Happy Mother's Day!

Hello Second Grade Families,
I hope that all of the mothers of our second graders had a beautiful Mother's Day filled with heartfelt memories that you'll treasure forever!  God bless you Moms and god bless the gift of motherhood.
Also, I'd like to say, "thank you" for all of the wonderful gifts and sentiments that you gave me during  Teacher Appreciation Week!  Your thoughtfulness truly warmed my heart.  The gift cards, handmade cards, the staff lunches, and the yummy treats made the week extra special.  My heart is filled with gratitude for all of the love you have shown me during my first year here at ACS.  Thank you!   Please continue reading to discover all that will be taking place both in the second grade classroom and right here at ACS.

 ELA ~ 
Spelling ~ Longer words with Long Vowels a and i
Grammar ~ Possessive Pronouns
Writing ~ Opinion Writing 
Target Skill ~  understanding characters, point of view, summarize


 Math ~ The students will have lessons that focus on fractions.

Social Studies ~ The students will continue their lessons on economics.  Our focus will be on goods and services. 

Science ~  The students will complete their final drafts of their famous scientist reports!

Religion ~  The students will pray during a variety of times throughout our school day.

 The students will attend our school wide Rosary on Monday.

The students will attend our school wide Mass this week.

The students will utilize their religion texts to learn about the following concepts this week:  

Mary Our Mother

 Upcoming Dates

8th Grade Graduation & reception
May 16 2018 at 05:30 PMKindergarten Promotion
May 18 2018 at 01:30 PMLast Day of School, Early Dismissal
May 24 2018 at 08:00 AM

Homework
There will be no homework for the remainder of the school year.  The children will not have any more additional spelling or reading assessments for the rest of this school year!

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