The Second Grade Ranch

Happy Easter Second Grade Families! I hope that you all had a blessed Easter and a beautiful Spring Break!  Welcome back to all of you.  Can you believe that in a few days we will have arrived in the month of May?  This means that we will only have a few weeks left together in the second grade.  Please know that during the month of May I do not give homework to the students.  The only exception will be to prepare for Spelling tests in the next few weeks.  Please enjoy some extra downtime as I know that both you and your children can use some rest after a very hectic school year!  May 23rd will be the last day of school for all of our ACS students and the students will be dismissed at noon on this day, so please plan accordingly.  Please continue reading this newsletter to discover all that will be taking place at ACS this week and in our second grade classroom. ELA ELA ( Strong Communicators) Spelling ~ words with oo, ew, ue, ou Grammar ~ Contractions Writing ~ Opinion Writi

Welcome to Holy Week Second Grade Families, Due to it being a short week, the students will be stepping outside of their regular reading lessons.  Instead, the students will be focusing on religious based lessons and writing their research reports in class.  Please know that the students will be dismissed at noon on Thursday and there is no school on Good Friday.  May you and your families have a blessed Holy Week and a beautiful Easter celebration.  May you also enjoy some much needed downtime during your Spring Break. Please continue reading to discover all that will be taking place in the second grade classroom and right here at ACS. ELA ( Strong Communicators) The students will be writing their research reports on a person who contributed scientifically to our world.  This is a cross-curricular activity, as it combines the history of an important scientific figure and writing. Math  (Resourceful Learners)   The students have begun a new unit which focuses on geometry and

Hello Second Grade Families, Happy April!  Your children worked so diligently during our ITBS testing last week.  I am very proud of how focused they were during the course of our testing time.  Luckily, we only have two more sections of the ITBS test left, and so, all of the second graders will have completed our required standardized testing by the end of the day on Tuesday, unless they were absent last week.  All of the children who missed any day of school last week, will have their testing finished by the end of this week.  Thank you all for your support and efforts in regards to our testing.  Please know that due to testing, we will not have our regular homework assignments,  Instead, every second grader should be reading their biography on an individual who made a scientific contribution that made a difference in our world.  The students should also be filling out their "Biography Facts" handout that was sent home last Monday.  The Biography Facts sheet is due on Ap