September 3, 2013
Welcome Back!!!! The children seemed to be very excited and enjoyed the morning. Thank you for helping with the transition by to school.
I collected the theme tablets and placed them in a place that would prevent ripped and wrinkled pages.
The water colors were also collected (names were placed on the containers that needed it). They have a folder marked Take Home and inside you will find a yellow sticker meaning to be sent backed to school and a blue sticker meaning may be kept home. We will not assign homework until we have met at the Back to School Night. The students will be bringing books home. Please cover and label the books with name and subject. Thank you for all that you do for your children and the support of the school.
August 27, 2013
Enjoy the holiday with your families!!!
June 13, 2013
Thanks to my second grade students for all the joy they shared in our classroom. A big thanks to the families of these students for your constant support and kindness throughout this year. Please enjoy your families this summer. Have fun, read, play, read, swim and of course READ!!!!
Thank you all!!!
June 10, 2013
June 5, 2013
The children are continuing practice the many skills that they learned this year.
*************LITERATURE DAY NEWS**************
Our generous principal has given the second grade permission to dress down on Monday, June 10th, for Literature Day. Thank You!!!
May 29th
LITERATURE DAY ALERT!!!!!
The second grade will be celebrating a Literature Fun Day. The students may come as their favorite character (suggestions: hats, ears, noses, use your imagination), a free pizza lunch is provided by Pizza Plaza (THANK YOU!!!). You are invited to join us for lunch. Please meet us by the Cares Yard and bring drinks and a blanket to sit on....last year we had a lot of fun. Look for flyer to be coming home soon. The date is Monday, June 10th, meet us at 12:30 PM. Thanks for all you do!!!
May 29, 2013
Our class will be going over all our performance assessments and the final in Religion. For your convenience, I have submitted all performance assessment and final Religion grade on grade connect.
As always I thank you for your support and continued help.
Enjoy the beautiful weather.
May 28, 3013
Hoping that everyone had a great Holiday weekend. We are still in 5th place for First in Math and that is something to be proud of!!!!
Please have the children study for Religion tonight. The students will have First in Math and reading each night until the end of the year.
The students are enjoying saying the rosary. They have been very respectful.
Thank for all your support
May 17, 2013
The students had a lot of fun presenting their coins. Many interesting coins were on display. Thank you for working with your child on this task.
We have moved up in the ranking for First in Math - YEAH!!!!
Religion class has presented proverbs as a way of living as children of God....the children also made up their on sayings.
Money and time, in math, was challenging and they have worked hard to succeed with this concept.
The reading books are funny and keep their attention. They have truly enjoyed reading them.
Enjoy the weekend!
May 10, 2013
This week the students honored Mary with the May Procession and a school rosary.
We have been working on a bug project and we are finalizing these creations....They are very creative!!
How My Parents Learned to Eat was our focus book. The children were impressed with the cultures coming together.
Our Performance Assessments - we have been working on these one segment at a time. The Religion final assessment will be Wednesday, May 29th
May 7, 2013
Thanks to the children, the May Procession was a special honor to our Holy Mother. Second Grade participated with respect and love. THANKS!!!
The final weeks of school are fast approaching. The students will be taking Final Performance Assessments this week. We have been working toward this and I feel the students are well prepared.
We will take a period of time to complete these.
April 25, 2013
This has been an exciting time!! We had a beautiful day for our walk-a-thon and the students were treated to a fabulous laser show in the afternoon. Thanks Home and School!!!!
Reconciliation and Prayer have been our focus for this week and will be for the coming week.
Time and Money has sparked a great interest in the math class. The children have been dealing with the money concepts very well. We have had numerous players of the day: Isabelle Scotese, Haley Gash, Krista Schofield, Tommy Oliver, Christopher Branchide, Mariah Goods.
Folktales are being enjoyed both in Spanish and English. The children are learning many cultures and lessons with each story.
Enjoy the beautiful weekend!
April 15, 2013
The children enjoyed Stone Soup and Martina the Beautiful Cockroach. Martina the Beautiful Cockroach will be continued.
We are looking forward to reading and discussing Hans Christian Andersen's The Princess and the Pea and the Pied Piper's Magic by Steven Kellogg.
Our children are successfully moving forward with adding and subtracting triple digit with and without regrouping. Keep studying the math facts, as it helps with this concept.
Prayers are an important part of our days. We have been reviewing the four types of prayer: petition, thanks, forgiveness, and praise. Ask to see their original prayers. We have been working on prayer of petition.
