Advent ~ Week 3 ~ The Gift of Joy!

Hello Second Grade Families,
Welcome to the third week of advent where we celebrate the gift of joy!  This week will certainly a joyous one as it will be filled with many Christmas themed activities and events.  Our week will not consist of our typical learning lessons, but your children will be immersed in many wonderful activities that will prepare their spirits for Christmas!  May you all have a joyous week!  Please continue reading to discover all that will be taking place this week.

 Here is what will be taking place for our class Christmas celebration.  All of the second graders will be having a party where they visit five different stations.  
( Strong Communicators, Thoughtful Citizens, Active Christians, and Resourceful Learners)

The stations that the children will be experiencing are:
  • Station #1 ~  A Craft station (the kids will be creating light up snowmen.)  All of the materials have been purchased.
  • Station #2 ~ Writing station (The students will be writing letters to Santa Clause, or St. Nicholas, to thank him for his generosity.)  The letters will be delivered to Macy's where they contribute money for every letter donated to the St. Jude's Children's Hospital.
  • Station #3 ~ A treat station  
  • Station #4 ~ A service project station  The students will decorate bags & then they will place a variety of items inside the paper bags for a child in need.  The bags will be donated to St. Vincent De Paul for children that will be visiting their facility on Christmas Day.  The second graders will be Santa Clause for a child in need!
  • Station #5 ~ Christmas Bingo 

    Here's where I will need your help!  It would be wonderful to have every single student bring in one pair of warm, adorable socks to place into the Christmas bags that we will be donating to St. Vincent De Paul.  The students are also permitted to bring in one other simple item to place in the bag if they wish to do so.  A variety of dollar store items have already been purchased.  However, perhaps your child may like to send in a small toy or trinket to place in the bag as part of their donation to a child who is in need this Christmas.  Thank you in advance for all of your efforts!  It's my hope to assist the students in understanding that it's in the spirit of giving that we receive!

    Math (Resourceful Learners)
    The students will complete their lessons in unit 4 from our Go Math series!  This unit focused on double digit addition and subtraction.  

    Social Studies (Thoughtful Citizens)
    The students will complete their lessons on how children celebrate Christmas around the world.

    Religion (Active Christians)

      The students will continue to have daily Advent devotionals that are known as, "The Jesse Tree."  These lessons teach the students about the lineage of Christ.  The lessons also teach the students how to look up readings from a bible and how to reflect upon what was read.  The Jesse Tree is a great way to promote the true gift of Christmas which is the birth of Jesus Christ.
      • The students will attend our all school Mass on Friday, December 21st

    Updates
     ACS Spelling Bee - Grades 5 - 8 ~ Dec 17 2018 at 08:30 AM
     Chess Club ~ Dec 19 2018 at 03:10 PM
     ACS Christmas Program ~  Dec 19 2018 at 06:30 PM
     Early Dismissal @ 12 p.m. ~ Dec 21 2018 at 08:00 AM
    Homework
    The students will not have any homework for this week!  Enjoy this most holy and joyous season.
    Merry Christmas!
      
      
      
      

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