Week 5

Important Reminders:

• Culture Day! We need volunteers! This is an exciting time to share and teach about your culture. Please like here for more information. If you are interested contact your homeroom teacher. We look forward to working with you.
• Sept 12 ALL Faculty, Staff, student ES school photo, ES Lawn after assembly.
• Picture day is coming up in September
• 2R - Tuesday 12
• 2S & 2K - Wednesday 13

• Principal's Coffee: September 11Sept. @ 8:00 - 9:00AM, Elementary Hall
• Welcome and beginning of year feedback
• Elementary PTO liaison 
• Challenge and Enrichment Specialist:

"Come and meet Selena Gallagher, our new Challenge and Enrichment Specialist. Selena will share some information about our philosophy and approach to meeting the needs of our highly able learners, share some advice for parents about nurturing children's talents at home, and answer any questions you may have."

• Mark your calendars:
• Christy Curran reading writing workshop for parents, October 11
• Kg - Grade 2 reading and handwriting workshop, October 30

ASA

• All activities will begin Sunday, Sept. 10. Students should go to the lunchroom to meet their ASA instructors the first time (except for those in the ES production and swimming).
• Production began on Wed. Sept. 6
• If your child can't attend ASA please notify Ereeny: egergess@cacegypt.org

Peace Bake Sale Invitation

Dear Parents,

The ES Peace Committee is planning a bake sale after school on Sunday, September 17th. Our theme this year is “Together for Peace: Respect, Safety and Dignity for All.” We are trying to build peace through meaningful actions such as raising money for the National Cancer Institute. If you are willing to participate in this Peace Bake Sale, please let your son/daughter bring their baked goodies in the morning to the ES Office on Sunday, September 17th.  If you wish to help in the sale, this would be greatly appreciated. You can contact Basma Salem bsalem@cacegypt.org  to volunteer for the sale after school by the lawn area.

We are encouraging our students to eat healthy snacks so we expect goodies to follow the same criteria. (muffins, banana cakes or bread, cup-cakes or brownies without extra chocolate and sugar icing are the best choices). Items will be sold for 15 L.E. each.

Your contribution always makes a difference.

Thanks,

The Peace Committee - PIPS (Partners in Peace)

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What’s Going on This Week in Grade 2

Readers’ Workshop

Readers use every bit of information that a book gives us to help us figure out what new words mean. You can read back in your book and then read ahead, using the context to figure out the word or phrase in question. Then you can replace unfamiliar vocabulary with words you think might mean the same to help you hold on to meaning.
Example: So, if you got stuck on the word prized in an excerpt that reads Lily finally admitted to her mother that she was playing catch with the neighbor’s dog when he ran through and ruined her prized rose bush, you could think about what would make sense and substitute a word. Then you might say, ‘Hmm, it sounds like it must have been a special rose bush, so maybe it means something like special.’”

Essential Question:

• How can I become a strong, independent reader?

Some suggested discussions to do at home:

• Ask your child how to find a just right book.
• Discuss some favorite genres and what they like about it.
• Read and talk about books

Writers’ Workshop

Students will try out craft moves we learned from mentor authors. One way to make your writing more powerful is to try out craft moves that a mentor author uses. Writers can find a spot where they are trying to make his or her writing powerful the same way that our mentor author has made his/her writing powerful, and then try the same moves in our piece, in our own way.

Essential Question:

• How can I use the craft moves from a mentor authors' writing?

Some suggested activities you can do at home:

• Brainstorm topics to write about
• Talk about small moments vs. a whole event

Math- Module 2: Addition and Subtraction of Lengths

Students will develop estimation strategies by applying prior knowledge of length and using mental benchmarks. They will also measure and compare lengths using centimeters and meters. Then they will measure and compare lengths using standard metric length units and non-standard length units.

Essential Questions

• How can tools be used to determine measurement?
• How can lengths be compared and contrasted?

*Don’t forget to check out Eureka Math at https://greatminds.org/

* Module 2 Parent Tips Letter

Social Studies

Students will research greetings from different countries and record information in a graphic organizer. They will search online using the Culture Crossing website to research greetings from countries such as: Columbia, China, Cuba, United States, Cambodia, Indonesia, South Korea, Russia, Greece, Denmark, Ukraine

Essential Questions:

• Are cultures the same?

Some suggested discussions you can have at home:

How can you...

• show respect for the ideas of others.
• work collaboratively.

Circles

Focus: Respectful behavior especially when working with others, respect in the classroom, at school, at home, and in the community