The Last Week of February

Mack teaching the class some sign language! 

This week we worked very hard in handwriting class! The kids learned the basic motions of cursive writing AND mastered their first letter "e"

George won a Great Job Award for having amazing perseverance in handwriting class. Way to go, George :) 

Learning how to collaborate and share ideas in reading class. We created graphic organizers, which helped us organize the similarities and differences between school now and school 100 years ago! 

Presenting our group work to the class! 

Presenting our Black History Month Project. We learned so much hearing these wonderful presentations about Black American Hero's!

Recess FUN :) 

These girlies wanted a picture with their adorable matching coats!

Malayka and Olivia organizing our class library, thanks girls!!

            

• March is Women’s History Month when we will be celebrating Women in history.  If you or someone you know would be willing to share with a class, a division , or multiple groups to enhance our celebration in any way, please email jmyers@holychildacademy.com , and we will make it as easy as possible. 

• Looking forward, April is Arab American Heritage Month, and May is Asian and Pacific Islanders Heritage Month. If you have ideas or suggestions for our celebrations for those months, please email jmyers@holychildacademy.com.

• First Holy Communion will be on May 14th at 11:00am.

• Please ensure that your child has the proper art supplies. Some children are starting to run low. They should have a pencil case with: pencils, markers, crayons (or colored pencils), scissors, glue, and a ruler. Thanks!!

                                         

     The Second Week of February

Second grade has been working so hard to prepare for First Reconciliation! Special thanks to Ms. Kathol and Ms. Brown who have put in so much hard work to make the prayer service special:) 

We started learning cursive this week! A BIG deal, the kids are so excited :) 

Thank you to Zuri for reading the class a book during homeroom each day this week!! 

We had fun watching videos and completing activities on vowel digraphs "ay" and "ai" 

Working on treats for our Pen Pals at Holy Child Rosemont

Fun at recess! 

    READING MILESTONE ALTERT!! Maddy reached 15 hours this week :) 

Congrats to Mack for being kind and always a great friend!! 

Valentines dress down day :) 

Our second grade prayer wall!

Fr. Rich was so kind to meet with us on ZOOM prior to receiving First Reconciliation to answer questions! 

           

• There is no school on Friday, February 12th and Monday, February 15th.

• Enrollment contracts for the 2021-2022 academic year are due on Friday, February 26th.

• February is Black History Month when we will be celebrating Black history and culture. If you or someone you know would be willing to share with a class, a division , or multiple groups to enhance our celebration in any way, please email jmyers@holychildacademy.com and we will make it as easy as possible. 

• Looking forward, March is Women’s Month, April is Arab American Heritage Month, and May is Asian and Pacific Islanders Heritage Month. 

• Pre-K and Kindergarten are hosting a sock drive to benefit The Joy of Sox. Please send in NEW socks for men, women, and children and place them in the boxes in your hallway. The drive will run until February 19.