It's Time For Parent Teacher Conferences!
This week will be a shorter week due to Parent-Teacher Conferences. Thursday, October 22nd will be a half day and students in grades K-5 will be dismissed at noon. There will be no school held on Friday, October 23rd due to conferences. Also know that the second graders will not have a spelling test this week and they also will not have a reading log. In lieu of the reading log and studying for their spelling test, they will begin working on a project to prepare them for All Saint's Day. Your children will have this week and the following week to work on their saintly project. Every second grader will be assigned a specific saint in which to research and will have two components to complete for this second grade faith based activity.
First, every child will fill out and complete a "mini-poster" of their assigned saint.
Secondly, every second grader will create a depiction of their saint utilizing a water bottle.
Below, you will find all of the details of this required project. These details, along with your child's assigned saint, and their mini poster will be sent home on Monday, October 19th. Please make sure to have your child give you the needed handouts when they arrive home from school on Monday.
Have fun with this engaging activity and see it as a time to connect with your child in the spirit of our beautiful Catholic faith! May the saints guide you and may their spirits guide you as you work together on this faith based activity.
Here’s to a blessed All Saints Day!
ELA
Due to it being a short learning week, the students will be stepping outside of their Journey's reading textbook to focus on creating a formal writing piece about weather and to also learn about open and closed syllables.
Taking the time to formally focus on open and closed syllables will assist the students in their decoding of words, spelling, and writing abilities.
The children's formal writing piece will focus on informative writing and the writing process.
Math
The students will continue learning in their Go Math series. The current unit the second graders are in will focus on addition and subtraction concepts.
Religion
The students will step outside of their Jesus Our Life religion series this week to focus on the gift of our "Blessed Mother." The months of October and May are reserved in our Catholic faith to honor our Blessed Mother, Mary. The students will be learning about the four mysteries of the Rosary. It is my hope, that the students will also better understand that the Rosary is not only a series of holy prayers, but a way in which to remember the life stories of Jesus Christ.
Here are the Second Grade Specials:
Please take note that the time for our Spanish class has been changed.
Monday ~ Art at 12:10
Tuesday ~ P.E. at 2:25
Spanish at 12:00
Wednesday ~ Mass Day at 8:15 a.m.
Spanish 9:40 and Music at 1:00
Thursday ~ P.E. at 2:25
Friday ~ No special area classes
Upcoming Events
October 20, Tuesday: Arizona Tuition Connection, is hosting a tax credit scholarship training on Tuesday, October 20 at 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. (location TBD) to help families understand how to use tax credits to pay tuition. The goal of this session is to educate and provide the tools needed to maximize your scholarship awards. These scholarships are available to all families, regardless of income. We strongly encourage every parent to attend this training. If you can’t attend, you’re invited to: The Breakfast Joynt 6245 E. Bell Road Scottsdale, AZ 85254 on Wednesday, October 28th 9:30-10:30 am at RSVP: debra@arizonatuitionconnection.com
October 22, Thursday: Noon dismissal K-5. No school for Middle School students (6th-8th grade). Parent Teacher Conferences – Middle School conferences all day. K-5 conferences in PM. A Signup genius has been sent out. Reach out to your teacher if you have not received the sign-up Conference email.
October 23, Friday: No school K-8. Parent Teacher Conferences. Conferences all day. Sign UP geniuses have been sent out, please email teachers if you have questions.
October 26, Monday: $1 (minimum) Free Dress to support 8th Grade expenses (trip to Grand Canyon, class gift, Year-end luncheon). Thank you in advance for your support.
Homework
The students will begin their research on the life of a saint! Every child will need to complete a "mini poster" on the life of the saint that was assigned to him/her. The children will also be creating a saint utilizing a water bottle. A set of directions on this project, along with your child's assigned saint will be sent home on October 19th. The due date for this upcoming project is November 2nd. This project will be in lieu of our typical weekly Reading Log. There is also no spelling list for this week due to parent teacher conferences.
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