The Sullivan Script

Upcoming Events:

February 6 - 10 - Valentine hearts will be sold for $1 for one or $3 for five.  The hearts benefit "One for Books" for the Scholastic Book Fair.  For each dollar raised, one book will be donated to a less fortunate country.

February 12, Sunday - Pancake Breakfast from 8:00 AM - 1:00 PM to benefit the Youth Ministry

February 13 - 16 - Scholastic Book Fair, our day to shop is Monday, February 13 from 8:10-8:55

February 13, Monday - 2-2 visits the Book Fair

February 14, Tuesday - Happy Valentine's Day, we will exchange valentines in class on this day.  Please remember that if your child is going to be handing out valentines they should have on for each child in the class.

February 17, Friday - School is in session, this is a make up day from the flood

February 20, Monday - No School, Presidents' Day Holiday

February 22, Wednesday - Ash Wednesday, school mass at 1:45 in the gym

February 23, Thursday - Wear Pink Day to stand up against bullying

February 25, Saturday - First Penance Retreat from 2:00-4:30 PM in the cafeteria

February 29, Wednesday - "Happy Leap Year Day" - Stations of the Cross at 2:00 PM in the gym

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Upcoming Star Students:

February 6 - Maya Jackson

February 13 - Talaya Hudson

February 21 - Calvin Holko

February 27 - Darin Gulibon

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A Peek at the Week:  (February 6 - 10)

Religion:  In Religion this week we will talk about the opening steps to the sacrament of Reconciliation.  We will also begin to talk about how we will confess our sins.  We will have a test on chapter 12 on Friday, February 10.

Language Arts:  This week we will wrap up lesson 13 and introduce lesson 14.  We will have our lesson 13 robust vocabulary test on Wednesday.  Also on Wednesday we will have a Phonics test on hard and soft -c and -g.  We will have our lesson 13 Spelling test on Thursday as well as our Reading Comprehension test for the story "Big Bushy Mustache."  On Thursday we will begin introducing the lesson 14 focus skills.  The story for lesson 14 is "Rain Forest Babies."  The focus skills for lesson 14 include comparing fiction and nonfiction, pronouns, paragraphs that explain, and the Bossy "R" returns in our spelling words.  This lesson will feature -ir, -ur, and -ear. 

Math:  This week in Math we will wrap up our chapter on 2-digit subtraction.  We will have a test on chapter 5 on Wednesday.  Next we will change gears and start learing about money and time.  The children usually do pretty well with money, but time tends to be a very difficult concept for second grade.  It is very abstract to them which makes it more difficult for them to grasp.  Second graders tend to like things that are concrete.  If your child is struggling, just hang in there and keep practicing (with an analog clock).  Please remember that we are only introducing some of these time skills in second grade.  They will revisit them again for several school years to come.  If you have an analog clock at home, you may want to start practicing with your child.  We will be working on telling time to 5 minutes, such as 1:25.  If you do not have an analog clock, you can find small moveable clocks at the dollar store to help your child practice.  They are usually in the toy section.  There is also a link on my schoolnotes page called timemonsters.com that has many games and activities to help with the concept of time.

Science and Social Studies:  In February we will be studying Black History Month.  We will learn about some of the contributions of some famous Americans.  Some of the Americans that we will be celebrating during Black History Month include Rosa Parks, Harriet Tubman, and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Lesson 13 Spelling words:

slice, dodge, city, huge, nice, space, gem, price, cage, fudge

Lesson 13 challenge words:

central, fireplace, gentle, gymnast, celebrate

Lesson 13 red words:

change, courage, once

Lesson 13 robust vocabulary words:

wilting, flitted, swirling, trance, route, semblance, distraught, improvise

Lesson 13 high frequency words:

wear, tough, woman, young, shoes, wash, above

Lesson 14 Spelling words:

fur, shirt, burn, stir, bird, turn, herd, third, learn, search

Lesson 14 Challenge words:

perfect, birthday, purple, circus, surprise

Lesson 14 Red words:

were, mother, father

Lesson 14 High Frequency words:

care, father, interesting, sweat, thumb, touch

Lesson 14 Robust Vocabulary words:

dappled, entranced, trooped, circling, adorable, assortment, habitat, immense

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Our Specials:

Monday - Library (8:10-8:55)

Tuesday - Computer (10:30-11:15)and Spanish (11:15-11:45)

Wednesday - Art (1:50-2:35)

Thursday - Gym (10:30-11:15)

Friday - Music (1:50-2:35)

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Dates for Sacraments at St. Margaret Mary:

February 7, Tuesday - Mandatory Parent Meeting for the sacrament of Reconciliation at 7:00 PM in the cafeteria

February 25, Saturday - Retreat for sacrament of Reconciliation from 2:00-4:30 PM in the cafeteria

March 2, Friday - Sacrament of Reconciliation at 6:00 PM in the church or during the school day (children will be bussed to the church).

March 13, Tuesday - Mandatory Parent Meeting for the Sacrament of First Holy Communion at 7:00 PM in the cafeteria

March 25, Sunday - Enrollment mass for First Communicants at the 11:15 mass

April 13, Friday - Retreat for the sacrament of First Holy Communion from 8:30-2:30 at the school

May 4, Friday - Practice for First Holy Communion from 6:00-7:30 PM in the church

May 5, Saturday - Sacrament of First Holy Communion at 10:00 AM at the church

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***Please feel free to contact me at any time during the year if you ever have any questions or concerns.  My email is Mrs.Sullivan@stmmparish.org and the school phone number is 232-3771.

 Have a great week!

Kathy