March16, 2020
I hope everyone is doing well! Here are a few tips for the upcoming week.
*The second grade will go live on Zoom at 10:00 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. You will find the link to this on Google Classroom.
*Your child will need to have a pencil, notebook (If you have one available at home.) or some paper that must be kept in a folder. Notebooks and or papers will be handed in upon return to school.
*Please be sure to check Google Classroom on a daily basis for all assignments. Google Classroom questions and forms will be completed online.
*We would like to continue the learning process with the least amount of distractions. Therefore we are asking that your child be alone in a quiet place so he/she can focus on the live sessions.
*Please check the class pages for assignments from class specials.
If you have any questions or concerns please feel free email me. Stay healthy and God bless you!
March 8, 2020
I hope everyone is enjoying the beautiful weather this weekend! Here are a few reminders for the week.
*On Wednesday, March 11 there is a short HSA meeting followed by Family Reading Night. Hope everyone can make this fun night!
*There will be a St. Patrick's Day dress down day on Tuesday, March 17. The cost is $1.00. Please be sure that all money is in an envelope with your child's name on it.
*Schol will be closed on Friday, March 27 for an unsued snow day. Please see the family envelope for information.
*This week I will be sending home a new email and password for Google Classroom. (The old email and password will no longer work.) The children will use this email and password for the remainder of their time at SFCS. I will send the information home on Wednesday. It will be on sticker in the homeowork planner. Please make note of the email and password and keep it in a safe place!
This week:
Religion-We will finish up learning what happens during the Liturgy of the word and name ways we can prepare to listen to the readings at Mass. Our test will be on Tuesday.
Math-We will work on telling time to the nearest hour and half hour, telling time to 5 minute intervals and telling time to the nearst quarter hour. As I mentioned last week, this can be a tricky skill. Please practice telling time at home in order to reinforce what we are learning in class!
LA-We will finish up working on the spelling, skills, vocab, and grammar that go along with our story called Annies' Gift. Our test will be on Wednesday.
Science-Once we finish up with plants we will move onto animals! We will learn the characteristics of vertebrate which include:mammals, reptiles, birds, fish, and amphibians. We are very lucky to have Discovery Education to help us learn more about these topics!
March 1, 2020
It is hard to believe that it is already March! The year is flying by. Below are a few reminders for the week.
*Monday, March 2 is a free dress down day in honor of Dr. Seuss. The colors are red and white. Children are welcome to bring in a Dr. Seuss book to share with the class!
*On Sunday, March 8th there will be a First Communion parents meeting. The meeting is at 5:00 pm and will take place in the cafeteria.
*School is closed on Friday, March 6th for a teacher in-service.
* The second grade will be attending 8:00 Mass every Thursday during the Lenten season. Please make every effort to arrive at school on time. Any student who comes in late will need to wait in the school office until Mass is over.
This week:
Religion-This week we will learn that the Mass is divided into two main parts-The Liturgy of the Word and the Liturgy of the Eucharist. We will learn about what happens during the Liturgy of the Word. Our test will be on Tuesday, March 10.
Math-This week we will finish up working with money by identifyng the value of a group of bills and coins. Once we are done we will move onto telling time to the nearest hour and half hour. This is another tricky skill, but one that can easily be practiced at home!
Science-We will learn the basic needs of all living things. We will also learn the main parts of a plant including the roots, stem, flowers, and leaves. This week we will also begin a new STEM activity. After reading the book Everything You need for a Treehouse small groups will be challenged to build their own treehouse. I can't wait to see what 2A comes up with!
LA-This week we will read a realistic fiction selection called Annie's Gift. We will learn that realistic fiction is a story that could really happen. As we read we will look for characters who do things real people do and a realistic setting. Our spelling words have the short e sound spelled ea. In grammar we will identify adjectives that tell how something sounds, feels, tastes, or smells. Last week we used adjectives in our writing to describe our lost pets which included dogs, cats, a sloth, crocodile, horse and even an arctic wolf! Our spelling and reading test will both be on Wednesday, March 11.
I hope everyone has a wonderful week!
February 23, 2020
Congratulations to all of the second graders who made their First Penance! 2A did an amazing job and I was very proud of everyone. Don't forget to wear your t-shirts to school on Monday!
Lent begins this Wednesday. There will be an Ash Wednesday prayer service at 9:30. All are welcome to join us!
Last week was a very busy week for us so this week we will be finishing up much of what we had previously started. Please refer to the post from last week for more details.
Religion-Our test will be on Thursday, February 27th.
Math-We will continue working with money.
S.S-We will continue learning about landforms and bodies of water found in the U.S.
LA-Our spelling and reading test will be on Wednesday, February 26th.
Have a great week!
February 16, 2020
Thank you for all of cards, chocolate, flowers, candles, and gift cards I received for Valentine's Day! I loved all of the gifts and appreciate your thoughtfulness.
Reminders:
*Class trip money and permission slips are due back on Tuesday, February 18th.
*A Scholastic Book order was sent home last week. If you would like to order books the online code is HD9T7. Orders are due by 2/21.
*New reading vocab and spelling words will be coming home on Tuesday, 2/18.
*Friday is our big day! The class is very excited to receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation for the very first time! More information regarding our special day will be sent home on Tuesday.
This week:
Religion-This week we will learn why the Church celebrates Mass on Sunday, we will examine the roles people have in the celebration of the Mass, and look at ways we can participate in the beginning of the Mass. Our test will be on Thursday, February 27th.
