Week at a Glance

Week of April 29, 2024-May 4, 2024

 

 

 

• Eucharist Prayer Service = Tuesday, 4/30, at 5pm --> All students receiving First Communion should be in attendance with one or two parents. (Please note this is not for the entire family.)
• Godparents’ Day = Friday, 5/5, at 12:30pm --> All students will attend this prayer service (during school) - This is a special prayer service for all second grade students and their one (or two) godparents (or godparent substitutes). (Please note this is not for the entire family.)
• First Communion = Saturday, 5/6, at 10:00am (Please note there are no assigned seats unless your child has a reading for this Mass.)
• With all of the special events coming up in the next couple of weeks, every student will either have a special job during Godparents’ Day, the Eucharist Prayer Service, First Communion Mass, and/or morning prayer at school. If your child has a reading to do, please practice it with him/her, and we will also spend time practicing at school.

 

1. Read 20 minutes (or more)

 

2. Phonics:

- Practice spelling words with ou, ow (/ou/ double vowel syllables)

- Practice trick words Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday

 

3. Math 8.5 Homework pages

 

Additional Reminder: No School = Friday, 4/26 

 

• All School Mass = Tuesday at 8:30am
• Alex’s Lemonade Stand = Tuesday, 4/23
  • Students should wear blue, yellow, or teal.
  • Students should bring in donations of any amount. Thank you for your generosity.
• No School = Friday, 4/26 → Professional Development Day for teachers

• Eucharist Prayer Service = Tuesday, 4/30, at 5pm --> All students receiving First Communion should be in attendance with one or two parents. (Please note this is not for the entire family.)
• Godparents’ Day = Friday, 5/5, at 12:30pm --> All students will attend this prayer service (during school)
• First Communion = Saturday, 5/6, at 10:00am (Please note there are no assigned seats unless your child has a reading for this Mass.)
• With all of the special events coming up in the next couple of weeks, every student will either have a special job during Godparents’ Day, the Eucharist Prayer Service, First Communion Mass, and/or morning prayer at school. If your child has a reading to do, please practice it with him/her, and we will also spend time practicing at school.

Week at a Glance

Week of April 22-27, 2024

Math: We will continue working with money as we work through Chapter 8. Students will solve word problems with money, use different combinations of coins to make one dollar, and try to make different amounts with the least amount of coins. They will also work on reviewing concepts from the earlier lessons in the chapter, leading up to a quiz on Tuesday, April 30th.

Phonics (Fundations): We will continue working through Unit 14 next week. Students will read and spell words with double vowel /ou/ syllables (ou and ow). They will spell trick words Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, bought, brought, and piece. Additionally, students will read on level decodable passages with proper fluency.

Reading and Writing (Wit & Wisdom): We are starting a new module (huzzah!) all about Civil Rights Heroes. Students will be able to define the words “unfair,” “injustice,” “protest,” and “refuse.” We will read and discuss the stories Ruby Bridges Goes to School: My True Story and Martin Luther King and the March on Washington. Students will be able to discuss what we can learn from historical photos and what they notice and wonder about the texts.

Science: None - We will start our next Science unit the week of 5/6.

Social Studies: We will wrap up our chapter about Civics as we discuss what communities share. Students will locate places on a political map, identify how communities share to meet their wants and needs, and discuss community celebrations to show how people share pride in our country.

Religion: We will continue reviewing for First Communion. We will continue working through our mini books about the Mass and the responses we sing and say. We will also read some picture books to remind us about God’s love for us and why the sacrament of the Eucharist is so important.

Tests and Quizzes:

• Math Money Quiz = week of 4/29 (most likely 4/30)

Additional Reminders:

• Please take your children to Mass over the weekend. We are so close to First Communion, and it is the best way to prepare our hearts and to be ready to say all of the Mass responses. Thank you for being the primary catechists for your children.
• Earth Day Book Swap = Monday, 4/22 → Thanks to those who have sent in books so far! If you forgot or weren’t able to send in books, please send them in on Monday, and ask your child to turn them in first thing when they arrive.
• All School Mass = Tuesday at 8:30am
• Alex’s Lemonade Stand = Tuesday, 4/23
• Students should wear blue, yellow, or teal.
• Students should bring in donations of any amount. Thank you for your generosity.
• No School = Friday, 4/26 → Professional Development Day for teachers

• Eucharist Prayer Service = Tuesday, 4/30, at 5pm
• Godparents’ Day = Friday, 5/5, at 12:30pm
• First Communion = Saturday, 5/6, at 10:00am (Please note there are no assigned seats.)
• With all of the special events coming up in the next couple of weeks, every student will either have a special job during Godparents’ Day, the Eucharist Prayer Service, First Communion Mass, and/or morning prayer at school. If your child has a reading to do, please practice it with him/her, and we will also spend time practicing at school.

Just a reminder that if your child comes to school in boots, s/he needs to bring school shoes or sneakers to wear during the day. Please check the school handbook or email me if you have any questions or concerns. Thank you!

