The Second Grade Ranch

Hello Second Grade Families, This week is "Fun Run" week.  Your children will be attending daily "Pep Rallies" that create enthusiasm for this Friday's Fun Run and also teach character traits.  Friday will be the day of the school wide Fun Run and it's also an early dismissal day.  Every child will also receive a t-shirt to wear while they participate in the Fun Run.  The children will need to wear good athletic shoes on Friday for the Fun Run and comfortable athletic bottoms.  However, the entire school has Mass on Friday at 8:30, so the children will need to wear their school uniform to Mass.  After Mass, the students will be able to get ready for the Fun Run event.  If these directions should change, I will send an email to all of our second grade families.  Also know, that if you haven't done so already, you can sign your child up on the FunRun.com website and begin making pledges.  Thank you in advance for supporting this fundraising ACS event!

Happy President's Day! I hope that you all had a beautiful four day weekend.  This week, the second graders will be learning about the life of Abraham Lincoln who was the 16th president of The United States of America and whose life is still celebrated today!  Also, the kickoff to our annual "Fun Run" will take place on Wednesday afternoon, so be on the look out for paper work that will go home with the details of this fundraising event for ACS. ELA Essential question that the students will answer:   What makes someone a hero? Target Skills:  Compare and Contrast, Figurative Language, Monitor/Clarify Writing Focus:  Narrative Writing Grammar Focus:  Commas in a Series Spelling Focus:  Words with or and ore Review and Challenge Words:  for, more,  report, force Math The students will begin their lessons on triple digit addition and subtraction with and without regrouping. Science The students will continue and complete their lessons on states of matter (

Hello Second Grade Families, Guess what holiday is right around the corner?  Valentine's Day!  The day when we celebrate the gift of love.  This week will also be a four day school week, and so, the second graders will be celebrating Valentine's Day on Thursday, February 13th.  Please have your child bring in 24 Valentine's to share with their classmates.  In class, we will be creating our Valentine's card holders and our wonderful homeroom mom's are planning a fun party for the second graders.  Also know that the second graders will be learning about St. Valentine and how the history behind Valentine's Day.   The second graders will also be having mini lessons on what it means to have "Gratitude" via our Class Dojo web site. It's going to be a week fostering the gifts of joy, love, and gratitude inside our second grade classroom community.   Please continue reading this newsletter to discover everything that will be taking place both at ACS a

Hello Second Grade Families, Welcome to the month of February!  The month where we work a little harder to be loving towards others.  It's a month of showing kindness, caring, and sharing.   All of which are acts of being loving. Christ said, "Love one another as I have loved you."  With this being said, our class will be focusing on the skill of "Mindfulness" this week through our "Class Dojo" video series.   The mini lessons will teach the children how to practice "mindfulness" when they feel overwhelmed with big emotions.  These social/emotional based lessons will assist the children in being more aware of how their actions affect others.  It will be a positive way to begin the month that represents love.  The month we know as February! ELA Essential question that the students will answer:   How are signs helpful? Target Skills:  Text and Graphic Features, Point of View, Question Writing Focus:  Narrative Writing Grammar Focus: