Important dates to remember in April:

April 12-16:  Students return on remote learning

April 19: Students return to in-class learning

April 23: TAG Day $2.00 wear bright colors/tie-dye-support Family Promise

April 26: Blue Mass 1:15

Important datesto remember in May:

May 7:  May Crowning 11:15am Early Dismissal 12:45 /Teacher PD Day

May 13: Ascenion Thursday Mass 1:15-cancelled 

May 18: Field Day

May 21: Tag Day $2.00 wear red/yellow Ronald McDonald House

May 25: Mass-May Crowning 1st and 2nd grades lead

May 28: No School for Students/Teacher Spirituality Day

May 31: No School/ Memorial Day

Important dates to remember in June:

June 4: Early Dismissal 12:45

June 7: End of year Mass 1:15

June 9: T-shirt Day for 2nd grade! Wear your Superkid T-shirt creations and bring in your character trading card in celebration of ending the Superkid Reading series!

June 11: 8th Grade Graduation

June 15: Last Day of School-early dismissal 12:45

2nd Graders each received their own St. Joseph Rosary thanks to "Eddie's Pop." We learned how to pray this special rosary together and visited the statue of St. Joseph in the entryway of the school. Thanks again, Eddie's Pop-you are Awesome!

"When the teacher 'accidentally' says the word-discombobulated by mistake, as one the words to spell, on the weekly spelling test."

:)

Welcome 2021

January dates to remember:

January 4- Students return via Google Classroom and will be remote until Monday, January 11, 2021

January 15- TAG day $2.00 to wear GREEN or white to support the cause (carcinoma research)

January 18- MLK Day Teacher PD Day/ No School for students

January 21 & 22- Parent/Teacher Conferences---Early Dismissal 12:45

February dates to remember:

February- February 1-5 Catholic School's Week (details below:)

       Monday:   Crazy Hat/hair day with SMA t-shirt; PE uniform; or SMA team jersey or school uniform

       Tuesday:  Crazy sock day and PE uniforms ( must wear sneakers)

       Wednesday:  Pajama day!  PJ flannels and favorite SMA t-shirt- or school uniform ( no slippers)

       Thursday:  Throwback Thursday!  70's or 80's attire or school uniform

       Friday:  Formal uniforms; First Friday Mass ; Early dismissal (12:45)

February 5-First Friday Mass /half day dismissal 12:45

February 9- 100th Day of School! Woo Hoo! B-wing students may decorate a t-shirt with 100 things!

February 12-TAG day/Support the cause-wear RED-American Heart Association

February 15- President's Day-No School!

February 17-Ash Wednesday Mass-1:15

March dates to remember:

March 15- Principal's Holiday- No School! 

March 17- TAG day-$2.00, wear BLUE or GREEN and support the cause-Make a Wish Foundation

March 18- Reconciliation Prayer Service 1:15

So many new things to look forward to at St Mary Academy this autumn....

October 19 and 20- Scholastic Book Fair!

Last Week in October- Spirit Week!

 Monday, Oct. 26- wear your favorite sports jersey!

Tuesday, Oct. 27- PJ day

Wednesday, Oct. 28- Crazy hat day

Thursday, Oct. 29- Inside out/backward day

Friday. Oct. 30. Halloween costume day

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Please join us for our annual Trunk or Treat on Saturday, October 24, 2020!

Information will be emailed home!

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Hey 2nd Graders!

I can't wait for the first day of school! 

I hope you did some reading over the summer and worked on your 2nd grade summer packet!

2nd graders are expected to read for 15 minutes each night...might as well tell you that now!

We have so much to look forward to this year!

Specials this year:

Monday: World Culture & Art (bring a smock)

Tuesday: Spanish & Physical Education (wear gym uniform)

Wednesday: Music & Technology

Thursday: Library

Friday: Music & S.T.R.E.A.M.

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Before you read a little about what you are going to learn about this year please note:

In addition to your supply list you will need the following 3 items.

These items will not be needed right away so don't worry if you don't have them the first week of school.

1- WHITE   1 inch binder  (MUST HAVE CLEAR VIEW SLEEVE)

2-1 marble notebook

3-1 gallon sized plastic bag (for individual manipulatives)

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A few notes about our subjects this year.....

RELIGION

Many of you will be receiving sacraments-Please make sure children are signed up and registered for their sacraments with their parish! It's never too early! Many parishes celebrate Reconciliation for the first time with 2nd grade in December, while others do it later in the spring. Please check with your parish. Holy Communion will also be celebrated with your parish later in the spring.

St. Mary Academy WILL have a celebration with all sacrament students in the spring, but the students receive their sacraments from their parish church.

Get ready for MATH!

Now that you're in second grade we will review relationships between numbers and recognize mathematical patterns. As second graders you'll become adept at one and two-digit addition and subtraction and learn a variety of methods for solving mathematical problems. We will learn and compare money values, time, analyze and interpret data on charts and investigate characteristics of two and three dimensional shapes, among other things!

LANGUAGE ARTS

Second graders will gain more skills in reading, writing, speaking, and listening. They will continue to build an understanding of the connection between sounds, letters, and words. They will gain skills in using word roots to help them figure out the meaning of new words. Second graders practice word use and comprehension by writing to express ideas and information.

