Week of November 14 - 18

2nd Grade Parent Update

Week of November 14 - 18

Thank you so much to all of the parents who met with me for conferences this week! 

It was a pleasure getting to know you better and sharing with you about your children's progress so far this year. I feel so blessed to be working with such a dedicated and collaborative group of parents! Your participation in the learning process is essential!

Announcements for this Week:

Food Drive

Our annual Holiday Food Drive begins this week and will continue through Tuesday, November 22. Please encourage students bring in canned food items to donate to the needy this holiday season. This is a great way to connect the ideas from Religion class to real life! Our class will earn Spirit Points for each donation.

Animal Habitat Projects

Animal Habitat Dioramas are DUE on Monday. Students will be submitting their written reports and presenting their dioramas over the next week and a half.

Field Trip to the California Science Center

Our field trip to the Ecosystems exhibit at the California Science Center is Tuesday! Please remember that students should wear their uniforms on the trip and bring a bagged lunch. We will be departing St. Jerome at approximately 9:00 AM and returning to school around 2:00 PM for debriefing and discussion.

All Souls’ Mass

There will be a special school Mass on Friday, November 18 at 11:00 AM in honor of the souls of the faithful departed. The fourth grade will be hosting this Mass, and we will join with them to spend time remembering those from our parish and from our own families who have passed away this year.

Mini Book Fair

There will be a Mini-Book Fair on Friday, November 18 in the Art Room. Invite your child to explore the selections and pick up some new, high-interest titles to help build your child’s home library and love of reading!

End of First Trimester

The first trimester officially ends on Friday, November 18. Report cards will be sent home in the Family Envelopes on Tuesday, November 29.

Looking Ahead:

Thanksgiving Mass

There will be a special Mass on Tuesday, November 22 at 8:00 AM. Students will participate in the offertory by presenting the canned goods we collected for the Food Drive for our sister school, Mother of Sorrows. You are welcome to join us!

Gateway to Art

Our next Gateway to Art session will be Tuesday, November 22 at 1:30 PM in the Art Room. Please contact our docent, Mrs. Rogers, if you are able to volunteer!

Thanksgiving Holiday

There will be no school Wednesday, November 23 through Friday, November 25 as we gather with our friends and families to celebrate Thanksgiving. School will resume on Monday, November 28.

Advent Season

The season of Advent will begin on Sunday, November 27. With this new Church season comes the much anticipated changes to the language we use during Mass.

Curriculum Update:

Phonics: Ending Sounds “-ge”, “-ce”, and “-se”, Singular and Plural Possessives

Reading: Theme: A Close Look at Spiders, Skill: Sequencing

Math: Analyzing and Comparing Data, Circle Graphs

Religion: The Commandments, Loving God and Others

Social Studies: Veterans’ Day, Review of Landforms

Science: Animal Habitat and Adaptations

Homework for this Week:

Monday - Dioramas Due

ABC Spelling

Practice Book pp. 149 - 150

Math Worksheet

English p. 17

Tuesday - Field Trip to California Science Center

Spelling 3Xs

Field Trip Worksheet

Wednesday

Spelling Sentences

Practice Book p. 156

Math p. 37

English Worksheet 

Thursday

Spelling Scramble

Practice Book p. 162

Math p. 38

English Worksheet

Friday - All Souls’ Mass at 11:00 AM

Spelling and Phonics Test

Vocabulary and Comprehension Quiz

Reading Logs Due

Spelling Words

cage

face

huge

page

tease

twice

call

enough

full

heard

until

teachers’

men’s