Subjects Taught in Second Grade ( see below for grading procedures and classroom enrichment activites) Subjects Taught in Second Grade ( see below for grading procedures and classroom enrichment activites)
RELIGION – We will discuss the gifts given to us by God. We will discuss what gifts we can give to others and ways to live our lives as good Christians. We will learn the parts of the Catholic mass and their significance. We will prepare for and receive the Sacraments of First Reconciliation and First Communion. We will learn several prayers and how to ‘make’ our own prayers. We will learn how service to others is part of God’s plan. We will do several service projects this year in 2nd grade.
READING – We will read a variety of fiction and non-fiction books this year. We will learn strategies to read and comprehend what we have read. We will learn about comparing and contrasting, characters, main idea and details, summarizing, and other components of reading to better comprehend and generalize that information. We read a new story each week and will have a test on that story on Fridays.
ENGLISH – Among many other things we will learn to identify and use nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, pronouns, punctuation, and capitalization. We will write in our own journals, and improve on our creative writing skills. We will learn to research and write a factual report.
SPELLING – We will get a new list every week and we will have a spelling test every Friday.
HANDWRITING – We will improve on our manuscript writing and will begin learning cursive writing in the late fall.
MATH – We will be adding and subtracting up to 3 digits, with and without regrouping. We will learn how to tell time to the minute, read a ruler and other measurement tools, and will learn how to count money and make change. Please work on simple addition and subtraction facts with your child at home.
SCIENCE – We will learn about animals and there habitats, dinosaurs, our earth and the solar system. We will also learn about the life cycles of some animals and about plants.
SOCIAL STUDIES – We will study how to read various maps. We will learn about different land formations, American Indians, pioneers, roles in our government, and significant historic figures. We will also discuss the roles we have as students and family members. We will learn more about being a good citizen.
Grading Policy for 2EH
Our academic report card grades are the following: “E” -excellent (93 – 100%), “G” - good (86 – 92%), “S” -satisfactory (77 – 85%), “N” – needs improvement (70 – 76%), and “U” – unsatisfactory (69% and below).
Your child’s work will be ‘graded’ 3 different ways depending on the assignment. They will receive either a % grade, a J (for completion) with a comment, or a mark system. This is as follows:
A “ check +” means that your child has done well on the assignment. There may be 1 mistake but the concept is understood.
A “check “ means that your child is doing work on a normal second level. They may have received one to three mistakes. They are doing fine but a little practice would help maintain the skill.
A “ check-“ means that your child needs to improve in this area. They have not yet satisfactorily mastered the skill. This means the child will work on the mistakes and make corrections at home and return that assignment back to school. We will work on this at school also.
I will inform you and keep you aware of your child’s progress. All work completed will come home in the Weekly Folder. I will mark areas of ‘conduct’, ‘following directions’, ‘class work’, and ‘homework’. Any questions or concerns please sends a note or email me.
Report Card Behavior Grades
G – All G’s for the weekly conduct grade
S – At least 1 S and may have no more than 1 N during that grading period on the weekly conduct grade
N – 2 N’s on the weekly conduct grade
U – 3 or more N’s for weekly conduct grade
Here we are working on some of our classroom enrichment activities!
