What are we learning?
If you are looking for resources to support and review with your child at home in practicing addition and subtraction problems, please click here to find a folder of practice problems to print for home. Videos for the different strategies taught in class can be found here.
Please check out Greg Tang Math for a word problem generator to support your child with addition and subtraction at home. We are working with numbers from 1-1,000.
RED reading folders are due Friday, January 25th.
Science: In science this week, learners will measure, record, and graph weather information. Our focus has been on wind conditions with fun experiments from resources such as Mystery Science. We will begin taking a deeper look at cloud coverage and precipitation.
Social Studies: In social studies this week, learners will research a historical figure who has shown good citizenship.
Calendar
January 21st - District Holiday - NO SCHOOL
January 24th - Pajama Day (see below)
January 25th - Winter Texan Town #5
January 28th - Spring Creek BBQ Spirit Night (see below)
February 19th - Six Flags Read to Succeed Logs DUE (see below)
January 24th - Pajama Day (see below)
January 25th - Winter Texan Town #5
January 28th - Spring Creek BBQ Spirit Night (see below)
February 19th - Six Flags Read to Succeed Logs DUE (see below)
Announcements
Ms. Martin sends out a parent newsletter each week with many important announcements about TCE. Click here to check out this weeks newsletter.
No School - Monday, January 21st
All CISD offices and campuses will be closed, Monday, January 21st in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. We look forward to seeing all our smiling second grade friends at 7:30 on Tuesday, January 22nd!
Holiday Coupon - January
Second grade will celebrate our January holiday coupon, pajama day, on Thursday, January 24th. Please make sure your child wears appropriate shoes and brings a coat if the weather permits. If it is not wet/rainy and the temperature is above freezing, we will still participate in outdoor recess.
Mark Your Calendars! We will have our annual Lewisville Spring Creek Barbecue Spirit Night Monday, January 28th from 5-9PM. Come join us for fabulous food and scoializing with all your favorite TCE friends and teachers. Spring Creek with donate 20% of all the evening's proceeds to our school. Also, the class with the best attendance will win a special prize!
571 E. Round Grove Road
972-315-2755
Menu: springcreekbarbeque.com
Second Grade Field Trip - Crayola Experience
On Friday, January 18th, your child brought home a letter and permission slip for our second grade field trip. We will be going to the Crayola Experience in Plano, Texas on Thursday April 4th for our second-grade field trip. The cost of the field trip is $16 including Crayola admission and bus transportation. The permission slip (see below) need to be signed and returned with cash or check (made out to TCE) by Friday, February 8th. All parts of the permission slip need to be filled out in order for your child to participate in our field trip.
If you would like to chaperone, please contact your child's homeroom teacher. The cost of a chaperone's admission to the Crayola Experience is $10. You must email your child's teacher and send in your chaperone admission money by Friday, February 8th. You will need to take your own car or carpool with other second grade parents. If you have any questions, please contact your child's teacher!
Six Flags Read To Succeed
Your learner should have come home with a letter and reading log for the Six Flags Read To Succeed program. If your child reads 6 hours (360 minutes) and logs their reading (with a parent signature), they will earn a free ticket to Six Flags. This reading log is due back by February 19th to earn the Six Flags ticket. Reading done for your child's RED folder may also be recorded on their Six Flags reading log.
Contact Information
We love connecting with our second grade families and being available to answer any questions or concerns you have. If you need to contact a second grade teacher, please use one of the options below.
CISD Email: Email is the quickest and easiest way to contact your child's second grade teacher. Email is checked periodically throughout the day; time sensitive messages should be left at the front office.
CISD Phones: Our classroom phones do not push through phone calls from outside the school during the day, however you may call the number listed on our TCE website and leave a message. For more time sensitive manner, please contact the front office. They are able to relay messages to educators during the day.
In Person Conferences: Our second grade conference period is from 2:10-3:00 each day. Please contact your homeroom teacher through email or phone to set up a conference time, if needed.
