Second Grade Newsletter
January 27th
Upcoming Events
February 3rd - Father/Daughter Dance 7:00-9:00pm
February 17th - Early Release Day (Dismissal at 1:15pm)
February 20th - NO SCHOOL (Professional Development Day)
February 21st - SNOW DAY MAKE-UP DAY
March 2nd - 2nd Grade Music Performance @ 7:15 pm
Next Week's Curriculum Spotlight
Spelling: Spelling Lesson #16
Writing/grammar: Informative writing
Reading: Main topic & supporting details
Math: Money - review & assessment
Social Studies: Economics
Next Week's Spelling Lesson
Focus: 2 syllable spelling with -y, -ly suffixes
1. study
2. city
3. story
4. every
5. slowly
6. family
7. only
8. many*
9. any*
10. very*
*Cheater words: Words that don't fit spelling pattern.
Sentences:
1. Every family has only one fish to fry.
2. Many cars in the city drive very slowly.
Odds & Ends
(DEADLINE IS APPROACHING!) LEAP Testing: (Note from Mrs. Otta, the school counselor):
Dear Parents/Guardians of students in Grades 1-7,
As you may know, LEAP is our district intervention program for gifted students in grades 2-8 who have been identified as gifted learners. Students must meet qualifying levels on identified assessments in order to participate in LEAP. The levels are prescribed by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and have been adapted to the Ray-Pec LEAP program.
Each year, parents or teachers may nominate students in grades 1-7 for candidacy to be evaluated for LEAP. The nomination period this year is from January 3 to 29, 2017. The nomination form link is available on our district webpage http://www.raypec.k12.mo.us/index.aspx?nid=889
As part of my role as school counselor, I serve as our building LEAP coordinator. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to email me (Suzanne.otta@raypec.org) or call me at 892-1680.
Sincerely,
Suzanne Otta, Creekmoor School Counselor
Biography Bottle Contest (from the library): Check out more information here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IDzHm3rvKoq6MAOAk8t_BD-XVx0PVa-7-KosV2-GZpc/edit?usp=sharing
2nd Grade Music Concert - Thursday, March 2nd
(Note from Mrs. Lemen & Mr. Dothage)
The performance is entitled "Singing In the Rainforest."
Students line up in the gym - 7:15pm (Please, keep your students with you until that time.)
Concert begins - 7:20pm
Please, have your students dress in nice clothes for the performance.
Note: Due to safety concerns, please do not allow children to climb or play on the risers before and after the performances.
Thank you!
January Reading Logs: January reading logs have now gone home. Students are encouraged to read for at least 20 minutes 5 nights a week.
Sight Word Lists: Each month, we assess the students on reading a list of common words, also known as sight words. For more information and a list of the words, please click here: Monthly Sight Word Lists.
Parent Information Night Slideshow - click here
Monthly Sight Word List - click here