Second Grade Update

Dear Second Grade Families,

I hope this message finds you all doing well and enjoying the weekend! 🙂

Below is our weekly update:

Focus Areas for Our Learning:

Reading – We will continue our book clubs this week. Students will practice summarizing the plot, discussing characters, and answering questions by citing text evidence. Students will also practice reading fluently (accuracy, pace, and expression).
Grammar/Spelling – In Superkids, students will practice with words that start with “w” versus “wh”. We will also work with the prefixes “mis-” and “dis-“.
Writing – Students will continue practicing letters of the alphabet in cursive. Students will plan and begin the research process for their informational piece about an animal of their choice.
Math –Students continue to practice interpreting the language of story problems so that they can develop accurate solutions. Students will identify additional attributes of 2-D shapes – congruence and symmetry.
Religion – Students continue to learn about the different parts of the Mass with a focus on the Liturgy of the Eucharist.
Science – The class will continue our unit on plant adaptations and celebrate our Earth, God’s creation with Earth Day art!
Social Studies – As we continue to discuss government, and specifically why we form them and the types of services they provide.

Other Updates for this Week:

New Schedule:
- Please note the time of dismissal has changed to 12pm.
- Please remember to drop off and pick up within the 2nd grade windows: 7:50-8:00am and 12:00-12:10pm (I will aim to dismiss the kids right around 12:00.)
- Due to the schedule change, we needed to switch the times for reading groups 1 and 2. Group 2 will now start at 1pm, and Group 1 will start at 1:30. The change is highlighted on the schedule this week as well.
Dates to remember:
- April 19th: Dine and Donate – Otaez
- April 21st: PTG engineering event
- April 27th: Fun Run Kick-Off
- April 30th: Spirit Day – “Pajama-Stuffy-Video Game Day!” (Students may wear pajamas, anything related to video games, and/or bring a stuffy.?)
- May 11th: Fun Run!
- May 26th: All School Mass – Feast of St. Philip Neri
- May 28th: Noon Dismissal (distance learning day)

Key Documents/Links (master file attached – please print):

Schedule – Please note the time change for reading groups 1 and 2.
Weekly Assignment Matrix – Below is work that will be done at home and needs to be brought to school:
- Shape Art and Writing from Friday (Monday, 4/19)
- Plant Adaptations booklet from Friday (Monday, 4/19)
- Name of animal and book from Epic that student will be using for their animal report, written on a piece of paper (Thursday, 4/22)
- Become a Writing Superstar worksheet (Thursday, 4/22)
- Earth Day Art and Writing (Monday, 4/26)
Become a Writing Superstar worksheet

We look forward to seeing all of our students on Monday!

All the best,
Catherine

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