Happy Valentine's Day!

Hello Second Grade Families,
Guess what holiday is right around the corner?  Valentine's Day!  The day when we celebrate the gift of love.  This week will also be a four day school week, and so, the second graders will be celebrating Valentine's Day on Thursday, February 13th.  Please have your child bring in 24 Valentine's to share with their classmates.  In class, we will be creating our Valentine's card holders and our wonderful homeroom mom's are planning a fun party for the second graders.  Also know that the second graders will be learning about St. Valentine and how the history behind Valentine's Day.   The second graders will also be having mini lessons on what it means to have "Gratitude" via our Class Dojo web site. It's going to be a week fostering the gifts of joy, love, and gratitude inside our second grade classroom community.  

 Please continue reading this newsletter to discover everything that will be taking place both at ACS and within our second grade classroom.

 ELA
This week, the students will be stepping outside of their Journey's text to read Poppleton in Winter.  The students will be analyzing the text and completing themed activities to enhance and build their language arts skill set.  

 The students will also continue to learn how to write in cursive.

 Spelling ~
Math
The students will continue their lessons on double digit subtraction with and without regrouping.

Science
The students will continue their lessons on states of matter (solids, liquids, gas).


Religion
The students will be learning about the life of St. Valentine and they will be discovering the history behind Valentine's Day.

The students will continue to practice the "Act of Contrition" to prepare them for the sacrament of "First Reconciliation."

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

 Upcoming Events

  Sacrament Prep_Reconcilation Class (Parents too)
  Feb 09 2020 at 09:30 AM
  Scholarship Coaching Session with ATC
  Feb 12 2020 at 06:00 PM
  Sacrament of Reconciliation 
  Feb 12 2020 at 06:30 PM
  No School
  Feb 14 2020

Homework
All homework assignments will be due on Thursday this week due to our 4 day President's Day holiday weekend!

The students will need to read nightly for 15 to 20 minutes and log their reading utilizing their reading log.  All of the reading logs will be due this week on Thursday, February 13th.

The students will need to prepare for their Spelling Test which will take place on Thursday, February 13th.

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