Happy Thursday!!

Our short week has been great. Please remember that there is no school tomorrow, March 13th and Monday, March 16th. 

Also, thank you to those of you who have donated to our basket for Basket Bingo. There is still time if you haven't donated yet and would like to.

You will find grade cards in folders today. Please sign and return and indicate, on the attached form, whether or not you would like a parent/teacher conference at this time.

When we return on Tuesday:

Religion- Zacchaeus

Memory- 10th Commandment

Math- Subtraction w/regrouping

Science- Watching weather

Social Studies- State of Missouri

Spelling- breeze, queen, repeat, leave, brief, relief, squeeze, green, defeat, scream, thief, belief

Important dates:

March 13th and March 16th - No School - Spring Break

Thursday, March 19th- We will walk to church to practice our music for Sunday.

Friday, March 20 - Donations Due Back At School for Basket Bingo (Dr. Seuss) 

           March 20- Basketball game

Sunday, March 22nd- K-8th grades sing at church at 10:00 am

March 23-27 – Lutheran Schools’ Week

Thursday, March 26th - Talent Show 6:00 pm

Friday, March 27th– Special Person’s Day  – Early Release from School

Saturday, March 28th- Board of Education Basket Bingo in the Gym

April 27th, Field Trip to Science Center

Have a great Spring Break!!

Mrs. Gheens

Happy Friday!!

Please remember to send in items/donations for our basket for Basket Bingo. Our theme is Dr. Seuss.

Grade cards for 3rd quarter will come home on March 12th. I am available to meet for a conference if you would like to discuss your child's grades in person. I will send the report cards home and ask you to review and sign them as I have done in the past. 

Next week:

Spelling words:

someone something anyone everybody everything nowhere somewhere anybody anything everyone no one nothing 

The spelling test will be on Thursday, March 12th.

Science:

Weather patterns

Social Studies:

Our Country's Capital

Math:

2 digit subtraction

Handwriting/memory:

Commandment 9

Religion:

The Lost Sheep

Our field trip WILL be on April 27th. We will still be traveling to the Science Center in St. Louis. 

March 6th- End of 3rd quarter

March 13th and March 16th - No School - Spring Break

March 20 - Donations Due Back At School for Basket Bingo (Dr. Seuss) 

March 23-27 – Lutheran Schools’ Week

Thursday, March 26th - Talent Show 6:00 pm

Friday, March 27th– Special Person’s Day  – Early Release from School

Saturday, March 28th- Board of Education Basket Bingo in the Gym

Have a great weekend!!

Mrs. Gheens

Happy Friday!!

We have had a great week!! We are published authors!! We are planning to celebrate with a publishing party on Monday. I am encouraging students to bring in their favorite book from home to share with the class. Also, we will have treats. If your student would like to contribute a snack, that would be great.

I received a message from the Science Center that they now have a conflict on the day of our scheduled field trip and can no longer host us on May 5th. I am in the process of rescheduling. I anticipate our new date to be April 27th. I will let you know as soon as I have confirmation of that date. 

Looking to next week:

Spelling- was wash were what which whose want water would where who whole

Religion- The Good Samaritan

Memory/Handwriting- Commandment 8

Social Studies- Why Do We Need Government?

Math- 2 digit with regrouping

Science- How Does Weather Change?

Upcoming Events in March

March 6th- End of 3rd quarter

March 13th and March 16th - No School - Spring Break

March 20 - Donations Due Back At School for Basket Bingo (Dr. Seuss) 

March 23-27 – Lutheran Schools’ Week

Thursday, March 26th - Talent Show 6:00 pm

Friday, March 27th– Special Person’s Day  – Early Release from School

Saturday, March 28th- Board of Education Basket Bingo in the Gym

Please do not forget to submit minutes for a Six Flag ticket if your student is participating. You may submit them online or I will submit the minutes for you. Just complete the attached log and send back to school.

Have a great weekend!!

Mrs. Gheens

Happy Friday!!

Thank you so much for all of my nice Valentine's Day cards. I love each one of them!

Next week we hope to have to full week of school. On next week's agenda:

Memory/Handwriting- Commandment 7

Religion- Jesus Heals a Blind Man

Spelling words- favor, later, title, equal, broken, human, lazy, final, tiny, secret, total, student

Language Arts- open-syllable vowel patterns

Math- Geometric solids

Social Studies- Goods and Services

Science- What are Natural Resources?

Basket Bingo

The School Board will be hosting Basket Bingo in the school gym on Saturday, March 28th.  They have asked each classroom to work together to "fill" a basket with items related to a certain theme.  2nd Grade has chosen Dr. Seuss as our theme.  If you would like to donate toward this project, please send an item of around $5 value that is Dr. Seuss related.  $5 cash donations would also be appreciated.  If you wish to contribute, please send to school by Friday, March 20th and look for more information to come regarding Basket Bingo.

