The Daily Planet
2nd Grade News and Notes: March 30 - April 3
Creative Trash Needed!
As 2nd grade continues to use creativity to find our passions during Genius Hour each week, please feel free to send in your "trash" that we might use for our presentations. We would love to take the following items off of your hands and out of your trash cans:
- cereal boxes
- cardboard boxes
- toilet/paper towel rolls
- bubble wrap
- plastic containers
- magazines
- any other items you're throwing away that you believe we could use!
Important Dates:
Monday and Tuesday, March 30-31: 4th grade STAAR testing = Our campus will be closed to visitors so that our fourth graders can ROCK THE STAAR!
Monday, April 6: Color-A-Thon donation packets due
Monday, April 13: Yearbook Order deadline. Click the link below to order online.
Friday, May 8: Color-A-Thon Run!
Order Your Yearbook Online!
Click the link ybpay.lifetouch.com. Enter our school's yearbook ID code: 10411715
Lunch Menu: March 30 - April 3
PLEASE READ: New VAES Grading Policy!
Did you know that VAES has updated our grading policy for any work that needs to be "redone" or corrected? Check it out here! It is in effect starting this nine weeks.
What Are We Learning?
Reading: poetry analysis.
Word Work: possessive nouns--using apostrophes correctly.
Math: measurement.
Social Studies: historical figures of the Civil war.
Writer's Workshop: finishing our persuasive writing.
Need App Ideas for Practicing Skills at Home?
Take a look at this list of really cool apps for learning! While some on the list are geared for pre-schoolers, others are great for extra practice for our 2nd graders!