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
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September
4 - 8 2 1/2 days Mass _____
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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
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September
11 - 15 5 Sp 1_________________________
Chapter 1: Our Church
Welcomes Us
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Parent
Meeting 9/12
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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
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September
18 - 22 5 Sp 2_________________________
Chapter 2: We Belong to
the Church
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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____ _________________________
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Mini-unit - Apples and Making Applesauce
Chapter 4: We Praise and
Thank God
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SS: October - Many
kinds of communities - rural, suburban, urban,
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SS - Columbus Day
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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
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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
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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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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!!!