Math:

• Add up to Four 2-Digit Numbers and Subtract 2-Digit Numbers
  
• One Step and Multi-Step Word Problems w/ Addition and Subtraction
  

Reading:

• Author's Purpose

• Making Connections

• Story Structure

• Cause and Effect

Science: Identify actors in the environment, including temperature and precipitation, that affect growth and behavior

Social Studies: Patriotic Symbols

Help 2nd grade win! Bring in your cans now!

The referral window for elementary students' Gifted and Talented services is from November 27 - December 15, 2023. (This referral window also applies to any current GT LEAD students interested in applying for the ASPIRE Academy). Parents interested in having their students assessed for GT services need to complete the form in Skyward by December 15th. There are directions on how to complete the parent inventory and permission to test form on the GCISD Advanced Academics website: https://bit.ly/GCISDGTinfo. Campus GT specialists will administer any necessary testing from January 4 - 31, 2024. Parents will be notified through Skyward regarding results as soon as the district assessment process is completed.

Does anyone have a crafter in their life that has a surplus of Christmas like fabrics, scraps etc... will you please ask if they would like to donate to our Dove Second graders? We will be collecting holiday themed/color fabrics soon. If you see scraps or fabrics on sale and you would like to help us out PLEASE feel free to grab what you can and start sending in. THANK YOU!!!! We will be sending more information about this soon and will be looking for some volunteers for this project soon as well!!! We would LOVE your help as we need to collect a LOT of fabric for this project!

Did your kiddos tell you about their Book Election? Second Grade held a Book Election Wednesday and we voted on two items! We filled out Voter Registration forms, received our Voter ID cards and presented them to our Election Poll Volunteer so that we could receive our ballot to VOTE!!! A BIG THANK YOU goes to Mrs. Hoover for manning the busy lunchtime polls!!! While results are still being tabulated ask your kiddo about it and what their predictions are!

Ms. Young's class dancing it out and scooting around the room to review

addition and subtraction facts to 20!

Ms. Zlatich's class dancing it out to our math facts to 20 and enjoying

digital citizenship Kahoot with our librarian, Mrs. Young.

November 17: All School Assembly

November 20-24: Thanksgiving Break

December 15:

• Holiday Parties
• Early Dismissal at 11:45

December 18th-Jan 3rd: Christmas Break-No School

Second grade is going to be the best year yet! Please see our schedule below to help plan your child's day.

If your child is absent, please notify your child's teacher via email or call the school at

(817) 251-5700.

It is required for Dove to keep track of absences and the reasons why. Thanks for your cooperation!

All visitors who wish to visit at Dove or be a part of events such as field trips, Friendship Day, class parties, Field Day, Book Fair shopping, the Fun Run, and more need to have a cleared background check every year.

We encourage ALL VISITORS to do this at the beginning of each school year to avoid any conflicts with attending events at our school!

More information about the process and the online application can be found HERE.

This year all of DOVE students will be using the CHAMPS system in their classrooms and common areas to set the expectation of behaviors expected. CHAMPS stands for Communication, Help, Movement, Participation, and Success. Before a different activity or going into a common area teachers and students will review the expectations for each of the letters "CHAMPS" so that all students can be successful!

Doors will open daily at 7:20 for arrival. Breakfast will be provided in student's classrooms if they choose to eat breakfast. The tardy bell rings at 7:40am

Dismissal will be at 3:00pm each day. Please make sure your child's teacher knows how they are getting home daily.

If you have any dismissal changes please make sure to let the office know and your child's teacher.

Students are allowed to bring a morning snack to school. Please feel free to add ONE small dry snack that is easy to open and consume quickly. Please just drop it in their backpack. This snack will be optional and must be provided by the parents. Water is the only approved drink for the classroom so no other drinks are necessary. If a student brings something that is messy or requires a spoon, we will reserve the right to have them save it for home. An example of a dry snack could be: Cheezits, Animal Crackers, Pretzels, Goldfish, etc...

The lunch menu can be found at the link below

Paying for Meals

To see if your child qualifies for Free or Reduced Meal Pricing, please click HERE and complete the form.

To add money to your child's meal account, please send a check to school with them or drop it by the front office. **Pro Tip** Download the My School Bucks App from your App Store. You can add money directly to your child's meal account, track their spending, and receive notifications when their meal account runs low!

Breakfast- $1.65

Breakfast will be served 7:20-7:35 each morning, and students will be eating breakfast in their classrooms should arrive as close to 7:20 as possible each day!

Lunch- $2.80

When will my child eat lunch?

Lunch times vary by grade level, but each grade level will have 30 minutes in the cafeteria. 30 minutes will fly by! If sending a lunch from home, please practice with your child how to open the containers by themselves.

If buying a lunch from the cafeteria, students will go through the serving line and choose a milk, entree, and sides.

2nd grade lunch is 12:35-1:05pm

Your child needs to bring their blue daily folder to school every day! . This folder has a conduct calendar on the inside that needs to be read & initialed daily. In the pocket of the

folder there will be notes, school information and your child’s daily work. Please remove all

notes & work that are sent home. Notes that need to be signed and returned should be

returned in the folder as soon as possible. Your child should keep the folder in their backpack

and bring the backpack and folder to school every day.

From left to right:

Audrey Zlatich- audrey.zlatich@gcisd.net

Kati Young- kati.young@gcisd.net

Amy Bailey- amy.bailey@gcisd.net

Christine Dunker- christine.dunker@gcisd.net