October 3, 2019

Dear Friends, 

Looking ahead...

Important dates for the month of October:

October 4th: All Saint Names are due to Homeroom Teachers

October 7th: Winter Uniform Begins

October 8th: Yankee Candle Fundraiser Due

October 9th: PICTURE DAY! Please be in full winter uniform for pictures

October 29th: SAINT PARADE and halloween parade (Students should bring their costumes in.  We will be parading with the PreK and Kindergarten outback of school around 9am! We will keep our costumes at school since we will need them again on Nov. 1st) Please remember it is an 11:55 dismissal!  

Nov. 1st: First Friday Mass- Second Grade will wear their Saint costumes during Mass to help celebrate All Saints Day! 

Parent Teacher Conferences will be held on the afternoon of October 29th and the morning of October 30th!

Any questions, just let us know!

Thank you for everything and have a wonderful day!

The Second Grade Team 

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September 23, 2019

Hello Friends!!!

Happy Fall!  Here is a look ahead at our week! 

Just a reminder, your student should have a homework sheet with this week's homework assignments.  If your child should have any difficulty with homework, please circle the number and let their homeroom teacher know.  We will gladly go over it with them. 

Important Dates: 

Tuesday: 9/24 Fall Fundraiser begins! (Yankee Candle)

Wednesday: 9/25 Lunch Payments Due 

Looking Ahead: 

Friday 10/4 Saint Names due to homeroom teachers.  Please let your student's homeroom teacher know the name of the saint your child has chosen.  Projects are not due until October 18th! 

What we are learning: 

ELA- Our story: My Family. We will be focusing on short "o", "u" and "e" words, (spelling test on Friday) CVC patterns, informational texts, compare and contrast and complete sentences (subjects and predicates)

Math- Chapter One Number Concepts: Even and Odd, Tens and Ones, place value, standard form, modeling numbers and counting patterns  

Religion- Chapter Two: The Trinity

Science/Soc. Studies- Importance in our communities and community helpers 

Any questions, please feel free to contact your child's homeroom teacher!  

Have a great week!! 

The 2nd Grade Team 

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September 16, 2019

Hello Friends!!!

We hope that you had a wonderful weekend!

Important Information:

Class Directory- If you would like to be included in the 2nd grade directory, please email your information as soon as possible to the homeroom moms (Kristin Conti and Lauren Deluisi). 

Headphones and Art Smocks: If you have not already, please send in headphones/ear buds and art smocks with your child.  We will be painting and using iPads throughout the year. 

A look at what we are learning this week: 

ELA- Finishing our story Henry and Mudge (Test 9/18).  Short A and I words (Spelling Test 9/20), types of sentences, subjects and verbs.

Math- Chapter One Number Concepts: Even and Odd, Tens and Ones, place value, standard form, modeling numbers and counting patterns  

Religion- Finishing Chapter One- We Know and Love God (Test Tuesday 9/17) and beginning Chapter Two 

Science/Soc. Studies- Importance in our communities, Types of Matter (Solid, Liquid, Gas) 

Any questions, please feel free to contact your child's homeroom teacher!  

Have a great week!! 

The 2nd Grade Team 

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Hello Friends!!!

First, we would like to welcome you all to second grade!! We are off to a wonderful start and hope you are enjoying 2nd grade so far! 

All information and papers were due to the office.  Please make sure to have them returned ASAP.  

Homework will begin today! Any questions with it just let us know!

All books should be covered in clear contact paper (copybooks do not need to be covered).  Please have them covered at your earliest convenience. 

We will be using iPads periodically in class.  If your student has headphones or earbuds please send them in.  We will return them at the end of the year.  Also, we will sometimes be painting in 2nd grade.  Please send in an old shirt or smock the students can use for art time. 

Important Dates: 

September 9th-  Hot lunch and pretzels begin. 

