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Weekly Updates

December 15-19, 2025

Weekly Updates December 15-19, 2025
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✨Meet the Second Grade Team ✨

Welcome to our grade level page! We are so excited to partner with you for an amazing school year filled with learning, growth, and new adventures. Together, we’ll create a supportive and engaging environment where every student can shine.


Ms.Disciorio lisa.disciorio@pisd.edu


Ms.McIntrye latrice.mcintyre@pisd.edu

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Ms. Dahl sandra.dahl@pisd.edu

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Ms. Bailey brianna.bailey@pisd.edu

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Important Dates 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
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School’s out but the library is open! Join us for fun art and STEAM events during Thanksgiving Break. Visit our calendar for details: www.planolibrary.org

What We Are Learning Next Week What We Are Learning Next Week

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Aldridge Ocelots Expectations

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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.

NWEA Family Toolkit
CogAT for Parents
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Literacy Focus

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The Writing Process

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 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

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✨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

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Join the PTA 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!

PTA Communication Consent Form and Volunteer Interest Form (2025-2026)
If you’d like to receive updates and communications from our PTA, please CLICK THE LINK ABOVE

Second Grade Schedules Second Grade Schedules

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Daily

Instructional Minutes Schedule
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Art, Music, or PE. What will it be?

AMPed/ Specials Schedule
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Let's Play and Fuel Up

Lunch & Recess Duty
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EXCELLENT EXTRAS EXCELLENT EXTRAS

Library Newsletter

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6 December 2025 Aldridge PTA Newsletter

Check out this US Letter designed by Laceyfoster.

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Aldridge AVID

Check out this Presentation designed by Jennifer Chapel.

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BeanStack Info

  1. Video for logging in - https://www.loom.com/share/fc5a23f566ee42cea98d773d3bf8c2e7?sid=1db31294-1c1e-426c-9279-051a37520eb7

  2. Community School Wide challenge - 500,000 minutes - we will tape Mr. Mitchell to the wall. 🙂 There might be other incentives coming later on.

  3. When a student logs in, they can start a timer while they read or plug in how long they read.

  4. Beanstack Basics page - https://pisdaldridge.beanstack.com/new_admin/basics?category=Student+Experience+%28Web%29

Important Links 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.

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