The Final Countdown Begins!

Hello Second Grade Families,
The final days of our school year have now begun!  There are only nine days left of school!  This week will be the last week for our formal second grade lessons.  This Friday will also be our final spelling test of the year.  I will send out one final newsletter to keep everyone in the loop as to what activities will be taking place for our final four days of school.  Thank you all for your support and efforts this year and it was a blessing to be your child's second grade teacher.   We had a wonderful time learning and growing, socially, academically, and in our faith.  The best part is that we grew together in our second grade learning community!

 ELA(Strong Communicators)
Spelling ~ Vowel Diphthongs ow, ou
Grammar ~ Possessive Nouns
Writing ~ Opinion writing
Target Skills ~ Sequence of Events, Compare and Contrast, Analyze/Evaluate

 Math (Resourceful Learners)
The students will begin working  in the area of data analysis utilizing our Go Math textbooks.

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

 The students will also attend our school wide Mass on Friday at 8:10am.


Social Studies (Thoughtful Citizens)

The students will continue learning about economics and how an economy works in a city, state, and in our country.  

Updates

All School Mass ~ May 12 2019 at 08:30 AM
8th Grade Graduation ~ May 15 2019 at 05:30 PM
Kindergarten Promotion ~ May 17 2019 at 01:30 PM
Last Day of School, Early Dismissal t 12 p.m. ~ May 23 2019 at 12:30 PM

 Homework
The students will not have any homework for the month of May!!!!
Enjoy some extra family time together.
  

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