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Welcome to 2nd Grade with Mrs. Applegate!
 
 
My name is Samantha Applegate and I am so excited to be joining the SJCS family! I grew up in central Indiana and graduated with my degree in Elementary Education from Ball State University in 2017. My husband and I relocated to the Chicagoland area in 2019 where I spent the first three years teaching Kindergarten. This will be my fifth year teaching and my second year teaching at St. Joseph. 
 
When I'm not teaching, you can find me spending time at the lake and watching college football. I also enjoy concerts, reading, and spending time with my friends and family. Some of my favorites include Diet Coke, Starbucks, and trips to Target. I look forward to an amazing 2022-2023 school year!
 

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3/21/24-HOMEWORK

Math- Lesson 4 pages 443-44, 10 minutes of basic math facts.
 
Reading and Writing: 20 minutes of independent or buddy reading. Write a story with your favorite characters, setting, plot, etc.
 
Reminders:
Have a wonderful Spring Break!!
 
 

3/20/24-Homework

Math: Lesson 3-pg. 545-46, basic math facts practice (+ and -).
 
Reading and Writing: 20 minutes of independent or partner reading (aloud), write words with (oi, oy) words-spoil, destroy, deploy, joining.
 
Reminders:
  • It is still plenty cold outside; kids need coats for outside recess.
  • Have a wonderful and blessed Holy Week and Easter as a safe and amazing our Spring Break!

3/19/245-HOMEWORK

Math: Lesson 9 Picotgraphs- pg. 539-40; 10 minutes of basic math facts practice.
 
Reading and Writing: read independently for 20 minutes; write down the "story stones" parts of the story-include a noun, and adjective and a verb!
 
Reminders: 
  • Please send appropriate clothing for outdoor recess!
  • Have a wonderful Spring Break!
 
 

3/18.24-Homework

Math-Chapter 9 Lesson 1-worksheet Interesting Insects; 10 minutes of addition and subtraction facts.
 
Reading and Writing: 20 minutes of independent or partner reading. Practice words with (oi, oy)-broil, joyful, destroy, and (ee, ey, ea)-sheep, ready, honey, etc.
 
Reminders:
  • Please keep track of our crazy up and down weather! Kiddos need warm coats and hats/gloves today. 
  • Please let Mrs. Lentino in the school office know if you are not going to send your kiddos to school any day this week due to spring break. 
  • Thank you for everything and enjoy your much deserved break!!

Week at a Glance: 3/18-3/22/24

Fundations: (phonics): Students will be able to-

  • Spell words with oi, oy
  • Spell trick words favorite, ocean, early

Reading and Writing: (Wit and Wisdom) Students will be able to-

  • Compare and contrast versions of Johnny Appleseed
  • Identify collective nouns
  • Identify story elements of the legend of John Henry
  • Compare John Henry legend to other legends s/he has read
  • Illustrate examples of collective nouns

Math: Students will be able to-

  • record data from a survey.
  • use data from a tally chart to make a picture graph (pictograph)
  •  analyze data on picture graphs.
  •  make bar graphs to show data.

Religion: students will-

  • We remember and reflect on the story of the Last Supper.
  • -We reflect on the Eucharist (the Body and Blood of Christ) as our spiritual food and think about how it nurtures us.

Science: Students will-

  • Investigate how different plants grow best under very different conditions, ranging from desserts to tropical rainforests
  • Notice differences between two places
  • Figure out whether mystery plants would grow better in the desert Dome (Mitchell Park Domes) or in the Tropical Dome

Reminders: 

  • Happy St. Patrick’s Day to all of you!
  • If you are leaving early for Spring Break, please notify the office-Sharon Lentino

3/14/24-Thursday

HOMEWORK:
 
Math- Chapter 7 test tomorrow! Review pkt. home today-use this and the regrouping worksheet, graded and coming home as well.
 
Reading and Writing- 20 minutes of reading! Write about what you've read-focus on adjectives and verbs.
 
