If your child is not returning to Cox, please let us know so we can get an idea of class sizes for next year: Not Returning to Cox for the 2026-2027 school year form

School Supplies 

Cox Elementary families, our 1st Day School Supplies store is officially live. This is the easiest way to order the exact supplies teachers requested for next year. No searching multiple stores. No guessing brands. No wondering if you selected the right version. In just a few minutes, you can select our school, choose your child’s grade, and check school supplies off your list early and stress-free. 👉 Order Here: https://1stdayschoolsupplies.com/gs/1178928

***PTA hopes to present the ANNUAL TALENT SHOW in May but we need volunteers to host this fun event. Please email wayneacox.pta@gmail.com if you are willing to serve on this special committee. ***

Field Day

Funds raised from the sale of Field Day shirts go towards paying for inflatables and generator rentals for Field Day, which will happen on May 15th.  

Each grade level has been assigned a shirt color that will auto-populate when you select your student's grade level and teacher.  

Shirts are $11 and will be delivered already sorted to the school and then will be sent home with your student the week before Field Day (we will send a message to let you know to expect them when we send them home). Parent shirts are also available in grey but please be sure to enter your student's name on the name line if you purchase a parent shirt so we can be sure to get that shirt home to you.  If you'd prefer to color coordinate with your student, you are welcome to do that as well, just be sure to enter your student's name so we can get the shirt to you.

Students are not required to buy a Field Day shirt of course but we would love the support.  If you opt not to buy one, please try to have your kiddo wear a shirt that is the same or similar color to their assigned Field Day shirt (which is labeled in the attached picture.

Shirts must be ordered online and the store will close on April 21.  We CANNOT order additional shirts once the company closes the store.

To order a shirt, go to our Spirit store here:  https://stores.spiritworx.com/20964

Check out our webpage for FAQ regarding Field Day: https://sites.google.com/view/coxelementaryphysicaleducation/field-day-faq 

Reading:  

This week we will begin nonfiction texts. We will review strategies to help us understand our nonfiction books better. We will also learn how to determine the main idea of a nonfiction text by looking for repeated words and phrases. 

Social Studies:  

This week we will learn about recycling and why it's important to conserve natural resources. 

Writing: 

This week we will continue informational writing. We will research our topic to add more and add conclusions to our chapter books. 

Phonics: 

This week, we will begin learning cursive handwriting.  In phonics we will be practice reading and writing words with the -or, -ar, -air, -are and -ear.

Math Workshop:

This week, our mathematicians will complete Module 11 and take our Summative test on Friday, April 25. There is a pretest linked below for further review. We will wrap up the module by finishing up fractions of fourths, halves, and eighths. We will the spend a couple of days on finding the area of a rectangle. In second grade, students count the square area only. We do not multiply length x width. 

Module 11 Pretest for Review

Video to show steps of subtracting on a number line (Two-Digit minus one-digit from a lesson this week

Video to show the steps of adding on a number line

These videos is helpful for parents to watch so that you can see how it is being taught during class.  We will cover this concept this week!  Please let your child's teacher know if you have any questions.

Science:  

This week we will study how ecosystems are important to a plant or animal's survival.