2nd Grade Newsletter
Fran Bateson
Religion: All Saints Day Mass
- History in the Hallway with Mrs. Hansen
- What was school like in the 1886? What school supplies were needed? What's a boarder?
- Visitation School in 1886 had 45-50 all girl students that lived, slept, ate, and went to school there.
- Girls had to bring carpet to place beside their beds, silverware for eating, and lace to wear as veils during Mass times
- A boarder is a person that lives and goes to school in the same place.
Believe & Read: Digraphs (wh, sh, ch, ck, th), trigraph (-tch), and vowel digraphs (ai, ay, ee, ea, oa, oe, ow, oo, oo, oy, oi, aw, au)
- Recognizing and scooping syllables (syllables need at least one vowel)
- fan-tas-tic (scooping multi-syllable words)
- cat-nap (scoop c to the t and n to the p)
- tow-el (scoop t to the w and e to the l) *most of the time the consonant will stay w/the first vowel
- run-ning (scoop r to the first n and n to the g) the base word is scooped and the double letter joins the suffix
- Writing with suffixes: -es, -ed, s, and -ing
- Distinguishing the difference between verbs and nouns
- Using the doubling rule with adding a vowel suffix to a CVC verb (run 👉 running)
- The letter x is never doubled
- Understanding sentence structure, reading phrases, and spelling rules
- SPARKLE game
- Unit 8 Assessment: students were very successful!
Math: Addition to 100
- Students completed Chapter 2 test
- Students also completed the Cumulative Test for Chapters 1 & 2
- Halloween math fun and games
- Parent letter for Chapter 3 was sent home
Reading Comprehension: A Bike Like Sergio's by Maribeth Boelts
- A moral fictional story about a boy who has little money, notices someone drop money and the dilemma of choosing right from wrong. Thankfully, Ruben makes the right choice and he sees the value of unconditional love over buying a bike with someone else's money.
Verbs, nouns, and adjectives
- Groves Comprehension is uniquely designed to accompany the Believe and Read foundational skills. The second graders are continuing to impress me with their listening skills, reading, and comprehensive understanding of the texts. They are learning to "read between the lines" for an in-depth perspective.
Social Studies/Science: Liquids
- Students tested the properties of water (pouring, flow, and liquid levels)
- Vocabulary words: bubbly, foamy, viscous, translucent, and transparent
Specialists:
- Blue Days: Physical Education, Music, & French
- Red Days: STEM, Library, & Chinese
- Yellow Days: Art & Spanish
- Mondays: Social Emotional Learning (SEL)
Congratulations Superstar, Frank!
Superstar Sylvie & Sister Isla
VR Goggles in STEM class
Looking at the Landscapes and Alps in Germany
"Wow! It's like we are right there in Germany!"
Tipping my head way back to see the Alps
Charlotte practices ringing the bell that called the Sisters to prayer time
Sophia, Collins, & Rowan think the bell is pretty loud
October's History in the Hallway Lesson
Thanksgiving Food Boxes for Minneapolis Visitation Sisters' Neighbors
It is a Visitation School tradition that students and families share food with others during Thanksgiving. As we celebrate with our families, it is our hope that other families in need can also celebrate. Please look for more information coming home next week. Students will be assigned to bring 1-2 items for the Thanksgiving Food Drive. As much as we appreciate your generosity to help others, please note we cannot provide the Sisters with bulk size items. They do not have the storage space. Thank you for your cooperation!
- Please send me an email if your child with participate in Picture Retake Day.
- Those students may be out of uniform on this day
No School ~ Professional Development Day
2nd graders have the opportunity to work with three other amazing teachers and myself. Once a week, students will get small group work time with Mrs. Poehls, Mrs. Kelley, and Mrs. Schletz, Students will receive reading and math support and enrichment. A special thank you to the fabulous Lower School team for making this possible so that all the students can learn and grow in their academics. Known! Loved! Challenged!
Guten Tag! Hello and welcome to our fun-filled year of learning about the country of Deutschland!
Students will:
- learn to count to 20 in German
- eins, zwei, drei, vier, fünf, sechs, sieben, acht, neun, zehn, elf, zwölf, dreizehn, vierzehn, fünfzehn, sechzehn, siebzehn, achtzehn, neunzehn, and 20. zwanzig
- learn simple phrases in German
- Auf Wiedershen = goodbye
- Hallo = hello
- Tschuss = bye
- Bis spater = see you later
- study the geography and landscape of Germany
- The Black Forest is filled with evergreen trees that look black even in the daylight
- Germany is in central Europe. It borders 9 nine countries and 2 seas, the Baltic Sea and the North Sea
- The Alps are mountains that are very popular in Germany
- Neuschwanstein Castle was the model for Sleeping Beauty's castle in Disney World
- compare and contrast life in USA and Deutschland
- contribute to conversations and others understanding of Germany in lower school convocations
Go to https://www.mceduhub.com
Enter your student’s login information using his/her Google username formatted by first initial, last name, graduating year (i.e. ABlazer35).
Select “Visitation School” - this should auto populate once you start typing
Enter the password Vis2026@ and click “Login”
The second graders are the class of 2037.
If I were in second grade my username would be:
FBateson37
Sponsored by Global Girls to support College Monfant, and continue the virtue of hospitality shown by Sister Mary Paula.
Join us after school from 2:40–3:15 PM on these dates:
- Friday, November 20
- Friday, December 18
- Friday, January 29
- Friday, February 26
- Thursday, March 18
- Friday, April 23
- Friday, May 28
Wednesday November 4th , Picture Retake Day
Wednesday November 4th, M-5 Assembly, 8:45am
Friday November 6th, No School, Professional Development Day
Monday November 9th, 2nd Grade Pop In, 8:00a.m.
Thursday November 19th, Formal Uniform
Thursday November 19th, All School Thanksgiving Mass, 9:05am
Friday November 20th, Coffee and Convo 7:45am
Monday November 23rd, LS Conferences, 3:30-7:30pm
Tuesday November 24th, LS Conferences, 3:30-7:30pm
November 25th-28th, No School, Thanksgiving Break
Wednesday December 2nd, LS Advent Convo, 9:05am
Wednesday December 2nd, LS Concert Rehearsal, 1:00pm
Thursday December 3rd, LS Concert Rehearsal, 8:15am
Thursday December 3rd, LS Concert, 6:00pm
Friday December 4th, Spirit Dress Day
Friday December 4th, St.Nicholas Day, 1:00pm
Tuesday December 8th, Formal Uniform Day
Tuesday December 8th, Feast of Immaculate Conception Mass, 9:05
Friday December 11th, Christmas Stockings Due
Tuesday December 15th, Formal Uniform Day
Tuesday December 15th, Advent Christmas Service, 9:05am
Friday December 18th, M-5 Assembly, 9:10am
Friday December 18th, LS Advent Convo, 9:45am
Friday December 18th, 2nd Grade Christmas Party, 1:20pm