Helpful Highlights
GETTING STARTED ON THE RIGHT FOOT
As we get back into the swing of things please check the grade level website http://nccssecondgrade.blogspot.com/, Friday Folders, Homework Sheets, and the school website for all dates and important information.
HOMEWORK
We hope you love the blue homework folders, provided by NCCS! Your student should bring this folder home each night. Look inside on the “Return to School” side, to find the weekly homework sheet. This will list the homework assignments, as well as important information. EVENTS will be listed in blue. TESTS and STUDY GUIDES will be listed in red. Please check over your child’s homework each night, and initial at the bottom. Students who complete their homework for all 4 nights (Monday - Thursday) will receive a reward on Friday!
CIRCLE OF PRAYER - Circle of Prayer will take place virtually on Tuesday, August 18th. We love taking the time to pray over our class, school, state, and nation. Parents, guests, all students and staff will be joining together virtually this year for a time of worship and prayer. May our prayers blanket our school this year!
BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT – Second Grade's Back to School Night will take place virtually this year. Mrs. Titus will send you the link to our video on Tuesday, August 18th. If you still have questions after viewing the video, you can join the Zoom Meeting with your child’s teacher on Thursday night (Aug. 20th) from 7:30-8:00. Your child’s teacher will send you an email invite to the meeting.
CAR LINE - To help car line run smoothly next week, please do the following:
Make sure your car line number is hanging from the rear view mirror. It is difficult to see when it falls down low on the dash and slows down the calling of numbers.
Take down the card AFTER your child has been loaded into your vehicle. This way we know which numbers to recall.
Please stay in your car. If you wish to help buckle your child, please park and then get out.
Please inform other family members of the car line rules to ensure a safe and efficient car line.
FRIDAY FOLDERS - Each Friday, your child will bring home her/his Friday Folder (which looks like a very large white envelope):
- The folder will have your child’s work from the week and important notes.
- There will also be special announcements concerning any pertinent information from Second Grade.
- Go through the folder with your child. Have him/her take initiative! If you see problem areas on their work, practice those with your child.
- Please empty and return the folder on the following Monday.
FIRST BIBLE AND SPELLING TESTS
Our first spelling test over List 1 and our first graded Bible test over Deuteronomy 31:8 (ESV) will be on Friday, August 21st. Great ways to practice at home are to rainbow write, write on a whiteboard, type on the computer, writing words in sentences, spell/say out loud to family members, and word/letter scrambles. Make it fun! Practicing for spelling and Bible will be part of the regular homework routine. Each Friday we will have a “fill in the blank” verse test. It will include a word bank for the first 2 trimesters. The last trimester will not have a word bank. NCCS is using the English Standard Version Bible.
TIMED MATH DRILLS
Math Fact drills begin the week of August 17th. Students will have 1 minute and 40 seconds to complete 25 math facts. Pretests will be taken on Monday. A final Math Fact Drill is taken on Friday. If the student receives 100% on the pretest he/she will not have to take the Drill on Friday!
WEEKLY ASSESSMENTS
Informal weekly assessments, such as a Check Your Progress or comprehension checks 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 grade level website. They will also be listed on their homework sheets. Study Guides will come home at least 2 days in advance.
Here is an outline of consistent weekly assessments:
Monday - Math Fact Drill Pre-test
Thursday - Periodic Phonics Assessments
Friday - Bible Verse Test, Math Fact Drill Final, and Spelling Test
* Thank you for your support as we equip our students to become independent thinkers!
Loving Learning
Right now, we are loving learning about:
Bible - God’s Promises and Heaven
Phonics / Spelling
Spelling Focus: Floss rule - In a 1 syllable word with a short vowel that ends in f,l,s,or z, double the consonant at the end. Ex: bell
Grammar / Creative Writing - Sentences vs. Fragments, Parts of a Sentence (subject and action), 4 Types of Sentences (Telling, Command, Exclamation, Question)
Reading - We are assessing students’ current reading levels, through the RAZ evaluations. Foundations and Frameworks will begin on August 19th.
Math - Students will make a class number scroll from 0 to 1,000 using place-value strategies, use patterns on a number grid to solve an open response problem, and use addition and subtraction to write equivalent names for numbers.
Science - We will continue learning about the parts of a plant, seed growth, and photosynthesis.
Save the Date
August 20 - Back to School Night (virtual) - look for link in your email.
September 7 - Labor Day - No School!
September 28 through October 2 - FALL BREAK!!!
