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Upcoming Events
Second Grade
Melissa Gillespie
ST. JANE DE CHANTAL
Zip Code: 60638
Page Last Updated May 21, 2012
Number of Visits: 8020
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To Parents and Second graders:
When a child is absent, they need to return with an absent note stating the reason for the absence. This is a school rule that is stated on page 11 of the parent/student handbook.
Second Grade's Classroom News for May 21 – May 28 Reminders: 1. Gym will be held on Tuesday this week. 2. Library books and videos are due Thursday. 3. Lunch forms are due on Thursday. 4. Thursday is a 1:30 dismissal. 5. There will be no school on Friday and Monday, due to the holiday. Religion: We are learning about God’s word in the Scriptures. Language Arts (Reading, English, Phonics and Spelling): Reading: We are working on our SUPERKIDS program. We hope to get through lessons 11-15 of Unit 8 in the word workbook and the Book Club Book. English: We are learning how to use sequence words . Phonics: We are learning about homonyms. Spelling: We are learning how to spell words with /or/ spelled or, oar, ore, our, ar and oor. There will be a spelling test on Friday with a total of 12 words. The following 12 words are in each child’s student planner: warn, forty, forest, explore, storm, four, warm, important, report, explore, tornado and morning. History: We are learning what it means to trade with others. There will be a unit test (pages 184-230) next week. Science: We are learning about slow and fast changes on Earth. There will be a quiz on pages 172-175 on Wednesday. Math: Please be working on addition and subtraction flash cards. We are learning the multiples of 2. We are also learning how to double a number. Please remember that there will be Math homework every night. In addition, each child should be practicing their addition and subtraction math facts. Both addition and subtraction rocket time tests have begun. So be looking for these sheets to come home on Mondays and Wednesdays. They are also on the teacher’s corner page of the St. Jane web site. Time tests are given twice a week. Any problems that are missed or wrong are to be written 5 times each. * Here are a few sites to help with reading and math: Also, new reading strategy sites have been posted on my school webpage. spellingcity.com Starfall: It's Fun to Read (helps with vowel sounds, esp. short and long) Open House Notes
School Policy
A. Tardiness -
will not be tolerated. Instruction begins at 8:10a.m. in theclassroom. If your child is not here bythen and ready to begin the day, they are late. Therefore, before entering the classroom they must stop in the officefor a tardy slip. This slip must go hometo be signed and returned the very next day.
B. Absences –
A parent isrequired to call the office if their child is sick. When the child returns to school they are required to bring in a note stating the reason for the absence.
Students will be given one day to make up work for each dayabsent.
C. Uniforms –
Girls:white blouses, school jumper, soft-soled shoes, gray uniform sweater or navyuniform sweatshirt (on cold days) are to be worn
No nail polish or crazy socks
Boys: lightblue school shirt, Navy blue pants (no jeans), soft-soled shoes, uniform navysweatshirt (on cold days) are to be worn; Shirts are to be tucked into the pants. Please show your son how to tuck in his shirt.
D. Dress Up DayGuidelines –
Girls:dresses, skirts or skorts are to be worn with dress shoes
Boys:collared shirts / dress shirts with dress pants are to be worn along with dressshoes
1. No Gym Shoes
2. No Jeans
3. No Shorts
4. No sweatpants
5. No T-Shirts
E. Visitors –
Allvisitors must stop at the office. Novisitors are permitted to come straight to the classroom after 8:10 a.m. Parents are not to walk their child to theclassroom.
F. Lunch –
A lunchmust come from home if you didn’t order hot lunch. Fast food is not permitted in school.
Second GradeRoutine
A. Communication –
A newsletter will be on-line every Monday. It will explain the weekly curriculum and test dates. It will also list reminders that are happening in the school and classroom for the week.
There also is a weekly reminder chart posted on the doors that second grade enters and exits the building. Keep your eyesposted.
I post notes during the year on schoolnotes.com . To access my page, just go to theSt. Jane de Chantal teacher’s corner page of the school’s website and click onmy name.
B. Student Plannerand 8 – Pocket Folder –
Each student is responsible for writing down their own homework for the day. Please make sure you see the planner everynight because it is to be signed or initialed by the date. There will be some sort of homework everynight. So watch for it to comehome. Homework should be placed in theback pocket of the planner.
Everypocket folder is labeled home (papers for home), right back to school (papersto be returned),
C. Morning board work-
Everymorning each child will be required to complete their red math folderassignment for the particular lesson that day. They will pick up their math folder with the paper inside and beginworking on the yellow charts.
D. Phonics –
We as aclass will work on this together. It iscovered within the decodable reader and workbook.
