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Second Grade Update – Week of 9/5

Dear Second Grade Families, Happy Friday! Thank you for coming to Back-to-School Night! I enjoyed having so many of you in the classroom and appreciate the time to share all that the year holds for your child in second grade! If you weren’t able to attend, please don’t worry, here are links… Read more »

Second Grade Update – Week of 8/28

Good afternoon, Second Grade Families! What a fantastic first week of school! We have been busy learning routines and procedures, remembering our SLEs, and creating a classroom community that is safe, respectful, and where students are ready to learn. Attached is a picture of our class agreements – students came up… Read more »

Second Grade Update – Welcome Back!

Dear Second Grade Families,  It was wonderful to see those of you who could make it to the park last weekend. If you were away, please know you were missed and that Mrs. Serles and I are excited to see your child soon! We can’t wait to get to know… Read more »

Second Grade Update – Happy Summer!

Dear Soon-to-be-Third-Grade Families, 🙂 Happy last day of school!  Yesterday, students enjoyed pizza, drinks, and beautiful fruit bowls from the Longs (thank you so much for your generosity!!) as well as an ice cream truck treat of their choice!  For our last reflection activity, we recalled what… Read more »

Second Grade Update – Week of 6/12

Dear Second Grade Families,  Happy Friday!  First things first – FOOD (and money) DRIVE! Last year, we raised over $2,000 dollars along with three large boxes of food. I’m hoping we can get to at least $500 this year. Unfortunately, right now we are at $45 with a… Read more »

Second Grade Update – Week of 6/5

Dear Second Grade Families,  Happy Friday! This week, students celebrated the 8th graders’ journeys by sharing the Ribbon Ceremony, Baccalaureate Mass, and then sending them off with an honor guard farewell on the blacktop. There were many high fives given! 🙂 Next week, we start our wrap up… Read more »

Second Grade Update – Week of 5/29

Dear Second Grade Families,  Happy Friday! This week, students enjoyed our Semifreddi’s field trip! One of the bakery’s owners graciously shared his time, stories, and knowledge to make it a very memorable experience – even the adults learned a little! Thank you so much to our drivers and chaperones for making it… Read more »

Second Grade Update – Week of 5/22

Dear Second Grade Families,  Happy Friday! This week, we enjoyed a beautiful First Communion Brunch put on by the third grade families. Students wrote thank you notes to express their sincere gratitude. The bacon was definitely a hit!  We also read “Miss Rumphius”! Students reflected on how to make the world… Read more »

Second Grade Update – Week of 5/12

Dear Second Grade Families, Happy Friday! What a glorious Spring Concert! Our second graders’ voices were full of joy and made me feel like dancing along. 🙂 Thank you to our Art Docent, Mrs. Ortiz, for guiding the second graders in their study of different artists and styles all year…. Read more »

Second Grade Update – Week of 5/5

Dear Second Grade Families,  Happy Friday! A big thank you for supporting your child with their hero square. Students did a wonderful job presenting them to the class, and our hero quilt looks fantastic (see attached picture)! We can all be inspired by the individuals your children picked – such a… Read more »