2nd Grade
April 2025
Important Dates
April 4: Math CBA - Fractions
April 7 – 11: CLOSED CAMPUS
April 10: 5:00-6:30 Library Night
April 17: Celebrating our Teacher of the Year: Mrs. Gomez at 7:00 p.m. - Taylor High School
April 18: No School
April 21: No School
April 22 – 25: CLOSED CAMPUS
April 25: Math CBA - Shapes and Area
April 30: Reading CBA
Parent Lunches
Rees families are welcomed to come and have lunch with their 2nd graders every Wednesday, only two guest at a time are allowed per week. Please sign in to the front office when you arrive.
Ms. De Los Reyes and Mr. River's class: 11:20 - 11:50
Mrs. Gomez and Mrs. Rodriguez's class: 11:25 - 11:55
Ms. Reyes and Ms. Valencia's class: 11:30 - 12:00
There will be no parent lunches on April 9th or April 23rd due to testing.
School Wide Dress Code
Monday
Blue shirt with jeans for perseverance.
Tuesday
Wednesday
College / Military shirt with jeans.
Thursday
Friday
Rees Spirit shirt with jeans.
Dress-up days
These dress up days are optional. Students are welcomed to wear their collared shirts with khaki or navy pants on a daily biases.
Reading
Module 7- Everyone has a Story (CBA- April 30)
For the month of April, our class will be learning about how people’s life experiences shape and create their life stories.
We will read biographies about people who overcame obstacles to make their dreams come true. Children will create timelines of their own lives that show special memories and accomplishments. Children will also write a story about an imaginary character’s adventures.
Writing
Module 7- Imaginative Story
In April, student's will engage in the full writing process to produce an imaginative story.
Students will do the following:
READ the following sentence: Write an imaginary story about a character you create and his or her adventures.
THINK about what an imaginary character might experience.
WRITE about the imaginary character and his or her adventures. What adventure does your character go on? What problems does your character encounter? How does your character solve the problems? What skills does your character have that help him or her on the adventures?
Math
Unit 9: Fractions End of Unit CBA - April 4)
- Identify, read, and write unit fractions halves, fourths, and eights (only).
- Identify if a shape is a fraction.
- Show fractions and a whole using model drawings.
- Identify fractions that name more than one equal part of a whole.
- Compare two or more unit fractions using models of the same size.
- Order two or more unit fractions with the use of models of the same size.
Unit 10: Length (April 8 - 25)
In this unit, your child will measure length. Skills your child will practice include:
• estimating and measuring length, width, and height in meters
• measuring length, width, and height in centimeters
• estimating and measuring length in feet
• measuring length in inches
• drawing lines of a given length
• comparing and ordering metric and customary lengths
• using bar models to solve up to two-step problems involving lengths
Science
Unit 4: Organisms and Environments
For the month of April we will be learning about animal’s growth and behavior and how they survive. In chapters 8 and 9 the students will be able to identify parts of a food chain, understand how animals get the things they need to survive, how the environment helps the animals, and how some animals survive in groups.
Social Studies
Chapter 5: Our Nation Past and Present
America's Early Settlers
Growing a Nation (Test: April 25)
Students will demonstrate an understanding that
-over time, some things change, and some things remain the same
-over time, communities grow and change
-we can identify and use historical resources to understand the past
-developments in technology affect the way people live
-the actions of individuals can affect history
How to contact your child's teacher
christina.delosreyes@aliefisd.net
christopher.riversjr@aliefisd.net
Mrs. Rodriguez and Mrs. Gomez - via ParentSquare
deyanira.rodriguezojeda@aliefisd.net
enyi.rosagomez@aliefisd.net
Ms. Reyes - via Class Dojo
Ms. Valencia - via Whatsapp
angie.reyes@aliefisd.net
irma.hornung@aliefisd.net
Website: https://www.aliefisd.net/Rees
Location: 16305 Kensley Drive, Houston, TX, USA
Phone: (281) 531-1444
Twitter: @ReesStars