Welcome to 2nd Grade News  

• 2ND GRADE GYM WILL BE ON WEDNESDAY THIS WEEK. PLEASE WEAR GYM SHOES!
• Thank you for the Valentines and treats. I hope everyone had a LOVELY weekend. :)
• The PO is actively seeking a president and vice president for next year.
• Please remember to check green folders daily.

• 2nd Grade Wish List:  

• 2/22~Denim and Diamonds 175 Anniversary Celebration 
• 2/22~Mass time change 3:30 
• 2/24~American Heart Assn. Week; Skyline Fundraiser
• 2/26~Ash Wednesday Mass@8:35AM
• 2/28~OUT OF UNIFORM for $1 American Heart Assn.
• Parent Teacher Organization Meeting Dates and Times:

Phonics: dipthongs spelled: ou, ow

Vocabulary: You can find the vocabulary in the Reading/Writing Workshop book. Vocabulary will be introduced on Monday. The vocabulary story will be read on Tuesdays.

Stories/Poem: You will find the story for the week in the Literature Anthology book.  The story will be introduced on Wednesday.

• Monday evening: vocab pgs. 332-333
• Tuesday evening: read vocab story pgs. 334-337
• Wednesday evening: read pgs. 388-407 and 410-411
• Thursday evening: review poems and vocab for test pgs. 332-333 (VOCAB) &  388-407 (STORY)

Spelling:
YOUR CHILD NEEDS TO  STUDY THE WORDS HE/SHE CIRCLED ON THE WHITE SHEET OF PAPER. 
Pretest on Monday, worksheets on Tuesday and Thursday, spelling sentences on Wednesday (come up with your ideas on Tuesday evenings), test on Friday.

Speaking and Listening: 
Students will have Show and Tell on Friday.  Everyone needs to bring one item to share.   

Cursive: The students have learned all of cursive letters.  They will be applying it in writing assignments.

• M~analyze bar graphs
• T~problem solving
• W~line plots
• T~analyze line plots
• F~review chapter 9

Some key ideas to remember for chapter 17. HINT~Use these bullets as a study guide.   

• During the Liturgy of the Word, we worship God by listening to readings from the Bible.
• The Liturgy of the Word is the first main part of the Mass.
• creed
• God's word has always been an important part of the Church's worship.
• homily
• psalm
• general intercessions (Prayer of the Faithful)
• proclaiming the Gospel
• Describe what happens during the Liturgy of the Word.***You may list all 8 parts to receive full credit.***
• Draw your parish listening to the word of God.

The students will prepare for First Reconciliation and First Communion this year.  They will receive these sacraments later in the school year, but you can help your child by helping them prepare now by visiting Jesus weekly at Mass and participating.

In order to be fully prepared to receive the sacraments, this year your child will need to know the following prayers.  I will be checking the students individually beginning in September. 

• The Sign of the Cross (with the right hand)~ Early September
• Our Father~Late September
• Hail Mary~October
• Glory Be~November
• Act of Contrition ~December

Science
The students will do some catch up from the snow day last week~ water habitats and hot and cold deserts.
S.S.
Students will continute on in unit 4 learning about recycling and special Americans
Nightly Review for Success in Second Grade

• Review vocab/read story
• Practice spelling words, think of sentence ideas on Tuesdays
• Practice math facts (addition and subtraction) or current concept covered in class (i.e. money, telling time, skip counting, etc.)
• Review prayers