Welcome to Holy Week

 Hello Second Grade Families,

Welcome back from the extended weekend!  I hope that you all were able to enjoy the beautiful Fall weather, and were also able to enjoy some much needed down time.  This will be another four day week, but it is bound to be full of many academic, as well as, fun activities.  In fact, the "Fun Run" will take place this coming Friday afternoon, so if you are able, please support the fundraising activity by visiting funrun.com.

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

ELA

Essential Question:  How can some storms be dangerous?

Grammar:  What is a verb?

Spelling:  Consonant Digraphs (th, sh, wh, ch, tch)

Phonics:  Consonant Digraphs and words that end with -ed, or -ing

Writing:  Informative Writing

Please note, all of the students are expected to have their weekly list of Spelling words written inside their "Agendas/Planners."  This skill will best prepare your students as they navigate into every grade level at ACS.  It is a skill that promotes being organized and responsible for keeping track of their homework.

Here are this week's list of words:

dish

than

chest

such

thin

push

shine

chase

white

while

these

flash

which

then

catch

thumb

 

Math 

The students will be moving into double digit addition concepts and strategies utilizing our Big Ideas Math textbooks.

 

Social Studies

The students will be focusing on identifying and understanding a wide variety of landforms.

 

Religion

• The students will continue learning all about the blessed mother and how to properly pray the rosary.

• The students will attend an all school Mass on Wednesday, October 13th at 8:15 a.m. inside St. Gabriel's Catholic Church.

Homework 

This week your child will have reading and spelling homework.  The second graders are expected to read nightly for at least 15 minutes, and to fill out their reading log.  Please sign your child's homework on Thursday for this week.  Every second grader will need to hand in their homework on Friday.  Please know that explicit directions are given in class to the students.  Research shows that students that read nightly for a minimum of 15 to 20 minutes, and then log their reading,  typically show the most gains in the area of reading fluency.

All of the students will need to prepare and study this week's Spelling words.  

This week, the Spelling Test will take place on Friday.

Don't forget that every second grader has access to the following websites to assist them in the areas of Reading and Math

• RAZ Kids (the students may use this site to complete their nightly reading homework)
• Splash Math Learning (This site will assist your child in mastering mathematical concepts that are taught inside our second grade classroom.)
  

Here are the Second Grade Specials:

Monday ~ Art at 12:10

Tuesday ~ Spanish at 12:30 p.m. P.E. at 1:45 p.m. 

Wednesday ~ Mass Day at 8:15 a.m. 

                        Spanish 9:40 and Music at 1:00

Thursday ~    P.E. at 1:45 p.m.

Friday ~ There is no school this coming Friday!  Enjoy the time off!

Upcoming Events

 October 15 Friday: Fun Run fundraising event. Students will have class in the morning followed with the Fun Run in the afternoon. on ACS/St.Gabriel campus at 1 pm .  All are welcome to volunteer and cheer on the students.

October 21, Thursday: K-5 conference starting at noon.  Noon dismissal for K-5 only. No lunch for K-5.  (MS has a full day of school.)  Sign up genius for conference times will come in a separate email.
October 22, Friday: K-5  conference:  K-5 students no school.  (MS has a full day of school.)   Sign up genius for conference times will come in a separate email.
October 23, Saturday: Dads Club Annual Campus Cleanup Day, 8:30 – 11:30 a.m. RSVP or for more details, email: mscagnoli@gmail.comVolunteer Opportunities