Reminders:
 
-Tomorrow Chapter 7 Math test!
 

3/13/24-Wednesday

Homework:
 
Math- finish 3 digit regrouping worksheet that came home yesterday; turn in tomorrow! 10 minutes of basic math facts (+).
 
Reading and Writing- 20 minutes of reading; write words from our review sheet that are coming home with (ee, ea, and also ey, y)words.
 
Reminders:
  • Our class was excellent  on our field trip today! Lots of cotton balls earned toward our extra recess!! Well done!
  • A BIG THANK YOU to our parents that stayed and allowed teachers and staff to take a lunch break-they stayed with the students during lunch and then took them out to play! MUCH appreciated!
  • Tomorrow is our Food Pantry collection-2nd grade is asked to bring in canned corn. Thank you in advance for your generosity!
  • Fundations Unit 11 assessment is tomorrow- Thursday!
  • Math Chapter 7 assessment is Friday!
  • Lent-tomorrow we will have Stations of the Cross at 12:30.

3/12/24-Tuesday

HOMEWORK:
 
Math-subtraction regrouping worksheet-turn in by Thursday.
 
Reading/Writing-Fundations pg on irregular past tense verbs. Read for 20 minutes.
 
Reminders: 
  • Tomorrow is our field trip-please come in your nice, clean uniform to represent SJCS!!
  • Thursday is our Unit 11 Fundations dictation assessment!
  • Food Pantry collection is Thursday-canned corn-please be as generous as  possible! Thank you so much for this!!
  • Friday is our Chapter 7 Subtraction test!
 

3/11/24-Monday

HOMEWORK:
 
Math- Lesson 9 Subtract across zeros, pgs. 467-68, basic math facts practice 10minutes.
 
Reading: 20 minutes, write 2 or more sentences about what you've read.
 
Reminders:
  • 2nd grade is asked to bring in canned corn for our Food Pantry collection this Thursday! Thank you for your generostiy!
  • Our class field trip is Wednesday-please come in your nice school uniform-without rips, stains, please!
  • Thursday we will do Stations of the Cross-12:30 pm

Week at a Glance: 3/11-3/15/24

Fundations: (phonics): Students will be able to-

  • Spell words with long e syllables (ea, ee, ey)
  • Spell words with oi, oy
  • Spell trick words whose, son, won, breakfast, head, ready
  • Spell trick words favorite, ocean, early
  • Apply their skills on the Unit 11 dictation assessment


Reading and Writing: (Wit and Wisdom) Students will be able to-

  • Identify story elements
  • Compare versions of the legend of Johnny Appleseed
  • Use irregular past tense verbs in context


Math: Students will be able to-

  • subtract across zeros
  •  apply 3-digit subtraction skills to solve problems.
  •  demonstrate mastery of 3-digit subtraction concepts.
  • Apply skills learned on Chapter 7 assessments


Religion: students will-

  • Learn about the story of the multiplication of the loaves and fishes.
  • Identify Jesus’ promises to give himself as spiritual food
  • Describe the presentation and preparation of the Gifts
  • Define blessing, sacrifice
  • Explain that the Bread and Wine represent all that we offer to God
 

Science: Students will-

investigate how different plants grow best under very different conditions, ranging from deserts to tropical rainforests. In the activity, Puzzling Plants, students plan and conduct virtual experiments in order to determine how much water and sunlight a set of mystery plants need to grow and stay healthy.



Reminders: 

  • Wednesday is our field trip to the Marriott Lincolnshire to see the play- James and the Giant Peach!
  • Unit 11 Fundations test-Thursday!
  • We will go to Stations of the Cross!
  • Math chapter 7 test- Friday!

3/7/24-Thursday

HOMEWORK:
 
Math- Lesson 8 pgs. 461-462; 10 minutes of basci math practice (+ and -)
 
Reading and Writing: multisyllabic words using the (ea, ee, ai, ay, ey) spellings.
20 minutes of reading!
 

