Spelling - Backpack Page 60 and study for tomorrow’s test.

*Mondays - Spirit Wear

*Tomorrow - wear your teacher’s favorite color - feel free to wear red, green, and/or blue!

*Have a beautiful and wonderful Mother’s Day!!

Spelling - Backpack Page 59 and continue to study for Friday’s test.

Math - Study for tomorrow’s test.

***Important***

2nd Grade Students - Footballs (from home or from school)  are not allowed at recess for the remainder of the year. There have been many reports (by recess parent monitors and teachers) of too much roughness and being too competitive.  Students can play four square, tag, or another acceptable game. Please remind your child to be respectful of each other and our Recess Monitors. Thank you!

*Tomorrow -  Math iReady Diagnostic. Get a good night’s rest and eat a good breakfast. 2:00 dismissal 

*Spirit Wear on Mondays.

*Have a wonderful day!

Reading - Reread Backpack page 58 aloud a few times.

Math - Flashcards and review the pages coming home for the test on Thursday.

Religion - The Chapter 10 test is tomorrow.  Study the highlighted parts, Faith Words, Chapter Review, and take the pretest at blestarewe.com.  You will be asked to write one thing you learned from the Bible story about the farmer. Bring your book back tomorrow.

*iReady Math Diagnostic on Thursday.  Please get a good night’s rest and eat a hearty breakfast. 

***Important***

2nd Grade Students - Footballs (from home or from school)  are not allowed at recess for the remainder of the year. There have been many reports (by recess parent monitors and teachers) of too much roughness and being too competitive.  Students can play four square, tag, or another acceptable game. Please remind your child to be respectful of each other and our Recess Monitors. Thank you!

*Thursday - 2:00 Dismissal 

*Spirit Wear on Mondays.

*Have a great day!

Spelling - Backpack Page 57

Math - Flashcards and study the Red Pages coming home. These pages are very similar to the test that will be on Thursday. 

Religion - Study for the Chapter 10 test on Wednesday.  Study the highlighted parts, Faith Words, Chapter Review, and take the pretest at blestarewe.com.  You will be asked to write one thing you learned from the Bible story about the farmer. Bring your book back on Wednesday.

*The iReady Math Spring Diagnostic will be tomorrow and Thursday morning.  ELA will be next week.  Please get a good night’s rest and eat a hearty breakfast. 

*Thursday - 2:00 Dismissal 

*Have a wonderful day!

Spelling - Backpack Page 55 and 56 (snack attack recipe) and study for tomorrow’s test.

Math - Flashcards and the Vocabulary Review page is coming home. The assessment on Topic 10 will be next Thursday, 5/7.

Religion - The book will be coming home to start studying for the Chapter 10 test on Wednesday, May 6th. Study the highlighted parts, Faith Words, Chapter Review, and take the pretest at blestarewe.com.  You will be asked to write one thing you learned from the Bible story about the farmer.

*The iReady Math Spring Diagnostic will be next week Tuesday and Thursday morning.  ELA will be the following week.  Please get a good night’s rest and eat a good breakfast. 

*Mondays - Spirit-Wear

*Have a wonderful day!

Spelling - Backpack Page 54 and continue studying for Thursday’s test.

Math - Flashcards and pages 153+154.

Tomorrow - Mothers’ Club Hot Lunch (McDonalds) and Spirit Wear

*Have a great day!

Reading - Reread Backpack Page 53 aloud a few times.

Math - Flashcards and pages 151+152

Thursday - Mothers’ Club Hot Lunch

*Have a wonderful day!

I am so proud of the 2nd Graders! They did a wonderful job and it was a beautiful day!

Spelling - Backpack Page 52

Math - Flashcards and 149+150

Thursday - Mothers’ Club Hot Lunch (McDonalds)

*Have a great day!

Spelling - Backpack Page 51 and tomorrow is the test.

Math - Pages 147+148

*We are looking forward to Saturday!  Please drop your child off at 10:20 across the street by the gym. They should not have anything with them.

