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. 

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. 

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! 

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.

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! 

Social Studies: In social studies, learners will learn jobs and income.

January 27th - 31st

Welcome back, second-grade families!! 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

January 24th - Texan Town #2
January 28th - TCE Spirit Night @ Spring Creek BBQ
January 31st - PJ Day
January 31st - Texan Town #3
February 4th - PTO Meeting @ 6pm
February 5th - World Read Aloud Day
February 7th - Texan Town #4
February 10th - Mrs. Bowman's Birthday
February 13th - Valentines Day Party @ 2pm
February 14th - No School
February 16th - Mrs. Judd's Birthday
February 17th - No School
February 20th - TCE Cultural Night @ 5:30pm
February 21st - Texan Town #5

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.

January Holiday Coupon
Second grade will redeem our January coupon from the holiday coupon book on Friday, January 31st. Learners may dress comfy/wear PJs on this day! Please send a coat and wear appropriate shoes. 


Yearbook Deadline EXTENDED
The yearbook deadline has been extended. The FINAL day to order yearbooks is Monday, January 27th. Order online before Monday if you would like a yearbook for the 2019-2020 school year. 

Spring Creek BBQ Spirit Night

Mark your calendars to join us in a few weeks at Spring Creek BBQ for our TCE Spirit Night. A portion of the proceeds will benefit TCE, and some of our TCE staff will serve as guest hosts for the evening. The three classes with the most participants will each receive a keychain, $10 gift card, and a Spring Creek BBQ shirt which will get you free ice cream anytime you wear it to Spring Creek BBQ. We hope to see you all there!

What are we learning?

Math: In math this week, learners will generate and solve problems situations for a given mathematical number sentence involving addition and subtraction of whole numbers within 1,000.

Language Arts: In reading, learners will compare books and notice when authors play with words. In writing, learners will continue to write poems and work on writing their own comparisons. In grammar, learners will practice capitalizing names.

Science: In science, learners will take the weather information they have gathered from their weather research and graph to see patterns in the weather of two different cities.

Social Studies: In social studies, learners will continue studying maps and symbols.

November 11th-15th

Welcome second-grade families!! 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

November 8th - Texan Town #1
November 8th  - Feeder Night at Coppell HS Football Game
November 11th - Veterans' Day Ceremony @ 8 AM
November 15th - Texan Town #2
November 22nd - Texan Town #3
November 22nd - Turkey Trot - Specials
November 25th-29th - Thanksgiving Break - NO SCHOOL

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.

CISD Family Survey-Deadline Extended
CISD is currently surveying our families in order to gain insight into your perception of our schools and district effectiveness. This survey shouldn't take more than a few minutes to complete and will be a valuable source of information for us, as we work to make our schools and our district the best they can be. You may complete the survey online between now and November 22nd, using a computer, tablet or smartphone. To take the survey, please visit http://surveys.panoramaed.com, then select your child(ren)'s school. If you have multiple children in CISD, we ask that you take the survey for each school your child attends. 

Thanksgiving STEM Recycling
The week of November 18th-22nd we will be doing a STEM design challenge. We are in need of the following recycled items. If you have any of the items below in your recycle bin at home, we would love to take them off your hands. 
-empty tissue boxes
-empty pizza boxes
-empty shoeboxes
-empty paper towel/toilet paper rolls
-empty water bottles

Town Center Ceremony to Honor Veterans
Please plan to join us Monday, November 11th in the TCE Gyn at 8:00 AM to help us honor our Town Center families and friends who are veterans. We'd like to extend the invitation to any veterans that are able to attend. It's a small way for us to say thank you. The program will be approximately thirty minutes, and we will have refreshments afterward for our special guests and their families. 

We are also putting together a digital photo display this year, so if possible, please send in a photo of your special veteran, even if they are not able to attend the ceremony. We will collect these through Thursday, November 7th. 

If you know of a veteran that is able to attend our November 11th ceremony or have a photo you would like to be included in our display, please email Ms. Martin at jmartin@coppellisd.com. 

What are we learning?

Math: In math this week, learners will apply our knowledge and strategies from two-digit subtraction to three-digit numbers and solve word problems by subtraction.

Language Arts: In reading, learners will continue reading nonfiction texts and dig deeper into finding topics and subtopics in their books. In writing, learners will edit their informational writing, learn from mentor texts, and write for specific audiences in mind. Instead of phonics this week, we will introduce Grammar Talks with a focus on capitalization.

