Quarter 1 Week 9
Here is what our leaders are learning this week:
The 7 Habits: Students will be reviewing their leadership notebooks
EL Module: Students will finish their "Most Important Things About School" books and begin sharing
EL Skills Block: Students will be taking a mid-module assessment in reading and spelling
Science/SS: Students will be learning about Hispanic Heritage month
Math: Students will be practicing skip counting by 5s, 10s and 100s
REMINDERS
We will be tracked out from October 2- October 20. We look forward to seeing you back on October 23!
Important Updates from the Lake
Quarter 1 Week 8
Here is what our leaders are learning this week:
The 7 Habits: Students will be learning about setting goals using the 4DX model
EL Module: Students will begin writing their 'Most Important Things About School' book based on their research school from 'Off to Class'
EL Skills Block: Students will learn our -oa vowel team and -ow that make the long o sound
Science/SS: Students will be learning about Hispanic Heritage month
Math: Students will be practicing place value with 3 digit numbers
REMINDERS
Diving into Data night at the Lake is on Thursday, September 21. Please save the date and plan to attend to learn more about your child's literacy data and their Team Time class!
Please help us Stock the Fridge by donating items to the office or Mrs. Tong! Click here to find our wish list for Lake Myra staff.
Quarter 1 Week 7
Here is what our leaders are learning this week:
The 7 Habits: Students will be learning about setting goals using the 4DX model
EL Module: Students will be discussing the similarities and differences of our school and another school of their choice from 'Off to Class'
EL Skills Block: Students will learn our -ie and -igh vowel teams that make the long i sound
Science/SS: Students will be continuing learning about sound and culture as well as creating their Leadership Notebooks
Math: Students will be practicing adding and subtracting with and without regrouping
REMINDERS
Diving into Data night at the Lake is on Thursday, September 21. Please save the date and plan to attend to learn more about your child's literacy data and their Team Time class!
Please help us Stock the Fridge by donating items to the office or Mrs. Tong! Click here to find our wish list for Lake Myra staff.
Quarter 1 Week 6
Here is what our leaders are learning this week:
The 7 Habits: Students will be learning about regulating their emotions
EL Module: Students will be taking an assessment about the Boat school and discussing the problems and solutions
EL Skills Block: Students will learn our -ee and -y and -ea vowel teams that make the long e sound
Science/SS: Students will be continuing learning about sound and culture
Math: Students will be learning about various addition and subtraction strategies (specifically using base ten blocks and drawings) to solve two digit addition and subtraction equations
REMINDERS
Each cycle word list will be posted in the 'Phonics Rules' tab above. Please see that page of the website if you need another copy of this week's words!
Monday, September 4 is a holiday. No school this day! We look forward to seeing everyone back on Tuesday!
Please be sure to look in your child's folder this week to learn more information about the BOOK FAIR!
Quarter 1 Week 5
Here is what our leaders are learning this week:
The 7 Habits: Students will be learning about regulating their emotions
EL Module: Students will be exploring various schools in other countries and discussing the similarities and differences to Lake Myra.
EL Skills Block: Students will learn our -ay and -ai vowel teams that make the long a sound
Science/SS: Students will be continuing learning about sound and culture
Math: Students will be learning about various addition and subtraction strategies (specifically using base ten blocks and drawings) to solve two digit addition and subtraction equations
REMINDERS
Each cycle word list will be posted in the 'Phonics Rules' tab above. Please see that page of the website if you need another copy of this week's words!
This week in your child's folder, you will be receiving information about their current EL Skills Block microphase in encoding (spelling) and decoding (reading), mClass reading benchmark information, and your child's Q1 interim. This data helps us form small groups as well as place your child in their team time class based on their specific phonics need.
Quarter 1 Week 4
Here is what our leaders are learning this week:
The 7 Habits: Students will be practicing recognizing their emotions
EL Module: Students will be finishing our Invisible Boy book study and discussing how Brian became visible throughout the end of the story
EL Skills Block: Students will begin reviewing the Magic e syllable type
Science/SS: Students will continue learning about sound in Science and culture in Social Studies
Math: Students will be using various strategies (number line, mental math) to solve addition and subtraction equations
REMINDERS
This week we will continue to work on our first cycle of spelling words. The words will be the same words you received in your child's folder last week. If you need another copy, please download it below.
If your child's transportation must change for any reason, please remember to call the office at 919-365-8990. Thank you!
Cycle 1.pdfQuarter 1 Week 3
Here is what our leaders are learning this week:
The 7 Habits: Students will be practicing recognizing their emotions
EL Module: Students will be discussing how characters feelings change throughout a story using our anchor text, The Invisible Boy, by Trudy Ludwig
EL Skills Block: Students will begin reviewing open and closed syllables
Science/SS: Students will be learning about sound in Science and will be exploring culture in Social Studies
Math: Students will be using various strategies (count on, count all, bar model) to solve addition and subtraction equations
REMINDERS
This week your child will receive their first week of spelling words and a spelling tic-tac-toe board. This will serve as our optional homework each week. Please keep track of your tic-tac-toe board or find it on the Homework tab above. See below for more information about phonics in 2nd grade!
