2nd Grade Newsletter

Happy Fall, Families!

As we welcome the slightly cooler days and the beginning of fall, we have lots to celebrate in our classrooms! Thank you so much for all of your support and efforts with our Boosterthon fundraiser. Your encouragement and participation mean so much to our school and our students!

Tuesday, September 29th is Gold Out Day as we show our support for childhood cancer awareness. We would love to see our second graders wearing gold as we come together for this special day! 💛

A big thank-you also goes to all of you for listening to your second grader read to you and with you at home. We have begun our guided reading groups at school, and that extra reading practice at home makes such a wonderful difference. We appreciate all that you do to support your child's growing love of reading!

Parent-Teacher Conferences are soon getting underway. Check with your child's teacher about conference times.

Have a great weekend!

-Your Second Grade Team

Important Dates

T September 29: Gold Out Day, Awareness for childhood cancer

9 October 9-13: Fall Break

Yearbook Contest!

Order a yearbook for your student and make it even more special with their name on the cover and the chance to save up to $20 on icons. Choose from over 65 custom icons featuring sports, hobbies, clubs, grad years and many more. Offer ends Friday, September 18. Use promo code YBKICONS at checkout to save. Click here to order and personalize your student's copy today!

This year our Yearbook Cover Contest will be open to all grade levels! We would like students to create a picture on 8 1/2 x 11 paper keeping the school wide theme "The Magical Yet" in mind. All entries are due by October 26th. Please include the student's name on the bottom of the entry along with their teacher's name and do not laminate. The winner will have their picture on the front cover, runner-up will be placed on the back cover, and all other entries will be displayed inside the yearbook.

Announcements

Phonics Homework

Phonics practice can be found in your child's purple take home folder each Monday. This is an optional assignment but it reinforces learning and gives you an opportunity to hear from your child exactly what they have been learning.

Please be sure to bring a labeled water bottle and healthy snack daily.

Your student is now expected to type in their own username and password to log in to their Chromebook. Log in to Skyward to find their username and password and help them memorize it at home!

SAVE THE DATE: The 2nd Grade Music Performance is February 26 at 8:00am. More information will be sent out this semester.

LUNCH. . . PLEASE. . .

Send your student to school with their lunch in the morning! The lunch drop-offs have become frequent enough to disrupt routines and shorten student lunchtime. We ask that lunch drop-offs be saved for true emergencies only. We truly appreciate your help and understanding!

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Learning Targets

ELAR

I can explain visual patterns and structures in poems.
I can discuss the author’s purpose for writing a text

MATH

I can use place value to compare whole numbers up to 1,200 using comparative language and symbols.
I can name the whole number that corresponds to a specific point on a number line.
I can represent whole numbers as distances from any given location on a number line.

Social Studies

I can identify the functions of government.
I can understand the role of public officials including the mayor, governor, and president and compare these roles.

Science

I can conduct an investigation to demonstrate a push.
I can explain how objects push on each other and may change shape when they touch or collide.

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Ice Cream at Lunch

Students can buy ice cream at lunch. They will need to know their student ID and have money in their account to buy ice cream. If you would like to allow your child to buy ice cream, please send them with a completed pink permission form on the day you would like them to buy it. The permission form can be found in their purple folder.

If at any point you need more forms, please contact your child's teacher.

Character Strong

Hello Our character trait for the next month is RESPONSIBILITY! Responsibility is doing the things you are supposed to do and accepting the results of ones actions.

Behavior Communication Chart

To document behavior second grade uses the Windsong Strong Conduct chart. This will be kept in your child's purple take home folder for the entire 9 weeks and they will be given a new one each 9 weeks. Please be sure to take a look at this daily and discuss any comments with your child. Please help your child to be responsible for bringing this to and from school each day.

At the top, you will see a calendar for the 1st 9 weeks. In this calendar we will fill out if a redirection was needed with an R - this is just to let you know that there were warnings given to get behavior back on track. If there is a C in the calendar your child's teacher had to give multiple warnings or a more severe behavior occurred. If you see a C, there will be comments explaining this behavior below - this is when a signature is required by parents. If nothing is written this means your child is demonstrating Windsong Strong behavior and setting a good example. You will also notice the Report Card Citizenship Grade codes at the bottom. This conduct chart will directly reflect the grade they receive on their report card.

Emergency Contacts

Please add emergency contacts to your Skyward profile for any neighbors/friends/extended family that could possibly ever pick up your students. You can add up to 4. These are required for pickup so add them as soon as possible!

Attendance

Attendance / Absence Information

You will find a quick overview of the PISD School Attendance policies here, but it is highly recommended that parents review the Student Handbook for your child's campus located on the PISD Website to become familiar with the Attendance policy.

All absence requests must be submitted through Skyward Family Access. If not, they will be marked unexcused. You can find directions on the website here. Doctor’s notes or other supporting documentation for an absence, may be submitted by completing the online Attendance Note Submission form and uploading your documentation within the form. You can find the form here.