Buckle Up for Our First Full Week of School!

Hello Second Grade Families,
Welcome to our very first full week of school!  Your children had a very successful first three days of school and we are off to a great start!  The student's supplies are all unpacked and organized, we covered a multitude of classroom procedures and protocols, and we focused on keeping Christ at the center of our day.  This week, the students will focus on Discipline With a Purpose skills.  These lessons were designed to assist students at Catholic schools to learn the need to listen well, ask meaningful questions, use positive social skills, how to share people, space, and time, and lastly, the importance of following instructions.  These lessons help children to apply and grow in their self discipline skills.  I'm sure your children may be sharing our lessons with you because Captain America assists us in "unlocking" our "Super Powers."  The "Super Power" of having self discipline! 
Here's to a great week up ahead!  

 Please continue reading to discover all that will be taking place both in our second grade classroom and right here at ACS.

 ELA
The students will...

  • understand open and closed syllable words
  • begin their daily oral language lessons(fixing and correcting mistakes they find in sentences)
  • be able to distinguish between the different types of sentences. (statements, exclamatory, interrogative(?), and commands.
Math
The students will...
  • be assessed in their beginning of the year mathematical abilities (DIBELS Screening)
  • begin their lessons on data and graphing
  • visit IXL during our computer lab time to make sure that every student can login to the website
Religion
The students will...
  • focus on being a "Child of God" utilizing the Jesus Our Life Religion textbook.
  • engage in our Discipline With a Purpose lessons and activities to assist them in growing their self-discipline skills.
  • pray throughout our school day (before school, before lunch, and at dismissal) and during our religious based classroom lessons.
  • attend our weekly Mass on Friday at 8:15am inside St. Gabriel's Catholic Church.
Social Studies
The students will...
  • understand that the U.S. Constitution is a set of laws/rules that we as Americans are to follow in the United States of America.
  • recognize that the laws/rules of the U.S. Constitution were designed by our founding fathers to protect our freedoms and to keep citizens safe.
  • create their own class constitution that will be implemented as "The Laws of the Land" in our second grade classroom.
  • Identify five of America's Founding Fathers (George Washington, John Adams, Ben Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and James Madison)
Upcoming Events

Middle School Curriculum Night
Aug 21 2019 at 06:30 PM
Aug 23 2019 at 08:15 AM

Aug 30 2019 at 12:00 PM

Sep 02 2019

Homework
The students will not have any homework assignments for this week.  However, please check your child's agenda on Thursday evenings to see how they are doing behaviorally.  Also, please sign your child's agenda on Thursday evenings.  The students are utilizing a color coded behavioral "clip chart" this year and they are already recognizing the significance of each color.  The directions on how to read the behavior chart and the significance of the color code was sent home with your child at Curriculum Night.

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