March 4-Week 27
This Week's News
Join us for Open House tomorrow night, March 4th, from 5:00-6:30 p.m. Your student is excited to share their notebooks, writing, and much more! We look forward to seeing you!
Spring Break is coming up next week!
Students will be out of school March 9th-19th. They will return to school on March 20th. We hope that you have a fun and safe time away with family and friends!
Important Dates Reminders
March 5: Open House 5-6:30
March 6: Spring Pictures
March 8: Early Release 11:40am; End of 3rd Quarter
March 9-19: Spring Break
March 20: Students Return
March 21: Report Cards go out; PTA Executive Meeting; OLC Field Trip; Cougar Trade Days
March 29: Student Holiday
**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.
Our Character Focus for March is Cooperation!
This week we are learning about:
Reading:
This week we will continue to recognize characteristics of persuasive text by reading the text carefully. We will also determine the author's purpose for persuasive text by identifying the claim and supporting it with evidence.
Social Studies:
This week week in Daily Geography we will be studying a Suburb Map.
Writing:
This week we will be writing about reading. We will be using stop and jots to gather information to help us generate questions and gain a deeper understanding of what we are reading.
G2B3S08_CH_WrReferBks.pdfG2B3S07_CH_StrongerLonger.pdfPhonics:
This week in Grammar we will be learning about apostrophes in contractions.
Math Workshop:
This week we finish module 9. Our module 9 Summative will be on Tuesday. There is a blank review attached. We will take the CBA that covers module 7-9 on Thursday, March 7th. You can find review questions linked below that can be used for additional practice.
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 in Science we will finish our unit over plants. The students will have a summative grade over plants this Wednesday. Please feel free to study with the Kahoot linked below.
Additionally, the students will get to plant their own seed on Thursday! This seed will be theirs to bring home.
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!
Background check & volunteer 101 link.