Week of November 26 - 30

2nd Grade Parent Update

Week of November 26 - 30

Announcements for this Week:

Updated Math Curriculum

St. Jerome has recently updated our math curricula to the Pearson EnVision program which we as a staff feel integrates the Common Core Standards with critical thinking skills students will need to be successful in higher-level mathematics. For this reason, we will be sending home our old Progress in Mathematics textbooks and workbooks for families to keep and use as enrichment tools. Please contact me with any questions!

Mother of Sorrows Toy Drive

The 8th grade class is sponsoring a Toy Drive for our sister school, Mother of Sorrows. We will be collecting new, unwrapped toys for students aged 3 - 14. The Toy Drive begins NOW and will continue through December 8 when we will present the donations to Mother of Sorrows at our Christmas Tree Pick-Up Day.

Science Center Field Trip

We will be attending a field trip to the California Science Center Ecosystems exhibit on Wednesday, November 28. Students will be connecting their experiences on the trip with our reading, science, and social studies units on animals, landforms, and the complex interactions between living things and their environments. Students will need to wear their uniforms with comfortable, walking shoes and bring a labeled sack lunch.

College-Themed Dollar Day
On Thursday, November 29, students may wear appropriate non-uniform dress with a donation of $1 for tops, bottoms, OR accessories or $2 for tops, bottoms, AND accessories. Spirit points will be awarded for participating in the monthly theme of collegiate apparel!

November Awards Assembly

The November Awards Assembly has been postponed until  Thursday, December 13 at 8:00 AM.  Our Virtue Award recipients for the month will be honored at this assembly. The virtue of the month is Caring. Students are encouraged to show kindness, consideration, and a spirit of selflessness in their interactions with others at school.

10th Annual Golf Tournament

The St. Jerome Golf Tournament will take place on Friday, November 30 at Skylinks! Enjoy a day of friendly competition and show your support for St. Jerome School!

Open House

Please invite friends, family, and neighbors to join us at our Open House on Saturday, December 1, 10:30 AM - 1:00 PM. Join us in showing off the best of St. Jerome School!

Looking Ahead:

First Trimester Report Cards

The first trimester officially ended on Tuesday, November 20. Our first report cards will be distributed on Tuesday, December 4 in the Family Envelopes.

Hawaii Raffle

The Hawaii Raffle begins on Tuesday, December 4. Look for info in the Family Envelope!

Food Trucks

Our December Food Truck Nights will take place on Wednesday, December 5 and 19.

Extended Care Schedule

There will be NO EXTENDED CARE offered on Friday, December 14.

Christmas Program

Mark your calendars! The St. Jerome Christmas Program will be held in the church on Thursday, December 20 at 7:00 PM. Join us in celebrating with joyous time of year!

Curriculum Update:

Phonics: Review of Unit 2 Phonics Patterns, Unit Test This Week

Reading: Theme: Zoom In!, Skill: Writing Process

Math: Repeated Addition, Counting Arrays

Religion: Advent, Unit 2 Ten Commandments Review, Unit Test on Friday

Social Studies: Regions (Natural and Human)

Science: Adaptations of Birds and Fish

Homework for this Week:

Monday 

Phonics Review Sheet

Math 4-1

Social Studies p. 13

Tuesday

Nouns Review Sheet

Math 4-2

Science Worksheet

Wednesday - Field Trip to Science Center

Field Trip Worksheet

Thursday - Assembly at 8:00 AM

Math 4-3

Religion Review Sheet

Friday

Religion Unit Test

No Spelling Words This Week  Due to Unit Test

Review Phonics Patterns  from Previous Weeks

-Long A

-Long I

-Long O

-Er, Ir, Ur

-Middle Consonants

-Compound Words