The Second Grade Ranch

Happy Halloween Second Grade Families! May you all have a wonderful "All Hallow's Eve" this coming Wednesday with your children.  Your children are going to have a spooktacular time in our class on Halloween!  All of the second graders, will be creating a small  trick-or-treat box to hold some treats that have been purchased.  Please know that all of the treats are gluten free and tree nut free (images of the treats can be found below).  Also, the students will be enjoying popcorn, juice boxes, and a Halloween video of either Spookley the Square Pumpkin, or The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown.  Of course, the day after Halloween is "All Saint's Day!"  Please make sure to have your child return their assigned saint report along with the artistic creation of their water bottle saint.  The class is very excited for the saints to come marching into ACS!  Due to the holidays this week and Grandparent's Day on Friday, your children will have their Spelling test

Hello Second Grade Families, Welcome to the third week of October!  Can you believe that in less than a week and a half All Soul's Day will be here?  So, to prepare for the celebration of our blessed saints your children will each be researching the life of a saint that was assigned to them.  Please know that last Friday, every child was given a "Saint's Poster" and directions for designing and creating a saint utilizing an empty water bottle.  This assignment will be the only homework assignment that your child will have in addition to learning their weekly spelling words for their spelling test for the next two weeks.  I have attached the directions for this faith based homework assignment below.  The second graders and I are greatly looking forward to when our saints come marching into the second grade! Homework ELA ELA ( Strong Communicators) Spelling ~ Base Words and Endings -ed  -ing Grammar ~ Verbs in the Present Writing ~ Informat

Hello Wonderful Families of Second Graders, The gift of Autumn is everywhere!  The weather has been beautiful, every store you visit has pumpkin flavored treats, and your children are eagerly anticipating Trunk-or-Treat and Halloween!  I hope that the long extended weekend allowed your family to find time to enjoy the blessing of Autumn and all the treasures this season brings.  This week, the second graders are going to begin another formal writing sample.  This writing piece will focus on informational writing.  Your children's topic will be to write a series of directions on "How to Carve a Pumpkin."  It is another busy week in the second grade, so please continue reading to discover all that will be taking place in our classroom and right here at ACS. ELA ELA ( Strong Communicators) Spelling ~ Consonant Digraphs th, sh, wh, ch, tech Grammar ~ What is a Verb? Writing ~ Informative writing (How to Carve a Pumpkin) Target Skills ~ Main Ideas and Detail

Dear Second Grade Families, Did you know that in our Catholic faith we dedicate the months of both October and May to our blessed mother, Mary?  October 13th is also the feast day of Our Lady of Fatima.  This week, the second graders will be learning about our blessed Mother and how to properly pray the rosary.  The second graders will also be learning about the 4 mysteries of the rosary, and the purpose of praying the rosary.  The students will also be working in groups to create and complete rosary posters.   The main focus in our second grade classroom this week will be dedicated to our blessed mother, Mary.  Please continue reading to discover everything that will be taking place both in our classroom and right here at ACS school. ELA   ELA ( Strong Communicators) Spelling ~ Double Consonants and ck Grammar ~ Proper Nouns Writing ~ Informative writing Target Skills ~ Story Structure, Analyze/Evaluate Math (Resourceful Learners) The students will continue