Second Grade 2006 - 2007

SEPTEMBER 2006

Chapter 11:  Keeping Healthy - throughout the school year

            what is needed for good health         protection from sickness         how to stay safe

¾   September 4   - 8              2 1/2 days  Mass _____

¾   Sat. 9/9       Happy Birthday, Kelly!

 

LITERATURE WORKS THEME 1:  Friends, Family and Neighbors

Unit 1:  We Gather As Believers        Chapter 1:  Our Church Welcomes Us

SS:  September - School Neighborhood and Bethlehem Community Introduction

UNIT 1:  NEIGHBORHOODS TODAY

Chapter 1:  Neighbors Are for Living

Chapter 2:  Neighborhoods Change

 

Eating Healthy Lunches and Snacks

¾   September 11 - 15            5          Sp 1_________________________

Chapter 1:  Our Church Welcomes Us

¾   Parent Meeting 9/12

¾   September 17                   3:00 PM  50th Anniversary Celebration

 

PHYSICAL SCIENCE

Chapter 4:  Matter Around You                       Matter

            what matter is        how matter can be grouped      how matter can change

¾   September 18 - 22            5          Sp 2_________________________

Chapter 2:  We Belong to the Church

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¾   September 25 - 29            5          Sp 3_________________________

LITERATURE WORKS THEME  2 - SOON

Chapter 3:  Our Church Shows Us How to Love

Sept. 27   Saint Vincent de Paul 344-345          Also in Saints Book

Sept. 30  St. Jerome  Also in Saints Book

OCTOBER 2006

Oct. 1  St. Therese of Lisieux in Saints Book

Oct. 4  St. Francis of Assisi in Saints Book

 

October 2   - 6                         5          Mass  Sp 4____   _________________________

¾   Mini-unit - Apples and Making Applesauce

Chapter 4:  We Praise and Thank God

¾   SS:  October - Many kinds of communities - rural, suburban, urban,

¾   SS - Columbus Day

¾   October 9 - 13                  4 (M = Columbus)  Sp 5_______________________

Chapter 5:  Heat, Light, and Sound                Energy

what heat is    what light is     how heat and light can be used safely          what sound is 

how sound is helpful

Unit 2:  We Ask God's Forgiveness

¾   October 16 - 20                4 (W = Diocesan)         Sp 6 Review______________

Chapter 5:  We Can Choose What is Good

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¾   October 23 - 27                5          Sp 7____________________

¾   Chapter 6:  We Celebrate God's Forgiveness

¾   Sat. 10/28       Happy Birthday, Philip!

¾   October 30-31 - 11/3                     5          All Saints Day Mass ____           Sp 8____________________

Chapter 7:  We Think About Our Choices

 

 

NOVEMBER 2006

SS:   November - December  - UNIT 2:  NEIGHBORHOODS LONG AGO

Chapter 3:  The First Americans

Chapter 4:  Neighborhoods of Early America

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SS - Election Day  Veteran's Day

 

Nov. 3  St. Martin de Porres  in Saints Book

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¾   November 6   - 10                        4 (T= Picture Day & Election Day F = Veteran's) Sp 9 10 weeks?

Chapter 6:  Machines and Electricity  Energy

            what machines do                  what magnets can do            what electricity can do           how used safely

Chapter 7:  We Think About Our Choices

 

¾   LITERATURE WORKS THEME  3

¾   SS - Thanksgiving and Early American History

¾   November 13 - 17             5          Sp 10________________________         

Nov. 15   Saints Elizabeth and Zechariah 340-341

Nov. 16   Saint Margaret of Scotland 336-337

Nov. 17  St. Elizabeth of Hungary in Saints Book

¾   Chapter 8:  We Say We Are Sorry 

¾   November 20 - 22             1 1/2 days  (T = 1/2   W = Conf) ________________________

¾   November 27, 28, 29, 30, 12/1  5 days      Sp 11________________________

EARTH SCIENCE

Chapter 7:  Water and Air                               Earth

where to find fresh water        what oceans are like      why clean water important                       

what air is like why clean air is important

Advent

 

DECEMBER 2006

 

¾   December 4    - 8             5          Mass 12/8         Sp 12________________________

¾   Dec. 6 - St. Nicholas in Saints Book

¾   Dec. 9  St. Juan Diego in Saints Book

¾   Unit 3:  We Celebrate the Word of God    Chapter 9:  We Learn About God's Love

SS:   November - December  - UNIT 2:  NEIGHBORHOODS LONG AGO

Chapter 3:  The First Americans

Chapter 4:  Neighborhoods of Early America

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¾   December 11 - 15 5          Sp 13 ________________________

Chapter 10:  We Listen to God's Word

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¾   December 18 - 22 5          Sp 14 ________________________

Christmas

Sat. 12/23       Happy Birthday, Kiyo!

 

JANUARY 2007

 

January 2  - 5               4 (M = No)        Sp 15________________________  

1/2       Happy Birthday, Kaitlyn!

Chapter 11:  We Act on God's Word 

Jan. 1  Mary, Mother of God in Saints book

January 6 is the Feast of the Ephiphany

 

EARTH SCIENCE

Chapter 8:  Changes in Weather                   

how weather can change      what makes clouds, rain, snow     what weather is like around the world

SS:  January - UNIT 3:  PEOPLE WORK IN MANY PLACES

Chapter 5:  People Give Us Goods and Services

Chapter 6:  Why People Work

 

Chapter 11:  We Act on God's Word 

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¾   January 8 - 12                   5          Sp 16________________________

¾   Chapter 12:  We Pray for Others 

¾   SS - Martin Luther King, Jr.             Religion Book - Martin Luther King, Jr.

