| Schedule 8:45 Morning Exercises 9:00 - 9:20 Religion 9:25 - 9:45 Language Arts: Grammar 9:45 - 9:55 Snack/Sharing 9:55 - 11:10 Language Arts: Reading, Phonics, Spelling 11:10 - 11:25 Recess 11:25 - 12:05 Lunch 12:05 - 12:40 Math 12:45 - 1:00 Handwriting 1:00 - 1:30 Language Arts: Creative Writing 1:30 - 1:45 Recess 1:45 - 2:00 Story/Independent Silent Reading 2:00 - 2:35 Science/Social Studies 2:35 - 2:45 Get Ready for Dismissal Specials: Music Monday 12:15 - 1:05 Phys Ed Tuesday 2:45 - 1:30 (with Grade 3) Library Thursday 12:45 - 1:15 Art Friday 2:45 - 1:35 (with Grade 3) A homework schedule is handed out each week. Assignments are to be completed and turned in when due. Homework for second grade is approximately 30 minutes per day. The only time there should be homework over a weekend is when working on a special assignment. Expectations: Each family should be familiar with the St. Joseph School handbook and each student is expected to follow school policies. Communications: Please send a note with your child if you would like to schedule a conference. I will get back to you and set up a time to meet that is mutually agreeable. I am unable to take phone calls during the scheduled school day. Field Trips: We visit Stonewall Farm in the fall for a pumpkin presentation. Other field trips will be scheduled if appropriate to our curriculum study. Curriculum Religion: This Is Our Faith (Silver Burdett and Ginn), 1998. We begin our sacramental preparation for first communion with the program titled We Celebrate the Eucharist (Silver Burdett and Ginn). Our curriculum also includes use of a gospel weekly titled „The Good News.‰ Through the units of study, students will gain an awareness of the Catholic Church as a community to which we belong, and they will be introduced to each of the sacraments, the Mass, and our journey of faith. Reading: Scribner Series, Laidlaw, 1988. Skills acquired include phonics, word identification skills, comparing and contrasting, cause/effect, fantasy/reality, drawing conclusions, and predicting outcomes. Phonics: Phonics Level B, Modern Curriculum Press, 1991. We review skills which include alphabetical order, initial, medial, and final consonants, blends, digraphs, short/long vowels, and the use of Y as a vowel. The new skills acquired include hard/soft C and G, vowel digraphs, diphthongs, R-controlled vowels, double vowels, prefixes, suffixes, plurals, compound two-syllable words, synonyms, antonyms, and homonyms. English: Language for Daily Use, HBJ, 1988. New skills acquired include parts of a sentence, listening and speaking, alphabetical order, study skills, library skills, the writing process, and poetry. Spelling: Spelling Connections, Zaner-Bloser, 1988. New skills acquired include spelling rules, word study, and introduction to the dictionary. Handwriting: Zaner-Bloser, 1991. We will begin cursive letter formation in January. Math: Mathematics Plus, Harcourt Brace & Company, 1994. Skills include adding and subtracting 1, 2, and 3-digit numbers, place value to 99, time, money, metric measurement, geometry, fractions, and multiplying. We use a variety of math manipulatives and computer software to assist with these concepts. Social Studies: Scholastic News, How to Use a Map, Land Forms and Bodies of Water, Continents and Oceans. Units of study include map and globe skills, family, community, our nation, other countries and cultures, transportation, continents and oceans, and landforms and other bodies of water. Science: Science Weekly, and Pyramid Café (a study of the five food groups, sponsored by the American Dairy Association), Science, Macmillan/McGraw-Hill, 2002. Topics among the earth, life, and physical sciences include plants, animals, land and water habitats, weather, the earth, the sun, planets, matter, energy, and magnetic forces. Quizzes, chapter tests, and unit tests will be administered when appropriate in the various subject areas. Folders: Work will be sent home approximately every two weeks. Papers are to be kept at home, but folders are to be signed and returned to school. Red folders will be sent home on Thursdays. Reconciliation and First Eucharist: Second graders who are Catholic participate in the sacramental rites of Reconciliation and First Eucharist in the spring. Please contact your director of religious education for specific information. In order for your child to be eligible to participate in these sacraments, a copy of his or her Catholic Baptismal Certificate must be on file. |
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