Congratulations to all the First Communicants! Their day was very special and they all looked so holy and angelic. Thank you for all that you did to prepare your child to receive the Blessed Sacrament.

Thank you to the parents who chaperoned the field trip to Legoland this past Monday. It is the perfect field trip for second graders. They really had fun and they were inspired to create Lego projects of their own.

READING:
Authors: Monday is day 1 of “The Chalk Box Kid”
SPELLING: 1. birthday 2. yellow 3. while 4. school 5. learn
6. brag 7. shy 8. chalk 9. around 10. bunch
ROBUST: concrete, nursery, lettuce, factory, puzzled, talent.

ILLUSTRATORS: Monday is day 1 of lesson 8 “How Animals Talk”
SPELLING: 1. foil 2.loud 3.gown 4.coil 5.house
6.annoy 7.growl 8.moist 9.enjoy
10.round 11.spoil 12.mouse 13.clown
14.bounce 15.cowboy 16.eyebrows
17.voyage 18.boiling 19.cloudy
20.avoid
ROBUST: charging, ferocious, signal, flick, alert, communicate,
chatter, grooms, dominant, conflict.
Think Central homework is posted and due on Friday. Spelling test and weekly test is Friday also.
While reading “Miss Daisy Is Crazy” with the Authors group, I challenged both groups to read 2,000 pages by June 1.If they reach the goal they will enjoy Munchkins from Dunkin’ Donuts.
I am confident they will reach their goal. If your child is in either of my reading groups and can NOT have a munchkin on June 4 please let me know.

Next week is the last full week of school. Summer vacation is “in the air”. Please make sure that your child has their own supply of books to read. We will be having outdoor D.E.A.R time when the weather permits.

Have a warm and relaxing weekend.

Mrs. Bradburn

What a beautiful day we had last Sunday! I am looking forward to another day just as beautiful this Sunday. Please have your children at school on Saturday at 9:00 for practice. You may drop them off on the lower level of school and pick them up in church at 10:30. On Sunday please bring them to school at 1:30. The ceremony starts at 2:00. Please pick your child up from the classroom after the ceremony.

Monday is our field trip. Thank you to the moms and dad who volunteered to chaperone.Your child may wear play clothes and sneakers. There is a lot of walking and climbing so flip flops are not the best choice. Please pack a lunch in a paper bag that can be thrown away. No lunches boxes please and no glass bottles. Also, we will not be shopping in the Legoland store. Please do not send any money with your child.

READING:
AUTHORS: Tuesday is day 1 of “Miss Daisy is Crazy”

SPELLING: 1.second 2.grade 3.taught 4.wonder 5.around 6.famous 7.raise 8.buy 9.bursting 10.behind

ROBUST: bonbons, professional, villains, million, veteran, obviously

ILLUSTRATORS: Tuesday is day 1 of lesson 7 “Aero and Officer Mike”. Spelling test and weekly test will be on Friday. Think Central homework is due on Friday.

SPELLING: 1.chin 2.itch 3.push 4.chef 5.when 6.wash 7.much 8.sharp 9.pitch 10.where 11.peach 12.child 13.wheat 14.chance 15.machine 16.cashier 17.friendship 18.hatched 19.finished 20.children

ROBUST: babble, suspicious, scent, wanders, whined, obey, demonstrate, patrol, accompany, competent

Math: Both groups are working in unit 8 on addition and subtraction with three digit numbers with and without regrouping.

The children cannot check out anymore books from the SJA library this year. Please make sure your child brings books from home to read during the school day.

Happy Mother’s Day!! Happy Holy Communion!

Mrs. Bradburn

READING:
AUTHORS: The Authors have completed the second grade Storytown Basal Reader. We are going to finish
the year with short novels. We will read them in school and do various activities with them. There will be spelling words and Robust Vocab. They will have just a spelling test on Fridays. There will be no weekly test or Think Central homework. Instead I encourage you to have your child read out loud to you every night for fifteen minutes.
The novel for next week is “Freckle Juice” by Judy Blume.

