Trenton Catholic Academy's mission is to educate a diverse Pre-K-12 student body to be responsible citizens of a global society through a challenging and relevant curriculum centered in Catholic traditions and values.
 
At TCA students Believe, Dream, and Succeed!
 

Please contact me at japgar@trentoncatholic.org with any questions.

Welcome October!

     It's hard to believe we have completed the first month of school!  The children have settled in nicely and are working very hard here in second grade.  Many new friendships have begun and old friends are happy to be together again. 
    The children have completed both the reading and math portions of STAR testing, their first standardized tests.  They have been using their Chrome books to complete their assignments both at home and in the classroom.  I am very proud of all they have acomplished and look forward to seeing what this month brings! 

Parents' Guide to Google Classroom:
2020 Parents' Guide to Google Classroom.pptx
 

Math:
https://connected.mcgraw-hill.com/connected/pictorialLoginSchool.do?code=n4z8

TCA students are:
          C ourteous 
          A ccepting 
          R espectful 
          E xceptional
  
 

Week of October 19, 2020

Monday:    Math - pages 143 and 144

Tuesday:   Math - pages 149 and 150
         
Wednesday:  Math - use flash cards to practice math facts
          
Thursday:  Math - use flash cards to practice math facts 

Friday:
                                  Have a Super Weekend!

Spelling List - Test Friday 10/23

            show     now     work     about     over     would

            down     many     first     before      only     could

Our topics of study for the month of October will be as follows:
   
Our students are once again working with the Superkids reading program. We have begun our first book, The Superkids Hit Second Grade.  Our focus of study this month will be.... 

Reading: The children will discuss and understand fiction stories and informational texts.  They will recognize genre, determine character motivation, cite text evidence, identify plot and understand story elements. 

Phonics: The children will decode le and ng words.  They will review long vowel pairs oo, ai, ea, ee, ie, and ui.  They will review short and long vowel patterns CV, CVC and CVCe.   They will also decode words ending in y.

Grammar: The children will understand and use contractions. They will understand and identify nouns and verbs, and understand adjectives ending in y.

Math: The children will be working with number patterns such as skip counting, repeated addition, even and odd numbers, and sums of equal numbers. They will also be working with problem solving.

Science: The children are learning about Earth long ago.  We will be studying fossils and finding out how scientists learn about them.

Social Studies: We will be studying landforms and bodies of water.  The children will be developing their map skills, using a map key, colors, and symbols to read a physical map.


Religion: We are learning about the work of Jesus and the beginning of the Church.  The children will discover more about the sacraments of Baptism and Confirmation and the ways we worship God.
 

October 7, 2020 -  12:10 dismissal

October 12, 2020 - No School - School Holiday

October 31, 2020 - Happy Halloween!