April 22-Week 33
This Week's News
Mark your calendars! Registration for the 2024-2025 school year opens on Monday, April 15.
Enrollment is an annual requirement and doesn't roll over from the previous school year, but for returning families, the process is an easy three-step completion. The process is handled through Home Access Center via a guardian’s account, which results in previous registration information being completed.
Enrolling your child as early as possible is one way you can help your campus and the district prepare for next school year. Please visit www.nisdtx.org/enroll to learn more!
Parents, it's time to buy your 1st Day School Supplies. I know it seems early, but before you know it, summer will be here. It's important you order your supplies before it's too late or supplies run out. Start the school year with the exact supplies your teacher requested, and give your child the confidence they need to conquer next year! Get them today before it's too late!
Field Day Information
Our Field Day shirt store is open! We are incredibly excited to have our first student designed shirt! 3rd grade student Seneca bid on and won the opportunity to design the shirt at the PTA Fall Fest! 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 20th.
Each grade level has been assigned a shirt color that will auto-populate when you select your student's grade level and teacher. First click the "Buy" button and click the grade level and teacher. The garment type will also auto-populate.
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. 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.
Shirts must be ordered online and the store will close on April 30. We CANNOT order additional shirts once the company closes the store.
To order a shirt, go to our Spirit store here: https://spiritworx.com/store/17017/
Important Dates Reminders
April 22: Progress Reports go out
May 1: STAAR Math-Closed campus to
visitors
May 2: Rescheduled OLC field trip
May 3: PTA Talent show!
May 6-10: Teacher Appreciation Week
May 20: Field Day
May 22: Senior Walks; Kinder Celebration
May 24: 5th Celebration; 5th Clap Out; Early Release 11:40
**Ride Changes need to be submitted using this link. Please have them submitted by 2:00 p.m. If you are picking up your child early, please make sure they are picked up no later than 2:30 pm per district policy.
April's character focus for the month is Courage!
This week we are learning about:
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 learn about goods and services. In Daily Geography, we will learn about a product map of Kansas.
Writing:
This week we will be using checklist and setting goals to improve our writing. We will share our nomination pieces with our classmates.
Phonics:
This week, we will just focus on learning more of lower case cursive handwriting.
Math Workshop:
This week, our mathematicians will complete Module 11 and take our Summative test on Friday, April 26 There is a pretest linked below for further review. We will wrap up the module by finishing up fractions of a fourths, halves, and eighths. We will the spend a couple of days on fiding the area of a rectangle. In second grade, students count the square area only. We do not multiply length x width.
Module 12 Parent Newsletter- front
Module 12 Parent Newsletter-back
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 begin our butterfly unit. We have several class caterpillars we will observe as they go through the butterfly life cycle. We will learn about what caterpillars eat, how to take care of them, and what they need to survive in their environment.
OUTDOOR LEARNING CENTER VISIT - NOW MAY 2ND.
2nd grade will be visiting the NISD Outdoor Learning Center on May 2nd. This is our rescheduled date.
Lunches are required for this visit. We are still using the lunch count we collected for our original date. If you do not know what you selected for your student, please reach out to your students teacher ASAP.
Rules for Success at the OLC:
Dress Code
We have a strict dress code at the OLC. This dress code helps reduce the potential of sun damage, plant irritation and/or insect bites.
Long pants
Jeans, hiking pants, workout pants, etc, as long as they cover the ankle. Socks that come up over the ankle to cover it are also okay. As long as there is no exposed leg.Closed-toed shoes
No sandals or flip-flops. Comfortable shoes for walking on gravel and uneven terrains at times. It is also a dusty environment, and can be wet or muddy in areas depending on previous weather.
We will continue to keep you all updated with expectations and reminders as we get closer to the day of. We are so excited to expand our learning outside of the classroom, and appreciate your support!