Week of October 22 - 26

2nd Grade Parent Update

Week of October 22 - 26

Announcements for this Week:

Vision Testing

Students will have their vision tested at school on Wednesday, October 24. Any child who needs glasses for reading or daily use should have them at school for the test.

Food Truck Night

Our next Food Truck Night will take place on the evening of Wednesday, October 24. Join us between 6:00 - 9:00 PM for food, fun, and fellowship!

October Awards Assembly

This month’s assembly will be Thursday, October 25 at 8:00 AM in the front yard. Virtue Award winners for the month of October will be honored at this assembly. This month’s virtue is Responsibility. Students are encouraged to make thoughtful choices, be honest about mistakes, solve problems using words, and take care of their things.

Our Lady of the Rosary

There will be a special Mass on Friday, October 26 in honor of Our Lady of the Rosary. The Mass will begin at 11:00 AM and will take the place of our usual Friday Mass. The Mass will be sponsored by the 8th grade and will feature students sharing their experiences with praying the rosary. If children have their own set of rosary beads, they may bring them to school during the week of October 22 - 25 for religion class.

Pancake Breakfast

The 8th Grade Pancake Breakfast will be Sunday, October 28 after the 9:00 AM Mass. Come support the Class of 2013 and enjoy a delicious breakfast with the community.

Looking Ahead:

 Halloween Festivities

The St. Jerome Halloween Parade will take place on Wednesday, October 31 at 8:15 AM. Students will be permitted to wear costumes to school with the following guidelines:

-No Blood or Gore -No High Heels or Flip Flops

-No Play Weapons (Guns, Swords, Etc.) -No Bare Shoulders or Short Skirts

After the parade, students will return to the classrooms for fun seasonal activities. Information will be forthcoming about volunteer and donation opportunities for our “Spooky Snack Stations”. Don’t forget that school will be dismissed at 12:30 PM!

All Saints’ Day Mass

Students will attend a special Mass on Thursday, November 1 at 8:00 AM in honor of the Feast of All Saints. Please make sure that students arrive at school at 7:45 AM on Thursday morning to ensure that we all make it to the church on time and safely.

Political Awareness Night

The 8th grade class will be hosting an evening of presentations and discussions about the upcoming election on the evening of Thursday, November 1 at 6:30 PM. The evening will feature student-created videos about the propositions on the ballot this month.

All Souls’ Day Mass

There will be a special school Mass hosted by the 4th grade class on Friday, November 2 at 11:00 AM. At this Mass, we will remember and pray for all of those in our parish and school communities who have passed away this year. If you would like to have a loved one included in our prayers at Mass, please let me know. 

Parent-Teacher Conferences

Conferences will take place Monday - Thursday during the week of November 5 - 8. School will be dismissed at 12:30 PM each day during conference week, and there will be no school on Friday, November 9. Sign-up sheets for conference appointments will be posted in the hallway of Building A.

Curriculum Update:

Phonics: Long I Sounds Spelled “i”, “igh”, “y”, and “ie”, Medial Consonants

Reading: Theme: Vision and Observation, Skill: Steps in a Process

Math: Place Value, Hundreds Place, Expanded Form, Counting Patterns

Religion: The Ten Commandments, Loving and Obeying, Praying the Rosary

Social Studies: States, Countries, and Continents

Science: All About Plants: Unit 1 Test on Thursday

Homework for this Week:

Monday 

ABC Spelling Words

Practice Book pp. 101 - 102

Math p. 99

Animal Paragraph

Tuesday - Spanish Quiz

Spelling Clues

Practice Book p. 108

Math p. 100

Social Studies p. 8

Wednesday - Vision Test, Food Truck Night

Spelling Scramble

Practice Book p. 114

Math p. 101

Science Vocabulary Review

Thursday - Assembly at 8:00 AM, Science Test

Rainbow Words

Math p. 102

English Worksheet

Friday - Mass at 11:00 AM

Spelling and Phonics Test

Vocabulary and Comprehension Quiz

Spelling Words

bright

sight

line

side

sky

try

because

carry

don’t

goes

whole

hidden

mirror