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Maura Walley

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I have been teaching at St. Christopher School for 15 wonderful years. Before arriving at St. Chris, I taught at St. Patrick School in Lowell and St. Joseph School in Somerville. I graduated from Emmanuel College, Boston with a degree in Psychology. I have 2 darling daughters who are teaching the very youngest learners in Massachusetts. I love Cape Cod, sunflowers and the Red Sox.

January News

Happy 2012!

Fifty-two weeks or twelve months in a year,

As each month ends, a new one is here.

The days in a year come to three hundred sixty-five.

Isn’t it great to be alive?

In Religion, we will be discussing following God’s laws and the gift of free will. We will be learning about the Sacrament of Forgiveness and the steps to receive Penance and Reconciliation. Throughout the month, 2-W students will continue practicing addition when regrouping is necessary. We will then begin subtracting tens and ones with regrouping and finally adding to check subtraction differences.

In Phonics we will continue working on our decoding skills. We will learn about syllables (word parts), sounds of wr, kn as well as assessing consonant blends, and digraphs. We will read stories about mice, snakes and spiders in our reading series.

We will learn about Martin Luther King Jr. and his famous I Have a Dream speech. We will also discuss the concepts of peace and justice in the world.

January is sure to be a busy month! I’m sure the children will be sharing many of the things we are doing in school with their families!

I hope everyone had a wonderful New Year!

God Bless You,

Mrs. Walley

December Celebrations

Happy_Holidays_2

Every year at just this time,

In cold and dark December,

Families around the world

All gather to remember,

With presents and with parties,

With feasting and with fun,

Customs and traditions

for people old and young.

In December the Second Grade students will be learning about numerous winter holidays and celebrations around the world. The children will read about traditions and customs, color pictures, sing songs, and make crafts from many different countries. They will have their seasonal passports stamped as they "travel" to Holland, Mexico, France, Sweden, Poland, and England.

They will discover about Diwali, Kwanza, Hanukkah and Christmas too! It will surely be an exciting season of discovery in 2W.

Wreath

November News

The year has turned its circle,

The seasons come and go.

The harvest is all gathered in

And chilly north winds blow.

Welcome November! This month in Religion we will be learning about the Bible and God’s laws. We will read about Jesus’ teaching to love God and others which is the Great Commandment. In Math we will be identifying and writing ordinal names and using counting patterns. The children will make, read, and interpret pictographs. In English, we will work with common nouns and proper nouns. We will study singular and plural nouns as well as possessive nouns which show ownership. We will continue reviewing vowel sounds and consonant clusters. In Social studies we will find out about the First Thanksgiving and great harvest. We will learn many fun songs and poems.

Please watch for more information about our exciting performance and Book Fair at Barnes and Noble in November. I’ll see you all at conference time.

Mrs. Walley

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