2nd Grade Weekly Newsletter
August 17th-21st, 2026
Your child is scheduled to take the MAP Growth assessments this week in Reading and Math.
Resources website:
https://studentresources.nwea.org/ (select the Grades 2+ option).
MAP READING test on Wednesday, August 19th at 8:00 a.m.
MAP MATH test on Thursday, August 20th at 8:00 a.m.
Testing will begin promptly at 8:00am. Please ensure your child is at school on time.
Assessment results help guide teachers’ reading and math instruction by better understanding what students know and are able to do, where students need support, and what students are ready to learn next. Additionally, student test results may be used as one factor in the gifted and talented identification process.
During test sessions, students may not be in possession of or use any electronic devices (e.g., cell phones, smart watches) other than the device used for testing.
Monday: nothing!
Tuesday: nothing!
Wednesday: nothing!
Thursday: nothing!
Friday: Identify Parts of Culture Quiz (S.S. Minor Grade)
Math
We will learn to describe what we already know about place value to help us understand and compare numbers to 1,000. We will learn to show and explain how 10 groups of ten equal 100. We will learn to identify and show the digits in a 3-digit number and explain the values of the digits. We will learn to use RAISE strategy to help us better understand and solve math problems.
Reading
We will learn how to identify and describe the main story elements in a reading passage. We will review how to identify characters, setting, problem and solutions. We will also learn how to sequence the important events in a story.
Weekly Spelling Pattern
NO SPELLING TEST THIS WEEK!
This week we will learn about closed syllables-- a syllable that ends in one or more consonants and has a short vowel sound (examples: con • test, nap • kin, up • set). We will also learn the CVC (consonant-vowel-consonant)-- a spelling pattern in which a consonant is followed by a vowel and another consonant that usually signals that the vowel sound is short (sometimes shortened to VC for words such as an and it).
Writing
We will think of ideas for a personal narrative. We will learn to organize a narrative into three parts-the beginning, middle and end. We will learn to draft a narrative by thinking about the elements and organization. We will set clear goals to write a story/narrative well by studying the good writing others have done. We will work with one another to generate ideas for our personal narratives. We will draft a narrative by saying aloud what we want to write, then sketching what we want to write.
Social Studies
We will learn to identify and describe how Americans are different from each other. We will learn to identify elements that make up cultural and ethnic groups and how we work together to promote the common good.
Parents, please take the time to fill out ALL the paperwork in red folders and return them to school. We MUST get back the yellow dismissal forms, emergency forms, video release form, enrollment survey and the McKinney Vento form (if applicable). Plan for red folders to come home every day as this is a daily communication folder between parents/teachers. Please check them daily, clear them out of any paperwork and then send them back to school. Thank you!
A backpack for parents account provides parents, guardians, or contacts with a central place to sign in to do the following:
- View their student's information including demographics, attendance, classes, grades, lunch balances, and test scores
- Apply or register their student to Special Focus schools and programs (Fine Arts Center, Career Centers, etc.)
- Receive alerts and notifications regarding their students
- View their student's school and contact information
- Manage parent and contact information for their students
Click HERE to create/set up a Backpack Account to access your child's information if you have not already set up an account. VIDEO INSTRUCTIONS LINK
Click HERE for a SPANISH version of instructions on how to create a Backpack Account.
All students must be registered to ride the bus. Please contact your child’s school to complete a bus request form. Students who are not registered to ride the bus will not be transported.
Bus requests received after July 7 will not be routed for the first day of school. Transportation for late forms will be implemented in the order in which they were received by the Transportation Office beginning the first Tuesday in September. After the first Tuesday in September and during the school year, it may take up to 5 school days to establish transportation.
Ridership status and/or bus stops are subject to cancellation after five (5) consecutive school days of no ridership. If your child will be absent from bus service for more than five (5) days and you’d like to keep their status active, please notify the school office. Students must ride at least once every five (5) days in order to remain active.
Buses are subject to arrive 10 minutes before or after the scheduled time.
Contact Information: Taylors Bus Center, 2805 Locust Hill Rd., Taylors, SC 29687, (864) 355-7330
Please make sure that your child ONLY has WATER!
Amanda Chandler
akchandler@greenville.k12.sc.us
Pat Kiehl
Jess Martin
Karen McClain
2nd Grade Teacher
kmcclain@greenville.k12.sc.us
Melissa Pitts
2nd Grade Teacher
Nikki Rader
2nd Grade Teacher
Marjan Schoettelkotte
Amy Weinberg
2nd Grade Teacher
Kristin White
2nd Grade Teacher