love for our school during Catholic Schools’ Week and our love for our family and friends

on Valentine’s Day. While it is cold outside, loves warms us up on the inside.

 

February 2^nd – Joe Riley’s half birthday

February 5^th – Bella

February 14^th – Sidney H.

February 14^th – Ean’s half birthday

February 21^st – Jim’s half birthday

 

Feb 1 – Student Appreciation Day

Feb 2 – Parent Lunch

Feb 3 – Teacher & Staff Appreciation – EARLY DISMISSAL 1:45

Feb 4 – Teachers vs 8^th Grade Volleyball Game 2:00 in gym – all welcome

Feb 14 – Valentine’s Day Party

Feb 15 – First Communion Parent Meeting – 7:00 in cafeteria

Feb 16 – Faculty Meeting – EARLY DISMISSAL 1:50

Feb 21 – Presidents’ Day – NO SCHOOL

Feb 23 – School House Symphony 1:00 – 1:40

Feb 24 – The Jungle Book at the Taft Theatre

 

 

Religion – We will continue to learn about the Liturgy of the Word and start on the 

Liturgy of the Eucharist. 

 

Reading – We will be reading stories about animals going through changes and about how

can stay fit. These stories will tie in with our Science unit on Nutrition, Staying

Healthy, and the Food Pyramid.

 

Math – We will continue to work on 2-digit addition and subtraction with and without

regrouping, use arrays to solve multiplication and division problems, doubling and halving,

finding the median value of a set of data, and introduce fractions.

 

Science - We will be studying the food pyramid, learning about good nutritional

choices, and working on staying fit.

 

Social Studies – February is Black History Month. During the month, each child will do

research on an famous African-American. This will be done mostly in computer class

with only a little work done at home. I will be reading to them the American Girl Doll

series about Addy Walker. It is a wonderful story that really teaches them about

slavery in the US. We will also be learning about our Presidents and the White House.

 

Letter Writing – We will be learning how to write a friendly letter and address an

envelope. Hopefully we will be able to mail these letters to family members or friends

who live out of town and have them send us letters back to school.

 

First Communion Parent Meeting – The parent meeting is Tuesday, February 15^th, at 7:00

in the cafeteria. It is very important that at least one parent is present. There is a lot

of information given at this meeting regarding the sacrament.

 

March 6^th – Riley

March 13^th – Ryan

March 19^th – Emma

 

March 2 – Dr. Seuss’ birthday, Read Across America

March 6 – Enrollment Mass at 10:30 for First Communion

March 9 – Ash Wednesday

March 13 – Daylight Savings Time

March 13 – Recca Roller Rink Skating to kick off Testing

March 14 – Testing Begins

March 18 – End of 3^rd Quarter

March 24 – Grandparents’ Day, Mass at 10:00 followed by lunch and class visits

March 25 – Report cards go home

March 27 – April 1 – Spring Break – NO SCHOOL

Religion – We will be focusing on the Liturgy of the Eucharist. We will also be learning more about Lent. Each child will be asked to “give up” something or to do something extra during Lent. Please encourage your child to keep his/her Lenten promise as a way of showing God he/she love Him.

 

Reading – The next unit in Reading is called, “Better Together.” As we work through each story, we also focus on literary elements, as well as, grammar and writing skills. I am also encouraging better comprehension of what they are reading. Each Wednesday or Thursday, the children bring home either a book from our reading series or an AR book from the library. On Friday, the children take an AR test on the computer testing their comprehension of what they read without being able to look back in the book for answers. I am also testing them on books that I read to them in class. 

 

Math  - We will be working on different types of measurement, including measuring for accuracy to the 1/8 inch, 1/16 inch, and ½ centimeter. Measuring will also include area, capacity, and weight.

 

Social Studies & Writing – We will be studying the United States Postal Service and learn how to write a letter. We will be sending letters to family or friends and mailing them. We hope we will get a letter back from them at school.

 

Science – We will use our Studies Weekly Trailblazer to cover topics of matter and energy.

 

 

 

January 15^th – Josh’s half birthday

January 27^th – Elliott

 

 

Jan 3 – Back to school

Jan 10 – Rosary Club

Jan 14 – End of 2^nd Quarter

Jan 17 – Martin Luther King, Jr. Day – NO SCHOOL

Jan 19 – Early Dismissal at 1:45 for Faculty Meeting

Jan 24 – Day of Penance and Prayer for Life

Jan 30 – Open House

Jan 30 – Feb 5 – Catholic Schools’ Week

 

 

Religion – We are starting Unit 3. We will be learning about the Bible as

the Sacred Scripture and that we read the Word of God in the Bible.

 We will start learning about the Liturgy of the Word and the order of the Mass. 

 

Math – This month, we will be learning to add with three or more addends, use diagrams to help us solve comparison number stories, learn the trade-first subtraction algorithm, and start learning how to multiply using arrays. We will also solve division stories by making equal groups of things.

 

Reading Logs & Vocabulary Sentences – I will continue to send home the Reading Logs only on the days that the students have a book to read. Please indicate how much help your child needed in reading the story. Also, please continue to mark on the top of the vocabulary sentences paper how much help was needed by your child in writing the sentences.

 

Science – We will be learning about animals, their habitats in the Winter, and how they adapt to their surroundings. We will also be learning about our bodies, how they change and grow, and what we can do to stay healthy.

 

Social Studies – We will be studying about Martin Luther King, Jr.

and what he did for America. We will also study about different

scientists and inventors, the Arctic and Antarctic Regions, and different

places people live.

 

Time Lines – Through a cross-curricular study in Reading, Science, and Social Studies of events in our lives and how our bodies change and grow, we will be doing a Time Line Project at home of our lives. More information will come home about the project.

 

Can you believe it’s already December? There are only 14 school days in this month and each day is full of fun learning and preparing for the Birth of Jesus.

Check out all 2nd grade events for December by clicking on the calendar link

Religion – We are continuing our study about the Sacrament of Reconciliation. Please keep going over the Examination of Conscience and Formula. We will also be learning about Advent and Christmas.

 

Math – We will be learning about 2-D and 3-D shapes. We will learn to name and draw line segments, make parallel lines, identify quadrangles, and find lines of symmetry in objects. Along with this, we will compare 3-dimensional shapes and construct different types of pyramids. We are still working hard on our Math Facts in a Flash and earning prizes.

 

Science – We will be studying about living things – plants, animals, and people. I hope to be able to incorporate a trip to my family’s florist to learn more about the plants. We will focus more on animals and people in January.

 

Social Studies – We will be studying about families and trade, children around the world, and holidays around the world. We practice reading maps daily.

 

Vocabulary Sentences – Please continue to mark at the top of your child’s vocabulary sentences how much help he/she needed to write the sentences. This really helps me assess their progress in being able to use new and unfamiliar words correctly in sentences.

 

Reading Log – Thanks for your help in recording how your child is reading each night. Starting Monday, your child will only bring home his/her reading log if he/she has a book in it to read. 

 

Reenactment of the First Christmas – It is a tradition at St. Thomas that the 2^nd grade does the final Advent Prayer Service. This prayer service is the Reenactment of the First Christmas. It will be held on Monday, December 20^th, at 8:00 am in the cafeteria. Your child will either have a reading part or acting part. They will not need to memorize any parts. This is a beautiful prayer service. I hope you are able to join us.

 

I hope everyone has a very Merry Christmas and a Wonderful 2011!