First Communion Homework-Chapter 1

Boys and Girls,

This weekend you have the following things to complete with your family. Please bring your folder and book back to school on Monday morning.

1. Read the chapter with Mom and Dad.
2. Complete pages 16-17 by completing and writing sentences and illustrating your ideas.
3. Write your Family Thoughts about chapter one on the attached paper.
4. Do the At Home activity and find a place to hang it in your house.
5. Email Mrs. Wall a picture (or bring a picture to school) of your bulletin board by Monday morning. You do not need to bring your At Home activity to school.
6. Have fun!

Our last two weeks together...

Hello Boys and Girls, 

I am so proud of how you all worked together today as a team and all of the FUN we had learning! (Ojos!!) It is great to see how hard you can work and how intelligent you are. As always, there are lots of things happening in second grade. Please read about all of the upcoming events so you know what to expect and when things are going on at school.

Love, 

Mrs. Wall

FIRST COMMUNION MEETING FOR PARENTS

Mom and Dad must attend one of the following meetings if you are participating in First Communion this year. The meeting is in the Parish Hall at St. Lawrence. 

Wednesday, February 27th @ 6:00PM 

OR

Saturday, March 2nd @ 9:00AM

FIRST COMMUNION HOMEWORK AND PREPARATION

We have started our preparation for this special Sacrament.  This week the family homework will be coming home on Thursday and your completed work needs to returned to school by Monday morning. This week the At Home activity does NOT need to be brought to school however a PICTURE of the project needs to be emailed to Mrs. Wall by Monday morning. jwall@saintlawrence.org (You can bring a picture of it to school if you prefer also.) 

Mom and Dad, if you haven't had a chance to read your child's reflection from our First Reconciliation, please stop by our classroom before or after school to read your child's thoughts about the process.  This may help you better prepare for First Communion with your family. 

If your child is not completing the Sacrament, they do not need to complete the Family Homework each weekend, however they may want to. 

STUDENT OF THE MONTH ASSEMBLY

This Thursday, February 28th at 8:00AM we will be celebrating in the Community Center with the whole school, those students who excelled by BELIEVING and participating in Mass and our religion activities and learning about God with reverence and excitement.

ABC SUPERSTARS

We will be celebrating all of the hard work you have done during the month of February on Thursday, February 28th. If Mom or Dad would like to join us in class from 12:30-1:30, we would love to have them volunteer.  Parents, you must be fingerprinted and "volunteer compliant" if you'd like to join us. 

DR. SUESS DAY~READ ACROSS AMERICA

This Friday, March 1st,  we will be celebrating Dr. Seuss Day and Read Across America by having read-ins in the classroom. Grades Pre-K to 5 are encouraged to wear pajamas that day, within non-uniform guidelines. You must wear shoes with your pajamas, no slippers please. 

MRS. FLEMMING JOINS US

On Monday, March 4th our new teacher, Mrs. Marylinn Flemming, will be joining our classroom to learn what second grade at St. Lawrence is all about.  She will be with us in class ALL WEEK, getting to know YOU and our classroom.

ANTI-BULLYING FOR PARENTS

Workshop #1: The Amanda Network for Parents and Older Siblings Workshop on Thursday, March 7, 2013 in the evening from 6pm-7:30pm at the St. Lawrence Church.

This eye-opening workshop will help identify the signs of a bully or the victim of a bully. Ann Solorio Brownell experienced first hand the effects of her child being a victim of bullying. 

Workshop #2: No Bully Parent Workshop

on Thursday, March 21, 2013 in the evening 6pm-7:30pm at the St. Lawrence Church

Schools can only become bully-free if they secure parent support for their anti-bullying initiative. At this ninety-minute No Bully workshop, parents and guardians:

• Learn how to bully-proof their child to avoid the role of bully and victim.

• Develop skills to Solution Coach® their child through the inevitable social and emotional challenges of friendships and peer relationships. Solution Coaching is a child-centered approach to problem solving that blends empathy with action.

