Mrs. Porter’s Newsletter

April 21-25, 2014

Calendar of Events

Monday, April 21st-NO SCHOOL-Easter Monday

Wednesday, April 23rd-Mass at 8:30AM

Thursday, April 24th-VIP Day 9:00-10:30  Please ask your VIP to meet in the church.

NEWS AND NOTES

Special Person Day takes place this Thursday.  Each student is asked to invite one special person to come visit our school.  All visitors are to meet in the church at 9:00.  The Spring Book Fair will take place this week as well.  

I have heard from about half of the parents letting me know that you are receiving my e-mails.  I will be getting ahold of people who I have not heard from.  Please let me know that you received this newsletter if you haven’t already.

I am so proud of how hard all of the second graders worked on our Last Supper program.  The reading and singing were outstanding.  What a wonderful way to remember the Last Supper as we prepare for the sacrament of Holy Communion.  We will be completing our last chapter in the Communion book this week and then we will begin practicing for how to receive the Eucharist. We will ask the kids to make sure that hands are clean and clothes are tidy.  These are some important steps to remember:

*Lift kneeler quietly with your hands.

*Keep hands in a prayerful position until the person in front of you is receiving.

*Get hands ready by putting the hand that you write with underneath the other hand to make a special cup for the host.

*Give a small bow.

*Reach up so the Eucharistic minister does not have to bend down.

*Say “Amen!”

*When the host is in your mouth, please do not chew it like bubble gum, you should let it dissolve.

*The sign of the cross is optional.

*Put hands back in a prayerful position all the way to your seat.

*Kneel and thank Jesus for coming to you.

If your child will be receiving from the cup, we told the students that they just need to let it touch their lips and that is good enough.   Remember that our school celebration of First Communion will take place on May 14th at the 8:30AM mass.  Students will wear their Communion outfits to school and bring a change of clothes.  We will take a school picture afterwards.

Remember to celebrate the earth this month.  Ask your child how he/she can take care of our earth. 

Benchmark/WRAP/ and IREAD2 testing will start taking place very soon.  As always, please make sure that your child is getting plenty of rest and a healthy breakfast every morning.

WEEK AT A GLANCE

Reading-WRAP testing begins this week/continue CLOSE reading strategies/TIKI TRIBE book about caring for the earth

Spelling-No list this week-UNIT 24 will be next week

Religion-We carry on the word of Jesus 

Math- Begin Unit 7-Fractions

Science-Complete Investigation 1 on Balance and begin Invesigation 2-Motion

Mrs. Porter’s Second Grade Newsletter

April 14-18, 2014

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Wednesday, April 16th-8:30AM All School Mass

Thursday, April 17th-2:00 Holy Thursday program in the church

    7:00PM First Communicants to attend Holy Thursday     service

Friday, April 18th-Good Friday-Living Stations at 11:00; Dismissal at 12:00

NEWS AND NOTES

The students have been practicing hard for our Holy Thursday “performance.”  We are singing some new songs this year and the kids have done a great job learning them.  It’s a nice way for us to learn about Jesus’ Last Supper and why the Eucharist is so important.  Please join us on Thursday at 2:00 in the church for this special event.

First Communion is coming soon!  We have been hard at work preparing for this special time.  Take time after mass one day to talk about all of the things that you see in our church.  Our special school mass will take place on Wednesday, May 12th.  The students will come to school dressed in their Communion outfits and we will take a group picture after mass. 

Next week, we will be doing an “Easter Scavenger Hunt” using bibles.  If you have a bible at home that your child can use, please send this in by Tuesday.  Thank you. 

Holy’s Spirit’s special person day is going to take place on Thursday, April 24th.  Students in grades K-3 are asked to invite just one special person to visit our school from 9:00-10:30 that morning.  Angie Burck is still looking for volunteers to help with that morning.  Please contact her or the school office if you can help.  The book fair will also be happening that week.

We are enjoying this spring weather!  I will be trying to get the students outside whenever possible during these beautiful days.

Reading-Close Read/Disability week and activities

Spelling-No Spelling List this week

Religion- Holy Week activities

Math-Complete Unit 6/Begin Unit 7 on Fractions

Science-Balance using arches, triangles, and mobiles