January 20, 2020

I hope everyone is having a nice weekend. What a difference from the weather we had last weekend!
Please be sure to check the family envelope for information regarding CSW. There are a lot of exciting things planned for the week. Last week we had a lot of fun working on a STEM challenge. Small groups had to create the tallest snowman they could using 10 marshmallows, 10 toothpicks and 1 straw. This challenge was not as easy as it sounds, but 2A was able to come up with some interesting snowman!

There will be a winter dress down day on Wednesday, January 22nd. The cost is $1.00 and the colors are blue, gray and white. Please be sure all money is in an envelope with your child's name on it. Thank you!

This week:

Religion-We will continue learning about some parables from the Bible. These stories and activities will help prepare us to receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation. There will be no test this week.

Math-This week we will finish up our unit on subtraction. We will have a chapter test on Wednesday and then move onto geometry.

S.S.-This week we will spend time learning about the importance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. We will also continue with our next lesson in social studies. In this lesson we will learn that groups of people have special ways of doing things which make up their customs, traditions, and culture.

LA-We will finish up writing about why we love SFCS and continue with cursive. We only have a few lowercase letters to go! This week we will be reading a realistic fiction story called the Big Bushy Mustache. We will also have a chance to make our own big bushy mustache! As part of our focus skill this week we learn to distinguish fiction from non fiction elements. In grammar we will recognize that plural possessive nouns show ownership by more than one person or thing and we will practice writing phrases with plural possessive nouns. Our spelling words have the /s/ c and /j/ g, dge sound.
Our reading and spelling test will not be until Wednesday, January 29th.

I am looking forward to seeing everyone on Tuesday, January 28th for our classroom visit! Have a great week.
 

January 12, 2020

I hope everyone had a chance to get outside this weekend and enjoy the warm weather! Just a reminder that school is closed on Monday, January 20, in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

This week:

Religion-This week we will spend time reading several Bible stories with the theme of forgiveness. We will be reading The Prodigal Son, The Lost Sheep and the Story of Zacchaeus and then working on different activities to go along with each story. There will be no test this week.

Math-We will continue to practice 2 digit subtraction with and without regrouping. We will also use addition to check subtraction and rewrite 2 digit subtraction problems from horizontal form to vertical form and then subtract.

S.S-We will learn that there are three kinds of communities: urban, suburban, and rural. We will also learn about the characteristics of each community. We will have a test on this lesson on Friday.

LA-This week we will continue to identify an author's purpose for writing. We will also work on reading to gather information as we we read a non-fiction selection called At Play Long Ago and Today. Our spelling words have the long e sound spelled ey and y. In grammar we will learn that possessive nouns show ownership and and we will learn to form singular possessive nouns. We will also continue to learn new letters in cursive and practice writing words. Our spelling test will be on Thursday and our reading test on Friday.

Have a great week!

January 5, 2020

Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas. I know It was especially nice to have time to spend with family and friends! 

*Friday, January 10th is a 12:00 dismissal.
*A Scholastic book order was sent home on Friday. Orders are due by 1/10. If you would like to order books online the class code is HD9T7.
*Many children are in need of sharpened pencils and a new box of crayons. Please check to see if your child is running low on these supplies. Thank you!
*Mrs. Hopkins would like the children to practice spelling Saint Francis Cathedral School. This will make logging into Google much easier!
*On Monday each child will be bringing home Blessed: First Reconciliation book.  The book is filled with Bible stories, prayers, and journal writing. It is a wonderful resource and I encourage you and your child to to spend time reading the book together. The book does not need to be returned to school.

This week:
 Religion-This week we will learn how the sacrament of Penance is celebrated. We will learn that contrition, confession, penance, and absolution are always part of the sacrament. There will be a test on Friday.

Math-We will subtract 2 digit numbers with regrouping and estimate the difference of 2 digit numbers.

S.S.-We will learn that most people belong to a variety of groups and groups have rules that make things fair and safe. We will also learn that a community is a place where people live, work, learn, and play. The people in a community vote on laws that keep people in the community safe.

LA-We will learn the characteristics of a realistic fiction story by reading Jamaica Louise James. We will also learn to identify the author's purpose for writing which is as easy as PIE-persuade, inform, and entertain! In grammar we will use correct capitalization and punctuation for titles and our spelling words will have the digraphs-ch ,tch, sh, and th. We will also begin to get ready for Catholic Schools Week by writing about why we love SFCS! Our spelling test will be on Thursday and our reading test on Friday.  (New spelling and vocab came home on Friday.)

I hope everyone has a great week!