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Friday, March 6, 2020

March 16th - 20th

Thank you for taking the time to read our second-grade blog. Make sure you are checking our blog weekly for calendar updates, what we are learning and any announcements regarding second grade and TCE.

Calendar

March 6th - End of Nine Weeks
March 9th - 13th - Spring Break - No School
March 17th - Shamrock Shuffle @ 2:05 (during specials)
March 17th - PTO Meeting @ 6PM (ALL welcome)
March 20th - Texan Town #1
March 20th - Report Cards Sent Home
March 26th - Ms. McGraw's Birthday
March 26th - Skate Night
March 27th - Texan Town #2

Announcements


Parent Newsletter
Ms. 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.

Parent Book Club
Our counselor and librarian will be facilitating a parent book club this Spring in the Town Center library, and we would love for you to attend! It will be a great time to get to know and collaborate with other parents. The book study will start towards the end of March and go through April. It will be a total of five sessions, with each session lasting one hour. All participants will receive a free copy of the book, and it will be yours to keep. If you are interested in attending/learning more, fill out the link below. This will help our facilitators pick the day that works best for everyone and gauge interest in the book club. 

More information about the book can be found on Ms. Martin's campus newsletter.

Click Here For Our Book Study Interest Survey

Second Grade Field Trip
We are grateful for the many second grade parents willing to chaperone our second-grade field trip to the Perot Museum on Thursday, April 30th. Please remember that you must have a CISD background check for the 2019-2020 school year on file in order to attend. You may create an account and fill out a background request by visiting the CISD website volunteering page. If you are unsure if you have a background check on file, please reach out to your child's homeroom teacher. 
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Multiplication and Division Practice
Our second-grade mathematicians have just finished up their first unit showing a basic understanding of the foundations of multiplication and division by modeling, creating, and describing contextual multiplication and division situations. If you are looking for resources to support this learning at home we have gathered resources that may be found linked here. 
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Miss McGraw
Our wonderful second-grade teacher, Ms. McGraw, is getting married over spring break! She will be out of the classroom March 16th-20th. If you are a 2A/2B parent, you may contact Mrs. Bowman (abowman@coppellisd.com) if you need something addressed during this time. Any message that is time-sensitive that may need to be passed along to your child can be relayed to the front office. Best wishes to Ms. McGraw on her special day and we look forward to her return, March 23rd! 
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What are we learning?

Math: In math this week, learners begin to classify 2D and 3D shapes based on attributes and use written and oral language to justify the classification. Learners create 2D shapes with specific attributes. Learners compose 2D and 3D shapes and decompose 2D shapes.

Language Arts: In reading, learners will be practicing sequencing stories as well as visualization. In writing, learners will use graphic organizers to practice writing opinion pieces of writing. In grammar, learners will continue to practice spelling words with the long vowel sounds.
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Science: In science, learners observe, describe, and compare rocks by size, texture, and color.

As we begin our study about rocks, we will be learning how rocks are alike and how they are different. In order to do this, we will be sorting rocks by color, texture, size, etc. Please help your child find three rocks, put them in a Ziploc bag, and return them to school by Tuesday, March 17th. IT would be best if each of these rocks were different from each other in some way. For example different sizes, shapes, colors, etc. You are welcome t send in a small rock or mineral collection if you have one. Thank you for helping your child find their rocks for this sorting activity! 
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Social Studies: In social studies, learners will learn jobs and income.
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Friday, February 22, 2019

February 25th - March 1st

What are we learning?

Math: In math this week, learners will continue to connect repeated addition and subtraction to multiplication and division situations that involve equal groupings and shares. Learners will model, create, and describe contextual multiplications situations in which equivalent sets of concrete objects are joined.

Please check out the resource Math 4 Texas; a resource created for parents to understand the break down of each math standard and possible questions/resources to use at home to support your child. Here the link to this week's math standard focused on hands on multiplication representation. 

