Week of October 31 - November 4

2nd Grade Parent Update

Week of October 31 - November 4

Announcements for this Week:

I wish all of my students and their families a happy and safe Halloween! 

All Saints’ Day Mass

There will be a special Mass on Tuesday, November 1 at 8:00 AM as we join with the parish community in celebrating the Solemnity of All Saints. Please make sure that students arrive at school at 7:45 AM on Tuesday, November 1 in their dress uniforms. You are welcome to join us for this special Mass. 

Gateway to Art

We will have our first Gateway to Art session during the afternoon of Thursday, November 3 from 1:30 - 3:00 PM in the Art Room. You may have already heard from our docent, Mrs. Rogers, about opportunities to volunteer to help with the project. Please let us know if you are able to join us in our creative endeavors!

Research Material for Animal Project

We will begin discussing the writing process for our Animal Habitat Projects this week. We will be visiting the School Library to look for books about animals, but since materials are limited, it would be great if students could bring an additional resource from home. Acceptable sources include books (from home or the public library), educational magazines, encyclopedias, and print-outs from reliable Internet websites. Students should have their source material by Friday.  

Looking Ahead:

Parent Conferences

Conferences will take place next week, November 7 - 10. There will be a sign-up sheet to reserve an appointment time with me posted in Building A this week. During the week of conferences, school will be dismissed at 12:30 PM every day.

Veterans’ Day Holiday

There  will be NO SCHOOL on Friday, November 11 in honor of Veterans’ Day.

Animal Habitat Diorama

Dioramas will be DUE on Monday, November 14. Students will complete the written component of their reports in class as we study the writing process.

Field Trip to the California Science Center

Our first field trip will take place on Tuesday, November 15. We will be enhancing our study of the complex interactions between animals and their environments with a trip to the wonderful Ecosystems exhibit at the California Science Center.

More details will be forthcoming! Permission slips will be distributed soon!

Curriculum Update:

Phonics: Long O spelled “o”, “oa”, “ow”, and “oe”, Compound Words

Reading: Theme: A Close Look at Snake, Skill: Graphic Sources

Math: Story Problems, Review, Unit 2 Test

Religion: The Commandments, Loving God and Others

Social Studies: Theme: Landforms and Water, Skill: Globe Features

Science: Mammals, Animal Adaptations, Life Cycles

Homework for this Week:

Monday

Happy Halloween!

Tuesday - All Saints’ Mass at 8:00 AM

Spelling Scramble

Practice Book p. 133 - 134

Math p. 32

Social Studies p. 10

Wednesday

Spelling Clues

Practice Book p. 140

Math Review Sheet

Science Worksheet

Thursday - Math Test, Gateway to Art

Rainbow Words

Practice Book p. 146

Math p. 33

English Worksheet

Friday

Spelling and Phonics Test

Vocabulary and Comprehension Quiz

Reading Log Due

Bring Animal Report Resource

Spelling Words

below

coat

owe

soap

sold

woke

animals

before

between

knew

why

everywhere

nighttime