Math-We will find the value of a group of coins consisting of pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters, and half dollars. We will also show amounts of money in more than one way and compare an amount of money to the cost of an object. Counting coins can be tricky, so please take time to practice this skill at home. ABCya also has a money bingo game that is a good review!
S.S-We will learn that the United States has many types of landforms. Among the landforms are mountains, hills, valleys, and peninsulas. Bodies of water include lakes, rivers, and oceans.
LA-This week we will look for features of realistic fiction as we read Mr. Putter and Tabby Write the Book. We will also use clues to identify the setting of a story which is when and where the story takes place. Our spelling words have the consonant digraphs /n/ kn, /r/ wr, and /f/ gh, ph. In grammar we will learn that adjectives describe nouns and we will use them to make our writing more interesting.
Our reading and spelling test will be on Wednesday, February 26th.
Have a great week!
February 9, 2020
I hope everyone is having a good weekend! Below are a few reminders for the week.
*Class trip information was sent home last week. Permission slips and money are due back by 2/18.
*Re-registration packets were also sent home last week and are due back to school by 2/12.
*There will be a Valentine's Dress Down Day on 2/13. The cost is $1.00 and the colors are red, white, pink, and purple. Please be sure all money is in an envelope with your child's name on it.
*There is a Valentine's Day raffle going on! The cost is $1.00 for 5 tickets.
*There is a 12:00 dismissal on Friday 2/14.
*There is no school on Monday, 2/17.
This week:
Religion-This week we will spend time preparing for the Sacrament of Reconciliation. We will review how to examine our conscience and role play using "imaginary sins." Please help your child to examine his/her conscience each night. Some families do this together as a family before bed, silently reflecting on their day while mom or dad read the Examination out loud. We have done this in class so the children are familiar with it. We will have a religion test on Friday. Look for a review sheet to come home on Monday. The children can use this to study from.
Math-We will finish up our geometry chapter by extending patterns with geometric shapes and locating pairs on a coordinate grid. Once we finish with these lessons we will move onto money and time.
S.S.-We will continue to learn how we can describe where we live by naming the community, state, country, and continent. We will have a lesson 2 quiz on Friday.
LA-We are at the end of our reading unit so we will take time to review unit skills before taking our benchmark test. There are no new vocab or spelling words this week.
Have a great week everyone!
February 2, 2020
We had a lot of fun while celebrating Catholic Schools Week at SFCS! I hope you had a chance to hear about all of the activities that took place last week. I think bingo with our 8th grade buddies was a favorite. Thank you to everyone who donated to the baby shower and our Change for Change Service Project. Both were a big success!
Reminders:
*There is a 12:00 dismissal on Friday, February 14th.
*There is no school on Monday, February 17th for President's Day.
*We will be exchanging Valentines on February 14th. If you would like to attach a small item to each Valentine, that is fine, but please do not send in candy. We have 24 children in 2A.
*Our second MAP testing sesson will take place this week.
This week:
Religion-This week we will spend time working in our Family Life Book. We will practice steps for Reconciliation and forgiveness and show how family members can be peacemakers. We will also learn that marriage vows are a sign of love and how promises relate to the sacraments. There will be no test this week.
Math-This week we will identify congruent figures, identify and draw lines of symmetry, and identify slides, flips, and turns.
S.S.-We will learn that location is where something is. There are two types of location:absolute location-the exact spot and relative location-where something is compared to other things. We will also describe where we live by naming the community, state, country, and continent.
LA-This week we will be reading a non-fiction selection called Rainforest Babies. We will also learn the characteristics of fiction and non-fiction. In grammar we will recognize and use pronouns correctly. We will also identify the nouns that a pronoun takes the place of. Our spelling words are R-control vowel words spelled ur, er, ir, and ear. We will have a spelling test on Thursday and a reading test on Friday. We have learned how to write all of the lower case letters in cursive! We will continue to practice them while beginning to learn capital letters.
I hope everyone has a nice week!
January 26, 2020
Happy Catholic Schools Week! Please be sure to check the family envelope for the full schedule of activities.
Reminders:
*We will have our reading and spelling test on Wednseday, January 29th.
*We will have a religion test on Friday, January 31st.
*On Monday, January 27th there is a free dress down day for all students!
*On Friday, January 31st there is a 9:00 Mass. All are welcome to join us! There is also a 12:00 dismissal.
Service Projects:
During Catholic Schools Week we will have two service projects going on. One is the Helping Hands baby shower. Please send in new baby items if you are able to. (outfits, bibs, onesies, blankets, diapers, wipes, bottles, baby food, etc.) Our second project is the Change 4 Change coin toss! Different coins will be brought to school each day and tossed into the bucket. All money will go to help educate children in South America. The coin toss schedule is: Monday-pennies, Tuesday-nickels, Wednesday-dimes, Thursday-quarters, and Friday-dollars.
This week:
*Religion-This week we will learn that the Mass is both a meal and a sacrifice. We will also learn that in the Eucharist we remember and celebrate what Jesus said and did at the Last Supper. Our test will be on Friday.
*Math-We will continue with our chapter on geometry. This week we will identify faces, edges, and vertices of a solid figure, make plane figures by tracing flat surfaces of solid figures and identify the number of sides, vertices, and angles of closed plane figures. This is a fun chapter with lots of hands on activites!
LA-We will continue with the story and skills we were working on last week. Our reading and spelling test will be on Wednesday.
S.S.-We will continue to learn about different customs and traditions we have in our culture.
Looking forward to seeing everyone for the parent visit on Tuesday! Parents are welcome to visit 2A from 11:00-11:30 and then join the class for a pizza lunch.
Have a great week!