Good Afternoon 2nd Grade Parents and Guardians,
Welcome back from our 3-day weekend! We have officially passed our 100th day of school! I can’t believe how time has gone by. With that said, I would like to create an opportunity to check in with you all at this point in the year. I will be holding a 2nd grade parent meeting on Monday, February 25th at 6:00pm and you are cordially invited! Please join us in the 2nd grade classroom to share successes, learn more about our 2nd grade curriculum, and discuss upcoming projects and events. This is also a time to also clarify questions you have about AR goals and reading STAR reports. Your presence will strengthen our class community and will help build a strong partnership. If at all possible, I would like to request that no children are present during the meeting.
Thank you so much for your partnership in educating your child!
Please find our Newsletter attached; excuse the date typo “March 1” on the hard copy sent home today. It should be dated February 18-February 22 as written in the attached soft copy! Lastly, announcements and reminders follow:
CLASSROOM ANNOUNCEMENTS/REMINDERS:
–Extra Credit for AR goal: Our students have been working hard to reach their AR goal this trimester! I am seeing them grow in responsibility as they learn how to select books that are just right for them and monitoring their own personal goals. I recognize it is our students’ first time trying to reach their individualized AR goal. We can celebrate how they have grown in their ability to monitor their own reading! Since it is their first time trying to reach their AR goal this trimester, a very integrated portion of their grade that is expected of them in 3rd grade and up, I will standardize all student goals to be 10 points for this trimester only. I will also offer up to 5 extra credit points towards their AR goal if they are to complete the 5-story packet with supplemental questions I have sent home in their Red Folder today. Please turn in this packet by Friday, March 1st. Students who reach their actual goal without extra credit will be rewarded with an incentive!! Please continue to encourage students to read their AR books at home and come in to take a quiz as soon as they are done! Our AR reading block is 20-30 minutes per day. They are asked to read independently during this block or quiz on books they have completed.
–Tests:-Grammar Test on Nouns: Your child has a grammar test on nouns scheduled this Friday. Therefore, homework has been sent home for practice and review on concepts they will be assessed. Review will happen in class as well.
-Main Idea Assessment: Your child’s Main Idea test from last week has been graded and will be updated on Gradelink. I will be going over corrections for this test in class and make grade adjustments (1/2 point for each corrected answer) after our in-class corrections. I will then send these tests home with the grade adjustments.-Chapter 5 and 4 Math Tests:-Last week’s High Frequency Test and Word Work Quiz was canceled and will be rescheduled for this Friday, 2/22. We will review the High Frequency Words in class and work on word patterns in class this week.
–No PE: We will not be having PE this week. Please continue to keep Mrs. Rubalcava in your prayers for her health.
–First Reconciliation: There has been a recent time change from 6-8pm to 5-7pm on Monday, March 25th, due to scheduling conflicts. The date remains, but the time has been shifted up an hour earlier. Please note this time change on your calendar!
SCHOOL EVENTS:
–Family Social:
-Date Change:
Please note that due to a scheduling error at the rectory, they double booked the Hall on 3/2 when we originally had our SpecialPersons’ Social scheduled. The new date for the Special Persons’ Social is Saturday 3/9/19.
Please save the date and we look forward to seeing many of our school families there on 3/9/19! We apologize for any inconvenience that this date change may have caused.
-Silent Auction Baskets:
- Basket 1: Ride with Sr. Tina on the Pablo-mobile and spending lunch with her and another friend at the Poor Claire’s Convent!Basket 2: Reserved front row seats for your immediate family, grandma, gramps, and godparents at First Holy Communion Mass!! This basket also comes with one reserved parking space and a special kids’ Marian lamp for your child’s bedroom!
–Registration Envelopes: Registration Envelopes were sent home last week on Thursday in your child’s red homework folder. Please complete the forms and bring them to Re-registration tonight and tomorrow.
If you have any questions about anything, please feel free to reach out!
Love and Prayers,Sr. Tina
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