Second Grade All Star News
August 23, 2018 Issue 1
Welcome!
We are off to a great first two weeks of school! We spent the first week really getting to know the students and establishing routines and procedures. The students have really been working hard to learn how to be great second graders.
English/Language Arts
During this second week of school we have begun curriculum. In reading we introduced our first unit where students will learn to identify how characters and setting can affect a story's outcome. We also introduced ending punctuation of a sentence. As your child reads each night, see if they can identify if the sentence is a telling, command, question, or exclamatory sentence.
Next week as we read, students will be identifying the beginning, middle, and end of a story. We will also begin brainstorming ideas that can be used to write a narrative story.
Words Their Way
Math
Our first unit is taking a look at addition and subtraction strategies. Students will be working on recalling basic addition and subtraction facts within 20 fluently, how to use addition and subtraction relationships to find a missing number, and representing problems using objects, numbers, pictures, and words.
Parents, you can help us out by making sure your child practices math facts at home each night! Students will build the automaticity to solve complex problems with ease if they have learned their facts.
Science Curriculum
Students will begin to identify how personal decisions and habits affect their health throughout life and how the development of healthy attitudes and behaviors help us to grow big, strong, and smart so that we can be the best we can be! Students will use what they learned to create a museum exhibit to share with another grade level.
Reading Logs
Tardies and Absences
If your child has been absent from school, please send a parent or doctor note within 3 days after the absence in order to receive an excused absence. An email sent to the teacher will not be adequate notification for the state. The state requires the note to have a parent signature and date.
Three tardies are considered an unexcused absence according to the state of Texas education codes. If a child has accumulated 7 absences within a semester, a doctor's note will be required.
Lunch at Mitchell
Meal Viewer http://schools.mealviewer.com/ - You can now access all school cafeteria menus in the palm of your hand! PISD and FANS have launched menus in MealViewer, an app and website that allows everyone to access all breakfast and lunch menus for every school in Plano. It even shows what major allergens are in each item, as well as nutritional info! The MealViewer app can be downloaded for free through both the App Store and Google Play for mobile phones, and can be accessed online at schools.mealviewer.com. You can also go to www.pisd.edu ->For Parents ->Food & Nutritional Services (FANS) ->Menus and Nutritional Information. From there you can click on the MealViewer logo and access online instructions.
Second grade teachers HIGHLY recommend that parents pre-pay for School Meals at www.paypams.com. Login to the site at least one week before the beginning of the school year. Balance transfers from year to year. This will reduce the chances for money to become lost at school!
Dismissal
Thank you to the parents who are helping our dismissal procedures go smoothly by either arriving in the front of the building by car, or walking around the back of the building to pick up students.
Proof of Residence Update
In an effort to update our records for all of our students this year, we are requiring each family to provide a copy of a current proof of residence for us to include in your student’s file.
*If you own your home, a current gas or electric bill in your name will be required
*If you rent/lease your home, a current lease in your name will be required with a printout of the following pages included: Address; Tenant name and list of residents; Start and end dates of the lease; Signature page
*If the bill or lease is not in your name, a proof of residency statement must be completed.
If you have questions, please call us at 469-752-2800.
Mitchell Students ROCK!
Parent Conferences coming in October
Elementary Gifted and Talented (PACE) Referral and Assessment 2018
PACE is a gifted enrichment program for students who have demonstrated the need for advanced instruction. At the elementary level, PACE is a weekly pull out program in which students are removed from the general education classroom to work under the guidance of a gifted specialist. The time spent in the PACE program varies according to the grade level of the student. Students may be referred for gifted services by teachers, parents, principals, counselors, or by the students themselves. Students are assessed at Mitchell Elementary during the school day.
The deadline for submitting referrals is October 17, 2018.
For more detailed information about the PACE program, please refer to the link below. Online referral forms will be available at this site the first week of August. If you prefer a hard copy, please contact the campus gifted specialist.
Second Grade Music Program October 2nd, 6:00 pm
Your child should have brought home a yellow permission slip stating if they will be participating or not. This note will help the music teachers make staging decisions as well as assigning speaking parts.
Your child will need to wear a plain white shirt and jeans for this performance.
Water Bottles and Snacks
Birthday Treats
Healthy Snacks
Each student is responsible for bringing their daily snack. Snacks will NOT be provided by the classroom teachers.
Our snack time is during math instructional time….. PLEASE no messy snacks!
Remember: NO chips, candy, or cookies
Healthy Snack Choices include:
graham crackers
pretzels
dry cereal
animal crackers
fresh fruits and vegetables
goldfish
cheese crackers
granola/breakfast bars
rice cakes
Medications at School
Any prescriptions or over the counter medications (INCLUDING cough drops) that must be administered during school hours should be accompanied by a written request from the parent/ guardian and given to the school nurse.
All medications must be in their original, properly labeled container
Any student not participating in physical education classes due to an injury or illness must also have a note from a parent/ guardian.
Yellow Folders and Agenda Books
Class Dojo/Remind/Facebook
Class Dojo: Your child should have received a parent invitation to join their classroom teacher's Class Dojo. If you need another invite, just let your child's teacher know.
Remind: If you have an iPhone or Android, open your web browser and go to the following link: rmd.at/ae8f67. From there you can follow directions to sign up for Remind. If you prefer text notifications, text the message @ae8f67 to the number 81010. I f you prefer email notifications, go to rmd.at/ae8f67 on your desktop.
Facebook: If Facebook is your thing.... join us at https://www.facebook.com/MitchellAllStars. Our cover page are sharpened pencils.
Second Grade Schedule
7:30 First Bell
7:45 Second Bell (tardy)
7:45 - 8:10 Class Meeting
8:15 - 9:40 Math *Snack
9:50 - 10:40 Specials
10:40 - 11:30 Science/ Social Studies
11:30 - 12:00 Lunch
12:00 - 12:30 Recess
12:30 - 12:50 DEAR Time
12:50 - 2:35 ELA/Writing
2:35 Clean-up
2:45 Class Dismissal
Contact Information
brittany.cuba@pisd.edu
diana.newport@pisd.edu/ yatarra.darjean@pisd.edu
angela.sharp@pisd.eduMain School Number
469-752-2800
Mrs. Wilson 22847
Mrs. Arnold 22843
Mrs. Cuba 22844
Mrs. Jacobson 22842
Ms. Newport 22846
Ms. Sharp 22832