2nd Grade News

September 20, 2024

It was another great week in 2nd grade. Thank you for all that you do to help your child be ready and prepared for the week. One of the skills that we are working on improving is being a problem solver. Directions are often given in front of the whole group before an assignment or activity. The teacher models it and posts an example on the board. There are also directions on the board for them to check as well. We take the job of getting our students ready for 3rd grade very seriously, and will often ask students "Have you checked all of your resources first?" or "What could you do to help you get an answer to your question?" or "Is there anything posted in the room that could help you get started?". Anything you can do at home, to help your children become problem solvers on their own is greatly appreciated!

Classroom Needs* Paper Towel Rolls - Please send any empty paper towel rolls to us! Thank you!

-Please read with or have your child read each day out loud

-Practice the math addition and subtraction facts from 1-20

-Help remind them to charge their ipads each evening

-Check their Take Home Folders for any papers or important information

No school for students on Monday, September 23rd

Curriculum:

Language Arts: Students will discuss the elements of drama, such as character, dialogue and setting. Students will identify the central idea of a story.

Math: I can locate and label whole numbers on a number line. We are continuing to practice placing numbers on an open number from 1- 1,200. Ways to help support this at home is to count by 5s, 10s, 25s, 50s, and 100s at home.

Social Studies: I can learn about different types of resources. I can understand and use resources for Conflict Resolution.

Science: I can identify whether or not an item is a solid or a liquid.

Save the Date: Zoo Field Trip

Thursday, Nov. 7th is the proposed date for our 2nd Grade Field Trip to the Fort Worth Zoo. There IS a chance that this date could be rescheduled due to weather, but we are hoping to attend on that day! We will send out more information about this field trip as we get closer to that date, but please know that if you are planning on volunteering to chaperone this field trip, you will need to have your GCISD background check completed. The process takes several weeks to go through our system, so doing this now is highly recommended! District Background Check

Coming Soon! Parent Teacher Conferences!

Keep an eye out for more information about Parent Teacher Conferences. We plan to offer several options this year to accommodate families.

Email Update on your child's progress
Phone Conference: Between 2:20-3:00 or after school
In-Person Conference: Between 2:20-3:00 or after school

We hope that offering you these options allows us to speak to everyone in some way about your child. An email with more information and a way to sign up for these conferences will be coming soon. Please think about the option that will fit your schedule best.

Repeated Information

Room Parent Information:

You should have received an email to click a form and opt in to emails from the room parent. If you did not receive that or do that yet, please reach out and email the room parent listed below for your Homeroom teacher. This is very important for them to be able to communicate with your directly about all things related to 2nd grade. Thank you!

Mrs. Blackwell's Class: Leeta Batlle leetabritton@gmail.com

Mrs. Cohen's Class: Jennifer Pichardo jen.pichardo4@gmail.com

Mrs. Sifford's Class: Bria Essary bria.essary@gmail.com

Snacks!

Please pack one NUT FREE snack for your child every day in their backpacks. Unfortunately, we are not able to provide snacks for the class.

Teachers are allowed to have pre-packaged Veggie Straws or Skinny Pop (original flavors) on hand for students who may forget. If you are able, and would like to provide any to your homeroom teachers, we would be very appreciative.

Greenback Fundraiser

From our principal, Dr. Griffin:

Our community has always supported our school in so many ways, for which we are very grateful. One of the traditions that has long been in place is our annual Greenback giving campaign, which we use to supplement the budget provided by the district.

Many years ago, Glenhope parents stated their preference for an opportunity to donate rather than having students participate in fundraisers. That has continued to be our practice, and we have been able to supplement classroom and building requests through our community’s generosity. There is now an option for you to donate by using a credit card through the district’s RevTrack system.

Gifts made to Glenhope should be tax deductible (per IRS tax code section 170), but you will want to confirm with your tax advisor. We will furnish a form acknowledging your contribution. Some corporations match donations, so I would encourage you to investigate that possibility as well. We received an estimated additional $4,000 - 5,000 last year from matching corporate donations.

Handle With Care

A green note when home with your children in their Take Home Folders this week. This is simply to let you know that we understand that the mornings can sometimes be a challenge for students. Sometimes they are anxious or sad about something at home. Sometimes their allergies are giving them trouble. Sometimes they simply are exhausted and need a little extra love and hugs from us. We get it and want to best support your child. If you find that your child is having one of these mornings, please just send us an email and all that you need to say is "Handle with care". We will get the message and be sure to give your child extra support and understanding that day.