Reading: In reading workshop this week, learners will explore cultural versions of the fairy tale Cinderella, comparing and contrasting characters, settings, and plots. In writing workshop, learners will learn how to add details to their stories. they will also practice spelling high frequency words with different endings, and continue with cursive handwriting.

Science: In science this week, learners will finish up their data collection on weather patterns for the month of February. Learners will discuss differences they found this past month in temperature, wind conditions, precipitation, and moon patterns. We will reflect and record our findings in our science journals and on Bulb.

Social Studies: In social studies this week, learners will compare the roles of public officials, including mayor, governor, and president.


Calendar

February 22nd - Spring Texan Town #1
February 22nd - Looping Survey Due (see below)
February 22nd - TCE PTO School-wide Movie Night @ 6:00 (see below)
February 25th - Box Tops 4 Education DUE (see below)
February 25th - Canned Food Drive ENDS (see below)
February 28th - Stuffed Animal Day (see below)
March 1st - Kids Heart Challenge Jump Rope Day
March 1st - Spring Texan Town #2
March 5th - PTO Meeting @ 6:00 PM
March 6th - Class Pictures
March 7th - Open House from 5:30-7:00 PM
March 8th - Shamrock Shuffle (2nd Grade @ 2:10 PM)
March 28th - TCE 2nd Annual Culture Night (see below)
April 12th - TCE Color Run
April 29th - STEM Family Night 5:30-7:00


Announcements

Parent Newsletter
Ms. Martin sends out a parent newsletter each week with many important announcements about TCE. Click here to check out this weeks newsletter.

PTO Movie Night
Our wonderful PTO Dad's Club is hosting a FREE, FUN Movie Night. This Friday, February 22nd from 6:00-8:00 PM in the TCE Gym. The movie shown will be The Incredibles 2.
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Book Fair Volunteers
Volunteers needed for the Spring Book Fair! The Spring Book Fair is coming soon, and we need parent/community volunteers* to help with Book Fair Preview on February 28th, March 1st, & March 4th and run cash registers, tidy/restock shelves, and help customers find things during gate actual Book Fair week, March 4th-8th. We also need several volunteers to help with Book Fair set-up and tear down on February 27th and March 8th. We appreciate community support to continue this exciting tradition and consumer/financial literacy learning experience for our learners! Please sign-up for an available time slot at this link. (LINK HERE)

*Volunteers must have an approved Coppell ISD background check on file before you will be permitted to help with the Book Fair. A new background check is required each school year. You should submit the form at least a week before volunteering. You can find the background check form at this link.

Stuffed Animal Day
Our February coupon from our holiday coupon book will be celebrated on Thursday, February 28th. Your child is welcome to bring a stuffed animal for the day to learn along side them at school. Please make sure that your child's stuffed animal is small enough to fit in their backpack. 


TCE's 2nd Annual Culture Night
We are excited to have our 2nd annual Culture Night at TCE. Last year was such a great success with all the dishes you shared with our TCE community. If you would like to share an appetizer, main dish or dessert on March 28th please sign up below. We will be in contact with you with more specific details as the event grows near. TCE will provide sample cups to share the dish you bring. This event was successful because of all our families' contributions. Thank you for making our school so great!


Be on the lookout for more information about this event including performances and interactive stations!

Box Tops for Education
TCE is collecting Box Tops for Education! Clipped Box Tops are each worth 10 cents for our school and are already on the boxes in your pantry. Second grade won a popsicle party in the fall for turning in the most box tops at TCE. Help us in supporting our school and keeping the honor of being the grade level with the most box tops turned in. You may turn in box tops on the pink collection sheet sent home this past week or print out a copy from the graphic below. You may also turn in box tops in a baggie labeled with your child's name and grade. The deadline for submission is Monday, February 25th.


Canned Food Drive
Our TCE Student Council is leading a canned soup drive to benefit Metrocrest Services Food Pantry. The canned soup drive will continue through February 25th. The grade level that turns in the MOST cans will earn an extra fifteen minutes of recess! Thank you for supporting our Student Council in this service activity. 
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Upcoming TCE Events
Mark your calendars for these upcoming family events happing this spring at TCE.