Archway Cicero Second Grade Newsletter
Week of September 7, 2020
Greetings, parents of second grade!
IMPORTANT DATES
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Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
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No School - Labor Day
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Early Release 1:40pm
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Spelling Test
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Announcements:
If you leave the country for the holiday weekend (including Mexico) there is a 14 day mandatory quarantine period that your child will not be allowed at school.
This week we will continue reading The Boxcar Children. Our next book is Cricket in Times Square. Please purchase this book if you have not already done so, and send it in with your scholar.
We plan to begin our leveled reading program this week. Once we have assessed your child, please look for their leveled reader located inside their red book bag. Please send red book bags back to school on Mondays and Thursdays. Please use your child’s leveled reader for their 20 minutes of nightly reading.
Now that scholars are coming straight to classrooms beginning at 7:20, we would like additional non-academic activities for them to do. We have happily been providing paper packets of “fun” activities and would like to expand that to more tactile options. If you have any of these items at home that you would like to donate to the class (they can be used) we will happily utilize them.
Play-doh
Legos
Puzzles small enough to fit on a child’s desk when complete (Up to 60 pieces)
Magnetic building apparatus toys
Educational Games
Please see the below note from our Assistant Headmaster, Edward Blair:
Hello everyone!
We want to invite you all to join our Love and Logic Parent Night next Thursday, September 10th from 6PM-7PM. Larry Kirby will be going into detail what Love and Logic looks like and how it is implemented here at the school and how we can implement it at home as well. Love and Logic is the discipline philosophy we use here at the school. Whether you are a brand new parent or a returning parent, we would like to invite you to hear and see some of the techniques we use at school to handle those situations where scholars are off task, not following directions, etc. This will be held via zoom and it will be recorded for those who are unable to attend it live.
The zoom link is below. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out. Have a wonderful and safe weekend!
Zoom link for Love and Logic Parent Night: https://greathearts.zoom.us/j/9716948021?pwd=aFZ3Vy9jbVpZVXkxQmkaxMUZybysrUT09
Thank you for your flexibility as we adjust to being back in the building. Going forward, please include Mrs. Ghishan on all mask-related inquiries. Her email is lghishan@archwaycicero.org
Academics
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Math |
We will continue reviewing how to stack addition and subtraction problems without renaming. Please make sure that students are writing equations and number bonds on their math homework whenever they have word problems. |
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Reading |
This week we will continue reading The Boxcar Children |
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Poetry |
This week we will begin to practice “The Year.” Recitations will begin next week on Thursday and Friday. |
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Language Arts |
This week we will practice answering comprehension questions after a short passage. We will also do copywork. |
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Spalding |
This week we will learn new words in Spalding on Tuesday and Wednesday, with a review on Thursday and a test on Friday. |
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Science |
We will begin learning about the water cycle with hands-on experiments that allow us to see first hand the states of matter, the water cycle, and types of clouds. |
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History & Geography |
This week we will continue our unit on Ancient India by learning about Hinduism and the Hindu Festival of Lights |
Best,
The Second Grade Team
