Welcome second grade families!! Thank you for taking the time to read our second grade blog. It was a great SECOND week of virtual learning in second grade! Thank you so much for being patient and showing so much grace as we worked through some technology troubles. We are excited about the learning that will continue to happen in the coming weeks. Make sure you are checking our blog weekly for calendar updates, what we are learning, and any announcements regarding second grade and TCE.
Announcements
***Logging into Zoom with CISD Credentials***
Beginning Monday, August 31st, CISD will be requiring all learners to sign into Zoom using their CISD email address. This change will allow for better classroom management and will limit disruptions in the event the meeting link is shared with people outside the district.
If your child is using a zoom account not associated with their CISD email address, the next time they sign in, they will need to use their CISD login information -- g.coppellisd.com -- to join the meeting. The district has created documentation for signing into Zoom with their CISD login information, which can be found here.
If your learner is already using their CISD email address to sign into Zoom, they will need to consolidate their account to be managed by the district. Documentation for consolidating the Zoom account can be found here.
Updating iPad iOS
Please make sure that your child's iPad is updated to the latest iOS. This will improve the functioning of many apps, including iStation.
Parent Newsletter
Principal Martin shares out our campus newsletter via email each Friday. Make sure to read her newsletter for information regarding campus news. This week's newsletter can be found linked here.
Materials Pick-up
If your family is continuing distance learning for the rest of the nine weeks, we are offering an opportunity to pick up items from the school that will support your child at home. This is ONLY for families not returning face-to-face beginning September 8th. More information can be found in Principal Martin's weekly newsletter.
Updating iPad iOS
Please make sure that your child's iPad is updated to the latest iOS. This will improve the functioning of many apps, including iStation.
Parent Newsletter
Principal Martin shares out our campus newsletter via email each Friday. Make sure to read her newsletter for information regarding campus news. This week's newsletter can be found linked here.
Assessment & iStation HelpWe recognize that you may want to help your child during their math, writing, and iStation assessments this week, but please refrain from doing so as it does not reflect accurate information on where your child is academically. We need to know what skills they are strong in, as well as skills that they are lacking so that we can help them best this year. Thank you for your support and understanding.
Virtual Curriculum NightMore information coming next week. Be on a lookout for an email from your child's homeroom teacher. If you have not received communication for this event by 3pm Wednesday, September 2nd, reach out to your homeroom teacher. 
EPIC AccountsBe on the lookout for the information coming soon in an email regarding EPIC accounts for your children to use this school year. We are also still waiting on updated RazKids Accounts for this year. We hope to have that available to you soon.
Week at a Glance
We have updated our week at a glance for this upcoming week with assignments and zoom times. You will notice that we have created a section specific tab (2A, 2B, 2C, 2D) at the bottom of our google sheet since our specials LIVE times are more fluid this week. In addition to this being in the blog, we will have these housed in your child's homeroom hub as well.
2A Mrs. Trueblood: Homeroom Hub - Language & Literacy2B Mrs. Bowman: Homeroom Hub - Math2C Mrs. Judd: Homeroom Hub - Language & Literacy2D Miss Lewis: Homeroom Hub - Math
What are we learning?
Math: This week learners will take a pre-assessment to see what skills they know as we move into our unit on place value to 100. Learners will use concrete and pictorial models to compose and decompose numbers up to 100 in more than one way.
Language Arts: We will be adding more LIVE lessons to the schedule this week! Please check the schedule carefully so that you don't miss one. In Reading this week, we will take our September iStation assessment. We will also be setting reading goals as we move into Reading Workshop. In Writing, we will take a pre-assessment to establish a baseline of skills. We will also be exploring how to add detail to our writing and how to edit for punctuation.
Science: This week learners will begin looking at the physical characteristics of objects and sorting them in different ways.
Social Studies: We will wrap up our unit on citizenship, and begin to look at United States customs and symbols.
Math: This week learners will take a pre-assessment to see what skills they know as we move into our unit on place value to 100. Learners will use concrete and pictorial models to compose and decompose numbers up to 100 in more than one way.
Language Arts: We will be adding more LIVE lessons to the schedule this week! Please check the schedule carefully so that you don't miss one. In Reading this week, we will take our September iStation assessment. We will also be setting reading goals as we move into Reading Workshop. In Writing, we will take a pre-assessment to establish a baseline of skills. We will also be exploring how to add detail to our writing and how to edit for punctuation.
Science: This week learners will begin looking at the physical characteristics of objects and sorting them in different ways.
Social Studies: We will wrap up our unit on citizenship, and begin to look at United States customs and symbols.
