The Second Grade Ranch

  Hello Second Grade Families, On Monday, August 31st, the doors to the lower building will be opened for students from Kindergarten through the third grade!   The teachers are so excited to see their students and to begin our academic journey with them within the walls of our classrooms.    As we begin introducing some normalcy into our lives, please know that precautions are being taken.  The desks are all facing forward, hand sanitizer pumps are available for all to utilize throughout the day, and lanyards have been purchased to help your child keep track of their mask.  One of our school nurses will also be visiting the classroom to discuss with the children how to best wash their hands and how to stay healthy and safe at school this year.   Lysol wipes have also been purchased to clean the desks each day, but should you be able to contribute any it would be greatly appreciated.   Please expect this week to be a week of review and getting to know your children.  Therefore, there wi

 Hello Second Grade Families, Welcome to the second week of our distance learning lessons.  Please know that the Second Grade Interactive Classroom has been updated for your children.  The same images will remain, but every link has been updated accordingly for this week's learning.   I would highly encourage you to print off the slides for this week, as they can serve as a schedule for your children each day.  Thank you in advance for all of your patience and support as we navigate this learning model together.  Also, I know there were some computer glitches with Brain Pop Jr. and Tumble Books last week.  Below, I am providing information you may need just in case either of those links get overloaded and will not work for you.  However, please do not have your children navigate through all that Brain Pop Jr. has to offer, as we will be utilizing specific videos that correspond with the proper content being taught.   Brain Pop Jr. Login: Username:  spristash Password:  Keeper!2016

  Hello Second Grade Families, Monday will be our very first day of distance learning!  It was wonderful to meet you and your children last week!  Please know that I have you all in my thoughts and prayers as we navigate your child's learning together as a team.  My prayer requests are also that soon we will have the gift of normalcy entering our lives which includes having all of your children learning inside their regular classroom environment.  Please continue reading this newsletter to discover how to best assist your child for our very first week of learning! 9:00 to 9:30am ~ Have your child visit their Google Classroom and click on the "Google Meet Up Link Camera".   Please make sure that your child is registered in the Google Classroom,  so that they can access their distance learning materials.   I would strongly recommend printing off the Google slides to keep your child's learning on track.  The Google slides have all of the textbook page numbers and can se

  S econd Graders L oving O thers T houghtfully and H appily ! Welcome to Our Second Grade Community! Hello Second Grade Families at Annunciation Catholic School!  My name is Megan Connell and I am your child's second grade teacher.  What a blessing it is to have your child in the second grade for the 2020-2021 school year! Please know that this site will serve as our weekly second grade newsletter.  Every Sunday evening,  you will be receiving an updated newsletter that is sent directly to your "inbox."  So, please continue reading to discover what will be taking place within our classroom community and right here at Annunciation Catholic School. I know that beginning the school year in a distance learning format is not what any of us had hoped for and we teachers are eagerly anticipating returning to a regular classroom setting.  Please know that the   K-2 teachers are all working together to create a positive learning experience for your children utilizing Google Class