I hope everyone is having a good weekend and enjoying the fall weather! On Friday we will be celebrating Halloween! Here are a few reminders about this exciting day.
*Students may dress down on Friday, October, 29th in school-appropriate dress down clothing, no costumes please.
*Please do not send in "goodie bags" for the students to hand out. They will be getting a special treat at lunch and a treat to take home at the end of the day. We have lots of fun planned for the children!
This week:
Religion-We will continue to learn about the sacrament of Confirmation and explore the ways the Holy Spirit helps us as baptized and confirmed Catholics. We will have a test on Thursday, October 28th.
Math-This week we will compare and order numbers to 100, estimate numbers to 100 and round numbers to the nearest 10.
Science-We will learn how heating and cooling can change matter. We will also work on an experiment called the Dancing Raisins and create a picture collage of solids, liquids, and gasses. Please have your child bring in 2-3 pictures of each state of matter by Thursday. (They are welcome to bring in more.) The pictures can be from a magazine or printed from the computer.
LA- We will begin module 2. The theme of module 2 is Look Around and Explore and our first story is related to what we have been learning in science. New spelling and power words were given out on Friday. This week we will work on recognizing the features of informational text as we read Many Kinds of Matter. We will also learn that an inference is a smart guess that readers make, based on the clues in the text and what they already know. We will be making inferences as we read our story.
Our spelling words have the long o, u, with VCe syllables. In grammar we will learn to combine sentences using the conjunctions and, but, and or. Using compound sentences will be help us to make our writing less choppy. Our spelling and reading test will not be until next week.
Have a great week! Thank you for choosing Saint Francis Cathedral School. God bless.
*There is no school for the students on Friday, October 22nd.
*2B is busy decorating our classroom for halloween. We colored pumpkins for the front of our desks and made bats to decorate our shields. We will also be coloring pumpkins to send to JFK Hospital to be used for decorations there.
This week:
Religion: We will have a test on chapter 4 Tuesday, October 19th. We will continue learning about the sacraments. We will learn that the Sacrament of Confirmation seals us with the gift of the Holy Spirit and strengthens us to be disciples of Jesus.
Math: This week we will review place value, write expanded form of 2 digit numbers, and compare numbers using the symbols < and >.
LA: We will continue to review skills for our story "Picture Day Perfection." We will have a spelling test and a reading test on Wednesday, Oct. 20th. New vocabulary and spelling words for our next story will be sent home on Thursday.
Science: This week we will continue to review properties of matter. We will learn and identify ways matter can change. We will also learn that a mixture is made up of two or more kinds of matter. We will have a science test on lessons 1-3 Thursday, October 21st.
Have a wonderful weekend! Thank you for choosing Saint Francis Cathedral School. God bless you!
*2B worked hard writing their Fall stories today. They are hanging in the hall with their scarecrows.
*Please be sure to check your child's bookbag for his/her test folder that was brought home today. The papers can stay home but you are asked to sign the paper that is in the folder and have your child return both on Tuesday.
*Just a reminder, please be sure that your child completes all homework assignments and brings back books, notebooks and folders each day.
*Monday, October 11th is Columbus Day and school is closed.
This week:
Religion: This week we will learn that when we are baptized we become members of the Church. Through the gift of baptism we receive grace and show we are God's children by what we say and do. Your child is welcome to bring in pictures from his baptism to share with the class. Our religion test will be on Tuesday, October 19th. Also, this is the month of the Rosary and this past week as a school we prayed a decade of the rosary together each day. In 2B we will continue to pray a decade each day for the month so if possible, please have your child bring in his/her rosary on Tuesday.
Math: This week we will identify the place value of each digit in numbers to 99, read and write numbers to 99 and practice solving addition and subtraction word problems.
LA: Our story this week "Picture Day Perfection," is realistic fiction. Students will learn to identify features of realistic fiction stories, create mental images to deepen their understanding, and describe internal and external character traits. In grammar we will learn to identify and write the 4 kinds of sentences. Our spelling words have long a and i (words with a VCe pattern). We will have a spelling test and a reading test on Wednesday, October 20th.
Science: This week we will learn that matter is anything that takes up space and has mass. We will learn that all matter has properties and be able to identify the three states of matter and their properties.
Have a wonderful weekend! God bless you
Happy October! The first month of school just flew by. On Friday 2B worked on their first STEM activity called the Cup Tower Challenge. Small groups were challenged to build the tallest tower using only 16 small cups and 16 popsicle sticks. After each group built their tower, they measured it to see which group had the tallest. Everyone did a wonderful job!
2B will have their MAP test this week.
Please try to have all your child's workbooks covered by Friday. If you have not yet sent in 2 book socks for our hard covered books, please do so this week. Also, anyone who has not sent in their 5 stamps, please send them in by Friday.
This week:
Relgion-We will continue to learn about the sacraments and how we can grow as disciples by living out what we have learned. Our test will be on Thursday. We will also attend 9:00 Mass on Monday to celebrate the Feast of Saint Francis. All are welcome to join us!
Math-This week we will identfy and write fact families, count up or use subtraction facts to find missing addends, and recognize and complete number patterns.
LA-This week we will identify the features of informational text as we read Being a Good Citizen. We will also use statements and questions corrrectly in our writing. This is a skill we will apply to our writing as we begin to write about Fall! We will have a LA test on Spoon this Thursday.
SS-We will learn about the settlers leaving England to have more freedom, King George III, and how leaders from the 13 colonies declared independence on July 4, 1776.
I hope everyone enjoys the weekend!