St. John the Baptist School, Buffalo NY

Grade/Subject: 2nd

February

What short month February is, especially with our winter break! But it

is a fun month!

On Monday, February 13th, we will be celebrating the 100th day of

school in second grade! We have a busy day planned. We will be wearing our

pinnies and showing them off to everyone! I can't wait to see how each one is

decorated! We will also collect 100 autographs in our autograph books. I will

send these home Friday so the children can get a head start over the

weekend. We will make a list of 100 nouns, line up100 unifix cubes and 100

dominoes. We will count to 100 in various ways and be silent for 100

seconds, hop for 100 seconds, and measure 100 inches and 100 cenitmeters.

Wow will we be busy! Also we will fill in a hundred grid and color a secret

code on it. Last we will write about what we would do if we had100_________,

I would like 100___________, I could eat 100________, etc.

The next day is Valentine's Day, we will be celebrating by handing

out our valentines which we will put in the mail trucks we will make and by

having a small party in the afternoon.

Remember to practice the Act of Sorrow so that you child will be

ready for First Reconciliation. It's coming very quickly.

We are studing force, motion, simple machines, and magnets in

science. After Valentine's Day I will be sending home directions for our

Compound Machine Project.

Remember to complete your child's reading log and send it in. There

are several outstanding logs from December and January.

Join us at Mass on Tuesday, February 14th at 9:00.

Keep practicing those math facts and using Math Magician. I am glad to

hear that many of the children are doing Math Magician at home.Ask the

children to show you how to play Go Fish Ten. Simply remove the kings and

jacks from a regular deck of cards. Use the aces as 1's and the queens as 0's.

Remember to read every night with your child .

Please, vote on Channel Two's website for the weather word under St.

Johns. Friday's weather word can be used all weekend.

Have a great Winter Break!

St. John the Baptist School, kenmore,ny