Second Grade Stars Newsletter

Mrs. Hensley, Mrs. Howe, Miss Santangelo, Mrs. Cole

April 29th - May 3rd

Zoo Field Trip

2nd grade will be going on another field trip on Friday May 17th. Permission slips have been sent out. If you would like to chaperone, please fill out a background check ASAP because they take a few weeks to get back. Students must have a signed permission slip to attend the field trip. Also, pleased talk with your child about behavior for field trips, as well as in the class. Please see the guidelines that are also in the school handbook about attending a field trip.

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This Week:

Tuesdays and Thursdays in April there will be a snack sale at lunch for $1.

Tuesday: Slushies $1

Thursday: Popcorn $1

Title 1 Survey

Thank you for everything that you have done to help make this a successful year for your child! Here at Central we are always looking for ways we can better serve our students and families. To help us know how to better serve our families and our students, will you please take a few minutes to complete this Title 1 Parent Survey? It should only take a few minutes and it will help us know how we can better meet the needs of our families and our students. Thank you in advance for your time in filling this survey out!

Title 1 Survey (English) - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf0X4YCpQRiyyhvle_WvKX2lhzNCxcCcTxd-4T9or_BcozM6g/viewform?usp=sf_link

Title 1 Survey (Spanish) - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfntIhwF-Iit_Xn_Gu23Jh0K97mewbWaRM-pQp79Lv3uPj1KA/viewform?usp=sf_link

STEM Connection Field Trip to Moore Road Farms

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Word of the week

We are doing something new, if a student comes in on Monday morning and tells their teacher what the word of the week is, they will be getting some cardinal cash! The word of the week is: Cardinal.

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Tissues Needed!

If you are able, we are running very low on Kleenex. We would greatly appreciate if you are able to send some in!

Attendance Matters!

Attendance matters not only to teachers, but it is imperative for your child. We strive for success of our students. Our school monthly goal is 95% attendance for all students! Please make sure your child gets to school on time ready to grow and learn! Thank you in advance for helping us achieve this monthly goal! We appreciate you.

On Time Students Are Successful Students

Student attendance is one of the most common predictors of academic achievement. Students who consistently miss school hours develop habits that will lead into their adult life, affecting their education, career, and social connections.

In contrast, students who participate fully in school activities will have more opportunities to achieve academically, make healthy and informed lifestyle choices, and develop Performance Character traits.

Read the full article by clicking on the link below:

Attendance Matters Article

Be Prepared

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Dress for the weather

As the weather fluctuates, please have students dress accordingly for outside recess.

What Are We Learning?

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Curriculum Corner

What are we learning next week?

Reading: We will be learning about habitats.

Phonics: We are working adding suffixes to a base work. adding -er, -est, and -ly.

Writing: We will be working on thank you letters for our field trip.

Math: This week we will be working on data and graphing.

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Homework

Homework consists of reading for 20 minutes each night. Please complete the reading log sent home each Monday and return it the following Monday.

Math homework with come from the blue student practice book that was sent home. each week we will let you know page numbers that correspond with what we are doing that week.

This week students can work through unit 11 in the practice book.

Students can also get on their chromebook and get on Xtra math or Red Bird.

Another great choice is to have students practice addition and subtraction facts for fluency. You can get flash cards at Dollar tree or make your own.

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Lexia Core5 Reading

Built on the science of reading, Lexia® Core5® Reading is a research-proven program that accelerates the development of literacy skills for students of all abilities, helping them make the critical shift from learning to read to reading to learn.

Have them work on this instead of Minecraft or Fortnight. This has been proven to help their reading skills.

They can log in with their 500# or Clever account (which is also their 500#)

Click here for some helpful tips for reading at home