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Hello friends and families of B-124,
I will be out on Monday, September 29. If you have any transportation changes while I am gone, please call the front office at 602-664-7300, so that they can let the substitute know. I will respond to all messages upon my return on Tuesday. Thank you!
Next week is the final week of the first quarter of 2nd grade! Please remember that Friday, October 3 is a teacher work day and there will be no school for students. Conferences will be held on the evening of Wednesday, October 22, the afternoon of Thursday, October 23, and the afternoon of Friday, October 24. I have provided a few morning slots as well. Please sign up through ParentSquare. If you would like your conference to be virtual, please be sure to message me so that I can create a Google Meet link for you.
Our library time will be moved to Wednesday for this week only to accommodate the author’s visit in the library Monday & Tuesday. Library books will be turned in Tuesday morning this week only.
The reading and math workbooks from our first unit will be coming home in backpacks today. Please feel free to use this as a resource at home. It does not need to be returned to school. You will notice that some of it is unused as much of it was done whole-group, on white boards, with a partner, virtually, etc.
Each year there is an activity fee of $50 for each student. Our Simis Site Based Management Council determines how all Tax Credit resources will be used at Madison Simis. This year we will use these funds to pay for our grade-level field trips, extracurricular activities, and lunch recess coaches. If you have not made payment, please follow the process below:
Madison Homepage> Families> Pay a Fee > School Activity Fee, Athletic Fee, Student Club Fee> Online Portal
The online portal page instructs guardians to login to POWERSCHOOL.
Guests can create an account and login directly through the online portal page.
Once logged in, you can PAY Fines/Fees that are posted on your student's account or self select Items at Schools. For example, Activity Fees have already been posted on student's accounts and can be paid through Pay Fines/Fees. If you need a scholarship for the activity fee, please reach out to the front office for the application.
This week’s big learning ideas will be:
Phonics: tch /ch/, dge /j/ Home Practice One; Decodable Passage One; Dictation Quiz Thursday practicing the rules
Here is a list of irregular words (also known as heart words or sight words) that 2nd graders should have already mastered spelling and reading at this point.
Reading: We will begin exploring another expository text while focusing on the standard: 2.RI.5: Know and use various text features (e.g., captions, bold print, subheadings, glossaries, indexes, electronic menus, icons) to locate key facts or information in a text efficiently. The essential question is “How are Offspring like their Parents?” We will read about how baby animals, such as eaglets, are like their parents.
Grammar/Writing: We will craft our first full written response to a prompt, using evidence from two different articles to support our ideas.
Math: We will wrap up our study of standard 2.NBT.A.1: Understand that the three digits of a three-digit number represent amounts of hundreds, tens, and ones; e.g., 706 = 7 hundreds, 0 tens, and 6 ones.
Handwriting: Here is a link to some printable handwriting practice pages for the month of October if you are interested.
Social Studies: 3 Branches of Government and how they play a role in solving problems.
Social-Emotional: Our focus for the month of October will be “hands are for helping”.
Chapter book: Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White
For students who have already demonstrated mastery of the grade-level standards, we are providing in-class extension activities to deepen their learning and encourage higher-level thinking.
For students who have already demonstrated mastery of the grade-level standards, we are providing in-class extension activities to deepen their learning and encourage higher-level thinking.
2.RI.5 – Know and use various text features to locate key facts or information in a text efficiently.
2.RI.5 – Know and use various text features to locate key facts or information in a text efficiently.
Comparing text features across texts
Evaluating the author’s choices of text features used
2.NBT.A.1 – Understanding Place Value of Three-Digit Numbers
2.NBT.A.1 – Understanding Place Value of Three-Digit Numbers
Introducing 4-digit numbers and explaining the place value.
Using real-world problems involving large numbers (e.g., population, money).
Building and decomposing numbers using base-ten blocks or drawings.
These extensions are designed to promote critical thinking and provide appropriate challenges for students who are ready to move beyond the core expectations.
A FEW THINGS from PATS..
If you haven’t updated or signed up for the online directory, please do so here: simispats.org There are many reasons you want to make sure that you are connected to PATS here, but this year, it will also ensure that you receive updates specific to our homeroom. Even if you already have an account, please login to make sure your information is correct, especially the teacher(s).
Looking Ahead:
Tuesday, September 30- Author Visit from Dianne White
Wednesday, October 1- Field Trip to the Madison Center for the Arts; TCT- 1:00 release
Friday, October 3- End 1st Quarter; No School- Teacher Planning Day
Week of October 6-10- Fall Break- No School
Wednesday, October 15- TCT- 1:00 release
Wednesday, October 22- TCT- 1:00 release; Parent/Teacher Conferences
Thursday, October 23- Parent/Teacher Conferences- Half Day Schedule
Friday, October 24- Parent/Teacher Conferences- Half Day Schedule
As always, please don’t hesitate to reach out with any comments, questions, or concerns. Have a wonderful weekend!
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