All saints catholic school ~ Mrs. Carroll & Mrs. Gaertner
Second grade News
A Look into our Classroom
With the last Sunday of January falling on the 31st of the month, we began February this year with Catholic
Schools Week. Open House went very well. The students had a great time during Catholic Schools Week. The
students each decorated a prayer rock and the campuses exchanged the rocks. Each day the students pray for
the person who received the rock they decorated. They also made Valentines cards to be given to a nursing
home, and thank you cards for each of the sustaining parishes. We had Favorite Team Day, a city-wide Mass at
St. Joseph High School, Pajama and Pancake Day, and Minute-to-Win-It, in which students competed with
teachers in various silly contests.
With Ash Wednesday on February 10th, we began the season of Lent. All of the crosses and statues throughout
the school have been covered with purple as a reminder of the season. The entire school got together with their
buddies and traced both of their hands. One hand was colored in red and the other in blue. On one hand the
students wrote something that they will give up for Lent, and on the other, they wrote positive actions they
will do during Lent. The hands were arranged on a wall outside the cafeteria. A large paper cross is displayed
there. The hands are arranged to resemble the rays coming from the heart of Jesus in the Divine Mercy image.
We also made a Lenten Passport which contains suggestions for good deeds they might do during Lent.
This month we began our I’m a Rockin’ Kid Project. It’s been so fun to see the students’ baby, toddler, and
other family pictures. The students are enjoying giving and watching the presentations! Thanks parents, for
sending in the wonderful photographs!
FEBRUARY issue
In this issue:
A Look Into Our Classroom
1
Reading and Language Skills
1
GO MATH!
2
Science, Social Studies, and Religion
2
Second grade is Meeting Standards!
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READING SKILLS
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Targeted Skills for the month included:
Targeted Skills for the month included:
Phonics skills: Final syllable –le; vowel
patterns i, igh, y ; review reflected endings
–ed,-ing; review comparative endings –er, est
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Drawing conclusions, sequence, fact and
opinion, plot and theme
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Multiple-meaning words, antonyms, suffixes
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Reading with accuracy and expression
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Oral language: Describe media techniques, making
an announcement, speaking well
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Writing: Friendly letter, expository nonfiction,
narrative poem
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Adjectives for number, size, and shape, comparative and superlative adjectives, adverbs that tell
when and where
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Research skills: Thesaurus, diagrams, e-mail
SECOND GRADE IS MEETING STANDARDS
G0 MATH! TARGET MATH SKILLS FOR FEBRUARY
Lent activity with our
buddies
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We have finished Chapter 5: 2-Digit Subtraction with and without regrouping, The students
learned many methods to help them understand subtraction and regrouping, including using
models and pictures of tens and ones to help them visualize what happens when we regroup.
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Skills covered were modeling regrouping for subtraction; modeling and recording 2-digit
subtraction; rewriting 2-digit subtraction; adding to find differences; solving multistep problems.
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We are currently studying Chapter 6: 3-Digit Addition and Subtraction, with and without
regrouping. Again, we are using models and pictures, now with hundreds.
SCIENCE SKILLS AND CONCEPTS
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Drawing
Phases of the Moon
This Minute to win it team
beat the teachers!
We have completed the Unit on The
Solar System
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We have studied why shadows
change throughout the day
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Students know that sunrise and sunset
are due to Earth’s rotation every 24
hours
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Students understand that each time
the Earth completes one rotation, one
24 hour day has passed
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Students know that the moon orbits
the Earth and that the moon is visible
when it reflects light from the sun
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the Earth’s rotation Causes
Day & Night
SOCIAL STUDIES SKILLS AND CONCEPTS
Students can describe how light
reflected from the moon looks a little
different during the day but looks the
same again about every 29 days.
The students:
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Can define trade, producer, consumer,
manufacture, price
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Can explain how people used barter
long ago
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Describe steps in a manufacturing
process.
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Identify parts of a flow chart, and how it
explains a process
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Explain how countries depend on each
other for goods and services
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Give examples of four means of
transportation
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Show how to use a map scale using a
standard unit of measurement
RELIGION
We continue to learn how we celebrate Mass in preparation for receiving First Holy Communion. We are learning:
Second Grade Rockin’ Kid
presentation
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The story of the Passover, and that the Jewish people still celebrate the Passover today
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That Jesus gave us the gift of the Eucharist at the Last Supper, which was a celebration of the Passover
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That the gift of the Eucharist is a sign of Christ’s love, and explain the meaning of Christ’s perfect sacrifice
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That at Mass, we listen to God’s Word and offer ourselves with Jesus to God
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That every thought, word, and deed can be a sacrifice
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About the parts of the Mass: the Introductory Rites, the Penitential Act, the Gloria, the Collect Prayer of petitions to God, and that at Mass, we celebrate Jesus’ victory over sin and death