Upcoming dates:

Friday, February 21st- Basketball game at 6:00 pm

Sunday, February 23rd- Tone chimes play at church

Save the Date: May 5th will be our field trip to the Science Center in St. Louis.

Have a great weekend!!

Mrs. Gheens

Welcome Back!!

Our class book has officially been delivered to the publisher. We can't wait until we receive the finished product!

This week:

Religion- Jesus Heals a Sick Boy

Memory/Handwriting- Commandment 6

Spelling words- planning, sitting, writing, jogged, scrubbed, smiled, swimming, making, giggling, stopped, agreed, decided

Math- Subtracting two digit numbers

Science- Geologists

Social Studies- Needs and Wants

Upcoming dates:

Friday, February 21st- Rescheduled Breakfast with Buddies

Friday, February 21st- Basketball game at 6:00 pm

Sunday, February 23rd- Tone chimes play at church

Save the Date: May 5th will be our field trip to the Science Center in St. Louis.

Have a wonderful week!!

Mrs. Gheens

Happy Friday!!

On the agenda for next week:

Language Arts:

Descriptive Writing

Spelling words:

key turkey money honey piece chief believe achieve machine magazine marine gasoline

Memory/Handwriting:

Commandment 5

Math:

Subtracting two digit numbers

Social Studies:

President's Day

Religion:

Jesus Feeds the Crowd

Science:

What Changes Earth?

Next Friday, we will have a Valentine's Day Party from 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm. Your student is welcome to make a Valentine's Box at home or I will have bags for them to decorate at school.

Friday, February 14th- Breakfast with Buddies

Monday, February 17th- No School, President's Day 

Friday, February 21st- Basketball game at 6:00 pm

Save the Date: May 5th will be our field trip to the Science Center in St. Louis.

Have a wonderful weekend!!

Mrs. Gheens

Happy Monday!!

This week on the agenda:

Religion:

Jesus Stills the Storm

Memory/Handwriting:

Commandment 3

Spelling words:

above adult against America amount apart happen children kitten button ribbon cotton

Math:

double digit addition with regrouping

Science:

How Do Plants and Animals Need One Another?

Social Studies:

100 years ago

Important upcoming dates:

January 30th, 100th day of school

January 31st, Super Bowl Celebration, Dress in your favorite sports team apparel.

January 31st, Mid quarter

January 31st, Basketball game at 6:00 pm

Have a great week!!

Mrs. Gheens

Happy Tuesday!!

Last week, we took a tour of the STEM Lab. Also, we are preparing to send our class book for publishing. You will find an order form attached in case you want to order. If you do not wish to order, please mark "no" on the form and return. I will have a class copy that you may view if you decide not to order.

This week:

Language Arts:

a, e, or o standing for the short u sound

Spelling:

We will continue with last week's words. The test that would have been last Friday will now be this Friday, January 24th.

Religion:

Jesus Brings a Widow's Son to Life

Memory/Cursive practice: 2nd Commandment

Math:

Congruent triangles, fluency with 100 math facts

Social Studies:

We Live on a Continent

Science:

What are Some Plant Life Cycles?

Important upcoming dates:

January 24th, Basketball game

January 26th, K-2 sing at church at 10:00 am

January 29th, 100th day of school

January 31st, Mid quarter

Have a great week!

Mrs. Gheens

Happy Friday!!

We have had a wonderful week back!! This week, we received our new cursive books!! We also got an update on our adopted cow Sweetie. Things are going wonderfully in 2nd grade!!

Looking to next week:

Religion:

Jesus Blesses the Children

Our memory work for the next several weeks will be The Ten Commandments. We will be writing them in cursive for memory and handwriting practice.

Spelling words:

cliff baffled cuddle dull miss tussle spelling press hassle ruffle saddle huddle

Math:

Congruent polygons

Science:

Plant parts

Social Studies:

Absolute and relative locations

Important upcoming dates:

January 20th, No school (Martin Luther King Jr. Day)

January 26th, K-2 sing at church at 10:00 am

January 28th, 100th day of school

January 31st, Mid quarter

Have a wonderful weekend!!

Mrs. Gheens

Happy Friday!!

Another awesome week!!

Next week we will take our spelling test on Thursday instead of Friday. We will be traveling to Luther Manor on Friday morning and then school will dismiss at 12:30 pm. If you are available to drive please let me know.

Spelling words are:

old cold sold post find child told hold most kind mind wild

We will not have new memory work next week.

Upcoming dates:

December 14th- Christmas caroling for Living Windows, 5:00 pm

December 19th- K-8th grade Christmas program, 6:00 pm at the church, We will walk to the church December 16th-18th to practice.