We are still holding on to 7th in First in Math.
March 27, 2013
Our class is enjoying the folk tales and fairy tales that we have been reading. Our addition has moved to include the hundreds place. Continue to practice the math facts to insure success. With the Easter season upon us we have taken time to think about the time of Jesus' journey. Also Reconciliation has been a topic that we are incorporating into our class daily.
To all my families I wish a very Holy and Blessed Easter. Enjoy your time with family and friends!!
March 20, 2013
Please check the H book for the homework sheet which I staple into the book each week. So sorry St. Joseph Awards will be coming home this week.
March 4, 2013
Happy Birthday Miss Fetterolf!!!
Terra Nova Testing began today so there will be no homework this week.
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March 1, 2013
****TERRA NOVA TESTING INFORMATION***
The Terra Nova Testing has been scheduled for the following:
Monday, March 4th Reading
Tuesday, March 5th Language
Wednesday, March 6th Math
Thursday, March 7th Science
Friday, March 8th Social Studies and Spelling
Please be sure to encourage your child to do their best!! The students need to be equipped with four (4) sharpened #2 pencils and a healthy snack. Also a book for reading while we wait for the entire class to complete the work would be beneficial. A good night's sleep along with a nutritious breakfast will provide a great start to the day.
Thank you for your continued support!!!
February 28, 2013
So sorry for not posting the homework this week...we have been so busy!!! Many thing have kept us busy and tomorrow we look forward to our Dr. Seuss birthday celebration.
FYI: FIRST FRIDAY MASS TOMORROW NO GYM UNIFORMS!!
February 20, 2013
The children enjoyed learning the IPad in computer. A math game on our IPad is challenging the students to learn math facts. We mastered the addition part (level 11) and we are working with subtraction.
Also we are in need of a parent who be our "Basket Raffle Organizer." If you are willing to participate please contact Mitzi Chirillo, Enrollment and Marketing Director - 215-675-2820. Thank you!!!
February 13, 2013
Today we celebrated Ash Wednesday with a school Mass. Yesterday we spent time discussing Lent and Ash Wednesday. The children had a fun time creating a mask for the event. Yellow was for money; Green was for growth; Purple was for loyal. We are looking forward to celebrating Valentine's Day.
Great News!!!! Noble (our First in Math name) finally moved up from 8th to 7th place. We can do it!!!!
February 12, 2013
The students have expressed that they would like to give out Valentine Cards on Thursday as well as small treats. This idea is truly optional. Thank you for your understanding.
Happy Valentine Week!!
The children received their new Reconciliation Pardon and Peace Book. We will journey through this book and pass it along to third grade. Join us in our preparation for the Sacrament of Reconciliation.
January 28, 2013
Welcome to Catholic School Week - many fun and educational activities are scheduled for the students. We had a chance to play our math games that the children created on their own. Excitement was high as they each tried the games. Also we preformed our Fractured Fairytale Plays - the students said it was a lot of FUN.
January 14, 2013
The children had a fun-filled Friday. Please check the photos on the picture page. Thanks to all who made the day so exciting.
January 7, 2013
Our Math Magicians will be creating an original math game. This activity is to show how math concepts are in every part of our lives. The children will be brainstorming in the classroom with a group.
The children will be in need of items such as dice, cards, old buttons, gift boxes, old costume trinkets, timers. These items do not need to be new. We will recycle odd objects from home and our classroom.
An information paper with a rubric on the back will be utilized to evaluate the students. Please return this paper with your child.
We are looking forward to a fun-filled wild west day!!!!! which will be Friday, January 11th. The day will provide many cowboy/cowgirl activities. Some of the fun will be coloring a bandana, roping a horse, creating a horse from their own footprint, and a craft. The children will then close the morning with a dance in Wild West Style.
An added surprise THE PROPATO FAMILY WILL BE PROVIDING A PIZZA LUNCH for the second grade. Please be sure to send in a drink with your child.
January 3, 2013
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!
We are looking forward to celebrating our cowboy unit with planned activities. The students will have a fun-filled day remembering all that we explored with this unit.
Unlikely friends is the theme that we will be immersed in for the coming weeks. Discuss unlikely friends with your children and share your experiences with them.
We will be discovering what is means to be a Child of God.....my students will complete a self portrait and a paragraph about being a Child of God!
Math facts are important to their skills and we will think about ways adding and subtracting will help us in our everyday life.