Homework:

 

1. Read 20 minutes

 

2. Math 8.2 homework pages --> counting quarters

- Practice skip counting by 25's

- Reinforce the idea that you can group 4 quarters to make $1.00 (or 100 cents)

 

3. Phonics --> See the new phonics packet for ideas and words to practice containing the ou and ow spelling patterns.

 

 

1. Read 20 minutes

 

2. No Phonics Homework --> New packet (/ou/ --> ou, ow) will go home Wednesday

 

3. Math --> 8.1 Homework pages (counting pennies, nickels, and dimes)

 

• See the note in your child's Home folder about the "Earth Day Book Swap" --> Please send in books by Friday, 4/19. Please also make sure that these books are age appropriate for 6-10 year olds. Thanks!
• Please fill out the Google Form about Godparents’ Day if you have not done so already.
• Library books = due Friday

• Your children will be bringing home their First Communion prep books at some point this week. Please take some time to review them at home. There are beautiful bible stories throughout the book (with some fun sticker pages), and it has a lot of background and responses for the Mass.

Happy Monday!

 

Homework:

 

1. Read 20 minutes

 

2. Phonics Assessment = Tuesday

 

3. Math --> No written homework --> We started the chapter on money, and today served as an introduction. The "normal" homework pages will begin tomorrow, and please note that this will be a short chapter.

Ideas for practice at home:

 

Additional Reminders:

• See the note in your child's Home folder about the "Earth Day Book Swap" --> Please send in books by Friday, 4/19. Please also make sure that these books are age appropriate for 6-10 year olds. Thanks!
• All school Mass = Tuesday, 4/16, at 8:30am in the church - All are welcome!
• Please fill out the Google Form about Godparents’ Day if you have not done so already.
• Library books = due Friday

Week at a Glance

Week of April 15-19, 2024

Math: We will start a short chapter on money next week. Students will work on identifying coins and counting amounts of coins. Students can benefit from extra practice at home with skip counting by ones (pennies), fives (nickels), tens (dimes), and twenty-fives (quarters). Students can also practice counting on from different amounts (e.g., start at 25 and then count on by tens).

Phonics (Fundations): We will review vowel teams oa, oe, ow (long o double vowel syllables), and we will also practice our trick words cousin, Monday, Tuesday, beautiful, lose, and tomorrow. After we take our assessment on Tuesday, we will move to Unit 14, which focuses on the /ou/ (like plow) sound of ow and ou. Other examples include words like flower, shout, outside, etc. The new trick words for the week will be: bought, brought, piece.

Reading and Writing (Wit & Wisdom): We will wrap up Module 2 (they have learned so much about westward expansion and life of the early Americans) with our paragraphs comparing the two versions of the legend of John Henry. They will also complete an opinion paragraph about their favorite book from the module with supporting reasons.

Science: None - see Social Studies

Social Studies: We will learn about what citizens are and how we can be good citizens by helping our community. We will discuss how to follow directions, how to care for the community, and how to be responsible.

Religion: We will spend the next couple of weeks reviewing for First Communion. We will continue working through our mini books about the Mass and the responses we sing and say. We will also read some picture books to remind us about God’s love for us and why the sacrament of the Eucharist is so important. We will practice receiving unconsecrated hosts with Ms. Nelson from the parish office as well.

Tests and Quizzes: 

• Phonics Unit 13 Assessment = Tuesday, 4/16
• Vocabulary assessment for Module 2 Reading = next week (specific days TBD) --> No studying is needed for this assessment.

Additional Reminders:

• Please try to take your children to Mass over the weekend. In addition to First Communion preparation, we have been reviewing the parts of and the responses we say during Mass.
• All school Mass = Tuesday, 4/16, at 8:30am in the church - All are welcome!
• Please fill out the Google Form about Godparents’ Day if you have not done so already.
• Library books = due Friday

1. Read 20 minutes

 

2. Math - No homework - We finished up the chapter and will complete an in class activity with collection and analysis of data later this week.

 

3. Phonics

- Keep practicing words with ow, oa, oe

- Practice trick words: lose, tomorrow, beautiful and last week's trick words: cousin, Monday, Tuesday

- Assessment = next Tuesday, 4/16

 

• Please be sure to complete the Godparents’ Day Google Form that Mrs. Hein sent out. We need all families to complete this form, as all students will be participating in this prayer service.
• Many of your children have mentioned that their spring sports are starting up. If you want to pass along your child's schedule, I'd love to try to come and watch some of the games. :)
• Spirit Week: Friday = Color Wars → 2nd graders should wear Tie Dye

• Library books = Due Friday

• Fr. Martin's birthday = Friday, 4/12 --> If your child wants to make a card/note for him, please send it in, and I will make sure it gets to the parish office. :)

• Please send in CANNED TUNA.
• Thank you  in advance for your generosity!