3/6/24-Wednesday

HOMEWORK: 
 
Math- Subtract and Compare worksheet, reviewing 3 digit subtraction with re-grouping, 10minutes of basic facts (+, -).
 
Reading and Writing: There is a Scholastic News coming home for them to read, and a Jesse Owens close read. This close read has questions they can practice writing answers in complete sentences using part of the question in their answer. We did the other side in class today in our small reading groups.
 
Reminders:
  • Our field trip is next Wednesday to Marriott Lincolnshire to see James and the Giant Peach. We have been listening to the story in class (Mrs. D is reading)-ask your kiddo to tell you all about it.
  • Next week Thursday, we will have Stations of the Cross as a school. Please remind your child that this is a time to practice one of our three Rs-REVERENCE!
  • Spring Break = 3/25/24 - 4/1/24 (Classes resume 4/2/24) → Please alert me and Mrs. Lentino if your child is missing any days around spring break.
  • Please check out the church website or Social Media to find out about the following events in the Koenig Center:
    • St. Patrick's Day Celebration = Saturday, 3/16
      • Please purchase tickets ahead of time if you plan to attend.
    • St. Joseph Day Dinner = Tuesday, 3/19
      • Please RSVP on the church website if you plan to attend.
  • Fr. Trout informed the parish on Monday evening that he has been reassigned to St. Anne's Parish in Barrington, effective July 1, 2024. We are so grateful for his 13 years of service to our parish and school, and we will miss him. There is no news yet on the new pastor for our parish.

3/5/24

HOMEWORK:
 
Math- Lesson 7 pgs.455-56, and 10 minutes of basic math facts practice (-).
 
Reading and Writing-I sent home a page from our Fundations-use this as practice and review of syllable division and marking up our words according to the rules we've learned.
Read-20 minutes!
 
Reminders:
-Continue to strengthen our relationship with Christ as we get closer to Easter; one way to do this is by joining our parish at Mass every weekend!
-Please pay close attention to the weather as it varies greatly these days-we want the kiddos to be prepared for outdoor recess!
 

3/4/24

HOMEWORK:
 
Math: Lesson 6 pgs. 449-50 evens or odds, 10 min. basic math facts (+ and -)
 
Reading and Writing: 20 minutes of independent or partner reading. Write the characters, setting, 3 main events, and the ending of the story.
 
Reminders:
  • All School Mass = Tuesday at 8:30am in the church
  • Field Trip = Wednesday, March 13th
  • Spring Break = 3/25/24 - 4/1/24 (Classes resume 4/2/24) → Please alert me and Mrs. Lentino if your child is missing any days around spring break.
  • Please check out the church website or Social Media to find out about the following events:
    • St. Patrick's Day Celebration = Saturday, 3/16
      • Please purchase tickets ahead of time if you plan to attend.
    • St. Joseph Day Dinner = Tuesday, 3/19
      • Please RSVP on the church website if you plan to attend.

 

3/4/24: Week at a Glance

Fundations (phonics): this week students will
  • Spell homop
  • hones with long e syllables
  • Decode and encode words with ea, ee, ey
  • Spell and read multisyllabic words with double vowel syllables (long e)
  • Read and spell trick words ready, head, breakfast
Wit and Wisdom (reading and writing): use story stones (setting, characters, beginning, middle, ending) to retell key events from Johnny Appleseed. We will continue to examine irregular past tense verbs (sit-sat, feel-felt, think-thought)
 
Math: students will be able to-

  •  subtract three-digit numbers.

  • subtract three-digit numbers.

  • rewrite horizontal three-digit subtraction problems as vertical three-digit subtraction problems.

  • write a number sentence to solve word problems.

Religion: Students will discuss ways-
  • We listen to God’s word during the Liturgy.
  • We listen to God’s word as it grows in our hearts
Science: Students will explore these concepts-

-Could a Plant Survive Without Dirt? Can a plant grow without dirt? With or without water?

-Can plants grow without sunlight? Activity-grow a seed in the dark/light-track growth