Second Grade Newsletter
January 19, 2018
Calendar
January 26 - Lunch with principal
February 2 - Spirit Day/Pep Rally
February 14 - Class parties; progress reports
February 19 - President's Day - Student holiday - no school
February 23 - Lunch with principal
February 26 - Class pictures
What We are Learning
Reading - Reading for information
Writing - Penguin research
Grammar - Parts of speech review
Spelling - Pink Truck - rule for words ending in ck and k
Social Studies - Roles of leaders
Science - Adding/removing heat to matter
Mrs. Blackwell's Great Gators
Miss Sanders' Great Gator
Things to Know
- We are working hard to fight against the flu this season. We are in desperate need of disinfecting/antibacterial wipes such as Lysol, Clorox etc... We also need disinfecting/antibacterial spray to help kill the germs. Please send those items to school with your children.
- Get your Glenhope yearbook TODAY! Yearbooks are on sale for $25 until January 31st. If you are interested in buying a yearbook, please view your options below:
Go to: bit.do/ghesyearbook
Place your order and pay online
- Pay an extra $5 to have your child’s name embossed on their book
OR
Send in $25 via cash or check (made payable to Glenhope Elementary). Be sure to add your child's name, teacher's name, and grade level!
- The Six Flags Read To Succeed program for 17-18 is now underway! If your student reads 6 hours or 360 minutes between now and Feb. 15, 2018, they are eligible to receive a free Six Flags ticket in May 2018. The ticket can be redeemed during the 2018 season. All you have to do is record student reading on the Student Reading Log sent home in your child's folder. If you need an additional form, you can visit the following link: https://tinyurl.com/ghe6flags
Overdrive eBooks!
GCISD has recently acquired access to eBooks through the Overdrive platform. You may recognize the name, Overdrive, if you read eBooks from your public library. This is a new resource to our Glenhope students and is very easy to access! When building the collection, the content of the books were considered for elementary students. Go to the link below for a short video about how your child can access Overdrive and it's features both at school and at home.
Reminders
- Ipads should be completely charged daily.
- It is officially winter in Texas which means daily temperature changes. Please make sure your child is prepared for the forecasted morning and afternoon weather daily.
Meet the Teachers!
Brittany Cohen brittany.cohen@gcisd.net
Karen Blackwell karen.blackwell@gcisd.net
Our conference period is 1:10-2:00 daily except Wednesday.