¾   January 15 - 19                 4 (M = MLK)      Sp 17________________________

¾   Fri. 1/19       Happy Birthday, Daniel!

¾   Sat. 1/20     Happy Birthday, Ann Marie!

¾   LITERATURE WORKS THEME 4

¾   Reconciliation January 17?

¾   January 22 - 26                 5          Sp 18________________________  10 weeks?

Unit 4:  We Celebrate the Gift of Eucharist

Chapter 13:  Jesus Saves Us from Sin

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January 29, 30, 31, Feb 1-2  5   Catholic Schools Week   Mass  Sp 19____

1/31  St. John Bosco in Saints book

Chapter 14 - We Receive the Gift of Jesus       

LIFE SCIENCE

Chapter 3:  Life on Earth Long Ago    Ecology           last year - 4 weeks -  used alternate textbook

 

 

FEBRUARY 2007

¾   February 5 - 9                    5          Sp 20________________________

¾   2/6  St. Paul Miki and Companions in Saints book (Japan)

¾   Chapter 15:  We Carry On the Work of Jesus

SS:   February - Chapter 7:  Where Does the Money Go?

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¾   February 12 - 16                5          Sp 21________________________

¾   2/14 St. Valentine in Saints book

¾   Chapter 16:  We Pray Like Jesus        Begin Introduction to Lent

¾   SS - Presidents' Day

¾   February 19-23    School Break  Ash Wednesday - February 21

¾   Feb   26, 27, 28 March1-2    5        Mass Sp 22____  ________________________

Chapter 16:  We Pray Like Jesus           Lent

Fri. 3/2      Happy Birthday, Caitlin and Kyle!

MARCH 2007

¾   March 5 - 9                       5          Sp 23________________________ 

Unit 5:  We Go in Peace       Chapter 17:  God Gives Us the Holy Spirit

SS:   March - UNIT 4:  PEOPLE MAKE RULES AND LAWS

Chapter 8:  Rules and Laws for Everyone

Chapter 9:  Leaders and Laws

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¾   Chapter 9:  The Sun and Other Stars        Space  (if time permits)

            what the sun is                        planets move around the sun             why most stars look small

 

¾   March 12 - 16                    5          Sp 24________________________

¾   March 17 - St. Patrick in Saints book

¾   March 19 - St. Joseph in Saints book

¾   March 19 - 23                    5          Sp 25________________________

¾   LITERATURE WORKS THEME 5

¾   March 26 -30         5  Sp 26________________________      Could start tadpoles

 

 

APRIL 2007

SS:   April - Chapter 10:  People Solve Problems Together

¾   April 2   - 6            3          5-Holy Thursday  6 -Good Friday   8 - Easter  10 weeks? 

¾   Mon. 4/2      Happy Birthday, Alek!

¾   April 9 - 15             School Break     

¾   4/16  St. Bernadette in Saints book         

¾   April 16 - 20           5  Sp 27________________________ 

LIFE SCIENCE

Chapter 1:  How Plants Are Different  Plants

plant parts       plants make food       different ways plants grow      where plants grow (desert, pond)

 

Chapter 2:  How Animals Are Different           Animals

some groups of animals          where animals live      what animals need    

how animals change as they grow

 

¾   April 23 - 27           5  Sp 28________________________

¾   Thurs. 4/26  Happy Birthday, Paul!

¾   First Communion April 29?

 

 

 

MAY 2007

¾   April 30, May 1-4   5  Sp 29________________________   

¾   Chapter 18:  We Celebrate Peace and Service

¾   May is the Month of Mary - Learn and Pray the Rosary

¾   LITERATURE WORKS THEME 6

SS:   May - Symbols of America

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¾   May 7 - 11             5  Sp 30_______________________

Chapter 19:  We Work for Peace and Justice

¾   May 14 - 18           5  Sp 31________________________

¾   May 16  St. Brendan in Saints book

¾   May 21 -25            5  Sp 32________________________

¾   Wed. 5/23   Happy Birthday, Alex!

¾   Sun. 5/27       Happy Birthday, Charlie!

Chapter 20:  We Go Forth in the Holy Spirit

¾   SS - Memorial Day

¾   May 28, 29, 30, 31 June 1      4 days   (M = Mem Day)  Sp 33 ________________________

¾   May 30 - St. Joan of Arc in Saints book

¾   June 3  St. Charles Lwanga in saints book (Uganda)

HUMAN BODY

Chapter 10:  How Your Body Works

            muscles and bones     brain    heart and lungs           food eaten

Read the Berenstain Bears and the Sinister Smoke Ring  (2 weeks last year)

¾   June 4 - 8              5  Sp 34________________________

SS:   June  - UNIT 5:  LIVING TOGETHER IN NEIGHBORHOODS

Chapter 11:  Neighbors Are Alike and Different

Chapter 12:  Neighbors Celebrate Together

¾   Sun. 6/10   Happy Birthday, Maddy!

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¾   June 11 - 15          5  Sp 35/ 36 Review________________________          

¾   SS - Flag Day                                

¾   Grad Lit ??          

¾   June 18 - 22          ??

¾   Thurs. 6/28  Happy Birthday, Mariah

Sat. 7/21     Happy Birthday, Jackie!

Mon. 7/23    Happy Birthday, Bridgit!

Sat. 7/28     Happy Birthday, Liliya, Tim and Morgan!!!