“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.
This Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010 the second tri-mester progress reports will be sent home. Please be sure to review all of the components with your child. The numbered comments will help you to know what their behavior and work habits are. Progress reports are the half-way mark in a tri-mester, so this leaves your student plenty of time to improve and set new goals. Each week on Monday we set goals for ourselves and review on Friday whether or not we met the goals, and if not, how can we continue to strive to meet them. I encourage you to try this at home with your child. Please let me know if I can be of any assistance. Blessings! Miss Kraivanger
Our classroom competitions for the Speech Contest will begin on February 18th, 2010. The students have been reciting their poems to one another in small group and practicing with their teachers as well. Be sure to review the rubric for the contest, as memorization is just one important part. This week we will begin to encourage the students to project their voices, create ideas for props and gestures as well. Remember, besides being a friendly competition, the speech contest is a graded assignment(s) that counts for part of their language arts grade in the second tri-mester. Thank you for your assistance. The poem selections are great, and we are all looking forward to hearing each others in a few weeks.
“If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”
1 John 1:9
On February 9th, 2010 our students will be receiving the Sacrament of Reconciliation. We will continue to study our 10 commandments this week. The second graders have been working hard to review them daily and discuss how we can follow God’s rules. Feel free to review them with your child daily:
1.Have no other gods before me.
2.Honor God’s name.
3.Keep holy the Lords day.
4.Honor your parents.
5.Do not murder.
6.Do not commit adultery.
7.Do not steal.
8.Do not lie.
9.Do not covet your neighbor’s wife.
10. Do not covet your neighbor’s goods.
Thank you for your assistance and partnership in preparing our children for this most special Sacrament. They are very excited.
God Bless, Miss Kraivanger
1 Thessalonians 5: 16-18 – “Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.”
Thank you for helping your children to create such wonderful Family Trees. Each tree is distinct and unique, bringing our classroom alive! We are looking forward to sharing our family traditions with one another this week.
We look forward to an exciting week ahead as well. On Wednesday we will give many thanks for the wonderful students we have and celebrate “student appreciation day”. On Thursday, we welcome our families and friends to join their students for lunch. This Friday, as always we invite you to join us for our weekly school mass with Fr. Mark and Fr. Lima.
On Saturday we will have our Open House following mass at 5pm. We invite all school families and visitors to explore all the great things happening at our school.
Please see the newsletter for more details regarding these upcoming events.