Spelling Bee List Second grade

abuse
affirmative
ambassador
answer
become
better
bulletin
bus
charity
choices
choose
company
competitive
comprehension
confused
countryside
crowds
damage
degree
delete
disease
enjoyable
exciting
false
fashionable
find
football
freedom
friend
girlfriend
homeless
impossible
information
international
lifestyle
lottery
loud
magazine
manager
match
miles
mornings
nervous
newspaper
obsession
occasion
original
parents
parliament
persuade
piece
poverty
powerful
profile
program
promise
pronoun
rainbow
reconsider
remember
rescue
robbery
rubbish
sausage
scooter
scream
sentences
shopping
snake
someone
something
speaker
spelling
spiders
sponsored
squad
straight
suddenly
tomorrow
trainers
university
upset
vegetables
vendor
wages
wedding
wish
wrong
empire
definition
complexity
thousand
addition
government
behavior
shoplifting
voluntary
weather
cartoons
library

disposable

ecology

environment

fuel

global warming

honestly

Internet access

link

pollution

public transport

recycle

source

technology

turbine

cause

damage

demonstrate

energy-efficient

essential

interactive

organic

power

renewable

reuse

suppose

waste

behavior

cheat

chewing gum

crossroads

deposit

do research

include

motorway

nightlife

offer

order

refuse

seat belt

speed limit

stop sign

stroppy

traffic light

zebra crossing

achieve

authority

badminton

court

effective

exhausted

govern

high-tech

incredible

injure

opponent

stage

accessory

couch potato

data

delete

download

genuine

icon

keyboard

parachute

printer

receiver

save

toolbar

type

upload

adventure

animation

artificial

atmosphere

comedy

direct

donkey

escape

invention

narrator

plot

review

summary

violent

anxiety

autograph

basically

bungalow

church

climate

dry

village

humid

location

mountainous

national park

nightmare

recommend

shady

disposable

ecology

environment

fuel

global warming

honestly

Internet access

link

pollution

public transport

recycle

source

technology

turbine

cause

damage

demonstrate

energy-efficient

essential

interactive

organic

power

renewable

reuse

suppose

waste

behavior

cheat

chewing gum

crossroads

deposit

do research

include

motorway

nightlife

offer

order

refuse

seat belt

speed limit

stop sign

stroppy

traffic light

zebra crossing

achieve

authority

badminton

court

effective

exhausted

govern

high-tech

incredible

injure

opponent

stage

accessory

couch potato

data

delete

download

genuine

icon

keyboard

parachute

printer

receiver

save

toolbar

type

upload

adventure

animation

artificial

atmosphere

comedy

direct

donkey

escape

invention

narrator

plot

review

summary

violent

anxiety

autograph

basically

bungalow

church

climate

dry

village

humid

location

mountainous

national park

nightmare

recommend

shady

disposable

ecology

environment

fuel

global warming

honestly

Internet access

link

pollution

public transport

recycle

source

technology

turbine

cause

damage

demonstrate

energy-efficient

essential

interactive

organic

power

renewable

reuse

suppose

waste

behavior

cheat

chewing gum

crossroads

deposit

do research

include

motorway

nightlife

offer

order

refuse

seat belt

speed limit

stop sign

stroppy

traffic light

zebra crossing

achieve

authority

badminton

court

effective

exhausted

govern

high-tech

incredible

injure

opponent

stage

accessory

couch potato

data

delete

download

genuine

icon

keyboard

parachute

printer

receiver

save

toolbar

type

upload

adventure

animation

artificial

atmosphere

comedy

direct

donkey

escape

invention

narrator

plot

review

summary

violent

anxiety

autograph

basically

bungalow

church

climate

dry

village

humid

location

mountainous

national park

nightmare

recommend

shady

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THE MEANING OF LENT

Lent is a special time of prayer, penance, sacrifice and good works in preparation of the celebration of Easter. In the desire to renew the liturgical practices of the Church, The Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy of Vatican Council II stated, "The two elements which are especially characteristic of Lent -- the recalling of baptism or the preparation for it, and penance -- should be given greater emphasis in the liturgy and in liturgical catechesis. It is by means of them that the Church prepares the faithful for the celebration of Easter, while they hear God's word more frequently and devote more time to prayer" (no. 109). The word Lent itself is derived from the Anglo-Saxon words lencten, meaning "Spring," and lenctentid, which literally means not only "Springtide" but also was the word for "March," the month in which the majority of Lent falls.

THE STORY OF SAINT VALENTINE

Let me introduce myself. My name is Valentine. I lived in Rome during the third century. That was long, long ago! At that time, Rome was ruled by an emperor named Claudius. I didn't like Emperor Claudius, and I wasn't the only one! A lot of people shared my feelings.
Claudius wanted to have a big army. He expected men to volunteer to join. Many men just did not want to fight in wars. They did not want to leave their wives and families. As you might have guessed, not many men signed up. This made Claudius furious. So what happened? He had a crazy idea. He thought that if men were not married, they would not mind joining the army. So Claudius decided not to allow any more marriages. Young people thought his new law was cruel. I thought it was preposterous! I certainly wasn't going to support that law!
Did I mention that I was a priest? One of my favorite activities was to marry couples. Even after Emperor Claudius passed his law, I kept on performing marriage ceremonies -- secretly, of course. It was really quite exciting. Imagine a small candlelit room with only the bride and groom and myself. We would whisper the words of the ceremony, listening all the while for the steps of soldiers.
One night, we did hear footsteps. It was scary! Thank goodness the couple I was marrying escaped in time. I was caught. (Not quite as light on my feet as I used to be, I guess.) I was thrown in jail and told that my punishment was death.
I tried to stay cheerful. And do you know what? Wonderful things happened. Many young people came to the jail to visit me. They threw flowers and notes up to my window. They wanted me to know that they, too, believed in love.
One of these young people was the daughter of the prison guard. Her father allowed her to visit me in the cell. Sometimes we would sit and talk for hours. She helped me to keep my spirits up. She agreed that I did the right thing by ignoring the Emperor and going ahead with the secret marriages. On the day I was to die, I left my friend a little note thanking her for her friendship and loyalty. I signed it, "Love from your Valentine."
I believe that note started the custom of exchanging love messages on Valentine's Day. It was written on the day I died, February 14, 269 A.D. Now, every year on this day, people remember. But most importantly, they think about love and friendship. And when they think of Emperor Claudius, they remember how he tried to stand in the way of love, and they laugh -- because they know that love can't be beaten!

SALIDA AL CINE 080213

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Atentamente

Ms Patricia Verastegui R.