Dear Second Grade Families, Happy Friday! This week, students enjoyed many treats and special events. Thank you to Mrs. Valenzuela and Mr. Weesner for leading students in creating windchimes during their Valentine’s party! And thank you to parents who donated delicious treats!:) We also welcomed the Alameda Free Library’s new librarian, Ms…. Read more »
Dear Second Grade Families, Happy Friday! This week, students reflected on our first 100 days of school – things they have enjoyed, accomplished, learned, and appreciated! We still have great experiences ahead of us and a lot of learning to do together! Please encourage your child to keep their foot on… Read more »
Dear Second Grade Families, Happy Friday! This week we celebrated Catholic Schools! What a treat to see many of you at Mass and Open House on Sunday! Throughout the week, it was lovely to visit other classrooms, appreciate the dedication and love of our parents, focus on excellence and hard… Read more »
Dear Second Grade Families, Happy Friday! This week, groups presented their continent projects! There is always a lot to learn when presenting. How do we move and share space? How loud do we need our voices to be? How do we start and end the presentation? So many things to… Read more »
Dear Second Grade Families, Happy Friday! This week, students were amazing collaborators! They finished their group continent posters and practiced presenting! It is quite something for second graders to work on a group project and then present together as well! Together, each group considered how to introduce themselves, who would share first, the… Read more »
Dear Second Grade Families, Happy Friday! This week, we jumped back into our second grade routines! Students worked hard, followed our SLEs, and had fun seeing friends again! As a school community, we are introducing virtues (habits that promote good, can be developed over time, and that bring us closer to God and others) and… Read more »
Dear Second Grade Families, I hope you’ve all enjoyed a wonderful Christmas break so far! THANK YOU so much for your Christmas gifts! I truly loved the family pictures, homemade cards, lovely notes, tasty treats, generous gift cards, and creative and thoughtful presents! Wishing you all a very happy new… Read more »
Dear Second Grade Families, Thank you to our Art Docents and volunteers for another great lesson. Students explored word art and chose words or phrases to design. 🙂 We have a fun week ahead, including building gingerbread houses (out of graham crackers) on Thursday. Each child needs to bring a can of… Read more »
Dear Second Grade Families, Happy Friday! Thank you to families who have donated to Adopt-a-Family! These donations make the Christmas season brighter and more hopeful for those in need. It is so wonderful that our children understand the importance of demonstrating generosity and thoughtfulness. If you haven’t had a… Read more »
Dear Second Grade Families, Happy Friday and happy Thanksgiving break! Thank you to our wonderful chaperones who accompanied us on our field trip to see “A Christmas Carol” at the Children’s Musical Theater of San Jose today! Mrs. Jeffers, Mrs. Downes, Mrs. Perez, Mrs. Cooke, and Mr. Weesner, I am so… Read more »
