March 1, 2021
It is hard to believe that it is already March. The year is flying by! Tuesday, March 2nd is Read Across America Day. We will have a free dress down day with Dr. Seuss theme/color clothing.
This week:
Religion-This week we will learn that in the Eucharist we remember and celebrate what Jesus said and did at the Last Supper. We will also learn that the Mass is both a sacrifice and a meal. We will have a chapter 15 test on Friday.
Math- This week we will move onto telling time. This is a tricky concept so it would be helpful to reinforce this skill at home.
S.S.-We will have a lesson 2 quiz on Wednesday. We will also 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 begin the first story in module 5. Students received new power words and spelling words on Friday. We will learn about features of a fantasy as we read the story Going Places. We will also use question words to ask and answer questions before, during, and after reading. Our spelling words have the long o sound spelled o, ow, and oa. In grammar we will learn about adjectives and how we can use them to make our writing more interesting. Last week the the second grade wrote about why they were lucky! We came up with so many great ideas: family, friends, school, books, pets, our freedom and more. The stories are hanging up in the hallway and look amazing!
We will have a spelling test on Friday.
Have a good week!
I hope everyone is enjoying the weekend.
Reminders for the week:
*This week we will begin our winter MAP Test. Monday is reading, Tuesday is math and Wednesday is language arts.
*All virtual students, please test your devices to be sure that you can access the MAP Test site. Information was sent home from the school office on how to do this.
This week:
Religion: Continue to discuss and complete Lenten activities. Students will understand that Lent leads us to the joy of Easter. A study guide will be sent home and there will be a test on Friday.
Math: We will finish up counting money, making change and introduce time.
LA: Continue learning about fairy tales, comparing and contrasting the two Cinderella stories, and review skills. We will have a reading and spelling test on Thursday.
We will also begin to learn capital letters in cursive this week.
Social Studies: We will continue with lessons 2 and sudents will identify and label the 7 continents.
Have a wonderful week! Thank you for choosing Saint Francis Cathedral School.
February 14, 2021
I hope everyone had a Happy Valentine's Day! As you know SFCS will have a virtual learning week.
Please be sure to come and pick up your child's books on Tuesday between 8:00 AM and 2:00 PM. Since we have full days of learning we will be using ALL of our books. Please call the office and let them know you are on the way before coming to the school. Thank you!
This week:
Religion-We will finish up our chapter on Penance and Reconciliation and then have our test on Wednesday. We will then begin our chapter on Lent. Lent lasts 6 weeks and it is a time that we show our special love for Jesus through sacrifice and kind acts. We prepare and get our hearts ready for Easter. Please continue to help your child examine his/her conscience each evening.
Math-This week we will show amounts of money in more than one way, compare the cost of money to the cost of an item, find the amount of change after making a purchase, and review 3 digit addition and subtraction. Please have your child practice counting money at home.
Social Studies-In our new unit we will learn location is where something is. There are two types of location:absolute location-is the exact spot and relative location-where a thing is compared to other things. We will also learn to describe where we live by naming the community, state, country and continent.
LA-This week we will learn about the features of a fairy tale as we read If the Shoe Fits:Two Cinderella stories. We will also work on making connections. As we read we will find ways that the text is like things in our own life and other texts we have read. In grammar we will continue to work with irregular verbs and our spelling words will have the long e sound spelled ee and ea.
I hope everyone has a good week!
February 7, 2021
Last week was definitely an interesting one! 2A did a great job moving to online learning. This week we will continue with much of what we started last week. Please refer back to the post from last week if you have any questions.
Reminders for the week:
*Please send in an empty paper towel roll if you have not done so yet. Students will need it on Tuesday for our project based learning activity.
*Monday, February, 8th is a Dress Down Day!
*Our Catholic Schools Mass was rescheduled for Tuesday, February 9th. We will attend via livestream.
*On Thursday, February 11th there is a Dress Down Day and we will pass out cards for Valentine's Day! Please remember to send in 33 cards since 2A and 2B will be exchanging cards.
*We will have a spelling test on Thursday, February 11th.
*We will have a religion test on Tuesay, February 16th.
*There is no school on Friday, February 12th and Monday, February 15th.
Have a great week!