Week of December 5 - 9

2nd Grade Parent Update

Week of December 5 - 9

Announcements for this Week:

Mother of Sorrows Toy Drive

This holiday season, St. Jerome School is sponsoring a Toy Drive for our sister parish, Mother of Sorrows. Our class will be donating gifts to their 2nd graders. Their class has 19 students, so we should be able to provide a gift for each child if everyone in our class participates. Gifts should be new, wrapped, and labeled with a tag indicating whether it is for a boy or a girl. Please look for a slip in your child’s folder today with his or her gift assignment. Gifts are due by Wednesday, December 14. Thank you for your generosity!

Immaculate Conception Mass

There will be a special Mass this Thursday, December 8 at 8:00 AM in honor of the Feast of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary. This special Mass will take the place of our usual Friday Mass for this week. Please join us if you are able!

Christmas Program Practice

All formal rehearsal for the Christmas Program will take place at school, but students should be encouraged to work on memorizing the lyrics for our songs and practicing singing at home as well. There will be a handout with the lyrics sheets in today’s folder. Thanks for your support!

Looking Ahead:

December Assembly

The Awards Assembly for the month of December will take place next 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.

Christmas Program

Save the date! The St. Jerome Christmas Program will be held on the evening of Thursday, December 15 at 7:00 PM in the church. Students should plan to arrive early for the performance and meet in the classroom, wearing their “holiday best”.

“Cookies and Cocoa” Christmas Party

We will be having a small class party on Friday, December 16 to celebrate Christmas together as a class before we leave for the holiday break. The theme of the celebrate is “Christmas Cookies and Cocoa”, and you will be receiving more information from our Room Parents about donations and parent participation. 

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!

Curriculum Update:

Phonics: The Sound of “ar”, Words with “-ed” and “-ing” Endings

Reading: Theme: People in the Community, Skill: Using Context Clues

Math: Two-Digit Addition, Regrouping Ones as Tens

Religion: Advent, Saints, Introducing Reconciliation

Social Studies: Regions, Natural Resources, Unit Test 12/13

Science: Animals Without Backbones (Invertebrates), Test 12/15

Homework for this Week:

Monday

ABC Spelling Words

Practice Book p. 183 - 184

Math p. 43

Social Studies p. 13

Tuesday

Spelling Clues

Practice Book p. 190

Math p. 44

Social Studies p. 15

Wednesday

Spelling Words 3Xs

Practice Book p. 196

Math p. 45

Science p. 25

Thursday - Mass at 8:00 AM

Spelling Scramble

Math p. 46

Science p. 24 A

English p. 23

Friday

Spelling and Phonics Test

Vocabulary and Comprehension Quiz

Reading Logs Due

Spelling Words

arm

barn

farm

hard

park

start

children

city

high

place

room

moving

riding