second grade at St. Peter's

The Program

Second grade consists of English Language Arts (reading, writing, listening and speaking), Mathematics, Social Studies, Religion, Technology, Physical Education, Art and Science. Students are exposed to a wide variety of literary texts and genres. They learn to add and subtract three-digit numbers with regrouping, tell time, multiply, count money, place value, solve word problems, understand geometric shapes and measurement.

Students learn about heroes, saints, map making, and African American history. Through hands-on experiments, they learn the differences between liquids and solids. Students who desire to receive the Sacraments of Reconciliation and Holy Eucharist can do so.

 

Teachers

Ms. ANNA GURLEYEN

Homeroom Teacher

Ms. Gurleyen grew up in the desert outside Los Angeles, but is a long-time resident of the Mission District and loves living and working in her community. She holds a MA in English Language Learner Education from Western Governors University and values creating a classroom in which all learners can thrive. 

Volunteering in AmeriCorps was how Ms. Gurleyen discovered her love of being an educator. She did lots of other cool things before deciding to become a classroom teacher (such as working at a salmon cannery in Alaska). She taught 3 years of 2nd grade before arriving at St. Peter’s. Her favorite part of teaching 2nd-graders is how creative, enthusiastic, and energetic they are. 

When not in school, Ms. Gurleyen enjoys traveling, reading, and spending time with her family.

 
 
 

Activities & Field Trips

First Communion and Reconciliation

Students who desire to receive the Sacraments of Reconciliation and Holy Eucharist prepare for these by reading Bible stories, completing Blest are We workbook activities and visiting St. Peter’s Church. They learn about the Catholic sacraments and traditions as well as basic teachings of the Church.

Becoming Independent Readers

Students are exposed to a wide variety of genres, texts and materials to get them excited about reading. We visit the school library to check out books weekly and students can also choose and read books from our own classroom library.

Math Centers

Students participate in centers for a variety of subjects to reinforce concepts they are learning. This is a fun way to learn adding and subtracting, geometric shapes, telling time, money, measurement, multiplication, grammar, punctuation, spelling, vocabulary words and more.