a Christian school where I learn about God, celebrating people’s birthdays and the food is really good.
Parker-I like our Christmas party, Lutheran Schools Week, and center time
Matthew-I love learning math, watching Royal’s basketball games and making friends
Brady- I love recess, doing computer and lunch.
Ruby- I like the teachers, watching our basketball teams, and we get to learn about God
Mariah-I get to learn about Jesus, the kids are really nice and I get to have SEL class
Carter- I like recess, lunch and watching the Royals play basketball
Malachi-I love the gaga ball pit, gym class and my teachers and friends
Sadie-I love math, recess and gym
Naomi-I like chapel, SEL class and my friends
Teddy- I like Lutheran Schools Week, gym and recess.