Grateful, Thankful, and Blessed!

 

Hello Second Grade Families,

Happy Thanksgiving!  May each and every one of you have a blessed Thanksgiving surrounded by loved ones and those that you hold dear.  This week, your children will not have their regularly planned lessons.  There is no homework this week.  There will be no spelling test this week, and the children will not be practicing their reading skills from their Journey's textbook.  Instead, the children will be focusing on creating a persuasive writing sample, reading about the history of the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag Indian Tribe, and we'll be covering some language arts skills that will enhance your children's knowledge in the area of grammar.

 Please continue reading to discover all that will be taking place in this short, yet busy week!

 

ELA

The students will:

  •  be learning all about idioms!
  • create a persuasive writing sample that focuses on the children pretending that they are a turkey.  The kids will have to persuade the farmer not to make them the main course at the Thanksgiving feast this year!  The students really enjoy this engaging writing sample.
  • be reading about the history of the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag Indian Tribe.

Math 

This week, the students will continue working in Unit 5 utilizing the Big Ideas textbook.  

This unit focuses on subtracting within 100.

If your child struggles with memorizing basic subtraction facts, please know that "Sushi Monster" is a great app found on Apple that can be downloaded onto a device.  It may assist your children in becoming fluent in their basic addition and subtraction facts. 

Social Studies

The students have already been learning about the history behind the very first Thanksgiving.

The students will continue learning about the pilgrims, the Wampanoag tribe, and the reason behind celebrating the holiday we call Thanksgiving.

Science

If time permits, the students will learn about protecting our natural resources.

An all school STREAM event will take place on Wednesday morning!

Religion

The students will be attending Mass in the new church on Wednesday, November 24th at 8:15 a.m.

Homework

There is no homework for this week!  Happy Thanksgiving!  Enjoy some much needed extra family time.


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 are no specials on Friday!

Upcoming Events

November 12 – 30,  See’s Candy Fundraiser: Orders accepted now through November 30. See form attached. It is that time of year again for our holiday See’s Candy fundraiser! A little something yummy for you, plus you help out our school by shopping! Please make checks payable to Annunciation Catholic School. 

November 15 – 22,Sock Religious Fundraiser Stock up on fun Catholic socks for family, friends, yourself, and of course the kids!!!!!  There are more socks now than ever and shirts and stickers are now available!!!! The homeroom class with the most sales will get a pizza party sponsored by the Catholic Identity Committee.  And don’t forget, we have several days throughout the school year for students to wear their Saint Socks!  Support our school while getting amazing quality, artistic, faith filled gifts for yourself and loved ones!!!!
Make your order online at https://sock-religious-acs.cheddarup.com

November 23, Tuesday: Annual Thanksgiving Feast lunch  (provided by an ACS family) for all students and staff.  Blue Willo lunch has been cancelled for the day.  If your student does not eat turkey, mac n cheese, stuffing, etc., please pack your student a lunch.

November 24, Wednesday: Noon Dismissal. No aftercare provided.

November 25 – 26, Thursday, Friday:  No school.  Happy Thanksgiving.  Have a blessed Thanksgivng break!

 

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