Second Grade – Mrs. Ernest

Calendar of Events

Sycamore Grades

Hot Lunch Menu

Week of October 19th

Important upcoming dates:

  • October 17th: Sweetest Day Auction
  • October 23rd: K-2 Field Trip 
  • October 30th: NO SCHOOL
  • November 5th: Panther Parent Meeting
  • November 11th: Veteran’s Day Chapel
  • November 15th: Grades ⅔ sing in worship
  • November 20th: 2nd Grade Thanksgiving Feast
  • November 23rd–27th: NO SCHOOL

 

What we are learning this week:

Reading

  • Phonological Awareness: Adding and removing sounds
  • Decoding words with contractions
  • Identifying text structure

Writing

  • Animal Information Writing
    • Final Draft

Grammar

  • Singular and Plural Nouns

Spelling

Words with Contractions

  1. You’ll
  2. He’s
  3. Wasn’t
  4. Don't
  5. We’re
  6. I’ll
  7. Isn’t
  8. She’s
  9. What’s
  10. You’re  

High Frequency Words

  1. Different
  2. Between

*Spelling test on Thursday 10/22 (due to field trip on Friday)

Math

  • 4-5: Represent and Solve Take Apart Problems
  • 4-6: Solve Two-Step Put Together and Take Apart Problems
  • 4-7: Represent and Solve Compare Problems
  • 4-8: Represent and Solve More Compare Problems

Religion

  • Prayer Journals
  • Saul Becomes King
    • 1 Samuel 8-11
  • Saul Disobeys God
    • 1 Samuel 13:1-14; 15:1-35

Social Studies

  • Immigrants and American Culture
  • Jackie Robinson
  • Technology and American Culture

Science

  • Changing Matter
  • Observing Changes in Matter
  • Temperature and Matter

Memory

Due Tuesday: Ephesians 6:1

Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.


Due Friday: Psalm 37:5

Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him, and he will act. 

Music

School-Wide Notes… Details on Ms Bremer's music page
  • Spring Concert Thurs, May 21, 2026 Includes ALL 3rd & 4th graders, Children's Choir, PraisePower, JiVE, JuBellate & bands
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Classes singing in Worship… (keep watch for changes) 
  • Sun, April 19 - 8am Gr. K-8 students L-Z with Concert Band; 10:30am Gr. K-8 students A-K with JuBellate
Children's Choir Notes… * Groups & Schedules  ** Extracurricular Handbook
  • Mon rehearsals for Gr. 1-2 until 4:10pm; Kindergarteners can join April 20
  •  sing for worship, Sun. May. 31, meet 9:15am
General Music Class… 
  • Kindergarten & Gr. 1-2 - Mrs. Heide Young, teacher
  • Gr. 3-8 - Ms, Valerie Bremer, teacher