Hello, Room 122 Parents,
June has arrived!!
This week will be our last push for hard work. I am so proud of the accomplishments your children have made!
During this week we will be working on the following things in our academic subjects:
Religion
We will finish writing and drawing in our Virtues Journal. This book will stay at school and go with your child to their second grade teacher.
We will finish Chapter 20/"We Care for the Gifts of God's Creation." We will also learn about Pentecost and Ordinary Time in the Church calendar. That will conclude our curriculum for religion this year. We will review before we take our religion exam on Tuesday.
Math
We will begin Chapter 16/"Money". We will learn how to identify coins and their value. This chapter also has the children adding coins. We have been practicing this all throughout the school year, so hopefully it will not be too much of a challenge for your child. Thanks for any practice you can provide at home and over the summer. We will not take a Chapter Test on Chapter 16.
Simultaneously, we will learn about 2D and 3D shapes, which are easy concepts for the children to remember.
The math exam is on Wednesday. I will provide review in school and at home.
ELA
-We will continue with ELA till the end of the year. The children will bring home many things to provide a lot of reading practice for them over the summer. It is especially exciting that their is another MyBook (5) that will come home that can be used throughout the summer for second grade prep and for reading enjoyment.
In Fundations, we will continue in Unit 10. This week we will learn the Vowel Teams ue and ew. Our Word of the Day this week will be clumps.
-This week we will finish in Module 8/"Tell Me a Story". In this module, children are enjoying classic tales and contemporary stories as they get to know storytellers from long ago and from the present. Children will deepen their understanding of the lessons stories can teach, such as the importance of resilience in the face of challenges.
Children are discovering that characters in stories rarely get things right the first time they try something new. Like real people, characters often overcome challenges by refusing to give up and trying again.
-We will review grammar concepts taught throughout the year, in preparation for our exam on Thursday.
-Our End of the Year spelling Test will be on Friday. We will review words throughout the week.
Science/Social Studies and STEM
For the remainder of the year, the class will have science, social studies and stem lessons within their own classrooms.
Should you have any questions about this week's curriculum or activities, please reach out to me.
Please be sure to read below for important announcements and dates for the upcoming week.
Lisa McVeigh
