2nd Grade Newsletter
September 6 - September 10
3rd Week of School
Please read through the entire newsletter for all updates. If you have any questions please be sure to reach out to us.
Leilani Akins (Grade Chair): https://www.onslow.k12.nc.us/Domain/1552
Amanda Ashley : https://www.onslow.k12.nc.us/Domain/1593
Jada Cooper: https://www.onslow.k12.nc.us/Domain/1556
Allison Danchise: https://www.onslow.k12.nc.us/Domain/8758#calendar58266/20210904/month
Mary Pat Hood: https://www.onslow.k12.nc.us/Domain/10176
School Newsletter
What a week! It is so wonderful to have students back on campus. Here is the link to the school website: https://www.onslow.k12.nc.us/Page/61
Also don't forget there is a newsletter tab at the bottom of the screen, it will take you to the current School Newsletter. It will serve as our main form of communication to keep you all up to date on important dates and events occurring here at SDES.
Weekly Updates
Forms: Please complete and return any beginning of the year forms ASAP!
****Your student will NOT get their student laptop without the proper forms signed and returned for usage.
Supplies and Wishes: Please send in all supplies for your child. We are still in need of: 1" Binders, Dividers, Loose Leaf Wide Ruled Paper, SNACKS: Individually Wrapped.
Dojo: Please set up Dojo for your child. If you have NOT received a Dojo Message, please email your teacher with the correct email address. Use the links above to contact us.
LAPTOPS: Please be sure to send in the proper forms your child can start to bring home their device. We will be using the devices this week for assessment purposes. Be sure to start checking your child's backpack for when they start to come home. They need to removed from their bags nightly and charged. Please be sure that this becomes a routine for your child. They may or may not use their device daily in school but it needs to be a routine you build at home for charging their devices and return in their backpacks the next day. That being said, be sure your child has a backpack that can carry all their nightly supplies. They need to be able to carry their devices in a padded sleeve or padded slot in their bag. They are also REQUIRED to have a pair of headsets. These headsets will be used at school and will travel back and forth for the students to use as needed. We request OVER the EAR headphones. Earbuds are difficult to maneuver and often don't fit in their small ears. We will not assist in shoving them in their ears daily! As signed on their 1:1 Device forms, parents should monitor your child's usage of their laptops. This device is Onslow County Schools Property. All sites, documents, forms, etc. viewed and used by the students are monitored and documented. Please be sure that the devices are ONLY used for EDUCATION purposes. Any devices used for other inappropriate doings can and will be confiscated. Your child will be coming home with digital requirements some nights, please help assist in this to the best of your ability. Your child will be trained on how to use all forms, sites, and platforms needed. In the event that your child has to quarantine or school closures your child will have to be able to navigate their devices to the right sites and platforms to access work. Please contact your child's teacher should these times arrise. All work will be through TEAMS.
Curriculum Covered this Week:
CKLA: Fairy Tales and Tall Tales REVIEW & Vowels/ Consonant Basic Codes REVIEW.
I Can Statements:
CKLA:
I can compare and contrast Fairy Tales.
I can identify the characteristics of a Fairy Tale.
I can sequence a series of events from a Fairy Tale.
I can segment, blend, and spell one-syllable words.
I can read along with purpose and understanding.
I can answer written multiple-choice questions using key details from the text.
MATH:
I can use fact family and other addition and subtraction skills to solve one step word problems.
SCI/ SS/ GLOBAL:
I can identify character traits of a good citizen.
I can discover 9/11 and remember.
WRITING:
I can write short descriptive sentences.
Encore Rotations:
Akins: Library/Guidance, PE, Music, and Art.
Ashley: PE, Music, Art, and STEAM.
Cooper: Music, Art, STEAM, and Library/Guidance.
Danchise: Art, STEAM, Library/Guidance, and PE.
Hood: STEAM, Library/ Guidance, PE, and Music.
STEAM and LEADERSHIP SHOUT OUTS:
Great Job SECOND GRADE:
We have hit the ground running with STEAM AND LEADERSHIP!!!!
Our students, staff, and encore staff have really put the Habit 1 Skill of Being Proactive.
- Clean up your own mess and Organizing Desks during school routines.
- Use the Right Voice Levels in class during CKLA and Math Lessons.
- Work during "work" time and completing assessments and independent work.
- Bring all your materials and be prepared.
- Raise your hand appropriately.
COVID
2021-2022 COVID-19 Protocols and Practices - Approved - August 10, 2021
During their meeting on Tuesday, August 10, 2021, the Onslow County Board of Education unanimously approved 2021-2022 COVID-19 Protocols and Practices*.
The document below outlines those practices which will be followed by OCS during the 2021-2022 school year.
*Note: while the document is dated August 6, 2021, it was approved by the OCS BOE and the cover will be updated as soon as possible.
Summary
- Face coverings in schools will not be mandatory. Individuals can wear face coverings, if they choose.
- Face coverings will be mandatory for passengers using OCS transportation as required by Centers for Disease Control Order.
- All middle and high school athletes will adhere to the NCHSAA’s rules and regulations. When competing outside Onslow County, athletic teams will comply with the home team’s face covering requirements.
- Onslow County Virtual Schools are not open to new enrollments.
- Health officials encourage all eligible persons to get vaccinated.
- Full exclusion recommendations for suspected or confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 can be found on page 7 of the OCS COVID-19 Protocols and Practices for the 2021-2022 School Year.
- Individuals DO NOT need to quarantine after exposure to a person who has been diagnosed with COVID-19 if they meet either of the following criteria:
- They are fully vaccinated (it has been at least two weeks following receipt of the second dose in a two-dose series, or at least two weeks following receipt of one dose of a single dose vaccine) and they have remained asymptomatic since the COVID exposure OR
- Both individuals were masked during the exposure.
You can access the Protocols and Practices of OCS here: https://www.onslow.k12.nc.us//cms/lib/NC02213593/Centricity/Domain/9308/OCS%20COVID%20Protocols%20and%20Appendix%20A.pdf
Symptoms and Illnesses
Please monitor for the following COVID symptoms:
- Fever of 100.4 or higher
- Loss of smell or taste
- Shortness of Breath
- New Cough
Other Illness symptoms:
- Chills
- New or unusual headache
- Nausea/vomiting/diarrhea
- Muscle aches
- Sore throat
- Fatigue
- Congestion/runny nose
If you have to give your child medicine in the morning for an illness, it may just be best to keep your child home. If they have a fever over 100.4 you need to keep them home and get them Covid tested. If they throw up, they have to be home 24 hours before returning to school. If your child has lice, you must stay home for 3 days and must be cleared by the school nurse to return.
Masks and Face Coverings
- Facial Coverings are mandatory on the bus, on day care vans. Students who do not have masks or are not following procedures, may result in write ups and suspensions from riding the bus.
- At this time, it is optional for students and staff to wear facial coverings during the school day, but we are STRONGLY encouraging it.