Week of March 5 - 9

2nd Grade Parent Update

Week of March 5 - 9

Announcements for this Week:

Sister Judy’s Birthday

Our dear principal, Sister Judy, celebrates her birthday on Thursday, March 8. Please encourage your child to make a card or bring a small gift for her.

Sacrament of Reconciliation

The Sacrament of Reconciliation will be held on Saturday, March 10 at 9:30 AM. Students who will be making their sacraments this year should arrive promptly for the prayer service in church-appropriate attire and be prepared to take part in the sacrament - having examined their consciences and thought about what sins to confess and practiced the Act of Contrition and other penitential prayers.

Open House

St. Jerome School will be holding another Open House on Sunday, March 11 from 10:30 AM - 1:00 PM. Please invite friends, neighbors, and colleagues to join us! There will also be a school family Mass this Sunday with coffee and doughnuts.

Looking Ahead:

Book Fair

The book fair will be open during the week of March 12 - 19 in the Parish Hall. Please consult the Parent Bulletin for hours and other details.

Report Cards

Second Trimester report cards will be sent home on Tuesday, March 13. Please contact me via e-mail or phone message if you have any questions or concerns.

Gateway to Art

Our next Gateway to Art session will be on Tuesday, March 13 at 2:00 - 3:00 PM in the Art Room. Please contact Mrs. Rogers if you are available to volunteer!

Green Theme Dollar Dayz

Student Council will be sponsoring a “Green Theme” Dollar Day on Wednesday, March 14, in honor of St. Patrick’s Day. Students may wear tops, bottoms, OR accessories for $1.00 each or any combination for $2.00!

School Mass

Students will attend Mass on Thursday, March 15 at 8:00 AM. Please make sure that students arrive at school at 7:45 AM so that we may be on time for Mass.

No School - Teacher Inservice

Teachers are attending a workshop on Friday, March 16. There will be no school.

Curriculum Update:

Phonics: Multisyllabic Words, Short U Sound of “ou”

Reading: Theme: Space Exploration, Skill: Main Idea and Details

English: Pronouns (Words that Take the Place of Nouns)

Math: Story Problems with Addition and Subtraction, Money

Religion: The Sacrament of Reconciliation

Social Studies: Culture and Traditions, Ancestors

Science: Review of Natural Resources, Test on Tuesday

Homework for this Week:

Monday

ABC Spelling Words

Practice Book pp. 85 - 86

All Aboard! Paragraph

Science Review Sheet

Tuesday - Science Test

Spelling Sentences

Practice Book p. 93

Practice Book p. 94 (English)

Math p. 81

Wednesday 

Spelling Scramble

Practice Book p. 98

Math p. 82

Social Studies p. 16

Thursday

Spelling 3Xs

Math p. 83

English p. 43

Friday - Mass at 11:00 AM

Spelling and Phonics Test

Vocabulary and Comprehension Quiz 

Reading Logs Due

Spelling Words

camera

suddenly

carry

follow

lesson

pretty

began

Earth

ever

remember

try

cousin

double