December 20th- K-8th grade travels to Luther Manor (we will need volunteers to accompany students)

December 20th- K-8th grade dismisses at 12:30 pm

Have a wonderful weekend!!

Mrs. Gheens

Happy Friday!!

We had a wonderful week! 

Since we will only be at school for two days next week we will not begin new spelling words or memory work until the first week of December. Monday and Tuesday we will be focusing on Thanksgiving and thanking God for his many blessings.

Mrs. Adcock wanted me to announce to you that on Monday 2nd grade will be walking/traveling to the church to practice Boomwhackers with the piano. We will walk if the weather permits. We will go during our normal music time from 1:30 pm to 2:00 pm.

Have a wonderful weekend!!

Mrs. Gheens

Happy Friday!!

You will find your student's current grades in folders today. Please review and return. 

Next week in our classroom:

Memory verse:

Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful. Colossians 3:15

Religion:

Daniel and His Friends

Language Arts:

Synonyms

Spelling words:

city nice pencil age huge giant circle space excited page large gentle

Social Studies:

From Factory to You

Science:

Fossils

Math:

Money (Pennies, Dimes, and Nickels)

Sunday, November 24th-Pre school sings in church at 10:00 am

Thanksgiving Break:

November 27-29

Have a wonderful weekend!!

Mrs. Gheens

Happy Friday!!

2nd grade had an awesome week!! We began our week with a Sweetie update.

Thank you to everyone who came out and supported our Book Fair.

Next week we will celebrate Veteran's Day. Also, in the classroom next week:

Language Arts:

We will begin Unit 6 in Superkids.

Spelling words:

cook foot too boot blew threw took stood tool soon chew grew

Religion:

Josiah the Boy Who was King

Memory verse:

For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control. 2 Timothy 1:7

Social Studies:

Saving, Sharing, Spending

Science:

Animal Life Cycle

Math:

vertical lines, horizontal lines, ordinal numbers

Important Dates:

Friday, November 8th-Mid quarter (Current grades will come home next week)

Sunday, November 24th-Pre school sings in church at 10:00 am

Thanksgiving Break:

November 27-29

Have a great weekend!!

Mrs. Gheens

It is November! Can you believe it?

2nd grade had a great week. In addition to our regular lessons we spent time discussing the Reformation and completing another step in the writing process of our book.

In the classroom next week:

Spelling words:

boy enjoy joined points shout ground around crowd flower snow below yellow

Language Arts:

decoding and encoding words with tag-along e

Science:

amphibians

Math:

temperature, fractions (1/2, 1/4, 1/6, 1/8)

Social Studies:

producers and consumers

Religion:

Naaman and Elisha

Verse of the week:

I've become just about every sort of servant there is in my attempts to lead those I meet into a God-saved life. 1 Corinthians 9:23

Important Dates:

November 5th-7th- Book Fair

     Dress up days: Monday-P.J.'s, Tuesday-Flannel, Wednesday-Snow (wear white), Thursday-Silly sweater,

     Friday-Favorite winter sport

November 8th, Mid quarter

Have a wonderful weekend!!

Mrs. Gheens

Happy Thursday!!

It was so nice to visit with all of you during conferences this week. I hope everyone enjoys the long weekend.

Next week's agenda:

We will be discussing the Reformation. 

Verse for the week:

Let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven. Matthew 5:16

Spelling words:

draw awful walk fault called today yawn chalk talk August smallest away

Math:

measuring to the nearest inch

Science:

What are Some Kinds of Animals?

Social Studies:

Recognizing Americans

October 25th- No school (K-8)

October 31st- Reformation Day

October 31st- Fall party 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm

October 31st- Trunk or Treat

November 1st- K, 1, and 2 will travel to Luther Manor.

November 1st- Early out, Dismissal at 12:30 pm

November 5th-7th- Book Fair

     Dress up days: Monday-P.J.'s, Tuesday-Flannel, Wednesday-Snow (wear white), Thursday-Silly sweater,

     Friday-Favorite winter sport

Have a wonderful weekend!!

Mrs. Gheens

Hello!!

I am looking forward to seeing all of you next week at parent-teacher conferences!

Happening in the classroom next week:

Religion:

Solomon Builds a Temple

Verse of the week:

And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose. Romans 8:28

Language Arts:

adding -er and -est to words ending in y

non fiction books

Spelling:

Unit 4, list 2

worst, worm, early, learn, dollar, regular, word, worry, earth, heard, sugar, calendar

We will take the spelling test on Thursday.

Math:

weight (estimating)

Science:

Farm systems

Social Studies:

past, present, future

We began nutrition with Ms. Chelsea last week.

Important Dates/Events:

October 19th and 20th- Folklife Festival

October 21st-23rd- Parent Teacher Conferences

October 25th- No school (K-8)

November 1st- K, 1, and 2 will travel to Luther Manor.

