We have all completed our middle of the year assessments and diagnostics!  Be on the lookout for reports in the new year.    From all of the 2nd grade teachers, we hope you have a wonderful and safe holiday vacation!  Make sure your kiddos are reading and even writing about this breaks.  Happy Holidays!  

Holiday Parties are this Thursday from 1-2pm. Thank you to all of the parents who are able to help and support this fun event!  Friday is an early release at 11:45am. It's also PJ and Sing Along Day!  If students want, they can purchase lunch, bring a lunch or just bring a snack and eat when they get home!  

Curriculum:

This week students will work on their assessments and then students will work on comprehension activities to review what we have studied all year in math, reading, science and social studies! 

Language Arts:

Students will take their 2nd nine weeks Assessment.  

Math: 

Students will take thier 2nd nine weeks Assessment

Science/ Social Studies: 

Students will take their 2nd nine weeks Assessment 

Grit, Perseverance & Growth Mindset...Oh My!

A trend we are noticing in our 2nd graders is that as a whole, they struggle to problem solve when work or assignments are challenging. We get it. If something is hard (or perceived to be hard) they immediately seek us out to help, and we are definitely happy to help and guide them along. However, we really want them trying to problem solve on their own or with each other before they come to us. We often ask questions like, "What is something that you can do on your own?", "What specifically do you not understand." or "Is there someone in the room who has been successful that you could ask for help?". We want students to be able to verbally share what they have tried, where they are stuck and what they might need to be successful.  To help us at school, we encourage you to also have students problem solve independently before jumping in to help them. Ask them, "What have you already tried? What could we try together next?".  In Mrs. Sifford's class, we call this "sitting in the stuck".  Second grade is a HUGE transition year in elementary school. We want them to have the best tools in their tool belts to support them in the future and training our brains to have a growth mindset is the best way to do that. Thank you for partnering with us on this goal.