February 12 Week 24
This Week's News
Important Dates Reminders
Feb. 16: Valentine Parties 1:15-2pm
Feb. 19: No School
Feb. 29: Expo @ BNHS 6-9pm
**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.
Valentine's Party Parent Sign up!
Please use the link below to sign up if you will be attending your child's Valentine's Party on Friday, Feb. 16th from 1:15 - 2:00. The office will be turning the sign up off on Tuesday, Feb. 13th, so please make sure you sign up by then!
Our Character Focus for February is Kindness!
Our Valentine’s Day celebration will take place on Friday, February 16th from 1:15-2:00 p.m.
In preparation for that day, students are able to bring paper valentines for their classmates. To make the process a little easier, we ask that students do not address the valentines but only fill in the “from” section with their own name. Please make sure they bring one for each student in the class.
**No valentine boxes will be needed. We will be making valentine bags in class that day that will hold their valentines. We are providing the white paper bags.
*If any parents would like to donate stickers or markers to decorate them, we would really appreciate it. Thank you so much!
This week we are learning about:
Reading Workshop:
This week we will learning strategies and ways to use writing to help us tackle confusing parts in our stories. We will practice taking notes on important and even and characters while reading.
Social Studies:
This week in Social Studies, we will discuss different types of communities. We will cover: suburban, rural, & urban. In daily geography, we will look at a rural area map.
Writing Workshop:
We will choose one of our poems to begin the editing process for our Cafe Walk writing celebration on Tuesday. Our last two days of poetry will be learning about Found Poems and writing some as a group.
Phonics/Grammar:
This week we will learn some common spellings of the /a/ sound to help us spell and read words. In grammar talks we will be learning about subjective and objective pronouns.
Math Workshop:
This week, our mathematicians will complete Module 8 by working on representing division in equal groups. Our Summative test on Module 8 will take place on Thursday, February 15. There is a blank pretest for review linked below.
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 continue our unit over natural and human made resources. We will get to go on a nature walk and look for resources around us, and have a summative on Thursday. We will be reviewing in class. Please feel free to study at home with the Kahoot linked below.
Natural and Human Made Resources Kahoot
OUTDOOR LEARNING CENTER VISIT
2nd grade will be visiting the NISD Outdoor Learning Center on March 21st. Please continue to check your student's yellow folder for permission slips, lunch count, and volunteer forms to sign and return. These 3 forms will be sent home Monday, February 12th.
All forms sent home must be signed, completed and returned to your students teacher by February 28th.
An email regarding parent volunteers was sent out by the 2nd grade team on Friday, February 9th. Below is the link sent to us by the front office with the steps to obtain the required district background check and campus volunteer 101. If you are not wanting to be part of the volunteer process, you do not have to return the volunteer form.
Lunches are required for this visit. We are sending home a form to be completed to let us know if your student will be bringing a sack lunch or if they will need a sack lunch provided for them from the cafeteria. A sack lunch from the cafeteria will include a sun butter and jelly sandwich, a fruit/vegetable, and a milk.
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!