Hello October!

Happy October to all of our Second Grade Families,
I'd like to begin this newsletter with a great big thank you for attending your child's parent-teacher conferences.  What a blessing it was to have had the time to sit down with each of you and converse about your child.  Thank you for your partnership!  I greatly appreciate the time you took out of your busy schedules to sit down and discuss your child's academic, social, and spiritual growth.  This week is a full week and it is also the very first week in the month of October, so please continue reading to discover all that will be taking place both inside our classroom and right here at ACS.


ELA (Strong Communicators)
Spelling ~ Common Final Blends nd, ng, nk, nt, ft, xt, mp
Grammar ~ More Plural Nouns
Writing ~ Informative writing
Target Skills ~ Text and Graphic Features, Using Context, Questions

Math (Resourceful Learners)
The students will continue their math lessons in unit 2 from our Go Math series!  This unit focuses on place value to the thousands.

Social Studies (Thoughtful Citizens)~  The students will continue to focus on the different types of landforms.   Here are some of the landforms that will be discussed in class:

  • mountains
  • plateaus
  • deserts
  • oceans
  • lakes
  • rivers
  • canyons
  • valleys
  • hills
  • plains
  • peninsulas
  • bays
  • islands
  • volcanoes


 Religion (Active Christians)
The students will focus on "Obeying God Our Father " utilizing the
Jesus, Our Life Religion series.

Throughout the month of October, the students will also be learning about our Blessed Mother, Mary and the gift of the rosary.  All students will be attending an all school rosary on Monday, October 1st.

The students will pray during a variety of times through out the day. 

The students will attend our all school Mass on Friday, October 5th at 8:10 a.m.

Upcoming Dates 
Picture Day - Individual Portraits
   Oct 03 2018 at 08:00 AM
   Chess Club
   Oct 03 2018 at 03:10 PM
   Chess Club
   Oct 10 2018 at 03:10 PM
   STO Workshop
   Oct 10 2018 at 06:30 PM
Homework

                                Second Grade Homework for the Week of Octoberr 1st
                                 All homework assignments are due on October 5th
Monday ~
Read for 15 minutes and log your reading on the handout that is located inside your homework packet.
Complete the Math skill page

Tuesday~
Read for 15 minutes and log your reading on the handout that is located inside your homework packet.
Complete the plural nouns skill page

Wednesday ~
Read for 15 minutes and log your reading on the handout that is located inside your homework packet
Complete the reading comprehension page

Thursday ~
Read for 15 minutes and log your reading on the handout that is located inside your homework packet
Complete the spelling practice skill sheet

Don’t forget to have one of your parents sign your agenda this evening!

Parents, please note that your child’s spelling words for this week are on their reading log and should also be written inside their agendas.  Also note, that there is a list of High Frequency words.  The High Frequency Words are not on your child’s spelling test.  However, they are words that students need to learn to read and these words are focused on each week in our Journeys reading series.
 



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