Everystudent should be reading for at least 5 minutes an evening to increase theirfluency and speed.
We have a reading program called Superkids. This program incorporates the 5 main areas ofteaching a child how to read: phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabularyand comprehension. The Second gradeprogram comes with 5 components to accomplish this goal: a hard cover decodablereader and word work book to work on reading, spelling and grammar skills, asuper magazine that is full of nonfiction articles, book club books thatcontains authentic literature and write it right lessons for incorporatingEnglish and writing skills.
F. Spelling –
Weeklyspelling words will be listed in the planners. Students are to study the words throughout the week. There will be a test on the words at the endof the week. Spelling is part of theSuperkids reading/language arts program.
G. Science –
Quizzes will be given midwaythrough a unit. Tests will be given atthe end of a unit. Both will be based onvocabulary and comprehension.
H. History –
Lessonswill be discussed with the whole class. Tests will be based on the chapters and worksheets.
I. Religion –
Series: Blest Are We
Quizmaterial will come directly from the chapters.
NewPrayer: Act of Contrition
A list ofprayers is in the packet you have.
Sacraments:First Reconciliation and First Communion
J. English –
We will beworking on a lot of writing this year as part of the new reading series. The key for second grade is to get thestudents to write a complete paragraph with details.
K. Math –
Series:Saxon
Side B ofthe Class Fact Practice must be done for homework. It also must be checked and signed by aparent and returned to school the very next day. Side B of the Guided Practice sheet will mirrorSide A, which we will have covered that day in class.
Math Facts must be done every night for a few minutes. You can either use the box of cards from lastyear or the practice sheets that will be sent home. Starting Wednesday a time sheet will be placedin the front of the student planner. Itmust be signed on Monday and Wednesday. The facts MUST be done and not just signed. You are only hurting your child if you justsign the sheet and don’t practice them.
Program:The Rocket
Each childwill begin the rocket where ever their placement test falls. It may be letter d or it could be lettern. It all depends on how well your child knows their math facts. Each time theysuccessfully complete a level they will move up the rocket. If any problems are incorrect, they will have to be written 5 times each and turned in. By the end of second grade they must be onletter z or higher in both addition and subtraction. If not they will be going to summer schoolfor math. Depending on our time duringthe week we will have two or more time tests to advance up the rocket. Therefore, math is very important this year.
L. Printing –
We will bereviewing our printing. We will begincursive after Christmas.
M. Tests and Quizzes–
Must be signed and returned thenext day if they specifically say sign and return. If they do not come back to school, thestudent will be given a homework slip.
N. Homework –
Assignmentdead lines are expected to be met. Students who do not do their homework know the consequences. They will also be issued a homework slip thatmust be signed and returned with the homework the very next day. Three missed assignments will result in a parentconference.
O. Office Hours –
I am hereevery morning by 7:00 a.m., if you need to see me. If you need an after school conference Pleasesend in a note with you child and a response will be sent home.
P. Book Orders – ifinterested
Directions:
Please put your child’s name on the order form.
Doublecheck to see if the total number of books and the amount of money
matches.
Please makesure checks are payable to Scholastic Book Clubs and not St. Jane.
DO NOT SENDCASH.
Make surethe order and money come back to school by the due date.
Q. Book Sox:
This yearthe student’s must cover their 3 hard cover books. They will need 2 large ones and 1 regularone.
Second Grade Prayer List Sign of the Cross In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. The Lord's Prayer Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; thy kingdom come; thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen. Hail Mary Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you. Blesses are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God pray for us sinners, now, and at the hour of our death. Amen. Glory Be to the Father Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. Grace Before Meals Bless us, O Lord, and these your gifts, which we are about to receive from your goodness, through Christ our Lord. Amen. Grace After Meals We give you thanks for all your gifts, almighty God, living and reigning now and forever. Amen. Act of Contrition O my God, I am heartily sorry for having offended You. I detest all my sins because of your just punishment but most of all because they offended You, my God, who are all good and deserving of all my love, I firmly resolve with the help of your grace to confess my sins and to avoid the near occasion of sin. Amen. What Second Graders will learn this year in our reading program
Level 5 Units 1-4: The SuperkidsHit Second Grade
Level 6 Units 5-8: The SuperkidsTake Off
*The Dolch list has 220 high-frequency words.
**The Sitton list has 1,200 high-frequency words. Students read and spell 760of these words in Levels 3-6. Important Dates to Remember:
May
3 First Communion Rehearsal @ 6p.m.
5 First Communion @ 11a.m.
11 May Crowning @ 1p.m.
24 1:30 Dismissal
25 No School
28 Memorial Day No School
June
7 Last Day
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