• Join with other parents in making school make bully-free. 

SECOND TRIMESTER REPORT CARDS

You will all receive your 2nd Trimester report cards on Friday, March 8th. Similar to 1st Trimester, please read and review this report and return to school only the bright orange page with any comments and your signature no later than Wednesday, March 13th. Thank you!

MRS. WALL'S LAST DAY

Mrs. Wall is preparing for the birth of her baby and her last day at school will be Friday, March 8th.  I will miss you all terribly and will come visit when I can. Keep doing AMAZING things everyday!

Heroes Presentation Schedule

Hooray! Our famous heroes are almost ready to visit our classrooms! Thank you boys and girls for all of your hard work this week.  You will be taking your project home this weekend to practice with Mom and Dad. We will continue to work in class tomorrow and Friday to prepare the written speech you will be delivering on your assigned day. Please remember you DO NOT have to memorize your speech but you will be expected to answer questions about your hero.

On your assigned day, please bring your costume with you in your backpack. You will have a chance to change before the presentations begin.

Monday-Presidents and American Patriots
Brian-Abraham Lincoln
Aidan-George Washington
Jacob-Theodore Roosevelt
Alejandra-Deborah Sampson
Jasmine G.-Susan B. Anthony
Amara-Molly Pitcher

Tuesday-Athletes and Famous Children
Kaila-Wilma Rudolph
Stephen-Tiger Woods
Kevin-Lou Gehrig
Aryana-Michael Phelps
Cassie-Anne Frank
Jasmine Q.-Helen Keller

Wednesday-Women Who Made a Difference
Shanna-Harriet Tubman

Allison-Joan of Arc
An-Madam C.J. Walker
Viviana-Elizabeth Keckly

Celeste-Amelia Earhart
Avery-Sadako Sasaki
Maria-Annie Oakley
Jadyn-Eleanor Roosevelt

Thursday-Medical Professionals and Civil Rights Leaders
Jonathan-Walter Reed
Charlotte-Florence Nightengale
Sydney-Clara Barton

Andrea-Sojourner Truth
Vina-Martin Luther King Jr

Denise-Rosa Parks

Friday-Explorers, Inventors, Artists, Authors, World Leaders
Vincent-Vincent can Gogh
Austin-Ernest Hemingway

Joshua-Albert Einstein
Jyeron-Daniel Boone

Mike-Johnny Appleseed
Joanne-Mary Cassatt
Natalie-Grandma Moses

Marko-Constantine

Conference Week Happenings

Good Evening Boys and Girls,

Monday was a wonderful day to start out our conferences. I was so impressed with your responsibility for working throughout the day! Thank you for showing what you know with our Math test on the computer and working so hard on your heroes project.

We will begin presentations for the Heroes Project NEXT MONDAY. We will learn the schedule for presentations on Wednesday so you will have plenty of time to practice at home (and in class).  I will be recording all of the presentations so you can share them with your families.

Please bring a snack to school each day this week as we are not going to lunch until you go home or are dismissed to Extended Care. This is over an hour after our regular lunch time, so please bring a healthy snack for morning recess.

See you all soon,

Mrs. Wall

Go 49ers! Conferences, here we come...

Good Evening Second Grade Families, 

I have a couple quick reminders and CHANGES for you regarding this week's coming events.  Tomorrow (Friday) is 49ers Spirit Day. The students may wear any red and/or gold gear to support the San Francisco 49ers. If they do not wish to wear this, they may wear their regular school uniform.

Thank you all for signing up for conferences. I look forward to meeting with all of you next week.  If you have not yet returned the orange Pre-Conference Letter that was sent home this past Monday, please return it with your student to school tomorrow. One big change for next week to our conferences is, the STUDENTS WILL NOT BE ATTENDING our conferences.  Thank you for understanding the last minute change. 

Happy Catholic Schools Week!