Second ASPIRE News

August 31, 2025

Thank you!

Thank you so much for attending curriculum night or reviewing the information at home! We loved seeing so many of you on Thursday night! Here is the presentation again. Please let us know if you have any questions!

2nd ASPIRE Curriculum Night Presentation

Reminders:

*Take Home folders should be checked each evening and returned the next morning.

*Ipads should be brought to school each day fully charged.

*Please help your child memorize their lunch code. It will make the cafeteria staff very happy.

*If you haven't already, please join PTA and help support Glenhope.

*Please make sure that you have filled out the background check on the district website. It must be submitted and approved prior to your eligibility to chaperone or volunteer at Glenhope.

GT Corner

Do you struggle with coaching your child through his/her emotional intensities? The book entitled Emotional Intensity in Gifted Students: Helping Kids Cope with Explosive Feelings by Christine Fonseca provides examples of how to coach your child in these situations. The book is approachable as it is free of educator jargon, offers easy-to-implement ideas, and is a relatively quick read. Although it doesn’t provide the magic wand we’d all love, we would recommend this book to anyone wanting some additional information/ideas for these situations.

Growth Mindset: A Life Skill

We will be working with students on a growth mindset vs. a fixed mindset this year. We will be encouraging students to become more growth-minded. To understand more about a growth mindset and a fixed mindset, please watch the video below.

We also recommend a wonderful book by Carol Dweck called Mindset. It is an easy read and describes the growth mindset vs. fixed mindset in an understandable way.

Curriculum - Our Objectives for Next Week

Language Arts: Generating Ideas and Creativity Stations

I can generate ideas for my writing and use those ideas to develop drafts.

I can show my creativity by completing challenging "ABC" centers - not your ordinary ABC's!

Math: Place Value

I can explore the various ways to make and show a number.

I can solve tricky place value challenges and explain my thinking.

I can decompose numbers up to the hundreds place.

Science: What do Scientists Do?

I can observe and record data like a scientist.

I can solve problems like a scientist.

Social Studies: What Do Good Citizens Do?

I can identify and exemplify the characteristics of a good citizen in my classroom and school.

Repeated Information

Library

Ms. Bell's class has library on Wednesdays this year and Ms. Herrera's class has library on Tuesdays. 2nd graders can check out two books at a time, and should bring books back to check out new ones before library the following week. Thanks for your help in making sure books come back to school. Better yet, make a habit of storing the library books in your child's backpack so they are always there!

Snacks

As a reminder, we have two snack times during the day. Please be sure to send nut-free (NO PEANUTS OR TREE NUTS) snacks. Please remember to put snacks in your child's backpack and not in their lunchbox. We send lunch boxes down to the cafeteria early in the day, so it's important that snacks are left in backpacks in the classroom. Thank you!

Handle With Care

We would like to provide additional support at school if your family is experiencing difficulties at home.

If your child is coming to school after a difficult night, morning or weekend please email me with the words "Handle with Care." Nothing else will be said or asked. This will let me know that your child may need extra time, patience, or support during the day.

PTA Website! Join PTA Today!

We have the most INCREDIBLE PTA here at Glenhope. Please check out their website to learn more!

Glenhope PTA Website

Ms. Bell's

Amazon Wishlist

Ms. Herrera's

Amazon Wishlist

Events

8/28: Parent Information Night

Upcoming Curriculum

Language Arts: Creative Thinking

I can demonstrate flexible thinking by using a perspective frame to share information about myself from another point of view.

I can demonstrate the creative thinking element of elaboration by designing an additional page for our read-aloud.

Math: Fact Fluency and Big Ideas

I can practice my addition and subtraction automaticity by playing games with a partner or small group.

I can show my knowledge of big ideas about math, including asking questions, designing word problems, and academic vocabulary.

Science: What do Scientists Do?

I can observe and record data like a scientist.

Social Studies: What Do Good Citizens Do?

I can identify and exemplify the characteristics of a good citizen in my classroom and school.

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