2nd Grade News

September 27, 2024

Another great week in 2nd grade! Students are really starting to take ownership of their learning and it is very fun to see!

An email went out from your homeroom teachers about Parent Conferences this week. We look forward to connecting with you soon!

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

October Dress Up Calendar

If there is one thing we love, it's a good dress up day! Please join the teachers and other students in dressing up these days.

Curriculum:

Language Arts:

Students will identify the central idea of a story using supporting details.

Students will recognize the characteristics of informational text and realistic fiction.

Students will brainstorm and plan for their first personal narrative.

Students can use correct capitalization and end punctuation in their writing.

Math:

Students will review all of Place Value, comparing numbers and ordering numbers before out TEKS Check on Thursday.

Students will be able to recall basic facts up to 20 with automaticity.

Social Studies:

Students will be able to identify and evaluate contributions of some individuals to the development of the community at local, state and national levels.

Science:

Students can distinguish and describe the different states of matter.

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

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.

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.