*2B will begin MAP Testing on Monday, May 16th - May 18th.
*Please be sure to send a snack with your child every day
*On Wednesday, May 18th at 7:00 PM there will be a short HSA meeting followed by the STEM Fair. Hope to see everyone there! 
*If you haven't already sent in your Tricky Tray donations please do so by Monday.  Our HSA is looking for volunteers to help the night of the Tricky Tray.  Please consider lending a helping hand. 

This week:

Religion-This week, we will prepare for the second grade Mass which will be on Thursday, May 26th.
Our Mass will be at 9:30.  After the Mass we will have a group picture taken and the second grade students will be dismissed from Church.

Math-We will compare data and read and interpret circle graphs, line plots, and Venn diagrams.

SS- We will learn that people have needs, such as food and shelter, and wants, such as toys. We use money to buy things, and sometimes we must make choices to save or to spend money.

LA-This week we will continue to identify the features of informational text as we read Sea Otter Pups. We will also learn to use various text features to help us locate information. In spelling, we will use an apostrophe to form contractions and in grammar, we will continue to learn when to use commas in our writing. Our spelling and reading tests will not be until the following week.

Have a nice week! God bless you!

Congratulations to all of the second graders who made their First Communion! Everyone did an amazing job and I was so proud of everyone. I hope all of the 2B Moms have a Happy Mother's Day!

Reminder-
Our second grade Mass is on Ascension Thursday, May 26th at 9:30 A.M. This is a special Liturgy to celebrate First Holy Communion with our fellow Saint Francis Cathedral School Students and with you, the parents of our second graders. Students will come to school at the regular time that day. All children who received their First Holy Communion will wear their Communion clothes. Those children that did not make First Holy Communion will dress up for the Mass. This is a special day for all of our second-grade students. As we have done in the past, all second graders will be dismissed to their parents directly after Mass. Students will go home to continue their celebration.

*Please be sure to send in all Tricky Tray donations by Friday, May 13th if you have not done so yet. The HSA is looking for volunteers to help out with the Tricky Tray. If you are available please reach out to them. Thank you for your support!

This week-

Religion-This week we will learn what it means to be part of a parish. We will also learn about the duties of the Pope and how the bishops carry on the work of the Apostles. We will have a test on Friday, May 13th.

Math-We will focus on bar graphs, gather, record, and interpret data and find the range, median, and mode of given data.

Science-This week we will learn all about the characteristics of animals with a backbone.

 LA-This week we will begin module 9 where our essential question is: How do living things in a habitat depend on each other? We will recognize the characteristics of an opinion essay as we read The Best Habitat for Me and we will identify the features of informational text as we read The Long, Long Journey. In grammar, we will focus on where to use commas in our writing and our spelling words are compound words. We will have a spelling test on Thursday, May 12th, and a reading test on Friday, May 13th.

I hope everyone has a good week! Thank you for choosing Saint Francis Cathedral. God bless you.