Second Grade
The mission of Holy Spirit is to develop independent, life-long learners who can and will live for Christ.
Growing In Grace Through The Sacraments
At Holy Spirit, we look forward to a partnership with our parents to ensure that the children can and will achieve their highest potential. Second grade is a Sacramental year as the children learn about, and begin to understand, the true meaning of forgiveness and repentance through the Sacrament of Reconciliation. Preparations for First Holy Communion bring them ever closer to our Lord, Jesus Christ.
In Second Grade, each student will participate in:
RELIGION
Sacrament of Reconciliation
Sacrament of First Eucharist
Prayers; Sign of the Cross, Angel of God, Hail Mary, Our Father, Glory Be, Grace, Act of Contrition
Sin versus Mistake
Differences between Liturgy of the Word and Liturgy of the Eucharist
Bible stories: Zaccheus, Forgiving Seventy times Seven, The Lost Sheep, The Lost Drachma, The Prodigal Son, The Good Shepherd, The Miracle of the Loaves and Fish, The Last Supper
Saints: St. Francis of Assisi, St. Therese the Little Flower, St. Nicholas, St. Anthony of Padua, St. Clare of Assisi, Three Children of Fatima
READING
Key ideas and detail: Predicting, Questioning, Summarizing and Sequencing
Phonics and word recognition
Fluency
ENGLISH/LANGUAGE ARTS (ELA)
Write upper and lowercase letters legibly using Handwriting Without Tears
Introduction to cursive using Handwriting Without Tears
Know and apply grade level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding
Writing sentences and paragraphs
Compose narrative, opinion, informative/expository writing pieces
Listening to others with care
MATH
Number Concepts
Numbers to 1,000
Basic Facts and Relationships
Two-Digit Addition and Subtraction with and without regrouping
Three-Digit Addition and Subtraction with and without regrouping
Money
Time
Measurement
Graphing
Geometry
SOCIAL STUDIES
History: Then and Now
Civics and Government: Citizenship
Economics: Needs and Wants, Goods and Services
Geography: Maps
SCIENCE
Human Body
Life Cycles
Earth, Moon and Sun Relationships
Scientific Method
Properties of Matter