Week of December 12 - 16

2nd Grade Parent Update

Week of December 12 - 16

Announcements for this Week:

Mother of Sorrows Toy Drive

The Toy Drive gifts for the 2nd graders at Our Mother of Sorrows School are DUE on Wednesday, December 14. We are encouraging every family in the school to participate in this worthy cause. Gifts should be wrapped and labeled with a tag for a boy or for a girl. Thank you to those who have donated gifts already!

Holy Childhood Association Advent Boxes

Students should continue collecting money in their Advent boxes this week. Proceeds from the boxes benefit the Holy Childhood Association whose mission involves empowering children to help children. Boxes will be DUE on Thursday, December 15.

December Awards Assembly

The Awards Assembly for December will take place Thursday, December 15 at 8:00 AM in the front yard. At the assembly, we will celebrate December birthdays and honor the Virtue Award winners for this month. This month’s virtue is: Trustworthiness. Students are encouraged to be honest, dependable, and responsible.

December Dollar Days

The Student Council will be sponsoring a non-uniform Dollar Day on Thursday, December 15. Students may make a donation to dress in Christmas themed apparel. ($1 for tops, bottoms, OR accessories, $2 for tops, bottoms, AND accessories) There will also be a Bake Sale on Thursday, so bring an extra dollar or two for a holiday treat!

Christmas Program

Our Christmas Program will be held the evening of Thursday, December 15 at 7:00 PM in the church. Students should plan to arrive early for the performance at 6:45 PM, wearing their “holiday best”.

Pastor’s Holiday - NO SCHOOL ON FRIDAY

Monsignor Priebe has declared Friday, December 16 to be a Pastor’s Holiday! There will be NO SCHOOL on Friday! All holiday festivities are to be moved to the afternoon of Thursday, December 15, including our “Cookies and Cocoa Christmas Party.”

Looking Ahead:

Christmas Vacation

Mark your calendars! Our Christmas break will begin Monday, December 19 and continue through Monday, January 2. School will resume on Tuesday, January 3, 2012!

Christmas Mass at St. Jerome Church

You are invited to join with the St. Jerome Parish in celebrating Christmas at Mass on Christmas Eve and/or Christmas Day. There will be a service especially for children on Saturday, December 24 at 4:00 PM. Please join us if you can! Merry Christmas!

Curriculum Update:

Phonics: The Vowel Patterns “ew”, “oo”, and “ou”, Contractions

Reading: Theme: Getting Along, Skill: Cause and Effect

Math: Regrouping Ones as Tens, Two-Digit Addition with Regrouping

Religion: Advent, Reconciliation

Social Studies: Unit 2 “Places Near and Far” Review, Unit Test on Tuesday

Science: Unit 2 “All About Animals” Review, Unit Test on Wednesday

Homework for this Week:

Monday

ABC Spelling Words

Practice Book p. 199 - 200

Math p. 164

Social Studies Study Guide

Tuesday - Social Studies Test

Spelling Sentences

Practice Book p. 206

Math p. 47

Science Study Guide

Wednesday - Science Test

Spelling Words 3Xs

Practice Book p. 212

Math Worksheet

English p. 25

Thursday - December Dollar Day

Spelling and Phonics Test

Vocabulary and Comprehension Quiz

Reading Logs Due

Friday - NO SCHOOL

Spelling Words

I’ll

I’m

can’t

didn’t

he’s

she’s

across

best

either

sometimes

toward

spoon

through