This week in History we will learn about the city Alexandria, Egypt, that Alexander the Great built after he conquered Egypt. He actually built many cities that he named Alexandria throughout the world during his time. We will also learn about some of his important accomplishments, his death due to malaria,and his burial in Egypt.
In Language Arts, we will enjoy writing poetry! Some of the types we will try out this week include biographical "I Am" poems, diamante and cinquain poems. In Grammar, we will practice recognizing nouns (proper and plural). We will have spelling homework, trial test on Wednesday, and final test on Friday.
We continue to read in our Superkids book - this week we find out that Golly has gotten lost from Ms. Gibson's farm, thanks to Baby the Goose! We hope there will be a happy ending:)
Starting this week, we have a goal of writing our spelling words in cursive! Everyone is doing really well - last week they wrote several quotes from Aristotle and Alexander the Great in lovely cursive.
In Bible, we have come to the end of the Kingdom of Judah and we will learn about Babylon and King Nebuchadnezzar.
Please remember to turn in permission slips and $11.00 by Tuesday, May 3, for the field trip to Inner Space Caverns. I do need parent volunteers to help transport the students - I can take three kiddos, but so far, I am the only one available to provide transportation.
The last day of school (whew!) is May 25 with dismissal at 11:45. Our class would like to have a party to celebrate - they really enjoyed the pizza, chicken nuggets, fruit and veggie tray, etc that they had for the Christmas party. How does that sound to parents? Mrs. Hepburn has done a fabulous job coordinating parties for the second grade this year and the class greatly appreciates all of you and the nice things you do for them.
Many end-of- year activities are coming up so please check calendars and emails!
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