Weekly Updates
December 15-19, 2025
✨Meet the Second Grade Team ✨
Ms.Disciorio lisa.disciorio@pisd.edu
Ms.McIntrye latrice.mcintyre@pisd.edu
Ms. Dahl sandra.dahl@pisd.edu
Ms. Bailey brianna.bailey@pisd.edu
Important Dates
- 🎨 December 4: Art Night & Reflections Celebration (5:30–7 PM)
- December 13th- UTD Basketball game 1:00
- December 18th- Winter parties
- December 19th- Early Release
- Winter Break- December 22-January 5
What We Are Learning Next Week
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Aldridge Ocelots Expectations
Week of January 06-09, 2026
Math
12/8-1/16
- Determine the value of a collection of coins up to one dollar.
- Write an amount of money using a cent sign or dollar sign.
Language Arts
Foundations Skills
- Phonics Focus Skill: Vowel Teams ow, oa, oe /ō/
- Handwriting|Manuscript: V, v, W, w
- Spelling|Dictation|Word Building|Word Chaining: Words with Vowel Teams ow, oa, oe /ō/
- Irregular Words: both, only, always, almost, above, among, busy, business,says, anyone, anything, buy, guy into, two been, about, around, away, women, woman, very, nothing
Reading
- Students will understand the plot elements of the story .
Writing
The students will use the writing process to create an informational writing piece over the next six weeks.
Grammar
Past-Tense Verbs with -ed W274
Verbs in the Future Tense W275
I&I
Students investigate and inquire to answer:
How do natural resources develop into finished products for consumers?
Parents have the ability to review instructional plans for their child’s classes. Visit https://www.pisd.edu/students-families-a6/instructionalplans to view the instructional plans and learn more about your child’s learning experience.
Free Saturday Math Tutoring for PISD Students (K–12) (Informational)
Guinn Special Programs Center, in partnership with Top Achievers and IntelliChoice, offers free math tutoring every Saturday, 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. at Guinn Special Programs Center, 2221 Legacy Dr, Plano, TX.
- Open to all PISD students
- Approximately 3:1 student-to-tutor ratio
- Individualized support, including help with homework
- Light breakfast provided
- All materials included
Register at: topachieversplano.org/programs/steam-program
Please share with your math faculty and refer students who may benefit. Thank you for supporting student success!
Please contact Lawrence Mann with any questions
NEED TO KNOW BELOW
Snack Time 🥨
To ensure that your student is staying fueled through out the day, the second grade team ask if you would please provide your scholar with TWO snacks daily.
Thank you
✨District Approved Teacher Contact ✨
Seesaw is a district-approved platform for teacher-parent communication, making it a reliable and secure way to stay connected. It allows us to share updates, reminders, student work, and important information in one convenient place, while also ensuring that messages are sent and received through an approved channel. Using Seesaw helps us maintain clear communication and keeps families informed and engaged in their child’s learning.
Ms. Bailey: https://app.seesaw.me/s/926-169-014
Ms.Dahl: https://app.seesaw.me/s/391-336-801
Ms. McIntyre: https://app.seesaw.me/#/parent_signup/class.ffb3bf76-9882-49f2-b8ab-bec0eb6cd2b8/add_parent/U0OFEaySQ3qFIYUqBP9zMw==
Ms. Disciorio. : https://app.seesaw.me/s/398-341-124
Join the PTA
The Aldridge PTA makes the world keep turning for many of us Teachers, grade levels and students! We always need more volunteers to come bring the fun 😄
Email jaimiepriamo@gmail.com with any questions!
Second Grade Schedules
Daily
Art, Music, or PE. What will it be?
Let's Play and Fuel Up
EXCELLENT EXTRAS
BeanStack Info
Video for logging in - https://www.loom.com/share/fc5a23f566ee42cea98d773d3bf8c2e7?sid=1db31294-1c1e-426c-9279-051a37520eb7
Community School Wide challenge - 500,000 minutes - we will tape Mr. Mitchell to the wall. 🙂 There might be other incentives coming later on.
When a student logs in, they can start a timer while they read or plug in how long they read.
Beanstack Basics page - https://pisdaldridge.beanstack.com/new_admin/basics?category=Student+Experience+%28Web%29
Important Links
- 25-26 Student Parent Handbook
- Plano ISD Free and Reduced Meal Program
- Ms. Hardy's Counseling Referral Form
- Plano ISD Volunteer Approval Process (VOLY)
- Sign up for PTA communication HERE
Please report any dismissal changes to Teacher AND jennifer.chandler@pisd.edu by 2:00 pm.
