2nd Grade Newsletter

Religion: Chapter 2: God sent us His Son, Jesus

• Jesus is the most precious gift God gave us
• The Annunciation is when the Angel Gabriel asks Mary to be the Mother of God's Son
• Mary says, "YES!"

Believe & Read: Week 2: Working with consonant blends

• Reviewing short vowels
• CVC words
• Sight words - words that the letter do not follow their normal sounds
• tr, sn, pl are examples of the blends

Math: Numbers to 1,000

• Chapter 1 continued
• Understanding place values and utilizing different math approaches to reach successful answers
• Homework given Monday through Wednesday this week
• Review, reteaching, and math enrichment

Reading Comprehension: Jayden's Impossible Garden

• 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: The importance of Community

• Community life involves where people live, work, and play
• The three types of communities are:

1. Urban: city life
2. Suburban: the areas that surround the big cities
3. Rural: the areas that surround the suburbs and are furtherest away from the city

Specialists:

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

Students will:

• learn to count to 20 in german
• 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

If you have a connection to Germany, please reach out. I would love to collaborate with you!

• ALL parents and guests must enter Door #5
• Must sign in and receive a Visitor's Badge
• This includes morning drop off
• Laura will gladly help you at the front desk

Does your child have asthma? How about a nut allergy?

• Every year the nurse needs updated medical information and action plans for students with:

1. Asthma
2. Food allergies
3. Reactions to insect bites

• Please contact the nurse with any questions you may have regarding health forms.

Jamie Lind, jlind@vischool.org

Here are my expectations for homework:

• Students attempt to complete the assignment independently as best as they can. Parents should look over for completeness and accuracy. Parents circle the problems done incorrectly and students try again to solve correctly.
• It is the student's responsibility to return the homework the next school day or by the stated due date.
• Math homework should not take longer than 20 minutes. If your child is frustrated then take a break and try again or send back to school with a written note stating the confusion.
• Homework should create solid, positive opportunities for strong connection between parents and child(ren).
• Reading is essential for fluency and comprehension. Read 20 minutes daily. Parents be a role model and read something, too.
• No homework given over the weekends. Family time is essential for mental well-being, too!
• Absence: students are given the number of days they were absent to make up the missing work. Following the Visitation School policy, no school work will be given to students prior to the absence from school.

• Morning Arrival: students may arrive between 7:40 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. NOT any earlier than 7:40 a.m. due to no adult supervision.
• Morning Drop Off: the center aisles are for parking only. These aisles are NOT drop off lanes. Dropping off at the curb is the fastest and safest for all. This will be strictly enforced throughout the school year.
  
• Dismissal: students walk to the car line at 2:45 p.m. Please use the car line to safely pick up your child.
• Extended Day: Contact Kayla Christy, kchristy@vischool.org for additional information.

We all work hard to maintain a safe and healthy environment for our students. That requires partnership from our families, especially as you send healthy snacks to school with your child. We do have multiple children in the Lower School with peanut and tree nut allergies. We are asking for families to show love, grace and respect for those children by sending healthy option snacks that do not contain peanuts or nuts. You might consider popcorn, pita bread with hummus, or cheese.

Girls Basic Uniform (Montessori Pre-K through Grade 2)

• Blue uniform jumper from Donald's.
  • Dark blue shorts or leggings are required with the uniform jumper.
  • Navy leggings or white tights under the skirt for warmth.
  • Pants or snow pants must be worn outside on cold days for recess and P.E..
• White blouse (long-/short-sleeved or long-sleeved turtleneck)
• Optional: navy cardigan (monogrammed) or Lower School sweatshirt or quarter zip sweatshirt
• White legwear - anklets, knee highs or tights
• Low top solid white shoe, can be athletic shoe. No sandals, platform shoes, boots, backless shoes, high tops or clogs. Athletic shoes required for physical education class.
• Optional: Lower School navy sweatshirt or quarter zip sweatshirt, navy V-neck sweater (monogrammed)

Girls - Formal Uniform (M- 2)

• Jumper or pants, white oxford blouse, white socks above the ankle or tights, and monogrammed navy sweater or vest are required.
• The formal uniform may be required for all-school Masses or special events.

Boys Basic Uniform (Montessori Pre-K through Grade 2)

• Navy trousers or shorts (Donald's)
  • Pants must be worn on formal uniform days.
  • Pants or snow pants must be worn outside on cold days for recess and P.E.
• White polo style knit shirt (plain or Visitation logo long-/short-sleeved Donald’s). Must be neatly tucked into pants at all times
• Optional: Navy blue V-neck sweater vest (monogrammed) or navy blue V-neck long-sleeved pullover sweater from the Peddler
• Navy or white socks
• Low top solid white shoe, can be athletic shoe.. No sandals, platform shoes, boots, backless shoes, high tops or clogs. Athletic shoes required for physical education class.
• Optional: Lower School navy sweatshirt or quarter zip sweatshirt, navy V-neck sweater (monogrammed)

Boys - Formal Uniform (M- 2)

• Long-sleeved white oxford shirt or polo shirt with the sweater or vest (monogrammed)
• Navy trousers (Donald’s)
• The formal uniform may be required for all-school Masses or special events.

• Thursday, September 10 @ 6:00 p.m.
• Adult only event
• Welcome presentations by Jessica Hallin & Dr. Jennifer Bigelow
• Classroom teacher presentations
• First classroom session at 6:40-7:00
• Second classroom session at 7:10-7:30
• PA Social to follow

• Students may be out of uniform for school picture day
• Students will wear their photo clothes for the entire school day
• We will not help or allow students to change clothing

• Friday Sept. 4 ~ NO SCHOOL ~ (Extended Day is open)

• Monday, Sept 7 ~ NO SCHOOL ~ Labor Day Weekend (Extended Day also closed)

• Thursday Sept. 10, LS Parent Back to School Night, 6:00pm

• Friday, Sept. 11, School Picture Day

• Thursday Sept. 17, Homecoming Pep Rally, 10:10am

• Thursday Sept. 17, Homecoming Activities, 3:00pm

• Friday Sept. 18, Formal Uniform Day

• Friday Sept. 18, Opening Mass and Flag Raising, 9:05am

• Friday Sept. 25, Out of Uniform Day: Students may be out of uniform IF they contribute $1.

• Thursday October 1, Early Release Day and PD