Irish Blessings!

May the luck of the Irish be with all of our second grade families!
Blessings to you and your family and hopes that your families all had a wonderful four day weekend and a wonderful St. Patrick's Day.  This week, your students will resume their English Language Arts schedule.  A reading log will also be sent home this week, however, your child will only need to read and log it for Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday night.  All of the reading logs will be due on Friday, March 22nd.  Please continue reading to discover all that will be taking place inside the second grade classroom and right here at ACS.


ELA (Strong Communicators)
Spelling ~Suffixes
Grammar ~ Irregular Verbs
Writing ~ Informative Writing
Target Skills ~ Conclusions, Sequence of Events, Summarize


Math (Resourceful Learners)
The students will continue their learning in Unit 7.  This unit focuses on money and time concepts.
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.    Don't forget that there are many free options online to assist your child in memorizing their basic subtraction facts. 

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

  • The Sacrament of Penance
The students will attend our all school Mass on Friday, March 22nd.

Science
The students will begin their lessons on plants and their life cycles.

Updates
Daddy Daughter Dance 
Mar 23 2019 at 06:00 PM

All School Mass 
Mar 24 2019 at 08:30 AM

Next Generation of Generosity Dinner 
Mar 30 2019 at 05:30 AM

Homework
The students are required to read nightly and log their reading utilizing their reading log.  All of the reading logs are due on Friday.  The students will also need to study for their Spelling test on Thursday night in order to best prepare for Friday's test.

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