Our First Week of School! We had a wonderful 1st week of school! We talked about the characteristics of a good friend. This week, we made “Rainbows of Friends”: Red=Love, Orange=Honesty, Yellow=Happiness, Green=Sharing, Blue=Hard Work, Purple=Imagination, and Marshmallows=Kindness. This coming week we start Music and PE. Please have students wear their PE Uniforms on Tuesdays […]
Hello Giacolone Families! Week at a glance: Monday (10/31): HALLOWEEN FUN!! Library 11:30 a.m. **This is our new library day/time** Tuesday (11/01): All Saints’ Day Mass 8:30 a.m. Art – 1:00 p.m. PE – 1:50 p.m. Homework is due NEXT Tuesday…11/08 Wednesday (11/02): Picture Retakes (IN UNIFORM) Music 1:40 p.m. […]
Happy Monday Giacolone Families! Last week was an exciting week with lots of different apple activities! We had Apple Day in class on Thursday…we made applesauce, we filled out a data sheet about our own apples, made predictions, counted how many seeds were in each apple after they were cut in half, and some of […]
Happy Fall Giacolone Families! It is hard to believe it is officially Fall!! We are blessed to live in such a beautiful place with wonderful weather. We enjoyed our virtual visit from author, Shannon Olsen! Upcoming Events and Information: We will be having Primary Centers this Friday, September 30th! If you are available to volunteer […]
Hello Giacolone Families 🙂 We have had a wonderful start to this school year! I enjoyed Back to School Night…and I sincerely appreciated everyone’s patience and kindness! I have answers to the questions asked that night. We will have spelling tests on Fridays starting next week (9/30). We will be going on field trips (possibly […]
Here’s to a great 2021-22 school year! We learned a lot this past year. It’s hard to believe that this week we are cleaning out our desks and writing about our second grade memories. During the summer break, continue to read, practice math facts, and practice printing. However, take time to get outside and enjoy […]
I hope everyone enjoyed the long holiday weekend. There are several activities planned for these last few days of school. Please check the school newsletter and website for the dates and times of those events. ACADEMICS Reading: We continue reading books in series and share what we love about the books with our friends. Phonics: […]
ACADEMICS Reading: We continue reading books in series and share what we love about the books with our friends. Phonics: We are learning how to study and write compound words. Spelling: No new sorts. Math: We are working on different math concepts and assessing what we have learned in second grade as we prepare for […]
ACADEMICS Reading: We are learning why authors end their books certain ways and if there are lessons to be learned. Phonics: We are learning how to use the new words we collect in our conversations and in our writing. Some of the new words we have collected from stories we have read are distribute, slunk, […]
I hope you liked your Mother’s Day fingerprint flowers! Your child was so proud of their work which they created and wrapped especially for you. ACADEMICS Reading: We are learning about the author’s craft and how they use words for readers to create clear pictures of what is happening in their books. Phonics: We are […]