Dear Parents,

The children are engaged in several different activities throughout the day, but they all have a central theme. The theme for the past couple weeks has been Life in Arctic Regions. We have been able to study the polar regions and the unique animals that live there. Our new word in science class is adaptations. The white fur of the animals gave a perfect example of this. Our cold weather makes it easy to imagine frigid arctic temperatures!

Also, we have begun our "World Tour" and are currently visiting Russia, which borders the Arctic region. While in Russia, the children have become acquainted with the rich culture of the area. They read stories about both country life and city life. They particularly enjoyed seeing all the buildings with the colorful onion domes.

In math class, the children are adding three digit numbers with regrouping, solving word problems and practicing telling elapsed time.

I was delighted to be sent a beautiful picture of Our Lady of the Arctic Snows from the Archbishop of Alaska. I shared this picture with the children and they were all amazed. Mary is dressed like a lovely Eskimo woman and she is holding her son, Jesus.

This Saturday at 10:30 the children will be receiving the Sacrament of Reconciliation. I feel the children have a good understanding of the Ten Commandments and the loving forgiveness of Jesus.


All the cold weather has kept the children inside for recess. They love to play with the puppet theater.  I am including some pictures from their last puppet performance.

Sincerely yours,
Mrs. Barth

Dear Parents,

I wanted to send you a few snapshots from the play, Our Lady of Guadalupe. The children were so excited to perform a real play on the stage for an audience.

This coming Friday, December 20, is Grandparent's Day. The children may go home after the program with their grandparents if you send a permission slip. If your child is staying until the end of the day, please send a cold lunch, as hot lunch will not be served.

Have a wonderful Christmas! May God bless you!

Mrs. Barth

Dear Parents,

I want to thank all of you for the remembering my birthday in such a special way! The children greeted me in the morning with a spontaneous Happy Birthday song, which was so dear to me. Later in the morning, I was greeted with a lovely birthday card, a lavender scented warming shawl and a gift certificate to Macy’s. We also shared wonderful Rice Krispy Bars as well. May God bless you for all your kind ways!

The past couple of weeks we have focused our attention on the preparation of a new play, which will be presented on stage for the whole student body and interested parents and friends. The play is about the story of Our Lady of Guadalupe. The children memorized their lines and are anxious to put the show on the road!

It will be presented on December 5, at 1:30.

In math class we are covering geometric shapes with new vocabulary.

Memorization of math facts is coming along just fine. We are also reviewing telling time and measurement with inches.

I hope you all have a lovely Thanksgiving holiday. The children memorized a verse from the Bible. Perhaps they could recite it for your prayer on Thanksgiving Day.

Brothers and sisters:

Always be joyful and never stop praying.

Whatever happens, keep thanking God because of Jesus Christ.

This is what God wants you to do.

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

I am sending home some fantastic turkeys that the children made with finger paints. Enjoy!

Mrs. Barth

Second Grade Puppet Show

Dear Parents,

The children recently completed the presentation of a Halloween puppet show. Each child picked a character they wanted to create as a puppet. The children centered their characters around a farm theme. The making of the puppets was a three part process. Once the puppets were assembled,
 the children brainstormed ideas for a story that would include all the different puppets. They decided on a setting and personalities for each character along with a problem that would tie the story together. Once the script was composed, the children edited the script. Next, copies were printed
and practice began as a Readers theater script. Different grade levels along with parents and grandparents were invited to attend the show entitled, The Boring Halloween.