*Mondays - Spirit Wear

*Have a wonderful day!

Spelling - Backpack Page 50

Math - Flashcards

*The Communion Book will be coming home by the end of the week. Keep the book at home.

*The 2nd Graders have been doing a great job for their special day at our Communion Practices! Please drop your child off at 10:20 across the street by the gym. They should not have anything with them.

*Mondays - Spirit Wear

*Enjoy the beautiful day!

Reading - Reread Backpack Page 49 aloud a few times.

Math - Flashcards and pages 145+146

*The 2nd Graders have been doing very well for their special day at our Communion Practices! Please drop your child off at 10:20 across the street by the gym. They should not have anything with them.

*Mondays - Spirit Wear

*Enjoy the beautiful day!

Spelling - Backpack Page 48

Math - Flashcards and the Home-School Connection letter for Topic 10: Add Within 1,000 Using Models and Strategies, is coming home.

*A.R. points/averages as of this morning are coming home. The trimester ends May 29th.

*Have you ordered your SJS 2025–2026 yearbook? If you haven’t already, please order by April 30th to receive it before the end of the school year.  Orders placed later will have an increased price and will be shipped to your home.

Click here to order: https://www.treering.com/purchase?PassCode=1013824685501720

From Mrs. Petrash:

FIRST HOLY COMMUNION 

April 25th, 2026

 SJS: 10:30 AM       RE: 1:00 PM

Arrival and Seating

• Please arrive no earlier than an hour before your scheduled Mass if you’d like to take pictures beforehand. Mass should last about an hour plus. Students will sit with their parents in their family pew. The First Communicant will sit on the end of the aisle after they complete the procession. The pew can fit about 5-6 people.  Your child’s First Communion certificate will be in the pew to help identify your family’s spot in the church. 
• Please refer to the seating chart to see in which pew your family will be sitting. Here is the First Communion seating chart.
• Additional family members will be welcome to sit on the outside aisles of the church, not reserved for First Communicant immediate families.
• Ten minutes before Mass begins (10:20 SJS and 12:50 RE) please send your child across the street to the Ahearn Activity Center (gym) hallway. They should not have anything with them ie no coat, purse, prayer books, flowers, rosaries, etc. Their teachers/catechists will be there to line them up. If it is STORMING rain, the children will meet in the choir loft upstairs in the church 10 minutes before Mass begins. Parents and family should then find their seats in church. The children will be processing into church in front of the priests and then they will process around the church so that those in side aisles will be able to see them and take pictures from their seats.

The Big Moment

• When it is time for the students to receive the Eucharist for the first time, they will be guided by their teachers/catechists to the altar.
• Parents will not receive communion at this time.  
• Once  all of the First Communicants receive Communion, families are welcome to process to Bishop John and the other Eucharist Ministers to receive the Eucharist just like a regular Sunday Mass.
• Please do not get out of your pew to take pictures. The photographer does a wonderful job capturing this precious moment.

Photography-

• We will have a professional photographer at the First Communion.  Hopefully, it will be a nice day and you can take pictures outside. 
• The photographers are offering portraits of each First Communicant by themselves with a beautiful background. These portraits are of the First Communicant only, no siblings or families. No cell phone pictures allowed in the Bride’s Room. The portraits will be taken in the bride’s room in the back of the church across from the Ladies restroom. 
• The photographers will take individual photos while the students are receiving their First Communion.
• All of the pictures will be available to purchase. I will have proofs sent home with your child when I receive them.
• There will also be the St. Juliana backdrop in the back of church for you to take pictures.

• Please do not get out of your pews or go to the front to take photos during Mass.

Religious Items Blessing and other items

• Students are allowed to have religious items in the pew with them, Bishop John will bless them at the end of the Mass. 

• Please remain in the pews until the closing song is over and the priests have recessed down the main aisle. At that time, all first communicants only will come to the altar for the group photo.

