Welcome to 2A

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.

A TCA student who is:
C ourteous A ccepting R espectful E xceptional

CONGRATULATIONS!
  Naomi Williams
 

Monday –
Superkids: Backpack Page 57                                                                      
Math: page 147                                                                     
                                                                                                                                     
Tuesday –
Superkids: Backpack Pages 58 and 59
Math: pages 148 and 149                             
                                             
Wednesday  – 
Superkids: Backpack page 60
Math: practice 
                        
Thursday –                              
Tomorrow is Fun Day!  There will be a 12:10 dismissal.  Children are to dress in their gym uniforms.  Please be sure to apply sunscreen on your child before he/she leaves home.  Please send in an extra pair of socks in a plastic bag with your child's name on it in the event the lawn is wet in the morning.  Thank you!          
     
Friday –          Have a Super Weekend!                                              
                                                  

Our topics of study in the months of May and June 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 read and discuss grade-level literary and informational texts.  They will identify main idea and details, connect text to photos, draw conclusions, determine character motives, and draw conclusions.

Phonics:
The children will decode and spell words with ew,  oo, ou, ui and u - e. They will also spell words with air, ear, erry, ary, or, ore, ar , oar, our, and oor. 


Grammar:
The children will practice using words with suffixes and homophones.

To learn more about the Superkids program, click here.

Math: 
The children will work with three digit addition and subtraction, multiplication and division. 

Science: 
The children will finish their study of life science and begin to learn about physical science.  We will be learning about the properties of matter and how to measure solids, liquids, and gases.  

Social Studies:
We will identify the roles and responsibilities of American citizens.

Religion:
The children will continue to learn about belonging to a parish community and about Church leadership.  We will learn about the way Jesus prays and the way prayer brings us closer to God.  We will also learn we can honor Mary and the saints and learn from their example.  

May  2, 2018 - 12:10 dismissal

May  4, 2018 - Mother/Son Dance

May 10, 2018 - Ascension Thursday - 9:00 Mass

May 15, 2018 - Class Trip to Hamilton Township Police Station and Library

May 16, 2018 - Holy Communion Mass and May Crowning

May 25, 2018 - Fun Day! - 12:10 dismissal

May 28, 2018 - No School - Memorial Day

May 30, 2018 - 12:10 dismissal

June  4, 2018 - Class Trip to Adventure Aquarium

June  8, 2018 - Last Day of School - 12:10 dismissal