Curriculum

Second Grade is a year of building and strengthening abilities.

Students expand and develop advanced Reading skills. We study word decoding, vocabulary, comprehension and fluency. Writing skills are practiced on a daily basis.

Students develop proficiencies in all the branches of Mathematics, especially the memorization of addition and subtraction facts. We combine Reading and Math in order to understand and solve word problems.

In Religion, we focus on the Sacrament of Reconciliation, which is a high point for our Second Grade students. We work all year preparing for this special day. First Reconciliation is celebrated in early Spring.

In Science, we cover many areas including life science, physical science, Earth science as well as drug and alcohol awareness. The students enjoy the various hands-on activities.

Students broaden their concept of the world in Social Studies. We focus on communities while developing map skills.

Every second grader eagerly anticipates Cursive handwriting. After a thorough review of manuscript handwriting, students embark on a Cursive program that will enable them to both write and read Cursive by the end of the school year.