Dear 2nd Grade Parents,
Can you believe we are to Thanksgiving break? There is a lot going on and we want to update you on important dates and events that will take place after break and in our remaining three weeks before Winter break! Most importantly second grade will begin taking the SAT 10 tests beginning Thursday, December 1st and ending on December 8th. It is vital that students are on time to school, and present in the mornings during testing. If you can, please schedule any doctor appointments in the afternoon. Thank you in advance. In addition, we will be administering our mid-year testing to see the progress in student reading levels and how many words per minute they can read. Due to the amount of end of the year testing, we are not taking any more spelling tests or giving any math homework until after the Winter break. We will be giving our students time in the classroom to work on math homework and we will have review centers for spelling. If your child needs extra practice, please take advantage of mobymax.com or xtramath.com for reading, math, and comprehension help. For the holidays, second grade is collaborating with kindergarten and fifth grade to sponsor kids for the Camelot Giving Tree. When we return from Thanksgiving break, we will be putting up a tree in each of our rooms that will have “ornaments” that you as a family can remove from the tree. Each ornament represents a child in need and has their wishes for the holiday season. Second grade is focusing on the spirit of the holidays and how important giving back is in the community. We feel regardless of religious beliefs, the message of helping those in need is important for all children to learn. Our Holiday program will be on December 16th, and more information will come at a later date. However, each student is need of one headband and a couple pieces of felt. These materials will be combined to create dog ears to use as a prop in the Holiday program. We are requesting that felt material be in brown, black, or white. Second grade is coming together to have a fun holiday sock and cookie exchange on Wednesday, December 14th. We ask that each student bring in a pair of new, and fun wrapped holiday socks to exchange with another student in second grade. The hope is that after the exchange that all the kids wear their new socks to school the following day on December 15th! We have much testing in December, so we are trying to bring a lot of fun into the classrooms the last week of December. In addition, to the sock exchange we will have a cookie exchange. If you would like to donate a package of unopened store bought cookies for the cookie exchange, please donate on Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday of that last week before Winter break. Lastly, we have been reviewing the scores on the last Unit test for reading and as a grade level we decided to use this test as a learning opportunity for our students. We are teaching our students about explicit and implicit questions, how to read directions, how to reread their answer to see if it matches the question being asked, as well as, teaching them the importance of slowing down. All students will be given their tests back and given a chance to correct any mistakes. Thank you for your patience and understanding in the delay of returning these tests. We will be entering the scores, and returning the tests after break; however, please, understand it will not be Monday. We have students who are absent and still need a chance to correct their tests. After the new year, we will no longer be giving students chances to retake their tests because we have to realistically prepare them for third grade. We wish you a wonderful Thanksgiving and we hope that you have a marvelous break with your children. Comments are closed.
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