Week at a Glance

Week of August 23-27, 2021

Math: As we begin our new Math series (Reveal Math), we will focus our attention on our Math stories. We are all doers and thinkers of Math. We will discuss numbers in different ways, and we will explore a variety of tools to solve problems. Please note that the first chapter will not have homework pages to complete.

Science: We will be alternating between Social Studies and Science units this year, so this first week we will have an introduction to Science. “Who are scientists?” and “What do they do?” will be questions that drive our thinking this week.  

Language Arts: Our Superkids curriculum is grounded in the Science of Reading with a heavy focus on phonics and decoding texts. This first week we will start our Goodbye Summer unit, where our spelling patterns will look at CVC and CVCe ("super e") words. Students will use these patterns as they work with long and short vowels. During the Writing Workshop we will review parts of a sentence, types of sentences (declarative, interrogative, and exclamatory), and use adjectives to add details to sentences.

Reading: During Reading time, we will read a variety of short fiction and nonfiction texts. We will also listen to books themed around summer activities, which correlates with the theme from our Superkids readers.

Social Studies: Social Studies will start the following week.

Religion: Second grade is a very special year as we prepare for the sacraments of First Reconciliation and First Communion. This first full week we will spend discussing our relationship with God, how we pray, types of prayer, and how we can grow in our love through God.

Tests and Quizzes: None

Additional Reminders:

• Picture Day = Friday, August 27th → Forms will go home this upcoming week, so please be on the lookout for those.
• Please complete this Google Form/Information Sheet about your child if you have not already done so.
• Scholastic Book Orders went home this weekend in your child’s Friday folder. This is totally optional, but if you would like to order, please follow the directions on the flyer by visiting this website (https://clubs.scholastic.com/home) and entering our class code (VY7QC) to connect with our class. Please note that orders are due next Thursday, August 26th. Thank you for helping our class earn extra books for our library!
• Please go through your child’s Friday folder each weekend and return the empty folder to school the following Monday.
• Snack time will start this upcoming week. Please send your child with a healthy *nut-free* snack.
  • Classroom snack time must have nut-free snacks.
  • Students’ lunches may contain nuts, as there will be a designated nut-free area of the Koenig Center for those students who need it.
  • If you are looking for snack ideas, please check out this document.
• Please send your child with an extra mask, as sometimes the masks get sweaty or dirty throughout the day. Thank you!
• Please try to take your child to Mass over the weekend. St. Joe’s offers many options for Mass:
  • 5pm Saturday (This week the Saturday 5pm Mass is Mass in the Park - please register online ahead of time if you plan to attend.)
  • 7:15am (drive in), 9:00am, 10:45am (in person and drive in), and 5pm Sunday
• As stated in the Parent Student Handbook “All second grade students will have their speech sound skills screened by the speech/language pathologist.  Parents will be contacted if a student does not pass the screening.”  This year the screening will take place the week of August 23rd.  Students will be screened in an outside location, close to the school building, so that they may remove their masks during the screening assessment.  The assessment typically takes no more than a few minutes. Please contact Carol Belasco, our school speech/language pathologist, if you have any questions or concerns [email protected] .