Second Grade Update

Dear Second Grade Families,

Thank you so much for supporting our second grade drive to support those impacted by the Australian fires. We raised $447.83! What an effort by your children! 🙂

Thank you also for your very generous teacher appreciation gift and the adorable card from the children!

If your child is receiving the sacraments of First Reconciliation and Communion this year, please remember that there is a gathering in O’Brien Hall on February 9th. If you can volunteer to stay and assist, Mrs. Bustos would greatly appreciate your help! Please contact her if you are available. And just a reminder, the date of First Reconciliation is Tuesday, March 3rd.

We will be celebrating our 100th day of school on Wednesday! It’s hard to believe that more than half our year is over!

Below are other important updates and dates to remember:

• What We Are Learning
  • English Language Arts
    • Word Work – reading and encoding pattern words with a/ŭ/, e/ŭ/, o/ŭ/; understanding and forming contractions with pronouns
    • Reading – continuing book clubs
    • Writing – reflecting on our learning and experiences for the first 100 days
  • Math – sharing our 100 day collection graphs; expressing equations using arrays, a gateway into multiplication
  • Social Studies – visiting our country’s capital
  • Science – investigating the impact of heat on different materials, specifically form and consistency
  • Religion – learning about the Church as a community

• Important Dates/Events This Week 
  • Monday, Feb. 3rd – Students who attended Mass/Open House may wear free dress
  • Thursday, Feb. 6th – Field Trip to Alameda Food Bank (1st half)
  • Wednesday, Feb. 12th – Noon dismissal (teacher work day)
  • Thursday, Feb. 13th – Field Trip to Alameda Food Bank (2nd half)
  • Friday, Feb. 14th – Valentine’s Day and noon dismissal
  • Monday, Feb. 17th – No school (President’s Day)
  • Monday, Feb. 24th – Free dress for February birthdays
  • Wednesday, Feb. 26th – All School Mass for Ash Wednesday

• Weekly Reflections:
  • Quote of the Week – “We rise by lifting others.” – Robert Ingersoll
  • Music Piece of the Week – “Speechless” – performed by Naomi Scott (Aladdin)

With gratitude,
Mrs. Suer