If your child's transportation must change for any reason, please remember to call the office at 919-365-8990. Thank you!
phonics letter home.pdfHomework Tic-Tac-Know.pdfQuarter 1 Week 2
Here is what our leaders are learning this week:
The 7 Habits: This week we will continue our 'First 8 Days' study where we learn about one of the 7 habits each day!
EL Module: Students will begin exploring our unit on Schools by identifying character feelings and how they change throughout our anchor text, The Dot, by Peter H. Reynolds.
EL Skills Block: Students will be assessed on their spelling and decoding skills for their beginning of the year benchmark.
Science/SS: This week we will discuss expectations for science and social studies and begin our sound unit in science.
Math: Students will be exploring the 'count on' addition strategy as well as using the bar model to solve equations.
REMINDERS
Your child's Monday folder will be sent home on Monday, August 7. Please be sure to look in your child's folder for important information and send it back on Tuesday. Thank you!
If your child's transportation must change for any reason, please remember to call the office at 919-365-8990. Thank you!
Welcome, Ms. Mubenga!
We are THRILLED to welcome our newest teammate, Sarah Mubenga, to 2nd grade this week!
Yellow Turquoise Retro August 2023 Monthly Calendar.pdfMonthly Reading Calendar
At Lake Myra, we encourage students to read daily. You will receive a calendar from the PTA where you can mark each day your child reads for 20 minutes or more. You may find these in your child's Monday folder or may download them here. Return this calendar to your child's teacher at the end of the month and your child will receive a free book from the PTA!
Updates from Mrs. Ballard
School Meals: Families must reapply for free or reduced meal benefits each school year. Click here to complete the application on line or a paper copy is available from the main office. Applications must be completed no later than 9/11/23.
Meal prices have changed for 23-24: Breakfast $1.50 Lunch $3.25. Sign up for a MySchoolBucks account to make paying for meals easy.
You can now register to volunteer from ANYWHERE (previously registration had to occur at a WCPSS facility). Follow this link to sign up as a WCPSS volunteer. Registration must be completed again EACH school year.
JOIN OUR PTA Here is the PTA newsletter
School supply lists can be found here. All items are requested…not required.
YEARBOOKS Are in the main office ready for pick up. Yearbooks are $22. Please contact the PTA at lakemyraes-pta@wcpss.net if you did not order a yearbook but would still like to purchase one.
Quarter 1 Week 1
Welcome to the first week of second grade! We are so excited to begin!
Here is what our leaders are learning this week:
The 7 Habits: This week we will begin our 'First 8 Days' study where we learn about one of the 7 habits each day!
EL Module: Students will be practicing our first 'Leader Conversation Norm' of speaking in complete sentences when answering a question.
EL Skills Block: Students will be assessed on their spelling and decoding skills for their beginning of the year benchmark.
Science/SS: This week we will take this time to get to know each other and share our ME bags!
Math: Students will be learning about tools vs toys and exploring the various math tools we will use this year.
REMINDERS
Please be sure your child has a healthy snack and water bottle each day.
Your child's Monday folder can be sent back on the first day of school. Please be sure the information is filled out completely before sending it back in.
If your child's transportation must change for any reason, please remember to call the office at 919-365-8990. Thank you!
Please send your child to school on the first day with their fully charged chromebook and charger. Your child's teacher will communicate their expectations for chromebook storage for the year.
Updates from Mrs. Ballard
School Meals: Families must reapply for free or reduced meal benefits each school year. Click here to complete the application on line or a paper copy is available from the main office. Applications must be completed no later than 9/11/23.
Meal prices have changed for 23-24: Breakfast $1.50 Lunch $3.25. Sign up for a MySchoolBucks account to make paying for meals easy.
You can now register to volunteer from ANYWHERE (previously registration had to occur at a WCPSS facility). Follow this link to sign up as a WCPSS volunteer. Registration must be completed again EACH school year.
JOIN OUR PTA Here is the PTA newsletter
School supply lists can be found here. All items are requested…not required.
YEARBOOKS Are in the main office ready for pick up. Yearbooks are $22. Please contact the PTA at lakemyraes-pta@wcpss.net if you did not order a yearbook but would still like to purchase one.
Welcome!
Welcome to 2nd Grade.pdf
Family Partnership Day
Family Partnership Day will be on
Thursday, July 27 from 12-4 and 4-7.
Sign ups:
Ms. Randle
Mrs. Ybarra
Mrs. Tong
Mrs. Shipman
NEW
Ms. Harrelson
Mrs. Pugh
We can't wait to meet you!
