The Gift of Peace

Hello Second Grade Families,
Welcome to the second week of advent.  This week, the "peace" candle shines on the advent wreath.  May we all be more focused on the gift of peace during this holy advent season.  This week, your children will continue learning about the lineage of Christ in our "Jesse Tree" lessons.  Jesse was the father of King David from the old testament of the bible.  God promised us that the messiah would be from the house of David.  St. Joseph, who was the father of Jesus while he was here on earth was a descendant of Jesse.  The roots of Jesus fulfill God's promise and show us that Jesus is the messiah.  May we all look forward to celebrating the birth of our savior, our prince of peace!
Please continue reading to discover everything that will be taking place both inside our classroom and right here at ACS.

 ELA
Essential question that the students will answer:  
Why is it important to follow safety rules?
Target Skills:  Cause and Effect, Humor, Monitor/Clarify
Writing Focus:  Opinion Writing
Grammar Focus:  Abbreviations
Spelling Focus:  Compound Words

 Review and Challenge Words:into, inside, nobody, everywhere

 Math
This week the students will continue to focus on subtraction concepts.  We are beginning to work on "fluency sprints."  This is a method to assist the children in becoming fluent in their basic subtraction facts.  The students are expected to be able to subtract numbers from 20 and on down.  Don't forget the children have access to practicing their basic subtraction facts from home utilizing IXL.

 Here are some additional ideas to assist your child at home:


  • Good old fashioned flash cards
  • Download an app to a device to assist your child in memorizing their basic math facts.  There are a few apps that my own children utilized that really helped and they were Splash Math, Sushi Monster, and any app that has your child race against a timer.  
  • Education.com has FREE worksheets to help your child practice too!  I am providing a link to you below that will provide an online game through education.com  Please know that this site is a great resource for both educators and parents.  Feel free to navigate the site to best assist your child in any subject area.  
  •  https://www.education.com/resources/subtraction-within-20/?cid=11.74
Science
The students will begin creating their animal habitats this week!  Please have your child bring in their stuffed animal friend and any of the items they plan on using to create their finished project.  I will be supplying the construction paper and glue.

Religion

The students will also be learning about the season of Advent and the Jesse Tree.

 The students will be learning about the Holy Family utilizing their Jesus is our Life textbook.

The students will pray throughout their school day and this includes at daily Pledge/Prayer, before lunch, and prior to dismissal.

The students will attend our school wide Mass on Friday, December 13th at 8:10 am.

Upcoming Events
Dec 16 2019 at 08:30 AM
Dec 18 2019 at 06:30 PME
Dec 20 2019 at 12:00 PM
Dec 21 2019

Homework
The students will be given a different homework assignment for this week.  The students will be expected to complete a simple research page on their selected animal.  This homework assignment will compliment your child's completed animal habitat project.  Your child's animal facts page will be handed out to them on Monday, December 9th and it will be due this Friday, December 13th.  Please know that your child's assignment needs to be in their handwriting in order to receive credit.

 The children will also need to prepare for their weekly Spelling test that will take place on Friday!




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