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It's been another great week in 2nd grade. We are so lucky to have your students with us!
Thank you to everyone who came out to Tiger Fest on Thursday! It was such a fun event!
No School for students on Monday - Enjoy your day!
Your homeroom teacher will be sending out a sign-up for parent conferences. That communication will come directly from your homeroom teacher.
Important Dates/Reminders
September 22: No School for Students/ Professional Development for Teachers
October 3: Run Club (3:15-4:00 pm)
October 13: No School for Columbus Day
Lunch @ OCT
Lunch @ OCT
If you are going to come up and have lunch with your child, please try and let your teacher know the day before. You can sit in the front foyer or outside at the tables.
Forget Me Not Shelf
Forget Me Not Shelf
If your child forgets a lunch, water bottle or ipad, you can simply come and bring the item up to OCT. There is a bookshelf on the left hand side that is labeled for each grade level. If you place it on the shelf, we will make sure your child gets it.
Gifted and Talented Important Dates:
5th Grade referral window: Oct. 14th - Nov. 3rd
5th Grade testing begins: Nov. 10th - Dec. 12th
K-4 Parent Meeting: November 12th @ 5:30 (PDEC)
K-4 referral window: Dec. 1st - 15th
K- 4th GT testing: January 8th - 30th
OC Taylor Tidbits.....
Student Absences: Please email your homeroom teacher AND copy Sierra Salter, sierra.salter@gcisd.net anytime your child will be absent for any reason.
Arrival: K-2 students go to the gym. 3-5 students go to the cafeteria. Students report directly to the classroom starting at 7:30. The tardy bell is at 7:35 a.m..
Ride Changes: Call or email Sierra Salter, sierra.salter@gcisd.net prior to 2:00, if your child is going home a different way than normal. At 2:30, the office lets each teacher know of these changes, so that we can let students know. If your child is not on our email list from the office about a ride change, we cannot let them go home differently. Your child's safety is our top priority.
Thank you so much!
OCT 2nd Grade Library News
OCT 2nd Grade Library News
Second graders started visiting the library a couple weeks ago and are loving it. Mrs. Quinn is the best, as are the new Maker Spaces she's set up for us to explore after checking out our books. Students are allowed to check out two books per week this year. Please help your child take care of their library books by following the rules they have learned and make sure they are in backpacks and ready to return on their scheduled library day.
Mrs. Miller: Mondays (9:30-10:00)
Mrs. Sifford: Wednesday (10:00-10:30)
Mrs. Lee: Thursdays (10:15-10:45)
Snacks x 2
Snacks x 2
Please send your child with two healthy (nut free) snacks. They may want a morning and afternoon snack.
Devices
Devices
Please make sure student iPads are plugged in every evening before bed, so that they are fully charged for class the next day. Students also need a pair of working headphones.
No wireless headphones please.
Shoes
Shoes
Students go to PE every day. Please make sure they are wearing (or have in their backpack) a good pair of closed toe shoes (sneakers).
Curriculum Notes
Curriculum Notes
Reading and Writing
Ask your child:
Tell me about the story, The Great Fuzz Frenzy or It's Only Stanley.
What is an example of a "fantasy" text that you've read in class?
What are three examples of an author's purpose?
Vocabulary words were: frenzy, feud, battleground, and gasped. Encourage your child to continue to use these words. Students really enjoyed creating sentences with these words.
Week six was fast and furious! Students focused on pluralizing nouns with "s" or "es".
Students are continuing to work on their descriptive essays. We can't wait to hear our students share their writings.
Words to work on this week:
Irregular Words: women, woman
Spelling Pattern- schwa: children, animal, salad, camel, lemon, bottom, campus, silent album, festival
Math
Ask your child
How can you compare two numbers using symbols and words?
Our mathematicians will be using all of our knowledge of place value to compare and order numbers using both words and the symbols <, > and =.
Students will also work to use place value to order numbers from least to greatest and greatest to least.
Students will take their 1st Nine Weeks TEKS check this Friday. This assessment will cover different forms of a number using place value, comparing and ordering numbers and placing numbers on a number line.
Science
Ask your child:
How can you classifies items based on their state of matter? How do you know if they are a solid or a liquid?
This week, our scientists did an investigation to classify different objects based on their state of matter.
They worked in their Science notebooks to create a Claim, provide evidence and conduct a hands on investigation in order to demonstrate their learning.
Social Studies
Ask your child:
What impact can you have on your community now?
This week, 2nd graders will identify different kinds of historical sources and artifacts and explain how they can be used to study the past. We will do this using our Studies Weekly Newspaper curriculum.
This Week's Spelling List
(Test on Friday, Sept 26)
Spelling Pattern: Schwa sound
children
animal
salad
camel
lemon
bottom
campus
silent
album
festival
Challenge Words
♥️Heart words♥️
women
into
about
Ways to Study at Home:
Quiz your child to narrow in on words they don't know.
Make learning multisensory by writing words in sand, glitter, or shaving cream.
Get outside and write the words with sidewalk chalk.
Use a highlighter to focus on the tough parts of the words. Then write the words 3 x each.
Play games like Hangman, Memory, or Word Scramble.
Note: When we assess students on these words we are not only looking for accuracy, but also at their ability to map out the sounds and patterns they hear. We are using this data to better support your child at school.
Let's Celebrate our September Birthdays!
Perry on the 7th
Cate on the 12th
Kollins on the 14th
Alex D. on the 15th
Reed P. on the 21st
Sutton on the 21st
We are so thankful for each of you.
Taylor the Tiger wants you to have a GREAT week!
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