class news Miss Kroon’s October 6, 2016 A Note from the Teacher Although it has been a short week, we have had a ton of fun in second grade! Thank you for sending your students with rosaries this week. We celebrated a beautiful Mass on Thursday, the Feast of our Lady of the Holy Rosary. Picture day was also a huge success – I’ve never seen such beautiful smiles! Enjoy your four-day weekend! What’s Happening in... Reading: We will continue with lesson 4 by expanding our knowledge of spiders! Spelling: We will continue working with long o, u, and e words. This spelling test has been moved to next week due to the long weekend. Math: We will continue with Topic 3, looking at breaking apart numbers to add, using compensation, and practicing many strategies to add. Social studies: We will continue to learn about landforms by making our own books. Religion: In addition to practicing the Act of Contrition, we will discuss celebrating God’s love as one holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church. Dates to remember Oct. 10th – No school Oct. 14th – flavorful Friday Oct. 20th – Bake sale Oct. 28th – Halloween observance & party Oct. 31st – No school Thank You, Miss Kroon