Second Grade Is On A Roll!
Your children are off to a great starting the second grade! Last week, we were able to complete all of our scheduled lessons, and so, we were able to begin learning about the seven continents and the five oceans in the content area of social studies. The students have also completed all five of our "Discipline With a Purpose" lessons. These religious based lessons teach children the importance of five basic learning skills, which are, the skill of listening, sharing, asking meaningful questions, following directions, and utilizing positive social skills. So, please continue reading this newsletter to discover all that will be taking place inside the second grade classroom and right here at ACS.
ELA
Essential question that the students will answer:
How do good friends act?
Target Skills: Cause and Effect, Figurative Language, Summarizing
Writing Focus: Narrative Writing (True Story)
Grammar Focus: What is a Noun?
Spelling Focus: Long Vowels (o, u, e )
Bonus Words for this week's Spelling List: home, joke, wrote, ice cube
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
- Naming and Locating the Five Oceans
- Understanding how to read a map
- Identifying a compass rose
- Learning how to locate the directions on a map (north, south, east, and west)
- Understanding what the equator is and where it's located on a map/globe
- Understanding what the prime meridian is and where it's located on a map/globe
- Identifying different types of landforms
- Applying knowledge to answer questions utilizing a map
- Designing and creating a map
Religion
The students will experience a "virtual" Rosary Prayer service on Monday, September 14th at 2:15 p.m.
The students will utilize the "Jesus Our Life" religion series focusing on "The Blessed Trinity."
The students will be going to Mass as a school community on Wednesday, September 16th 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.
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
| Bricks4Kidz Lego Club begins ~ Sep 17 2020 at 08:30 AM | |
| Middle School Parent Conferences/ No School MS, Noon dismissal K-5 ~ Sep 24 2020 at 09:00 AM | |
| No School K-8 Parent Teacher Conferences ~ Sep 25 2020 | |
| Picture Day ~ Sep 30 2020 at 08:15 AM Homework This week, the students will be expected to study for their Spelling test that will take place on Friday, September 18th. Please know that every child will be taught and expected to write their full list of Spelling words inside their agenda. The students will be writing down their list every Monday morning after we take our Spelling pre-test. 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. Have a blessed week! | |
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