It was wonderful to see so many smiling faces at Chik Fil A last week. Thank you for coming out to support our school! We look forward to seeing you at Coyote Hills Night on Weds. Aug. 27th, from 6-8 pm. We will be hosting two different information sessions (6:00-6:45 and 7:15-8:00), so that families with more than once child may attend their respective grade level presentations. We will be presenting as a team in Mrs. Ruter's second grade classroom in room 33 (across from the k-1 pod doors). In between sessions, Mrs. Tolbert and the PTCO will be presenting in the gym. Hope to see you there!
This week we will focus on ....
Math: In both 2nd and 3rd grade math, we are all working through unit 1. For both math classes, this unit is a review unit, designed to warm students up for the year. All classes will be starting regular math fact testing. Math facts tests are given weekly. Students are given 2 minutes and 15 seconds to complete their facts, and all students will be given a practice sheet to help them prepare at home. Please check with your respective teacher for the testing days!
FAST (phonics): We are continuing concept 1 (closed syllables) this week. We will follow up this concept by beginning FAST spelling Lesson 1 this week, with our first spelling test on Friday, August 29th. You may find the spelling words on the sidebar of this page, or in your child's Spelling notebook, that they should be bringing home this week! Spelling homework is just practice, as none will be collected,but we encourage you to try some of the many suggested activities! Please remember that although the lists start off with very easy words, they quickly become much more difficult!
Wordly Wise: Wordly Wise is a vocabulary curriculum. We will be finishing up Unit 1, which focuses on the words calf, claw, couple, cushion, flap, groom, share, shelter, yard, and zero. If you'd like t practice the words with your child, please check the Wordly Wise 3000 link on the sidebar.
Reading: The next 2 weeks will be focused on Monitoring Comprehension with a focus this week on Non-Fiction text features.
Writing: We will begin a narrative writing unit this week, in which we model writing to a prompt "Tell about a fun time you had in your community."
Social Studies: We will complete Unit 2, "What is a community?", in preparation for Unit 2, which goes into greater depth with types of communities (rural, urban, suburban).
FOSS: FOSS science will begin after Labor Day.
8/27 6-8 pm Coyote Hills Night- we will be presenting information and hopefully answering all the questions you ever wondered about second grade at Coyote Hills! Please join us!
9/1 Labor Day no school
9/5 Donuts for Dad
9/6 CCSD Fitness Festival
9/19 student non-contact day- no school for students
9/22-9/26 Scholastic Book Fair
9/26 Muffins with Mom
