2nd Grade Newsletter

December 13 - December 17, 2021

Welcome to 2nd Grade

You must call the office, 817-305-4870, by 2:00 p.m. to communicate any change in your child's dismissal.

Please check and initial your child's Great Tiger Folder every evening.

Weekly Learning Objectives

Math- Learners will solve addition and subtraction word problems.

ELAR-Learners will use nonfiction text features to make meaning and understand keywords.

Social Studies - Learners will identify national symbols.

Science- Learners will demonstrate that things can be done to materials to change their physical properties.

Fundations (spelling)- Learners will understand how suffixes change the meaning of words.

Mark Your Calendar

December- Holiday Hullabaloo Dress Up Days- The calendar for the dress-up days is listed on the side. The dress-up days are optional but so much fun!

December 17- Holiday Party, early dismissal at 11:45

December 20-January 3- Winter Break

January 4- Teacher Workday- no school for students

January 5- The First Day of the Second Semester

OCT 2021 Holiday Hullabaloo

Dec. 13 Baby, It’s Cold Outside (Wear a cute or ugly sweater)

Dec. 14 Santa is Coming to Town (PTA is providing Santa hats to all!)

Dec. 15 Las Posadas (Wear red, yellow, white, and/or green)

Dec. 16 Polar Express Day (Wear pajamas)

Dec. 17 Holiday Party Day (Wear festive holiday attire)

Book Bags/Nightly Reading

Your child should bring home a leveled "bag of books" each evening for his/her 20 minutes of nightly reading. We kindly ask that the books, with the table of contents card, stay in your child's backpack. *Bookbags are distributed each Monday and are turned in each Friday.


Nightly reading can take many forms. Your child can read aloud to you, you could read aloud to your child, or you can share the reading. After reading discuss the book by asking questions like "Who was your favorite character? Why?" "What was your favorite part of the story? Why?"


Math at home

Please make sure your child is practicing addition and subtraction facts each night.

Here are some ways to practice in fun ways:

  • Practice math facts orally while you're driving somewhere.

  • Use flashcards and make it a game by trying to race the clock to see how many they can solve in a certain amount of time.

  • They also have many math apps downloaded to their school iPad that they can use at home.

Learning Commons schedule

Please help your child keep his/her library book in the large plastic bag that is labeled with their name. This bag will help protect the book from "all the things" that live in backpacks.

Students will visit the Learning Commons with their homeroom. Students must turn in their books in order to check out another book. *Please have your child bring their library books to school the day before their scheduled day to visit the Learning Commons. Students will be able to turn in their books to allow for ample time for Mrs. Irwin to check them back in. Thank you!

Wednesdays-Rodenberger

Thursdays- Vaughan and Knudson

Fridays- Dagger and Blanchard (Pettit)

Cleaning/Purging?

Now that the children are back in school have you found the urge to purge? Are you cleaning out book shelves and cabinets?

Your second grade teachers will happily accept used picture books, early chapter books, puzzles, and games.

Books help us build classroom libraries and keep collections interesting and relevant. Old puzzles and games help us with cooperation, problem solving, creativity, and indoor recess.

Let us help you with your donation piles!

Testing for GT Services and/or the ASPIRE Academy

Kindergarten through 5th Grade currently enrolled students may be referred and tested for GT services and/or the ASPIRE Academy during the window below:

Referral Window: January 10-January 28 Testing Window: February 1-February 28 Decision mailed on: March 28

GCISD Gifted and Talented

Parent Inventory/Permission to Test (Scroll down to bottom of page. Link will only be LIVE during the referral window.)