Foundational skills for second grade readers involve making sure they are able to read carefully and independently for sustained periods of time. They will grow in their ability to comprehend unfamiliar text and to make predictions based on what they have just read.

In second grade, students continue learning how to communicate clearly and coherently with their writing. 

Second grade students will grammatically correct sentences and paragraphs. They will continue to review the grammar rules they have learned to this point, and will add new concepts such as; distinguishing between complete and incomplete sentences, identifying and correctly using parts of speech including nouns and verbs, adjectives and using quotation marks correctly.

SOCIAL STUDIES

Second graders explore the lives of people who make a difference in their everyday lives and learn the stories of extraordinary people from history whose achievements have touched them, directly or indirectly. They uncover what a community is and how to be a part of it. Students study people who supply goods and services and gain an understanding of the complex interdependence in our freemarket system.  Second graders will be acquiring an understanding of what humans must have to survive (needs vs wants), their place in the world (basic geography skills), their national identity (American holidays, landmarks, and symbols), their community (what makes a community and the jobs that keep it operating). 

SCIENCE

Second graders will acquire a broad range of skills for understanding the natural world around them. This year, students will start making detailed observations, drawing conclusions from data, and even learn how to make use of the information they gather.  In physical science we will explore states of matter, magnetism and motion and force. In earth science second graders will explore the composition of the Earth, changing landforms, weather and space. In life science,  we will learn about plants and animals and their habitats and life cycles. 

See you soon! 

Have a great Summer 2nd---Ooops!...I mean, now 3rd graders! 

Below are just a few more memories of this past year...

THANK YOU parents, for your VERY GENEROUS GIFT, and for all your support this year.

WE did it! 

WE ARE THE KNIGHTS!

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NOTE TO STUDENTS: (knee-mail) Over the summer, please take time to pray each day. While we pray together as a school community each morning, we pray often as a class and in different ways.  Every single day since you have been in my classroom, before you have snack in the morning and you say your little prayer, I ask you to put your heads down on your desks. I say to you, “take a moment to thank God you are healthy enough to be here today. Ask God to send comfort to someone who you think might need it.” If it is raining I usually say something like, “thank God for days when He gives the Earth a drink.” (yes, I hear your quiet giggles and that’s okay, God doesn’t mind quiet giggles) I tell you to thank God for your snack and to be mindful of the children in the world who might not even get clean water that day. Then we are quiet for a few moments and I want you to know I watch you. I see how reverent you are, and how much you mean it when you pray quietly by yourself. Don’t stop that when you are home. Keep praying. Yes, say the all the prayers we have learned, but also take the time to talk to God by yourself. He is listening.

                                                                                                        You did it!

                                                       You made it through 2^nd grade and are ready for 3^rd grade.

              I am SO PROUD of the EFFORT you put into your schoolwork-even when you were at home!

                                                                                               YOU ALL ROCK!

                                                                    See you at our End of Year ZOOM party! ?

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Parents: Don't forget to sign the Homebound Instruction page each day and keep copies of those, thank you.

NOTE TO STUDENTS: (knee-mail) Please take time to pray each day. While we pray together as a school community each morning, we pray often as a class and in different ways.  Every single day since you have been in my classroom, before you have snack in the morning and you say your little prayer, I ask you to put your heads down on your desks. I say to you, “take a moment to thank God you are healthy enough to be here today. Ask God to send comfort to someone who you think might need it.” If it is raining I usually say something like, “thank God for days when He gives the Earth a drink.” (yes, I hear your quiet giggles and that’s okay, God doesn’t mind quiet giggles) I tell you to thank God for your snack and to be mindful of the children in the world who might not even get clean water that day. Then we are quiet for a few moments and I want you to know I watch you. I see how reverent you are, and how much you mean it when you pray quietly by yourself. Don’t stop that when you are home. Keep praying. Yes, say the all the prayers we have learned, but also take the time to talk to God by yourself. He is listening.

(e-mail) With your parent’s approval, using their email account, if you would like to write to me, I will answer one email from each of you each week we are out of school.

Any student with an ISP who needs additional support may feel free to contact any of the teachers from MOESC below:

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Journal: In an effort to keep up with writing skills, I’d like students to write a paragraph about their day. You can do this at the end of the day or you can do this at the beginning of the day and write about yesterday. Use any paper available to you. Remember to use capitals and periods and to write complete sentences. Read what you wrote when you are done and self-correct!

Today’s Special is ART

Please visit the ART webpage for today’s daily assignment

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Religion

Today I would like you to color the rosary picture with the stained glass back round.

Stained glass has been used in many churches to show pictures from the Bible.

If you are interested, click on the link below, to see some examples of beautiful stained glass windows from a church in France.

https://kids.kiddle.co/Sainte_Chapelle

Math

Complete pages 557-558

Workbook page 161-emailed

Language Arts

1-Complete the synonym worksheet-emailed

2-What was your favorite part of 2^nd grade?

Draw a picture-you can tell us about it on tomorrow’s ZOOM.

 ZOOM 11:00 today-Do YOU Remember? 

Tomorrow we are going to meet on ZOOM for our end of the year party.

Have your favorite snack with you and get ready to share your picture!

There will be no written work tomorrow-just out ZOOM party! ?

See you there!