2nd Grade
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August 18th, 2023

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2nd Grade News

Dear 2nd grade Families,

Our First full week of school was full of learning! Our 2nd Graders are feeling comfortable with their classmates and new teachers. This week was exciting as the After School activities and the first Big ? Day began. This week we practiced one more time our class, playground, and cafeteria routines and expectations and discussed the importance to have them so we can feel good and safe in school. In Math we interpreted the beetle glyphs as data using different ways to sort them. As Readers, our tigers continued practicing how to read independently, take care of books and how to choose just right books. Please find below what are the learning objectives for the coming week. 

Weekly Learning Goals & Tasks

English Literacy

Learning Goal

Students will be introduced to the Reading Workshop and reading routines

What readers & writers are doing at school...

2nd Grade Readers will start their first bend of the Unit of Reading Workshop. They will be working toward the big work of reading with fluency, stamina and comprehension. Students will learn that stronger readers make lots of decisions as they read; they decide how their reading will sound, how much they read and how to make sure their reading makes sense. 

What readers & writers could be doing at home...

Readers may share how they choose a just right book at home and how to make sure that their reading makes sense.

Spanish Literacy

Learning Goal

Student will be introduced to the Narrative Writing Workshop 

What readers & writers are doing at school...

Los escritores maestros aprenderán que los finales de las historias son tan importantes como el comienzo, estudiarán a otros escritores para aprender a escribir finales poderosos. Los escritores maestros revisarán sus historias, podrán releer como detectives sus escritos, prestarán atención a los detalles, y se aseguran de que sus historias tengan sentido. También intentarán hacer lo que otros escritores hacen, como agregar metáforas y comparaciones, al igual estudiaran un poco sobre la puntuación final. 

What readers & writers could be doing at home...

Mathematics

Learning Goal

Students will create, sort and graph beetle glyphs into a picture graph for all to analyze.

What mathematicians are doing at school...

Our Mathematicians will reinforce number facts up to 10 and introduce number facts up to 20. Students will also use a Number Rack as a main mathematical model used in the following sessions.

What mathematicians could be doing at home...

Science or Social Studies

Learning Goal

What scientists are doing at school...

Next week, tigers will be learning and discussing about rules and values and why they are important. They will also learn that rules are everywhere. 

What scientists could be doing at home...

Students can write a list of rules they have at home. 

Social Emotional Learning Program

Learning Goal

Learners and friends learn the purpose of the relaxation station.

Learners and friends practice relaxation choices step by step to get calm.

What friends and learners are doing at school...

Counselor models 4 relaxations choices with explicit demonstration .

What friends and learners could be practicing at home...

You can reinforce at home modeling step by step using the relaxation station choices poster



CONNECT

Important Dates

Aug. 22

MAP Testing Begins
Grades 3-5

Aug. 23

Kindergarten
Parent Workshop

Aug. 23

PEP Starts
(Primary Extracurricular Program)

Aug. 29

School Photos
Sessions Start

Sep. 1

Feedback Folders
Sent Home

Sept. 6

Primary School
Tiger Experience
(Open House 4-6pm)

Reminders:

1. Homework due date: Fridays and Mondays. 

2. 2A last week of swimming classes. 

3. Please if there's any communication you would like to send us, please do so before 12:00 PM. We have instructional time from 12:00- 2:30 and it's really difficult for us to follow up. You can also call the Primary Office and they will share your request with us. 

Learning Gallery

August - Calendar

Swimming

Big Questions Day

Meet the Team!

Mrs. Valerie Wheelock

2A

Mrs. Dámaris Silva

2B

Mrs. Isamar Suárez

2C

Mrs. Ana Gabriela Bustos

Second Grade
Spanish Lead

Perla Pérez

2A Paraprofessional

Ana Abrego

2B Paraprofessional

José Ballengers

2C Paraprofessional

Mrs. Lizette Richardson

Second Grade
Inclusion Lead

Mayling Estrada

2nd Grade
Spanish Paraprofessional