Everything that a child encounters in his/her school day from the minute the student enters the school building until he/she leaves to go home is considered the curriculum. This includes classroom experiences, lunchroom, gym, recess, prayer as well as any other activity that occurs during the school day. Whatever a child encounters in school is part of the curriculum.

The second grade program at Sacred Heart School resumes the foundational work of the first grade program. The specific aspect of sacramental preparation for Reconciliation and First Eucharist in conjunction with the Religious education program of the parish is the main emphasis in this grade level. The curricular groundwork of a strong literacy-based program is advanced and fortified. Students become more adept and self-reliant in their daily school -work.

Continued emphasis is placed on Language Arts, Math and Religion. All subjects that are taught have the strengthening of literacy skills as their primary focus. In the area of penmanship, the children move from manuscript to cursive writing. Social Studies, Science and other curricular areas are addressed according to the state standards.

• Daily instruction in Religion
  
  
• Daily instruction in Math
  
  
• Daily instruction in the following areas of Language Arts:
1. Reading: Concepts about print/text; phonological awareness; decoding and word recognition; fluency; reading strategies that include before, during and after reading ; vocabulary and concept development; comprehension skills and response to text; and inquiry and research
   
   
2. Writing as a process…prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, post-writing
   
   
3. Writing as a product …mechanics and spelling; writing forms, audiences and purposes
   
   
4. Speaking: focus on a topic of discussion; participate in a dramatization or play; recite poems and/or rhymes
   
   
5. Listening: distinguish between types of speech; follow at least two-step oral directions; contribute to class discussions.
   
   
6. Viewing: recognize the work of a favorite illustrator; recognize messages in simple advertisements; speculate about characters, events and settings in books, film, and television.
   
   
• Social Studies
  
  
• Music
  
  
• Computers
  
  
• Art
  
  
• Science
  
  
• Physical Education
  
  
• World Language (Spanish)
  
  
• Learning Centers