I apologize for the incorrect dates that appeared in the previous post. We will come back to school on Monday, April 12th, 2010, not April 10th, 2010. See you then.
Our field trip will still be in April, however instead of the 20th, it will be on Wednesday, April 28th. We will have our cookie baking for the needy on skid row on Tuesday, April 20th as the schedule reads, and take our trip the following week(4/28/10).
Again, I apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. Thank you very much for your cooperation and enjoy your Easter. Happy Spring Break!
John 11:25-26
Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in me will never die.
I hope you all have a very blessed Holy Week. Fr. Mark reminded us at our school mass that we are celebrating the Tridium this week, which includes Holy Thursday, Good Friday and The Easter Vigil. He invites all families to participate in Holy Week and compared our Holy Week as Catholics to that of NFL’s Super Bowl. It is the biggest event of the year for us.
Tomorrow is a half-day with a word service. The 7th grade class will act out the Last Supper for all of us. Tomorrow will be DRESS UNIFORM for all students. Wednesday, March 31, 2010 is Caesar Chavez Day, and in second grade we have honored him by writing a report on his life and we are trying to be more like him by incorporating more service into our lives, as well as working towards justice. Wednesday also kicks off our Spring Break. We will see everyone back in school on April 10th, 2010.
When we return from Spring Break, the final donations for Olympicathon are due on Wednesday, April 14th, 2010. On Friday, April 16th, 2010 we will have our Olypmicathon Fun Day at OLPH. On April 20th, which is a Tuesday the second grade will have their field trip to Amy’s Farm. Look for more information on the field trip when we return from spring break.
Thank you to all parents who volunteered their time for our class retreat and all parents who were able to donate yummy snacks, etc. The retreat was a huge success and the children were able to focus on their friendship with Jesus and with each other.
May you and all of your families have a blessed holiday and Happy Easter!
Blessings and thanks,
Miss Kraivanger
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Whoever wishes to be my follower must deny his very self, take up his cross each day, and follow in my steps. Luke 9:23
Happy Spring! The days of Lent are moving so quickly as we prepare for Easter. We have been very busy in grade 2. This week we will finish up chapter 6 in math and have our chapter 6 test. We are wrapping up our unit on People at Work in social studies as well. This week we will focus on how people save money and what happens to our food before we see it at the market. We will have our own assembly line in grade two! We are continuing to learn about pronouns in language, and this week we will focus on pronouns for more than one. This week will be a review week for spelling, so be sure to be on the look out for the review packet. The words will be chosen from our new story. We will begin reading Charlotte’s Web this week! In religion we continue to prepare for our Sacrament of Communion and learn about Jesus’ life. Paper packets go out this week as well.
Don’t forget to have your child wear his/her Olympicathon shirt this Wednesday and turn in their Olympicathon envelope. This Thursday second grade has earned free dress for “most participation”. Keep up the great work. We also learned last week that second grade has raised the most money so far. Thank you for supporting OLPH!
Please sign and return your child’s report card by tomorrow, Tuesday, March 23, 2010. This Friday , March 26, 2010 will be our class retreat and we will focus on the theme of friendship. On Saturday OLPH students are invited to join together and participate in the ARC Walk for Independence. Please come to support our friends living with intellectual disabilities and show them how fantastic they are. Our student council will be there and other faculty/staff/students as well. See you there!
Blessings,
Miss Kraivanger
“Grace to us and peace from God: from our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord.”
Can you believe it is March already? Time is moving so fast. On Friday we concluded our chapter in math on telling time and we will be moving onto place value with 100’s. We are becoming fluent readers and experts on looking up vocabulary words in the dictionary. We enjoyed learning about our past and present government leaders during the month of February too. We also learned about the Olympics and how everyone sets goals, and works towards them.
This Saturday will be your student’s First Communion interview. Please be sure that your child’s Eucharist book is complete. The interviews will begin at 9:00am, but it is recommended that you arrive earlier. The earlier you arrive, the sooner you will complete your interview and be able to select your communion date. Good luck!
Peace be with you always,
Miss Kraivanger
Happy Birthday George Washington!
Today we will continue to honor our past and present Presidents by paying tribute to our Nation’s first President. We will read a story titled, “If You Grew up George Washington” and make patriotic hats in his honor as well.
On Tuesday, February 23, 2010 we will have an ice-cream sundae party. Your students have met their second goal of the year, by earning 200 marbles in their class marble jar. They have continued to work as a team, set a goal, and accomplished their goals in a timely manner. Congratulations grade 2!
Tuesday is also “dollar dress” day, so remember to bring in your dollar to wear jeans. The money you bring in continue to support Aubrey and Nafisha, our “sister and brother” who we have adopted through Children’s International.
On Wednesday, please remember to send your child in his/her Olympicathon shirts and turn in your Olympicathon envelope as well.
On Thursday the speech contest finalists will perform their speech in school.
Friday, we will be going to mass, so it will be dress uniform for all students!
Thanks and God Bless!
Whoever wishes to be my follower must deny his very self, take up his cross each day, and follow in my steps. Luke 9:23
Today we celebrated mass together as a school for Ash Wednesday. Lent is an opportunity for everyone to reflect and prepare our hearts for change. In second grade one of our Lenten Promises is to write in our Lenten Journals daily during religion class. We have also decided as a class to really improve on our manners towards one another during Lent.
Yesterday we baked cookies for the homeless, donated blankets to the homeless, and entertained Rotarians of Downey by sharing our voices with them. The second grade sang “We Belong to You” and “America the Beautiful”. Everyone did a great job! Through our song, our prayer and our service, we are truly disciples of Jesus.
Thank you for your support and example to your children!
Blessings,
Miss Kraivanger
2/9/10-Progress reports due.
2/9/10-Reconciliation 7pm (arrive at 6pm).
2/12/10-School Mass:Dress uniform.
2/12/10-Valentine’s Day(if your child would like to pass out cards, we will do so at the very end of the day. We have 25 students;please send your child with one for everyone.)
2/12/10-Blankets for those in need due.
2/15/10-No school. Presidents Day.
2/16/10-Cookie baking. 2 rolls of cookie dough please.
2/17/10-Ash Wednesday. School Mass: Dress uniform.
“Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.” Ephesians 4:32
Tomorrow, Tuesday, February 9, 2010 will be your child’s Sacrament of Reconciliation. We’ve been working hard to prepare for this special Sacrament. It is not always easy to forgive ourselves or others. Your children worked hard on their workbooks and all did very well on their Penance interviews. Thank you for your assistance in preparing your children this special day. The ceremony tomorrow evening will begin at 7:00pm at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, however I recommend checking in at 6:00pm. Please have your child wear dress clothes for this occasion( please no jeans). Please remember that Fr. Mark has invited all parents to confess with their child. It provides a wonderful example for your child to be witness to your dedication to your faith. I look forward to seeing you all tomorrow evening and sharing in this special day for your children. In Peace, Miss Kraivanger
Just a small reminder that we will celebrate the feast of St. Blaise on Wednesday. We will have our throats blessed, as St. Blaise is the patron saint of illnesses related to the throat. On this day we are invited to celebrate mass with our OLPH parish community, so it will be dress uniform for all students. In the case of inclement weather, please still send your child to school in dress uniform as we will receive a blessing at school from Fr. Mark and Fr. Lima. Many thanks for your cooperation. As always, you are invited to celebrate mass with us.