2nd Grade Newsletter

Religion: Sharing the love of Christ with others

• Visitation School "Vis Give Week" gift of time and treasure
• Welcoming Ms. Kai from the Voyageurs Conservancy
• Making Halloween Cards for Senior Citizen Residencies
• Welcoming the 8th grade Math Enrichment class and participating in their math challenges
• Celebrating Kinsley's birthday and Super Star Frank

Believe & Read: Digraphs (wh, sh, ch, ck, th), trigraph (-tch), and vowel digraphs (ai, ay, ee, ea, oa, oe, ow, oo, oo, oy, oi)

• Recognizing and scooping syllables (syllables need at least one vowel
• 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: will be on Friday and Monday. Focus will be on spelling and reading words using the strategies we have learned since the beginning of the school year.

Math: Addition within 1,000 CHAPTER 2 TEST DATE: Tuesday, October 27

• Learning different strategies for adding fluently
• Counting on: 22 + 5 = begin at 23 and count on 5
• Make a ten: 12 + 9 = 10 + 2 + 9
• Use doubles: 8 + 9 = 8 + 8 + 1
• Adding with place values
• Make a ten to rename and move place values
• Adding with renaming ones and tens place values

Reading Comprehension: Samira and the Skeletons, by Camilla Kuhn

• Samira likes school, especially when she gets to sit next to her best friend, Frida. But when they learn about the skeletal system in science class, Samira suddenly begins to imagine everyone in school as a walking skeleton. Soon she starts avoiding her fellow classmates, even Frida, but Samira still can't escape her own skeleton. With some clever help from her mother, though, Samira realizes that maybe having a body full of bones isn't necessarily a bad thing. (Summary from Google Books)
  
• 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, read alouds, and comprehensive understanding of the texts. They are learning to "read between the lines" for an in-depth perspective.

Social Studies/Science: Voyageurs National Conservancy

• Locate Voyageurs National Park, the European Continent, and Minnesota’s Tribal Nations on a map

• Explain the role of French-Canadian Voyageurs in the international fur trade

• Explain the role of beavers and how the removal of a keystone species impacts an ecosystem

• Consider the impact of the Fur Trade from multiple perspectives

• Understand how natural resources are related to the global economy

• Raise curiosity about the relationship of animals, humans, and the environment

Specialists:

• Blue Days: Physical Education, Music, & French
• Red Days: STEM, Library, & Chinese
• Yellow Days: Art & Spanish
• Mondays: Social Emotional Learning (SEL)

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!

Students will:

• learn to count to 20 in German

1. 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
• study the geography and landscape of Germany
• 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

1. Enter your student’s login information using his/her Google username formatted by first initial, last name, graduating year (i.e. ABlazer35).

2. Select “Visitation School” - this should auto populate once you start typing

3. 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, October 30
• Friday, November 20
• Friday, December 18
• Friday, January 29
• Friday, February 26
• Thursday, March 18
• Friday, April 23
• Friday, May 28

• Simple kid-friendly costumes (no accessories)
• No face paint
• No dyed hair
• Afternoon party is exclusively the 2nd graders and 7 assigned volunteers
• No Halloween class treats or food!

• Friday October 23, PA Coffee and Convo @ 7:45am

• Wednesday October 28, Formal Uniform Day

• Wednesday October 28, All School Mass, 9:05am

• Friday October 30, Salesian Leaders in lunch and recess

• Friday October 30, Halloween Class Party 1:30-2:30 p.m.

• 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