September  13Th- First Friday Mass 

What we are learning: 

ELA- Beginning our new story: Henry and Mudge  We will be focusing on short "a" and "I" words, narrative writing, and complete sentences (subjects and predicates)

Math- Chapter One Number Concepts: even and odd, Tens and Ones, place value, and counting patterns  

Religion- Chapter One- We Know and Love God and Creation

Science/Soc. Studies- Importance in our communities and Matter 

Any questions, please feel free to contact your child's homeroom teacher!   

Have a wonderful week, friends!

August 6, 2019

After spending many days setting up our classroom, I am looking forward to welcoming our new second graders and their families.  I know they will be arriving with smiles on their faces and curiosity in their hearts.

Enjoy the rest of our summer break.

See you soon!!

Judy Manning

May 13, 2019

Good Afternoon, Friends!!!

We hope that you had a wonderful weekend!  

Thank you to our special guests who attended this morning's plays.  We hope you enjoyed them! The students worked so hard, and we are very proud of them! We cannot thank you enough for your continued support.    

There will be no homework sheet this week.  The students have begun copying homework into their copybooks. If you should have any questions, please let us know.   

We will continue reviewing for our end of the year tests.  Below is a schedule of when we will be taking them (next week) and what the students can expect to see!  Please review at home with them!

Thank you for all you do! 

A look ahead at Important Dates: 

May 15th: Trip to Keswick Theatre.  Students should wear regular Summer uniforms 

                Parish May Procession at 7pm.  Students attending should meet in the church Hall before.

May 16th: Science Fair sponsored by Archbishop Wood.  Students should bring in a plastic shopping bag labeled with

                their name for the event.

May 17th: Field Day!  Please make sure students wear sunblock and bring water bottles.  Students are to wear gym

                uniforms!

FINALS Schedule 

ELA assessments for both Phonics and reading have been ongoing.  

Monday May 20th:

Religion- See Religion Study Guide 

Tuesday May 21st: 

ELA- review packets: Kinds of Sentences, Editing, Naming and Action parts (subjects and verbs), antonym and synonyms, and Proper Nouns

Wednesday May 22nd: 

Math- review packets: place value, compare and contrast, addition and subtraction (both with and without regrouping) and graphs 

Thank you for all you do!  Have a great week! 

The Second Grade Team 

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Good Afternoon Friends!!!
We hope that you had a wonderful weekend!
There will be no homework sheet this week.  The students have begun copying homework into their copybooks. If you should have any questions, please let us know.  
We have begun reviewing for our end of the year tests.  Below is a schedule of when we will be taking them and what the students can expect to see!  Please review at home with them!
Going home with all students today is a permission slip for our school assembly on Friday (courtesy of our Principal for the Day).  Please sign the permission slip for your child to attend this Zoo assembly.  This assembly is free and the options for photos are completely optional!
Just a reminder, all white BINGO snack bags are due on Wednesday.  Please remember to send in pennies also.
Thank you for all you do!

A look ahead at Important Dates: 

Wednesday May 8th: Grandparents Bingo (Snack bags and pennies)

Friday May 10th:  Zoo Program

Monday May 13th: Special Person Day 

What we are learning: 

ELA- Charolette's Web 

Finishing the Mysterious Tadpole, words with "oo" "ew" "ue" and "ou" (our spelling words), contractions, story elements and subject verb agreement 

Math- Measurement, Graphing, and 3 D shapes 

Religion- Completing chapter 21 

Social Studies/Science- Growing things/Plants 

FINALS Schedule 

ELA assessments for both Phonics and reading have been ongoing.  

Monday May 20th:
Religion- See Religion Study Guide

Tuesday May 21st: 
ELA- review packets: Kinds of Sentences, Editing, Naming and Action parts (subjects and verbs), antonym and synonyms, and Proper Nouns

Wednesday May 22nd: 
Math- review packets: place value, compare and contrast, addition and subtraction (both with and without regrouping) and graphs