Archway Cicero
Second Grade Newsletter
Week of November 18, 2019
Greetings,
parents of second grade!
IMPORTANT DATES
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Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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Reading Groups
Insect Oral Reports Due
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Insect Museum
9am-9:40am
Insect Projects due
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Greece Test
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Announcements:
Insect
Museum is 11/20! Come see the incredible projects our scholars have created at
our Insect Museum on Wednesday morning from 9:00-9:40am. Parents coming to see
the museum do not need to sign in at the front office, but will instead enter
the MPR through the drop off/pickup doors.
Ancient
Greek day is 11/26!
Please
consider signing up to contribute supplies or volunteer your time to make this
a great day for second grade!
Scholars
may dress up for Ancient Greece day as their favorite Greek god or goddess, or
as a mortal Greek citizen. Please keep in mind the following guidelines:
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Students do not
need to wear their uniforms under their costume if their costume meets the same
criteria we listed for Literary Character Day:
1. Shoulders need to be covered. No tank tops,
sleeveless shirts, or spaghetti straps, please.
2. Bottoms (dresses, skirts, or shorts) should
be no shorter than two inches above the knee.
3. Athletic shoes are still required. They do
not have to be white. No sandals, flip-flops, or heels.
If your child's costume meets these
requirements, they do NOT need to wear their uniform underneath. If your
child's costume doesn't meet these requirements, they need to wear their
uniform underneath. Anyone not in compliance will need to call home and have a
change of clothes brought to them or wear a loaner pair provided by the
nurse. **If you are on the fence, feel
free to send your child to school with a uniform in their backpack.
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If students have
a weapon as part of their costume (a trident for Poseidon, or bow and arrow for
Artemis, etc.) please make sure that it is cardboard or plastic, and inform the
student that they will have to keep it in the back of the classroom for the
entirety of the morning.
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Scholars should
be able to do normal activities for the morning portion of school and be
undistracted by the costume as much as possible.
VOLUNTEERS
NEEDED:
2A
is in need of volunteers in order for the reading group program to continue.
Please sign up to read with students if you have a volunteer clearance badge
and the availability. Any help is appreciated, even if your student is not in
2A!
Please send your
student with a healthy snack and lunch to help him or her be successful
throughout the day in the classroom. We
have noticed that students who have highly-processed and sugary meals have
difficulty concentrating in class and regulating behavior, especially in the
afternoon.
As the weather
(and our classrooms) becomes cool, school dress code states that students may
wear a Cicero uniform sweater/sweatshirt or a solid navy sweater inside (no
hoodies, please). They may wear other
types of jackets and sweatshirts outside at recess.
Reading
groups continue this week, and students should be reading their leveled readers
out loud with parents 20-30 minutes every night. Please send books back to
school on Mondays and Thursdays. Remember to record your child’s reading time
in their planners!
Academics
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Math
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This week we will review what we have covered
so far in our division unit.
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Reading
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This week we will read more Greek Myths.
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Poetry
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This week we will finish our recitations for
Windy Nights.
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Language Arts
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The students will review what they have been
learning about complete sentences.
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Spalding
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This week we will learn 30 new words in
Spalding. We will learn 10 on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday and have a test
on Friday.
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Science
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We will celebrate the culmination of our insect
unit the the presentation of our oral reports and the insect museum.
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History & Geography
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This week we will review what we have learned
during our unit on Ancient Greece and have a test on Thursday.
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Best,
The Second Grade Team
