Happy Valentine's Day!

 

Hello Second Grade Families,

Happy Valentine's Day! 

This week will be a short four day week, but it will be full of both academic and faith filled learning!  To kick off the week, your student's will be learning all about the history of Valentine's Day which is all due to the gift of St. Valentine.  St. Valentine was a priest/bishop,  who defied emperors' orders by secretly marrying couples who were in love.  The emperor, Claudius the III believed that if his soldiers were permitted to be married it would make them "soft," or "weak."  Eventually, St. Valentine was arrested for defying the orders of the emperor and was martyred on February 14th, 270 AD.    Valentine also wrote his final letter to his friend, Julia, and signed it From Your Valentine.  This is how the tradition of writing Valentine's all began!  Your children will be learning about this part of our faith's beautiful history.

Please continue reading to discover all that will be taking place for this four day school week!

ELA

The students will be stepping out of their regular Journey's textbook this week and will be reading from a supplemental text that coincides with our Journey's reading series.  The story will assist the children in learning all about the lives of Polar Bears.

The students will not have a Spelling test this week.


Math 

The students will be learning how to add and subtract to the hundreds place.

Social Studies

The students will begin to learn about the three branches of the American Government. 

Religion

  • The students will be learning about the life of St. Valentine.
  • The students will attend Mass on Wednesday, February 16h at 8:10 a.m. inside St. Gabriel's Catholic Church.
  • The students will continue to practice the Act of Contrition and we will begin learning this prayer to prepare the students for the sacrament of First Reconciliation. 

 

Don't forget that every second grader has access to the following websites to assist them in the areas of Reading and Math

  • RAZ Kids (the students may use this site to complete their nightly reading homework)
  • Splash Math Learning (This site will assist your child in mastering mathematical concepts that are taught inside our second grade classroom.)
  • The students will continue learning how to type using our class set of Chrome Books this week utilizing the typingclub.com website.

Homework
The students need to continue to complete an "Engage It" reading log.  
The reading log will be due on Friday, February 26th.
The students will need to read and log it each night.
There is no Spelling list for this week.  Enjoy the extra family time together:)

Here are the Second Grade Specials:

Monday ~ Art at 12:10

Tuesday ~ Spanish at 12:30 p.m. P.E. at 1:45 p.m. 

Wednesday ~ Mass Day at 8:15 a.m. 

                        Spanish 9:40 and Music at 1:00

Thursday ~    P.E. at 1:45 p.m.

Friday ~  There are no specials on Friday!

Upcoming Events

February 16, Wednesday:MOD Pizza dine-out  at 5355 E Carefree Hwy, Building D, Suite 101 Cave Creek, AZ 85331 !  Bring the attached flyer or order online through the MOD app or website and use the provided coupon code and MOD will donate 20% of your bill to support ACS!

Job Opening:  ACS Aftercare Supervisor:  Must be 21 or older. Responsibilities include supervising students, recording their attendance, maintaining a safe environment (inside and outside), verification of parent pick up and sign out of student(s), and securing building at the end of shift.  Time commitment:  M-F 3 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. (or until the last student is picked up.) when school is in session.  Please contact Sharon Pristash (spristash@acsphx.org) for pay information and additional details.
 

February 18, 21, Friday, Monday: No school in observance of President’s Day.  Have a safe and enjoyable long weekend.

February 26, Friday: Evening Under the Stars – Mardi Gras style 6pm cocktail hour, dinner to follow in St. Gabriel’s Parish Hall. Please support ACS and Catholic education.  Purchase tickets at Evening Under the Stars 2022  Look for Fat Tuesday emails with updates – how to volunteer, sponsor, purchase tickets, bid on auction items.

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