S'MORE News from Second Grade
Mathews Elementary Mavericks
Daily Expectations
Please arrive on time! Doors open at 7:00, students are released to classrooms at 7:30, and are expected to be seated and ready to begin by the bell at 7:45. All students are asked to bring their green folder, reading log and planner home M-TH to stay organized. On Fridays, students will bring their blue card home (in their green folder) to have it signed by a parent and returned the following Monday. Thank you for helping your child be GREAT every day!
REMIND.COM
This year we will use www.remind.com to send out quick reminders for events happening in 2nd grade. If you have not signed up to receive messages from your child's teacher, please contact them via email so that they may update the cell phone number(s) you wish to use. This is a tool to send you reminders only. Thank you!
Snack
GOING HOME A DIFFERENT WAY?
Field Day
Friday, October 5 (Rain or shine)
Mavs Families,
Here is the link to sign up to volunteer for Field Day - https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0c49a5ab2fa1fc1-field1
Thank you so much,
Mathews PTA
Parent/Teacher Conference Day
Curriculum Information
Listed below are topics currently being taught in the Second grade. We encourage you to support what we are teaching in the classroom by asking your child what they have learned each day and discussing these topics with your child.
Math
Fact Fluency
Graphing - Interpreting data on pictographs and bar graphs
Place value up to 1,200
Science
Engineering Design Process
Language Arts
Reading with fluency
Comprehension skills - text features
Writing complete sentences
Capital letters at the beginning of a sentence
Punctuation at the end of a sentence
Nouns and verbs
Writing
Generating ideas
Social Studies
Culture
Science Observations
Math Fact Quizzes
Below are a couple of websites for your children to practice their Math Facts online. Please have them practice daily. One of our second grade objectives on our Portfolio Conference sheet is to “Recall basic facts to add and subtract within 20 with automaticity.” We are giving them weekly timed test with 100 facts to complete in 5 minutes. Practicing their facts in some way each day will help increase their automaticity.
http://www.factmonster.com/math/flashcards.html
LEGOs Collection
Peanut Butter Drive
Please help us "spread" the love by dropping off regular sized plastic jars of peanut butter from now through September 28th. Students may bring their donations to the Second Grade area and drop them off in the box labeled "Peanut Butter Drive."
Donations
We are now accepting donations for several items listed in the Signupgeniusbelow for Second grade. If your are interested in donating an item/s, please select the item/s you wish to donate from the following list. You may then either bring the items to the school office or send them to school with your child to be delivered to their teacher. We thank you for your generosity and everything you do to help us meet the social and academic needs of our students.
Volunteering and Field Trip Chaperones
October Important Dates
Friday, October 5
Daily Homework
Daily Math due each day Monday - Thursday
Word Work dictation on Friday
Reading Log due each day Monday - Thursday
LA grammar worksheet due every Thursday
Friday – Parent Signature on Blue Card (checked the following Monday)
Websites for Home Use
http://www.aplusmath.com/Worksheets/index.html
http://www.superkids.com/aweb/tools/math/
http://www.mrmyers.org/Math_Mania/Math_Games/Jude_e-Clock/clock.htm
http://www.sanchezclass.com/reading-graphic-organizers.htm
www.jamit.com.au/htmlFolder/app1001.html
www.harcourtschool.com/activity/telling_time_gr2
https://www.spellingcity.com/gselec/
www.teacher.scholastic.com/tools/spelling.htm
http://www.readwritethink.org/search/?resource_type=16&grade=9
http://www.worksheetworks.com/
www.playkidsgames.com/games/mathfact/mathFact.htm
www.ws.hmhpub.com (write source)
www.scholastic.com/ups/files/campaigns/src-2013/SCBookList2013_FULL.pdf
2nd Grade Team
Website: http://k12.pisd.edu/mathews-elementary-school
Location: 7500 Marchman Way, Plano, TX, United States
Phone: 469-752-2300
Twitter: @2ndMavs