Math Extra Help (Mrs. Kennedy)-Wednesdays 7:45-8:10AM
ELA Extra Help (Mrs. Corliss)-Thursdays 7:45-8:10AM
Notification will be sent letting you know when office hours will begin.
Welcome to Second Grade! We hope everyone had a wonderful summer and is ready for some great learning! There are so many new and exciting things for you to learn. Mrs. Kennedy is the Math and Science teacher. Mrs. Corliss is the ELA and Social Studies teacher. We will share Religion, Reading, and Spelling teaching responsibilities. We look forward to working with you in the upcoming months.
Our first few weeks of school will be focused on developing a positive classroom community and transitioning our students back into a school routine by going over classroom policies and procedures. It will be important for all of us to support one another as we begin another wonderful school year together at St. Stan’s.
Below is an outline of how we will begin the year in each subject area.
Religion: This will be a very special year for second graders as we prepare our hearts for Jesus. We will be celebrating the Sacraments of Reconciliation and First Holy Eucharist. We are looking forward to preparing your child for these special sacraments. Both are a time of joy and excitement as the children come closer to Jesus.
Reading: We will be using The Superkids Reading Program. Daily lessons will consist of Phonics: decoding, encoding, and word analysis; Reading: decoding, fluency, comprehension skills, vocabulary, and building knowledge; Writing: multiple text types including narrative, expository, and opinion.
The weekly spelling lists consist of 12 spelling words. Tests will be given on Fridays. Word lists will be included in weekly newsletters.
ELA: Students will be improving their writing skills by learning about simple sentences, subject and predicates, compound sentences, and ending punctuation. They will plan, draft, and publish their writing.
Science: We will begin by learning about The Nature of Science: questions scientists ask, skills scientists use, tools scientists use, how scientists find answers and collect and share data. We will also learn what technology is, the steps of the design process, and how we use tools and machines.
Math: We will fluently add and subtract numbers 0-20, use a hundreds chart and an open number line to add and subtract, and explore patterns with odd and even numbers.
Social Studies: We will learn about history and the importance of the past.
Mrs. Corliss – 2nd Grade