November 1st- Early out, Dismissal at 12:30 pm

November 5th-7th- Book Fair

Have a wonderful weekend!!

Mrs. Gheens

Happy Friday!!

I am not sure how it is October already but, it is! 2nd grade continues to work hard. I have received many compliments, from various teachers in the building, about how well behaved and hard working 2nd grade has been. I am very proud of them. 

On the agenda for next week:

Language Arts:

past tense verbs

Spelling:

lifted, pushed, school, people, more, years, lived, pulled, friend, outside, all, should

Math: 

temperature, symmetry

Science:

What Are Animal Needs?

Social Studies:

The First North Americans

Religion:

David and Saul

Verse of the week, Jesus looked at them and said, "With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26

Next week is also Fire Prevention Week. We will complete several activities about fire safety.

Upcoming events:

October 11th, End of 1st quarter

October 19th and 20th, Folk Life Festival. Sign up in the office if you are able to help make or serve cheese soup.

October 21st-24th, Parent Teacher Conference Week

October 25th, No School (K-8)

Have a wonderful weekend!!

Mrs. Gheens

Happy Friday!!

We have had a great week.

Here is what we will be working on next week:

Math: Fractions, repeating patterns, parallelograms

Language Arts: Superkids Unit 3, List 1, plural nouns

spelling words: mess, class, buzz, quiz, was, does, doesn't, close, goes, easy, busy, because 

Religion: Ruth, God Gives Hannah a Son

Social Studies: Rural, urban, suburb

Science: What is Technology?

Focus Verse for next week:

I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever
believes in Me, though he die, yet shall he live,
and everyone who lives and believes in Me shall
never die. John 11:25–26

Upcoming dates: September 29th, 5th-8th grade sing in church

October 2nd, picture retake day

October 3rd, PTL

October 4th, Early release day (K-8). Dismiss at 12:30. Extended care will be available. Charges will apply.

October 19th and 20th, Folk Life Festival. Sign up in the office if you are able to help make or serve cheese soup.

Have a great weekend!!

Mrs. Gheens

Happy Friday!!

-You will find your student's current grades in folders today. Please review, sign, and return. If you have any questions please contact me. You may call or email (bgheens@stjohnshannibal.org)

-We are using spelling city in the classroom. The log in is the same as last year. Go to spellingcity.com. Next week's spelling list can be found under 2nd grade Superkids, Unit 2, List 2. If you need your student's log in information, let me know and I will get it to you.

On the agenda next week:

Focus verse:

Search me, O God and know my heart; try me and know my anxious thoughts; and see if there be any hurtful way in me, and lead me in the everlasting way. Psalm 139: 23-24

Religion:

The Call of Gideon, Judges 6

Language Arts:

Long vowel pairs

Spelling words:

show now work about over would down many first before only could

Math:

Graphing, fractions, shapes

Social Studies:

Connecting Communities

Science: 

Design process

Upcoming dates:

September 26th, Quarter Madness doors open at 5:30 pm. Auction will begin at 6:30 pm

September 27th, Cookie Dough pick up after school in the gym.

September 29th, 5th-8th grade sing in church

October 2nd, picture retake day

October 19th and 20th, Folk Life Festival. Sign up in the office if you are able to help make or serve cheese soup.

Have a wonderful weekend!!

Mrs. Gheens

Hello, Friday!!

What we are learning next week:

Focus verse for next week:

He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty: and he who rules his spirit, than he that takes a city. Proverbs 16:32

Language Arts:

Spelling words for next week are:

handle ring want look come any middle strong some very new good

We will begin Unit 2 of Superkids.

Religion: We will be reading from the book of Joshua to learn about The Battle of Jericho.

Science: The Design Process

Social Studies: Seasons and Climate

Math: Graphing, addition facts

Upcoming events: 

September 13th, mid quarter

September 19th, Papa John's night (20% of orders will be donated to the school)

September 26th, Quarter Madness (more information to come)

September 27th, Cookie Dough pick up

September 29th, 5th-8th grade sing in church

Have a wonderful weekend!!

Mrs. Gheens

Happy Friday!!

Our focus verse for next week:

God is our refuge and strength, an ever present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea. Psalm 46: 1-2

During Religion, we will be learning the Ten Commandments. 

Spelling words:

have there do were where how are be here who what why

We will begin word problems in Math.

During Social Studies we will be discussing the equator, poles, and hemispheres and Science will focus on how scientists think and how to form a hypothesis.

We began specials this week. 2nd grade did an awesome job in all of them and we all remembered our tennis shoes. Good job 2nd grade!!

Upcoming events: 

September 13th, mid quarter

September 26th, Quarter Madness (more information to come)

September 27th, Cookie Dough pick up

September 29th, 5th-8th grade sing in church

Have a great weekend.

Mrs. Gheens