Mrs. Gaspich - 2A
kgaspich@stdomschool.org
Welcome To Second Grade
September
Hello Parents,
Welcome to second grade! Below you will find important dates as well as information on the many academic concepts we will be covering over the month of September. We will strive and diligently work towards becoming 21st century independent and enthusiastic learners who embrace the importance of learning while realizing it can be fun. It is imperative your child read each night as well as work on his/her addition and subtraction facts. I will share ideas with you at Back to School Night, to help make these two tasks become a happy habit for your child.
Thank you for all you do to help assist me in your child’s education. Enjoy the month!
Important dates:
•9/5 School opens
•9/6 Before and After Care begins
•9/12 Back to School Night for K – 3
•Please remember to sign and return all forms and to send in your child’s supply money ($17.00)
Check the St. Dominic website calendar for more important dates.
During the month of September second graders will:
In Religion -
Describe the gifts God gives us each day and how we will care for them
Understand God’s gifts are for sharing
Know we are made in God’s image
Confirm we can think, choose, and love because we are in God’s image
Identify the different levels of being
Understand that Jesus showed God’s love by dying and rising to give us new life
Express ways to show God’s love
Understand why we are disciples
Learn the significance of the Sign of the Cross
Recognize themselves as God’s children through Baptism and review the symbols of Baptism
Identify the leaders of the church and that our membership in the church is one of a life of love
In Language Arts –
Begin working on stamina . . . an important factor in becoming an independent reader
Read stories about school days, making friends, and police officers
Check comprehension by recalling important story details such as characters, settings, and events
Work on visualizing both before and during our reading of a story
Review short vowel sounds a, e, i, o, and u
Identify and write statement, question, command, and exclamation sentences
Understand the subject of a sentence
Write personal narratives
Continue improving the use of capitalization and punctuation
Utilize words that show feelings and learn proofreading marks
In Math –
Work on addition facts to sums of 20
Explore problem solving
Work with related addition facts
Count on to add and count back to subtract
Make a 10 to add
Work with doubles facts, doubles + 1, and Doubles – 1
Explore missing addends
Review fact families
Relate addition to subtraction
In Science –
Mater
Discuss properties of matter
Solids, liquids, and gasses
Usefulness of matter
In Social Studies –
Families - similarities and differences
Conduct a family interview
Traditions
Culture
Community
Responsibility
citizenship/immigration
Respect
History
Ancestors
Family tree