I welcome all of you to Second Grade!  You will be amazed at just how much your child will grow this year. Most likely, your child has had the ‘seeds of reading and writing planted’, and during second grade, those ‘seeds will grow and blossom’, making your child an accomplished reader and writer! You will see changes in your child’s thinking, as he/she becomes familiar with abstract concepts and symbols. The change will be dramatic — just compare a ‘tiny seed with a full-grown sunflower’! That’s the kind of growth you’ll see this year!  

I look forward to meeting you and sharing more of what to expect in second grade at our Parent/Teacher open house.

Mrs. Magarie

Monday: GYM; children 'must' be in appropriate Gym uniform & sneakers
Tuesday: Computer
Wednesday: Spanish
Thursday: Music & Art
Friday: Library

**NOTE: Winter Uniforms begin Tuesday, Oct. 15th.

Here's what we will cover this week:
    This week we will focus on completing our IOWA's (Basic Skills Assessment). Children must have several #2 sharpened pencils each day. 
Unit 1 Benchmark Assessment: We finished Unit 1 in our Journey's Reader and will complete a 'Benchmark' assessment that assesses all the skills we learned from this unit.  We will begin Unit 2 next week.

OCTOBER BOOK REPORT: Your child was sent home information about a Mystery Chapter book which is needed to complete a book report. Please have your child bring in a Mystery chapter book no later than Friday, Sept. 27th.
       
   Math:  We are finishing up Chapter 2,  In this chapter we will explore 3-digit numbers and use Place Value of digits in numbers to 1,000. All lessons will be ripped out and placed neatly inside a blue Math Folder.  I am also adding to the Math folder the Practice workbook sheets which will be stapled to the pack of that lesson.  This will make it easier for children to review all Chapter material before tests.  I moved the Chapter 2 Assessment to Tuesday, Oct. 22nd to give us time reviewing the chapter.

     Science:  In Chapter 2, we will learn above Living and Non-Living things, (Lesson 1), and Rocks & Minerals (Lesson 2). 

    Social Studies:  We should begin Studies Weekly #3 this week.
 
    Religion: We  finished both Chapter 3 and 4.  A Chapter 3 & 4 Assessment is scheduled for Friday, Oct. 18th.  We will do a reveiw on both chapters on Wednesday & Thursday.  Children will receive a Study Guide to help them prepare for test.  In chapter 3, the children learened more about Jesus, the sacraments, and ways we worship God. Key words to know: Catholics, parishes, faith, worship, and sacrament.In Chapter 4 the children learned about the Sacrament of Baptism.

       Have a Great Week!
             Mrs. Magarie

*Parents, please check your child's Yellow Take Home Folder each day
**October Book Report - Due Monday, Oct. 21st


Tuesday, Oct. 15th
Math: Worksheet

Wednesday, Oct. 2nd
Math: Practice WB p. 45

Thursday, Oct. 3rd
Math: Practice WB p. 47 

ASSESSMENTS
**Religion - Has been changed to Friday, Oct. 18th
**Math - Due to IOWA testing and Columbus Day, Math Assessment will be scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 22nd

IOWA Testing: Begins Tuesday, Oct. 15th and ends Thursday, Oct. 24th.  Children MUST have #2 sharpened pencils each day.