Week of April 16 - 20

2nd Grade Parent Update

Week of April 16 - 20

Announcements for this Week:

Gateway to Art

Our make-up Gateway to Art session will take place on Thursday, April 19 at 1:45 PM in the Art Room. Please contact Mrs. Rogers if you are able to help!

An Elegant Night on the Nile

The 2012 St. Jerome Gala, “An Elegant Night on the Nile”, will take place at the Crowne Plaza on the evening of Saturday, April 21 from 6:00 PM to 1:00 AM. Please contact Mrs. Cobbs for more information.

Looking Ahead:

Third Trimester Progress Reports

Progress Reports will be distributed on Tuesday, April 24 for students who may require extra support in an academic content area. Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns about your child’s academic progress. 

First Communion Preparation

Second graders are studying the Sacrament of the Eucharist in Religion class, and many of them will be preparing for their First Holy Communion over the next several weeks. First Communion will be celebrated on Sunday, May 6 at the 9:00 AM Mass. Students will prepare for the rite during class time at school, but parents will need to attend a meeting on Wednesday, April 25 at 7:15 PM. 

There will be a special school assembly honoring our First Communicants on Thursday, May 3 at 8:00 AM on the Front Yard.

Gateway to Art

Our last Gateway to Art session of the school year will be on Thursday, May 3 at 1:45 PM in the Art Room. If you have not yet been able to attend, please consider taking advantage of this opportunity to volunteer in your child’s class in a really fun and interactive way. Please contact our docent, Mrs. Rogers, for more info!

Talent Showcase

The Talent Show will take place on Friday, May 4 at 7:00 PM in the Parish Hall!

May Crowning Mass

There will be a special school Mass on Friday, May 11 at 11:00 AM in honor of the Crowning of Mary. All second graders will be participating in this Mass as the Honor Guard. They will need to wear their First Communion attire or other Church-appropriate clothing in white and black and bring flowers for Mary.

Curriculum Update:

Phonics: The “ex” pattern, Prefixes “re-”, “dis-”, and “un-”

Reading: Theme: Dinosaurs and Fossils, Skill: Main Idea and Details

English: Using Pronouns in Context, Contractions, Unit Test on Thursday

Math: Elapsed Time, Estimating Time, Calendar Skills

Religion: The Mass, The Procession, and the Opening Rites

Social Studies: American Culture and Symbols

Science: Frozen Fossils

Homework for this Week:

Monday

No School 

Tuesday

Spelling Sentences

Practice Book p. 156

Math p. 94

Social Studies p. 20

Wednesday 

Spelling Scramble

Practice Book p. 162

Math p. 95

Practice Book p. 158 (English)

Thursday - Gateway to Art at 1:45 PM

Spelling Rainbow Words

Math p. 96

Science Worksheet

Friday - Mass at 8:00 AM

Spelling and Phonics Test

Vocabulary and Comprehension Quiz

Reading Logs Due

Spelling Words

undo

unfair

unhappy

unlike

unlucky

untie

along

front

probably

right

someday

expert

index