Helpful Highlights
BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT - Thank you to all the parents for participating in 2nd grade’s Virtual Back to School Night. We consider it a privilege to partner with you this year and to help your child grow academically and spiritually.
HOMEWORK - Regular homework routine began this past week. A homework sheet will go home every Monday. Please have your child complete his/her homework; then, a parent should check and sign by that day. Homework is a review and should be completed by the student. Here are a few homework tips:
Set up a homework-friendly area. Keep supplies within reach.
Schedule a regular study time. For example, some kids work best in the afternoon, following a snack and play period.
Keep distractions to a minimum.
Make sure kids do their own work. They won't learn if they don't think for themselves and make their own mistakes. Parents can make suggestions and help with directions, but it's a student's job to do the learning.
Be a motivator and monitor. Give encouragement, check completed homework, and make yourself available for questions and concerns.
Praise their work and efforts. Post an aced test or art project on the refrigerator. Mention academic achievements to relatives. (kidshealth.org)
ICE CREAM FRIDAYS - Ice cream is served on Fridays, in the lunchroom. Please inform your child if you would like for him/her to purchase ice cream. You can do this ahead of time on FACTS; or, we can add it when we take morning lunch count.
TIMED MATH DRILLS - Math Fact drills begin the week of August 24th. Here are some key things to remember:
1 minute 40 seconds for 25 problems
Practice math fact drill taken on Monday, final one on Friday. If you get a 100 on the Practice, you do not have to take the one on Friday!
Second grade mastery: +/- facts to 20
WEEKLY ASSESSMENTS - Informal weekly assessments, such as a Check Your Progress or Comprehension Check will not be announced. A review will not be sent home for informal assessments. Adequate instructional time and independent practice is given as we teach the students to become responsible for their learning. If students are engaged, participating in class, asking questions, and checking over their work they have a better chance of being successful! Formal tests such as end of unit math, science, or reading tests will be announced via the homework sheet (printed in red), and a study guide will be provided at least 2 days in advance.
Here is an outline of consistent weekly assessments:
Monday - Math Fact Drill Pre-test
Friday - Bible Verse Test, Spelling Test, and Math Fact Drill Final
* Thank you for your support as we equip our students to become independent thinkers!
HELP CLASS
Help Class is available for students that need extra guidance or reteaching of the material covered in class. Help Class is not a time for a student to complete homework.
Begins after Labor Day.
Teacher may contact the parent requesting the student to stay or parents may request Help Class by contacting the teacher in advance. TIME: 2:30 - 3:00
Miss Davis - Mondays
Mrs. Floresta - Wednesdays
Mrs. Romine - Fridays
Loving Learning
Right now, we are loving learning about:
Bible - God’s Creation - Create means to make something out of nothing. We will talk about God creating man in His own image and the difference in God vs. gods.
Phonics / Spelling -
Spelling Focus: Vowel Teams - when 2 vowels go walking, the first one does the talking.
Grammar / Creative Writing - We will continue learning about sentences - making a complete thought, beginning with a capital letter and ending with a punctuation mark, distinguishing b/w the naming (subject) part and the action (verb) part.
Reading - We begin our first unit of Foundations & Frameworks.
Comprehension Focus: Sequence of Events
Pattern Statement - there is an order to how things happen; but, not everything that happens is important.
Visual Tool: Flow Chart
SPECS Logs: Reader’s Response, Visual Tool, Reflection (Today, I learned…..)
Vocabulary: nibble, cluck, scold, invent, boxcar, telegraph, patrol, clammy
Math - Students will use addition and subtraction to write equivalent names for numbers. We will reinforce place-value concepts by skip counting on calculators. Students will build fact fluency by finding combinations of 10.
Science - We will continue learning about plants through 3 experiments: Do Leaves Breathe?, Plant Growth Observation, and Can I Eat a Whole Plant?
Save the Date
September 7 - Labor Day - No school
September 8 - Pumpkin Book Report Information comes home in blue folders
September 28 - Oct. 2 - Fall Break!!!