• Your child’s First Holy Communion certificate will be in the pew for you to take home.  Also, if your child made a banner or writing page, please remove them from the back of the church before you leave and take them with you.      

If you have any further questions, please call me 760-519-0290 or email me at [email protected]

Thank you,

Mary Petrash and

2nd grade Teachers and Catechists

*Have a great day!

Dear Families,

Here are the final reminders for our upcoming First Holy Communion. We're all getting excited for next Saturday.

Let me know if you have any other questions.

Easter blessings,

Mary Petrash

FIRST HOLY COMMUNION 

April 25, 2026

 SJS: 10:30 AM       RE: 1:00 PM

Arrival and Seating

• Please arrive no earlier than an hour before your scheduled Mass if you’d like to take pictures beforehand. Mass should last about an hour plus. Students will sit with their parents in their family pew. The First Communicant will sit on the end of the aisle after they complete the procession. The pew can fit about 5-6 people.  Your child’s First Communion certificate will be in the pew to help identify your family’s spot in the church. 
• Please refer to the seating chart to see in which pew your family will be sitting. Here is the First Communion seating chart.
• Additional family members will be welcome to sit on the outside aisles of the church, not reserved for First Communicant immediate families.
• Ten minutes before Mass begins (10:20 SJS and 12:50 RE) please send your child across the street to the Ahearn Activity Center (gym) hallway. They should not have anything with them ie no coat, purse, prayer books, flowers, rosaries, etc. Their teachers/catechists will be there to line them up. If it is STORMING rain, the children will meet in the choir loft upstairs in the church 10 minutes before Mass begins. Parents and family should then find their seats in church. The children will be processing into church in front of the priests and then they will process around the church so that those in side aisles will be able to see them and take pictures from their seats.

The Big Moment

• When it is time for the students to receive the Eucharist for the first time, they will be guided by their teachers/catechists to the altar.
• Parents will not receive communion at this time.  
• Once  all of the First Communicants receive Communion, families are welcome to process to Bishop John and the other Eucharist Ministers to receive the Eucharist just like a regular Sunday Mass.
• Please do not get out of your pew to take pictures. The photographer does a wonderful job capturing this precious moment.

Photography-

• We will have a professional photographer at the First Communion.  Hopefully, it will be a nice day and you can take pictures outside. 
• The photographers are offering portraits of each First Communicant by themselves with a beautiful background. These portraits are of the First Communicant only, no siblings or families. No cell phone pictures allowed in the Bride’s Room. The portraits will be taken in the bride’s room in the back of the church across from the Ladies restroom. 
• The photographers will take individual photos while the students are receiving their First Communion.
• All of the pictures will be available to purchase. I will have proofs sent home with your child when I receive them.
• There will also be the St. Juliana backdrop in the back of church for you to take pictures.

• Please do not get out of your pews or go to the front to take photos during Mass.

Religious Items Blessing and other items

• Students are allowed to have religious items in the pew with them, Bishop John will bless them at the end of the Mass. 

• Please remain in the pews until the closing song is over and the priests have recessed down the main aisle. At that time, all first communicants only will come to the altar for the group photo.

• Your child’s First Holy Communion certificate will be in the pew for you to take home.  Also, if your child made a banner or writing page, please remove them from the back of the church before you leave and take them with you.      

If you have any further questions, please call me 760-519-0290 or email me at [email protected]

Thank you,

Mary Petrash and

2nd grade Teachers and Catechists

Spelling - Backpack Page 47 and study for tomorrow’s test.

Math - Flashcards and study for tomorrow’s test.

Mondays - Spirit Wear (Pop-Tops)

*Have a wonderful day!

Spelling - Backpack Page 46 and continue studying for Friday’s test.

Math - Flashcards and study the green review pages coming home for the test on Friday.

Tomorrow - It’s Rainbow day! 2nd Graders wear orange and it’s a 2:00 dismissal.

Mondays - Pop-tops Spirit Wear

*Have a great day!