Holy Spirit Academy

          WELCOME TO THE 2ND GRADE PAGE.

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Please support our fundraiser at the Five Below

in Macedonia.  Simply bring the school flyer when you are

shopping and our school will receive 10% of the money you spent.

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Happy Catholic Schools Week!

Dress down day on Wed., February 1st for

student appreciation day.

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 Report Cards are due Wed. February 1st.

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 Open House on Sun., Jan. 29th from 12:00-2:00.

Catholic Schools Week Jan. 29-Feb. 3. 

Eat lunch with your child on Tues., Jan. 31 and

Wed., Feb. 1st.

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 You can e-mail me at second.grade@hsabedford.org

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SPELLING WORDS:

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READING WORDS:      "Best Wishes, Ed "

message               drifted               couple            climbed          half         gloomy

breaking               tern(bird)                   notice             covered

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Reading tips for Second grade Parents

By: Reading Rockets (2006) Find ways to read, write, and tell stories together with your child. Always applaud your young reader and beginning story writer! The tips below offer some fun ways you can help your child become a happy and confident reader. Try a new tip each week. See what works best for your child.

Tell family tales

Children love to hear stories about their family. Talk about a funny thing that happened when you were young.

Create a writing toolbox

Fill a box with drawing and writing materials. Find opportunities for your child to write, such as the shopping list, thankyou notes, or birthday cards.

Be your child's #1 fan

Ask your child to read aloud what he or she has written for school. Be an enthusiastic listener.

One more time with feeling

When your child has sounded out an unfamiliar word, have him or her re-read that sentence. Often kids are so busy figuring out a word they lose the meaning of what they've just read.

Create a book together

Fold pieces of paper in half and staple them to make a book. Ask your child to write sentences on each page and add his or her own illustrations.

Do storytelling on the go

Take turns adding to a story the two of you make up while riding in a car or bus. Try making the story funny or spooky.

Point out the relationship between words

Explain how related words have similar spellings and meanings. Show how a word like knowledge, for example, relates to a word like know.

Use a writing checklist

Have your child create a writing checklist with reminders such as, "Do all of my sentences start with a capital? Yes/No."

Quick, quick

Use new words your child has learned in lively flash card or computer drills. Sometimes these help kids automatically recognize and read words, especially those that are used frequently.

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