Congratulations to our second grade friends and their families on the celebration of their First Holy Communion. It was a beautiful day!

ACADEMICS

Reading: As our books get longer, it is easy to forget what we have read. When this happens, we need to stop, reread, and ask questions to make connections to what we have read and what we just read. We are also encouraged to write notes along the way to help connect the different parts of the story.

Phonics: We continue building words by noticing the different ways to spell words with the Long E and Long I sounds. For words with the Long E sound, we are learning about the spelling patterns ee, ea, e_e, e, and y. We are also learning the following spelling patterns ( i_e, igh, i, and y) for words with the Long I sound.

Spelling: Please check your student’s planner for their sort. Spelling tests will be on Monday. Some students may spend two weeks on their sort.

Math: We are learning the concepts of multiplication and division as well as how to make several coin combinations equivalent to $1. To help us with multiplication and division, we use diagrams, rectangular arrays, and pictures to aid in our understanding of the total number of everyday items or the equal groups of everyday items.

Writing: We are learning how to write opinion letters about our favorite characters from our favorite books.

Religion: We will reflect on our First Holy Communion experiences. In addition, we continue to learn what to do after receiving Jesus in Holy Communion.

Social Studies: We continue learning about about the formation of laws.

Science: None this week.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Tuesday, April 5 – Homework due and Family Envelope goes home

Wednesday, April 6 – Stations of the Cross at 2:15 p.m. in the church

Thursday, April 7 – Library books due

Friday, April 8 – 12:00 p.m. dismissal

HOMEWORK

Fluency – Please read the fluency passage and answer the questions on the back. This should be completed over the course of 4 days.

Reading – Choose 5 (or more) of the Reading Challenges and complete the Book Summary on the back. Read 20 minutes (or more) daily with the goal of having read 100 minutes (or more) for the week.

Math IXL – P.6, Q.2, and Y.1

If you have any questions, please send me an email. Your continued assistance and support are greatly appreciated.

With gratitude,

Mrs. Rzasa