Hello March

 

Hello Second Grade Families,

Are you ready for the month of March?  Here's to the month that comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb.   It will certainly be a wonderfully busy month with the blessings of Lent, St. Patrick's Day, and the beginning of Spring.   It also will begin the final trimester of this school year.  With that being said, your children and making great strides academically, socially, and spiritually.  Because I am observing the class as a whole making positive behavioral choices, I am going to only be sending home a daily "March" behavior calendar and not the behavioral check list.  Please simply check your child's March behavioral chart each day to see how your child's day went.  Should any situation present itself, I will absolutely contact parents directly, so that we can work together as a team to assist your child.

Thank you in advance for both your help and support.

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

ELA

Essential question that the students will answer:  

How do animals care for their young?

Target Skills:  Main Ideas and Details, Cause and Effect, Infer/Predict

Writing Focus:  Informative Writing

Grammar Focus: What is an Adjective

Spelling Focus:  Words with er

Bonus Words for this week's Spelling List:  fern, ever,  remember,  feather

Math

The students have completed their second grade lessons on money and will now be moving into telling time on both a digital and analog clock.

Social Studies  

The students will continue their lessons on the western expansion of America.

These lessons take quite a deal of time, and so, it may take us a week, or two, to cover all of the content as it is quite extensive.

Science

If time permits, the students will also be learning about life cycles of a wide variety of living things, such as, caterpillars, frogs, and chickens.  Once we start our lessons on plants, the students will learn that plants have a life cycle too and so do human beings.

Religion

The second grade students will be leading the all school Rosary on Monday, March 1st inside St. Gabriel's Catholic Church.

The students will have another sacramental preparation lesson this week.

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 continue praying 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.   The students have memorized the "Act of Contrition" and are prepared to say this prayer when they receive the holy sacrament of Reconciliation. 

Here are the Second Grade Specials:

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

Don't forget that your child has access to several academic computer sites to enhance their learning at home.

Here is a quick list to assist your child in their academic growth at home.

• RAZ kids ( Your child may utilize this site to complete their nightly reading homework.)
• IXL (Section Q focuses on key second grade telling time concepts)
• Class Dojo!  This site can be accessed each day to allow your child to gain insights on their behavioral decisions from the day.  The students will earn points that then allow them to upgrade their site's avatar and the site will allow the students to view social/emotional developmental videos that were viewed in class from that specific day.  It's such an engaging behavioral tool and it motivates and empowers the students to give their very best efforts each day.
• So far in Class Dojo, your children have focused on the social/emotional skills of having a "Growth Mindset," how to be "Perseverant," how to be "Empathetic," what it means to show "Gratitude," and how they can tackle "Big Challenges" in life!  

Upcoming Events

• March 5, Friday:  Stations of the Cross Friday led by 7th grade at 2:15 p.m.  6the grade will lead (Mar 19) and 5th on (Mar 26). All grades can attend.  (No Stations on Feb 26 and March 12 due to Inservice/half day).  
• March 12,  Friday  –  No School –  Teachers In-Service training day. 
• March 15,  Monday  –   No School – This is a change to the current calendar.  Enjoy the long weekend!
• March 16, Tuesday:  Dine out with Phat Turtle BBQ!  Phat Turtle will donate 15% of dine in and take out orders to ACS.  3:00 PM – 10:00 PM at 30845 N Cave Creek Rd, Suite 107 Cave Creek, AZ 85331  
• March 17, Wednesday:  St. Patrick’s Feast Day.  K-8 may wear green, St. Patrick shirts with uniform bottoms.  “  in a single day I have said as many as a hundred prayers, and in the night almost as many;”  ― St. Patrick, The Confession of St. Patrick
• March 25, Thursday:  Save this date.  School Blessing on the Feast of the Annunciation.  Mass celebrated with Bishop Olmsted at 9:30 a.m. All are welcome. 

Homework

This week, the students will need to read each night for at least 15 minutes and log their reading utilizing their reading log. 

 The reading log is due on Friday.

The students will also need to study for their Spelling Test that will take place on Friday.