St. Joan of Arc School

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On Fridays, I often ask the children what was the highlight of their week. This week I know what the majority will answer…calling Caittlyn in Cameroon on Monday to wish her a happy birthday. Modern technology is truly amazing. There we were talking to Caitlyn in Africa and it sounded like she was next […]

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Happy Halloween!! The excitement is evident in 2A. Have fun with all your little trick-or-treaters tomorrow.
Please come to 11:30 Mass on Sunday. It is the second grade family Mass. It is a special time to worship together and gather as friends after the Mass. Don’t forget to set your clocks back one hour the […]

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I am so glad to see that we are all feeling better. As of Thursday there were only four children absent, down from twenty who were absent on Monday. That was a record number for me! We did prove that this flu is highly contagious. We are being vigilant about disposing of tissues properly […]

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Next Friday six children from 2A will be bringing up the gifts at the 8:15 Mass. I will send notes home with those six children. You are all welcome to attend Mass on the twenty-third.
November 1 is the second grade FAMILY MASS at 11:30. Please try to come and worship together as one big […]

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I hope you are enjoying the long weekend. I have a couple of quick items.
We have misplaced the sign up sheet for Arts Alive that was out on Back to School Night. If you have signed up as a presenter for Arts Alive can you please let me know and hopefully you also remember […]

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October is here and that mans that Book-It has started. You should have received the October calendar in the Wednesday envelope. I am encouraging all children to participate in Book-It. The goal for October is 100 pages. As your child reads each day have them record the number of pages in the appropriate box […]

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Happy Fall! We have had a full week. A relaxing weekend is much deserved.
Let me explain to you about our Religion in second grade. We study a new lesson each week. Every Wednesday your child will be bringing the Religion book home to read over the chapter with you. On Thursday the children complete […]

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Thank you so much for coming to Curriculum Night last night. It was a pleasure to see you and talk to so many of you. I hope you got a good idea of the terrific job your children are doing in second grade. I want to reitterate how much we are enjoying getting to […]

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Things are going well in second grade. We have all fallen into a nice routine and I think the mindset is finally on school and not still on summer vacation. Thank you for checking the assignment books every night. Writing their assignments down everyday is a big change for them. So we need to […]

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We had a great second week in second grade. The children have adapted beautifully to the new schedule, teachers, and rules. We have spent the last nine days getting to know the children and assessing them in reading and math. Based on the results of the Gates Reading test and our observations we will […]