Science: In science, learners will trace the changes in the position of an object over time such as a cup rolling on the floor and a car rolling down a ramp.

Social Studies: In social studies, learners will continue to explore how science and technology have improved the way our basic needs are met. 

October 28th - November 1st

Welcome second-grade families!! 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

October 31st - Red Ribbon Fun Run (during specials @ 2:05)
November 5th - PTO Meeting 6 pm *All parents are welcome*
November 7th - STEM Night @ 5:30 - 7:30
November 8th - Texan Town #1
November 11th - Veterans' Day Ceremony @ 8 AM

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.

Math Resources

If you are looking for optional resources to support and review with your child at home regarding addition and subtraction problems, please click here to find a folder of practice problems to print at home. Videos for the different strategies taught in class can be found here. You can also check out Greg Tang Math for a word problem generator to support your child with addition and subtraction word problems at home. We are currently working with numbers from 1-100. 
(School Kit Math is a free app for tablets that your child may utilize at home. The tools include numbers lines, 100's charts, tens frames, and many other digital forms of math manipulatives we use in class during the day.)

Town Center Ceremony to Honor Veterans
Please plan to join us Monday, November 11th in the TCE Gyn at 8:00 AM to help us honor or Town Center families and friends who are veterans. We'd like to extend the invitation to any veterans that are able to attend. It's a small way for us to say thank you. The program will be approximately thirty minutes, and we will have refreshments afterward for our special guests and their families. 

We are also putting together a digital photo display this year, so if possible, please send in a photo of your special veteran, even if they are not able to attend the ceremony. We will collect these through Thursday, November 7th. 

If you know of a veteran that is able to attend our November 11th ceremony or have a photo you would like to be included in our display, please email Ms. Martin at jmartin@coppellisd.com. 

What are we learning?

Math: In math this week, learners will continue to represent numbers using standard, word and expanded forms to represent numbers up to 1,000. Learners will also begin to generate numbers that are greater than or less than a given number and compare and order numbers up to 1,000.

Language Arts: In reading workshop this week, learners will practice using context clues to build knowledge of unknown words and use strategies to figure out vocabulary in nonfiction texts. In writing workshop, learners will write nonfiction books that have interesting beginnings while keeping their audience in mind. In phonics, learners will focus on rhyming patterns.

Science: In science, learners will observe and identify how magnets are used in everyday life.

Social Studies: In social studies, learners will identify and explain the significance of various community, state, and national landmarks such as monuments and government buildings. 

September 23rd - 27th

Welcome second-grade families!! 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

September 24th - Sonic Night - 6:00-8:00
September 28th - Texan Town #2
October 1st - PTO Meeting 6pm
October 4th - CISD Community Tailgate
Texan Town #3
October 11th - Fall Parent Conference Day
October 14th - No School
October 18th - PTO Movie Night 6-8pm
Texan Town #4
October 21st - 25th - Red Ribbon Week
October 25th - Red Ribbon Run (2nd Grade @ 2:10)
Texan Town #5

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 weeks newsletter can be found linked here.

Pumpkin Patch
This fall we will be turning our very own TCE Garden into the TCE Pumpkin Patch! We are so excited about all of the wonderful learning activities and curriculum connections we will be able to make in our school garden! If you would like to help us turn our school garden into the TCE Pumpkin Patch, please consider donating a pumpkin (any size or type) to our garden! You can begin sending in pumpkins as soon as possible, and we will take them to the garden. You can also drop them off in the garden on your own! 
Thank you so much! 

Fall Conferences

Fall conferences are coming up! We have October 11th set aside for parent/teacher conferences. Please sign-up using the link for your child's homeroom teacher.

2A McGraw/2B Bowman Sign-up

2C Judd/2D Gipson Sign-up

What are we learning?

Math: In math this week, learners will begin to add up to four two-digit numbers using mental strategies and algorithm based on their knowledge of place value. They will apply this knowledge and skills to solve one and two-step word problems involving addition and subtraction. 

Break Apart Ones Strategy

Adding on a Number Line

Adding by Place Value

Adding with Algorithm

Reading: In reading workshop this week, learners will work on using metacognition as they read, using what the author says and their own thoughts to comprehend the text.  In writing workshop, learners will read mentor texts and look at the author's crafts to use in their own writing.

Science: In science, learners will explore how materials change their physical properties when we cut, fold, sand and melt them.

Social Studies: In social studies this week, learners will identify the functions of government and learn about the different governmental services such as police and fire protection, libraries, schools, and parks.