Here's to a Great Week Up Ahead!

 

Hello Second Grade Families,

Can you believe that we have arrived in the third week of September?  Time is flying in the second grade. Both expectations and routines have been established inside our classroom and your children are working diligently each day.  The first day of Fall begins on September 22nd and here's to hoping that cooler weather is around the corner.  To "kick off" the season of "Fall" the second graders will be observing "Johnny Appleseed Day!"  All of the students will be enjoying fresh sliced apples on Friday and we will be doing Johnny Appleseed based activities to assist them in learning about this American pioneer who is known for being an amazing horticulturist who was known for his generous spirit and peaceful nature.  It will be a fun way to end our week!

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

ELA

Essential question that the students will answer:  
How is a school like a community?
Target Skills:  Story Structure, Author's Word Choice, Visualize
Writing Focus:  Narrative Writing (True Story)
Grammar Focus:  Singular and Plural Nouns
Spelling Focus:  Consonant Blends

Bonus Words for this week's Spelling List:  slip, drive, climb, price

Math

The students will continue learning about place value and place value concepts.

Social Studies

The students will continue learning about Geography. 

The key concepts that the second graders will be focusing on are:

• Naming and Identify the Seven Continents (standard taught)
• Naming and Locating the Five Oceans (standard taught)
• Understanding how to read a map
• Identifying a compass rose  (standard taught)
• Learning how to locate the directions on a map (north, south, east, and west) (standard taught)
• Understanding what the equator is and where it's located on a map/globe (standard taught)
• Understanding what the prime meridian is and where it's located on a map/globe (standard taught)
• Identifying different types of landforms
• Applying knowledge to answer questions utilizing a map
• Designing and creating a map

Religion

The students will utilize the "Jesus Our Life" religion series focusing on "God is Our Creator."

The students will be going to Mass as a school community on Wednesday, September 23rd at 8:15 am.

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

The second graders will also be learning the prayer for the intercession of St. Michael the Archangel per Father Chad's request.  All of the ACS students will be saying the prayer each time we attend Mass on Wednesday mornings.

Here are the Second Grade Specials:

Monday ~ Art at 12:10

Tuesday ~ P.E. at 2:25

Wednesday ~ Mass Day at 8:15 a.m. 

                        Spanish 8:40 and Music at 1:00

Thursday ~    Spanish at 12:00 and P.E. at 2:25

Friday ~ No special area classes

Upcoming Events

Chipotle Fundraiser ~ Sep 29 2020 at 04:00 PM

Picture Day ~ Sep 30 2020 at 08:15 AM

Harold's Oktoberfest - School fundraiser ~ Oct 03 2020 at 05:00 PM

Early Dismissal at Noon ~ Oct 09 2020

Homework

This week, the students will be expected to study for their Spelling test that will take place on Friday, September 25th.

Please know that every child has been taught and is expected to write their full list of Spelling words inside their agenda every week. 

The students are also expected to read every single night for 15 to 20 minutes.  

Beginning this week, please also expect your child to bring home a nightly reading log.  The reading logs are sent home every Monday and need to be returned to school on Friday's.  

After your child reads, he, or she, will need to fill out their nightly reading log.  Please also know that the students are taught in class how to properly fill out and utilize their reading logs.

On Thursday evenings, please sign your child's agenda and also sign off on your child's reading log.