St. Paul Lutheran School

Putting Faith in Education

Text Box: Second Grade

· A Christ centered environment.

· High academic expectations.

· A variety of learning centers.

· Hands on learning games in all subject areas.

· The Accelerated Reader program.

· A large selection of reading material

· Acceptance from peers.

What your child can expect in 2nd Grade at St. Paul

2nd Grade Teacher Mrs. Cheryl Bunger

 

Mrs. Cheryl Bunger is in her 10th year of teaching at St. Paul. She received an elementary education degree from Northern Illinois University in May 2001.  Mrs. Bunger is a lifelong member of St. Paul Lutheran Church.

 Second Grade Topics

 

Religion

· Old Testament People and how they served God

· Jesus’ life and ministry

· The building up of the early church

· Weekly memory verses

 

Mathematics

· Addition and subtraction up to 3 digit numbers

· Telling time up to 5 minutes

· Counting money up to one dollar

· Making and reading graphs

· Using measurement

· Basic geometry and fractions

 

Spelling

· Short and long vowel patterns

· Constant blends and clusters

· Commonly used words

 

English

· Nouns, verbs, adjectives and pronouns

· Basic grammar and mechanics

· Story planning, writing, revising and publishing

 

Reading

· Comprehension skills for a variety of texts (fantasy, realistic, nonfiction and biography)

· Word recognition

· Phonics

· Vocabulary meanings

· Dictionary use

 

Social Studies

· Community rules and laws

· People and places of past and present

· Environment

· Geography skills

 

Science

· Living things

· Earth and Sky

· Matter and energy in motion

 

To Contact Us:

Phone: 815-562-6323

Fax: 815-561-8074

E-mail: stpaul@rochelle.net