Mrs. Fulk's News
May/June 2023
Units of Study
Language Arts: LETRS (reading program) During our whole group instruction this week, we will read words with the 3 sounds of "ea". You may review words with this pattern while you are reading with your child this week. Also, please remember to ask your child to read a story with a star from his or her reading journal each night.
Math: Fact Fluency; column addition
Social Studies/Science: Plants; Famous People
Schedule
Mrs. Fulk's resource schedule link (click here)
Day 1: Art
Day 2: Library
Day 3: PE
Day 4: Music
Day 5: PE
Lunch 11:19-11:44
Office & PTA Notes
*Medication Pickup: If your child has medicine in the clinic it must be picked up at the end of the school year. You may come to the clinic on the last day of school from 8am-3pm. Any medications left in the clinic after June 6 will be disposed of. RCPS policy does not allow any medications to be kept in the school over the summer. We cannot send medications home with the student.
*All student Peak View Library books are due on Friday, May 26. If you can't find any items, please email or send a note to Mrs. Mary Harter: mharter@rockingham.k12.va.us
Parents: We need your help for Field Day on June 2nd from 8:00-12:30. Click this link for all the details.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0F4CA4A82DA3FB6-peak
*Menus for May & June:
*Wednesday, June 7 and Thursday, June 8 will change from school days to teacher workdays. The last school day for students will be Tuesday, June 6.
Transportation Info:
Please send a note to your child's teacher if you plan to pick them up early or at the end of the day. You can print off this form and use them as needed when your child has a change in their afternoon transportation. Click this link: Transportation Change Form - Revised (If you have changes in your child's after-school transportation, please send those changes to school in a written note instead of an email. I am unable to check emails throughout the day, so it is essential for you to write a note to send to school or call the office if you need to change your child's transportation for the day.)
Attendance: If you have an absent/tardy student to report you may email our attendance clerk at pkvesattendance@rockingham.k12.va.us. Please include your child's name (first AND last name), teacher's name and the reason they are absent/tardy.
Important Date(s):
*Thursday, June 1 - PTO Family Night @ Smiley’s Ice Cream 5pm-9pm
*Friday, June 2 - Field Day (bring towel and change of clothes; apply
sunscreen at home)
2nd Grade Curriculum
Language Arts/Literacy Program
Teachers in Rockingham County willl continue to learn and implement the LETRS/Literacy program to support our students in reading, spelling, and writing. Please click on this link to read more about the LETRS program. Your child will have lessons and activities in these subjects each day.
Math
Math lessons occur daily and will be taught in a whole-group setting. We make most lessons hands-on and interactive by using a variety of math materials and math manipulatives to make concepts visual and concrete. A typical lesson involves a student-led approach in which students explore the concept and explain their reasoning and the strategies used to solve the math problem. Students will participate in cooperative learning groups and will also complete individual activities to demonstrate their understanding of concepts. Games, centers, and special projects are also part of math instruction.
Science and Social Studies
We have a lot of fun units in these subject areas! Life cycles, magnets, weather, plants, and animal habitats are a few of the Science units coming up this year. In Social Studies, we will learn about maps, American Indians, and economics along with other topics of study.
Homework
In second grade, we are encouraging the students to read for 15 minutes each night. During that time, your child may take turns reading with you, read "just right books" independently, and/or you may read aloud with your child. Your child can also be reading the "starred" decodable stories in his or her journal.
Communication
*Your child will have a green homework folder to carry papers and notes between home and school. Please check this folder every night. You may also send notes to me in the homework folder. The color-coded, five-day, rotatatoin schedule has been placed in the back window of the folder. Please keep the schedule in the folder, so you may check the schedule daily.
*A classroom newsletter link has been shared in Seesaw. Please make sure you check the newsletter for updates. There will be important updates including class information and important dates.
*You may include a note in your child’s homework folder. You can also call me at school and leave a message for me to contact you (school phone # 289-7510). You may also contact me through school email: afulk@rockingham.k12.va.us I will do my best to respond within 24 hours during the school week.
