It was a busy week in 2A and we are excited to show off our hard work at Back to School Night! Last week we had fun learning about solids, liquids, and gases. I hope everyone had a chance to hear about the "dancing raisins' and the oobleck we made!
Reminders:
*Back to School Night is this Wednesday, September 18th. There is a short HSA meeting that begins at 7:00 followed by classroom visits.
*Save Around book payment or unpurchased books are due back to school by September 20th.
*Throughout the year I will send home Scholastic book orders. The online code to order is HD9T7.
This week:
Religion-This week we will learn what it means to be a disciple of Jesus and recognize ways the Holy Spirit helps us. We will also share ways we can work together to help the Church grow. We will have a chapter 2 test on Friday.
Math-We will use the doubles strategy, double plus one strategy, and doubles minus one strategy to find sums. We will also add columns of 3 and 4 numbers. We will be using dice and working with partners to practice these addition strategies.
Science-We will continue to learn about solids. liquids, and gases. We will also learn how we can change matter. We will have a quiz on Wednesday which will cover pages 239-247.
LA-This week we will read Frog and Toad All Year Long which will help us understand the characteristics of fiction. We will also use a graphic organizer to help us identify and compare the main characters in our story. In grammar we will recognize and write statements and questions correctly. We will continue to work on writing sentences that begin with a capital letter, end with a punctuation mark, and have a naming and telling part. Our spelling words this week all have the short e, o, or u sound. As I mentioned last week new spelling words can be found in our homework planner and vocabulary words are glued into our LA notebook. Our spelling test will be on Thursday and the reading test will be on Friday.
I am looking forward to seeing everyone at Back to School Night. Have a great week!
September 7, 2019
We have been settling into second grade nicely. We have been learning new routines and procedures and LOVE having lockers! We also read a book called The Jelly Donut Difference and learned how we can "sprinkle kindness" this year.
A few reminders: *If you have not sent in supply money please do so as soon as possible,
*Back to School Night is September 18, 2019 at 7:00 p.m.
*Please be sure your child brings a snack to school everyday.
*Please be sure to check the class page everyday (including the homework tab)
for important information.
*All workbooks should be covered in clear contact paper as soon as possible.
This weeK: Religion-We will learn that Jesus was human just like us and he did things only God could do. We will also learn the many ways that Jesus shows us God's love and care. We will have our first test on Friday.
Math-We will add numbers with sums to 20, use the counting on strategy, and make 10 strategy to solve addition problems.
Science-We will learn about the 3 states of matter and find out that objects can be grouped according to similarites and differences of their physical characteristics. We will also read the story Barthomlomew and the Oobleck by Dr. Seuss. After reading this book we will get together with 2B and make oobleck! We will learn that this strange mixture is not your typical solid or liquid. This will be a messy, but fun activity!
LA-We will learn the characteristics of fiction by reading Arthur's Reading Race. We will also identify and compare characters in a story. Our spelling words all have the short a and short i sound. In grammar we will learn that sentences begin with a capital and end with a punctuation mark. Sentences also have a naming and telling part. These are skills that we will apply to our daily writing. New spelling words and vocab words will be given out each Friday. The spelling words are in the daily planner and the vocab can be found in the LA notebook. Both books were sent home over the weekend. Our first spelling test will be on Thursday and our reading test will be on Friday.
If you have any questions or concerns please let me know. We will also be going over all of this information on Back to School Night.
I hope everyone enjoys the beautiful weather this weekend!
First Day! We had a great first day in 2A! Each day the children will be bringing 2 workbooks home to be covered in clear contact paper. Please be sure to send the books back to school the next day.
Supply money is due by Monday, September 9th.
Just a reminder that a snack must be brought to school each day.
Supply Money and Specials
The total cost of supplies for each student is $15.00. Please send in cash or a check made out to Saint Francis Cathedral School. All money should be in an envelope with your child's name on it. If your child is in need of a seat sack the cost is $15.00. Thank you!