Mrs. Kennedy – 2nd Grade
Email: ckennedy@saintstansschool.org
Office Hours: Language Arts – Wednesday 7:45-8:10am (Mrs. Kennedy).
Reading- Monday 7:45-8:10am (Ms. Taylor).
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Hello Gr. 2 Families,
Below are the days and times we offer office hours for extra help sessions in Math and Reading.
Ms. Taylor’s office hours for Reading: Mondays 7:45 -8:10 a.m.
Mrs. Kennedy’s office hours for extra help in Math: Wednesdays 7:45-8:10 a.m.
Below are the days and times Title 1 Services are offered. (Teacher invitation only)
Math Title 1-Tuesdays (Miss Patterson) 7:45 a.m.
Reading Title 1-Fridays (Mrs. Chase) 7:45 a.m.
Second graders are busy learning about the importance of the Eucharist and preparing for First Holy Communion. We still have so many exciting things to learn this year.
Below is an outline of concepts that will be covered in the upcoming weeks.
Religion: Preparing your child for their First Holy Communion. This is a time of joy and excitement as the children come closer to Jesus. We will then learn how to keep the Lord’s Day holy.
The children will also learn how to pray the rosary.
Reading: Students will read Informational Text, Drama, and Poetry.
We will learn how to decode homographs; words with double consonants (VC/CV); words with the vowel sound spelled aw, au, augh, al; words with syllable pattern VCCCV; and abbreviations.
Children will understand the following skills:
- Identifying main idea
- Making inferences and predictions
- Making connections using patterns, structures, and personal experiences
- Recalling important facts and details from the text
- Identifying elements of play, such as setting, character, and dialogue
The children will continue to expand their vocabulary and comprehension skills as we work toward the end of the year.
Our weekly spelling lists consist of 10 spelling words, 3 High-Frequency words, and 5 Vocabulary words. Tests are given on Fridays and consist of the spelling words and high-frequency words. Students need to understand the meaning of each vocabulary word, as they will be tested on these words. New word lists are sent home with students on Fridays. Spelling words are also emailed to parents with the Weekly Newsletter, and they are posted in Google Classroom Announcements.
Language: Students will be improving their writing skills by learning about prepositions and prepositional phrases, contractions, commas in sentences, compound subjects and predicates, and correct spelling. They will plan, draft, and publish their writing.
Science: Life Science-Plants and animals
Physical Science-Properties of Matter
Math: Subtraction: Two-Digit Numbers; Money and Time
Social Studies: We learn about people, places, environments and goods and services
Feel free to contact me throughout the year with any questions or concerns that may arise. ckennedy@saintstansschool.org
Thank you for the wonderful opportunity of being able to help your child learn and grow this year!!
Mrs. Kennedy ☺
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