Spelling Words: 1.want 2.know 3.dirty 4.nobody 5.secret 6.anything 7.until 8.problem 9.laugh 10.monster
ROBUST: recipe, allowance, manners, appendicitis, sensible, formula

ILLUSTRATORS: Monday is day 1 of lesson 6 “The Babe and I”. Think Central homework is posted and
due on Friday. Spelling test and weekly test will be on Friday.
SPELLING: 1.pickup 2.cannot 3.outside 4.bedroom 5.upstairs 6.raindrop 7.baseball 8.hallway 9.airplane 10.mailbox 11.sunshine 12.homework 13.classroom 14.something 15.playground 16.sidewalk 17.teaspoon 18.thumbtack 19.sandpaper 20.notebook
ROBUST: skim, span, shabby, embarrass, midst, elevated, dazed, collapses, contribution,initiative

RELIGION: We are ready! The first group of children will be receiving their First Communion this Sunday at 2:00. We will have practice on Saturday at 9:00. Please bring your child to school at 9:00 to the lower level of the school. Names will be posted outside each classroom where the children are to meet. We will process over to church for our practice. You may pick your child up at the church at 10:30. On Sunday please have your child in the assigned classroom by 1:30. On Sunday, you must pick your child up from the classroom after the celebration. The same procedure will be in place for the following weekend for the second group of children.

Monday May 14 is our field trip. Please return the permission slip with the money by next week. On Monday the children may wear play clothes and good climbing shoes. There is an indoor playground. Please pack a disposable lunch. We like to be able to throw everything away after lunch so we don’t have to worry about lunch bags being left behind.

If you have any questions or concerns about the upcoming events please let me know.

Have a beautiful Sunday.

Mrs.Bradburn

READING
AUTHORS: Monday is day 1 of lesson 30 “Cross Country
Vacation” Spelling test and weekly test will
be on Friday. Think Central homework is posted
and due on Friday.

SPELLING: 1.took 2.should 3.draw 4.caught 5.fought 6.all
7.chalk 9.neighbor 10.great. There are only ten
words because this is a review lesson.

ROBUST VOCAB: zoom, enthusiast, historical, fantastic,
impressive, delay, spare, upbeat,
inexplicable, itinerary

ILLUSTRATORS: Monday is day 1 of lesson 5 “The School
News”. Spelling test and weekly test will
be on Friday. Think Central homework is
posted and due on Friday.

SPELLING: 1.clock 2.drink 3. moved 4.waking 5.hopped
6.folded 7.stain 8.layer 9.team 10.slow
11.toast 12.ladies 13.flies 14.bushes 15.games

ROBUST VOCAB. viewers, survive, camouflage, concealed,
donated, media, feature, image, popular

MATH: Subtraction group is working on multiplication and
division. I strongly encourage flash card drill with
all four operations now and over the summer. The
children need to have these facts memorized.

RELIGION: The big day is finally here!! First Communion
practice for the first group will be next Sat.
from 9:00-10:30. Please drop your child off
at school on the the lower level by 8:30. They
will be assigned a classroom to gather in. The
list is posted by the door of the classroom. You
may pick your child up at 10:30 in the church.
Please have your child at school on Sunday
by 1:30. The ceremony starts at 2:00.
I will see you on Saturday and Sunday. It will be beautiful!!

Mrs. Bradburn

READING:
AUTHORS: Monday is day 1 for lesson 29 “The Lizard and the Sun”. Think Central homework is posted and due on Thursday.Spelling test and weekly reading test will be on Thursday. We will not be having reading on Friday due to the drama production that we will be attending Friday morning.
SPELLING: 1.break 2.sleigh 3.they 4. steak 5.eight 6.obey 7.great 8.neighbor 9.prey 10.weigh 11.disobey 12.weightless 13.eighteenth 14.they’ve 15.neighborhood

ROBUST VOCAB: squatted, chilly, peered, scampering, discovery,majestic, budge, entire, bazaar, extravaganza

ILLUSTRATORS: Monday is Day 1 of lesson 4 “Ellen Ochoa,Astronaut”. Think Central homework is posted and due on Thursday. Spelling and weekly reading test will be on Thursday because of the drama production we will be attending on Friday.

SPELLING WORDS: 1.ants 2.toys 3.flies 4.things 5.boxes 6.games 7.lines 8.rocks 9.wishes 10.ladies 11.dishes
12.babies 13.bushes 14.glasses 15.puppies 16.families 17.libraries 18.brothers 19.packages 20.melodies

ROBUST VOCABULARY:persevere, confidence, talented, apply, research, invention, hinder, disappointed, ambitious, attain
Please encourage AR reading.

RELIGION: This Sunday is the retreat for all second graders. It begins at 1:00 in the Parish center. Make-up interviews for First Eucharist is next Wednesday April 25.

MATH: Addition group is working on three digit addition and subtraction. The Subtraction group is learning multiplication and division. Please continue to review math facts at home.

Have a great weekend.

Mrs. Bradburn