Happy President's Day!

Welcome Back Second Grade Families!
I hope that you and your families had a wonderful extended weekend!  In honor of President's Day, your children will be learning about the life of our 16th president, Abraham Lincoln.  Our short 4 day work week will be filled with many other learning activities too, so please continue reading to discover all that will be taking place both in our classroom and right here at ACS.

ELA (Strong Communicators)
Spelling ~ Words with or, ore
Grammar ~ Commas in a series
Writing ~ Narrative Writing
Target Skills ~ Compare and Contrast, Figurative Language, Monitor/Clarify

Math (Resourceful Learners)
The students will continue to work in unit 6.  Unit 6 focuses on adding and subtracting to the hundreds place.  In class, the second graders will continue their math "sprints" to assist them in the skill of "automaticity" with their basic addition and subtraction facts.  
Please note, that the second graders could use some extra practice in memorizing their subtraction facts.  There are many free websites and I-pad apps that can assist your child in memorizing their basic subtraction facts.
Below you will find some suggestions.
  • Sushi Monster (I-Pad app)
  • Splash Math for Second Graders (I-Pad app)
  • mathplayground.com
  • IXL
  • multiplication.com (click on subtraction games tab)
  • Also, don't forget that good old fashioned flash cards can assist your child too!

Religion (Active Christians)
The students will be learning the following religious concepts utilizing the Jesus Our Life religion series.

  • Asking Forgiveness

The students will continue to practice the Act of Contrition Prayer to prepare them for their First Reconciliation.




The students will attend our all school Mass on Friday, Feb. 22nd at 8:15am.

Science
The students will continue learning about the properties of matter (solids, liquids, gas).


Updates
No School Presidents Day ~ Feb 18 2019Pep Rally for ACS Fun Run! ~ Feb 20 2019 at 02:30 PMEnd of Trimester 2 ~ Feb 22 2019Middle School Social ~ Feb 22 2019 at 07:00 PM
Homework
  • Read nightly for at least 15 minutes and log your reading!
  • Study your weekly spelling words for Friday's test!
  • If a child does not complete and return their homework on Friday, it will be reflected on our Class Dojo website, as well as, on the child's report card.  The child will also have to "clip down" in our classroom and give me four raffle tickets.  One ticket for everyday that they decided not to complete their homework.
  

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