Aug 16 - 20th

 

Archway Cicero Second Grade Newsletter

Week of August 16, 2021

 

Greetings, parents of second grade!

 

We have successfully completed our first FULL week of second grade! Pat yourselves on the back, you made it this far! Only 39 weeks to go!

 

IMPORTANT DATES

 

Mon	Tues	Wed	Thurs	Fri
		Early Release:  1:10 pm		Half Day  Release  11:40 am

 

Announcements:

 

• Friday is our first official half-day! Please note the time change from previous years - scholars will be released at 11:40 AM. 

 

• Please make sure you are sending your child with a water bottle.  This helps them stay hydrated without needing to miss instruction time!

 

• Below is a link to a video from AZED regarding the Move on When Reading law. The video gives a short overview of the law as well as tips for helping your scholars learn to read. 

Move On When Reading Overview Video for Parents (English):  

https://youtu.be/wkgGq0qthNY

 

• We are hosting our Spalding/Singapore Parent night next Wednesday, August 18^th from 6:00-6:45 PM. This meeting will be held via Zoom. We will have teachers from all grade levels going over Spalding and Singapore in detail. This will help you as parents get a better understanding of our phonics and math programs. It will also give you an idea of how your scholar will be learning in the classroom. You can use the following Zoom link: https://greathearts.zoom.us/j/9716948021?pwd=aFZ3Vy9jbVpZVXkxQmkxMUZybysrUT09 

Thank you,

Edward Blair | Assistant Headmaster

 

Academics

Math	This week we will review place value concepts.  We will also be comparing and ordering numbers within 1000 and identifying number patterns.
Reading	This week we will continue reading The Boxcar Children and discuss various scenarios the characters face.
Poetry	Scholars will practice the poem “Bed in Summer” by Robert Louis Stevenson. We will recite this poem on August 27th.
Language Arts	This week scholars will be assessed using the DIBELS reading measurement. This data will be used to determine scholars’ reading levels and specific areas of need.
Spalding	This week we will finish learning phonograms.  We will review first grade words on Friday.
Science	This week in science we will be continuing our unit on seasonal cycles by learning about summer, fall, and winter.
History & Geography	This week we will be learning the 7 continents, the 5 oceans, and some of the many different landforms on our planet.