Dear Second Grade Families,
We are entering our second and last week of ITBS testing. We are trying to spread them out so as not to be so overwhelming. The second graders are doing their best in all the areas of this task. Continue with your support.
Again may we remind you to help your child be responsible. They can write their name and number on homework assignments as well as the answers to written work. (Reading Logs, etc.) Also remember a parent signature is needed on all homework.
STUDENT OF THE WEEK will begin in October.  Names are picked at random, lottery style.  The second grader will bring a letter and a poster home on Friday to be completed and returned on the following Monday. The second grader is to do the writing and decorating, but you can help with ideas and spelling.
FRIDAY is an early dismissal day.
HERE’S A QUICK LOOK AT OUR WEEK (INCLUDING ITBS TESTING)
RELIGION: Baptism continued; Ways we belong to the Church. We are Christians. We have leaders in our church.
LANGUAGE ARTS: We will be finishing up the writing and language parts of “Julius” with fantasy and realism, naming parts (nouns) of sentences, synonyms, naming yourself last.  We will start the last story of Theme 1, Silly Stories, “Mrs. Brown Went to Town”; Spelling will be short and long vowels; writing; Parts of a dictionary; proof reading.
MATH: Strategies for Subtraction: counting back to subtract, using addition to subtract, and lots of practice for subtracting from numbers to 20. You can help your child with life skills of identifying and counting money, and telling time on an analog clock.
SOCIAL STUDIES/SCIENCE:  Living at Home and in the Neighborhood; Plant journaling.
Computer Site:  This is the site we spoke about at the parent meeting on Wednesday:  http://www.learninggamesforkids.com
Have a good week,
Mrs. Danforth and Mrs. Vazquez