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Volume 29 August 2026
Welcome to 2nd Grade at Traut Core Knowledge School!
Greetings Second Grade Families!
August 10, 2026
Welcome to Traut Core Knowledge School and welcome to Mr. Langford’s classroom! I hope you are enjoying a fantastic, memory-filled summer. I can’t wait to meet you and start exploring 2nd grade together! Please respond to this email, so that I know who has received it. Please let me know if your child is left-handed (like me!) and if your child goes by a name that is different than the roster below.
Please explore our class website, The Explorer. This page will have my weekly newsletter, highlighting what we've covered and what's to come. It also has important links and dates to add to your calendar. Check the Meet the Explorers pages often for new pictures of our students learning and exploring. The Homework page will have a hotlink of our weekly Homework page (in case it gets left at school) and information on spelling and our typical homework schedule. The Schedules page includes our daily schedule, our Curriculum Map (by month), and links to sign up to help in the classroom. Let me know if there's something else you'd like to see in our class website. If you have time, please send me a picture of your child enjoying the outdoors - I will add it to our Explorers in Action page. I never write student names identifying pictures on our website.
Here is a bit of my story: After Kathy and I graduated from James Madison University in the scenic Shenandoah Mountains of Virginia, I served for 10 years in the U.S. Army as an infantry officer and a logistics officer, including a tour of duty in Somalia with the 10th Mountain Division. While in the Army, we enjoyed several wonderful areas of our country, including Hawaii, Virginia, Georgia, and upstate New York. We then moved to the Panhandle of Texas and dedicated 2½ years as house-parents to Cal Farley’s Boys Ranch, a community for at-risk teens. After earning my teaching certificate at West Texas A&M University, I began teaching 2nd grade in Amarillo, Texas and I’ve looked forward to August and Mondays ever since! Soon after arriving at Traut in 2007, I earned my master’s degree in education at Colorado University - Boulder. This will be my 20th year at Traut and my 29th year of teaching.
My wonderful wife, Kathy, and I have been married over 40 years! Our four amazing sons and our beautiful daughters-in-law have blessed us with fourteen fantastic grandkids 🙂. Kathy's passion is teaching English to international adult students at the Immigrant and Refugee Center in Greeley. Kathy and I are always eager to explore the hiking trails and trout streams here on the Front Range with our dogs, Miga and Sodo.
Parents, I look forward to meeting you and your family later this month and I want to thank you for the opportunity to partner with you to give your child an excellent second grade education. See below for important dates, resources, and our class list.
Your Second Grade Teacher,
Rob Langford
970-488-7500 (school)
For your calendar
Monday, August 17 Open House. Please drop by between 9 am and noon, so we can meet, find your desk, drop off supplies, and see friends!
Wednesday, August 19 First day of school! Students may line up between 8:10-8:25 outside our “Recess Door”. The first bell rings at 8:25. School begins at 8:30 (tardy bell). School ends at 3:05. Students may be picked up outside our recess door or by the low wall in front of the school.
Thursday, September 3 Back to School Night. Please join us at 5:30 or 6:45
Monday, September 7 Labor Day (no school)
TRAUT Website Please review our history and our founding documents. Includes school calendar, lunch menu, library catalog, and many excellent resources.
Langford EXPLORER This is our class website. Look for my weekly Friday note, homework pages, phonics focus, daily schedule, curriculum map, and pictures of our Explorers!
2nd Grade Supply List Please bring your supplies to school during the Open House.
Annual Contribution Your one-time contribution supports the curricular needs within the classroom, including supplies, consumable workbooks, digital subscriptions, enrichment activities, field trips, culminating celebrations, events, and experiences.
School Pay Use this link to add funds to your child’s lunch account and to submit your Annual Contribution.
2026-2027 Langford Explorers!
1. Logan A 2. Holden B 3. Ace B 4. Mila C 5. Jubal F 6. Ethan H 7. Sora L
8. Leia L 9. Jayce M 10. Josephine M 11. Mikey N 12. Jackson P 13. Madeline P 14. Max P
15. Rao R 16. Rory R 17. Adalee R 18. Rowan R 19. Finn R 20. Liam S 21. Weston S
22. Jude S 23. Emily S 24. Hemal T 25. Xavier X
For your Calendar
Aug 17 Welcome Back Open House. Drop in between 9:00-12:00
Aug 19 Day ONE!
Sep 3 Back to School Night.
Sep 7 No school. Labor Day
Sep 28 No school. Teacher work day
October Parent-Teacher Conferences.
Oct 15-16 No school. Exhcange days
Oct 30 Literature Festival
Nov __ 2nd grade musical program: Veterans
Nov 23-27 No school. Fall break
Dec 21 - Jan 1 No school. Winter break
Jan 4 No school. Teacher work day
Jan 5 First day of 2nd semester
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