2nd Grade Newsletter
January 4th-15th
WELCOME BACK!
On Track Calendar
Welcome back! Get this 2nd Semester started off strong by staying on track with your lessons!
Reminder: You should be working in MindPlay and on your edmentum (Exactpath) learning paths consistently! Also check Seesaw regularly so you can make sure you are up to date on any assignments.
Important Upcoming Dates
- January 6th: First day of classes for the 3rd Quarter! We will have a modified schedule for this short week. On Wednesday 1/6/20 and Thursday 1/7/20 you will attend 1 daily class that is required for all students at either 9am or 1pm (depending on if you usually attend RDL classes in the morning or afternoon). There will also be an optional office hour at 11am if you need to hop in and speak with your teacher about anything. If you have any questions about this schedule please reach out to your homeroom teacher. (We will not have live classes that Friday as usual.)
- January 8th: Honor Roll and Academic Excellence Assembly (these are optional and will be held at 9am & 1pm)
- January 11th: Normal classes resume.
- January 18th: MLK Day, school closed
For a complete 2020-21 school calendar, please click on the PDF in the Important Websites section below.
Announcements
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How to Contact Your Teacher
2nd Grade Homeroom Teachers
Mrs. Allison Karisch
405-259-9478 ext. 3207
Mrs. Rebecca Wiesemann
405-259-9478 ext. 3187
Mrs. Kelley Winsett
405-259-9478 ext. 2156
Mrs. Ria Huckeby
Mrs. Dawn Davis
SpEd Teachers
Ms. Jennifer Trent
Mrs. May Vann
Ms. Elizabeth (Sue) Weeks
405-259-9478 ext. 3299
What Can You Do to Help Your Child Grow?
Fluency
ELA
Reading at least 20 minutes per day is a great way to increase reading fluency. Your child can work on building up their stamina by starting with just 5 minutes. You can also change up your reading space to make it fun and new! Some ideas are: reading outside, build a fort-then read in it, reading during a picnic, or read a book in bed. This website has more creative reading challenge ideas: https://www.ateachableteacher.com/free-reading-challenge/
As they read, help them practice comprehension skills like identifying the main parts of the story including details about characters, setting, beginning/middle/end, etc. They can also read a book and describe the main idea and details about the people, places, and thing in it.
Writing
Encourage them to write in fun ways, a letter to family member, creating their own story, making a journal entry, etc.