Sunday, April 22, 2018

Week 33


Welcome to the Grade 2 Newsletter

Important Dates

  • April 22 - Race to Clean Air at 3:30 (regular After School Activities)
  • April 29 - Swimming during 1 hour PE class starts
  • April 30 - Talent Show
  • May 8 to 10 - Used book sale
  • May 15 - Last day for check out books from library
  • May 22 - Last day for library classes; All books are due at the library
  • May 29 - Summer check out starts

Egypt Festival

A very special thank you to our Egypt Culture department for their work in bringing us a successful and fun 2018 Egypt Festival. Thank you to parent volunteers for making of this such as an exciting day for all our students.


ES Dismissal - Important message to ES parents

We had two students who left campus without parental permission with a nanny. We have taken steps to ensure this does not happen again and ask for your cooperation in following our handbook guidelines for all Elementary students PreK to Grade 5. Our handbook states, that any change in the usual pattern of dismissal for your child at the end of the school day should be verified by a note or email from the parent or guardian to the classroom teacher. We have added that we need to receive this information before 12 p.m. which will give us the time to make sure all necessary personnel is informed before 2:30 p.m. each day. We appreciate CAC’s security as they have increased vigilance in making sure our students go home safely and with the person/s permitted. Ms. Samah will continue to be at the dismissal gate from 3:00 and Ms. Nadia from 4:00 for our after school activity dismissal time.

How to give permission?
  • Write to the classroom teacher informing the dismissal plan change.
  • Name the person you are giving permission to and the date/s.
  • In the case of a change in driver or nanny, full names and photos are needed.
What will happen if no permission has been given?If we do not have a written record of a change in dismissal, security will not let the student leave campus. The student will be sent to the office. To avoid disappointment, please make sure to arrange the change in dismissal plans ahead of time.

Our student's safety is a school/home priority and we thank you for your understanding, support and welcome your feedback.

Swimming

On Sunday, April 29th students in KG - Grade 5 will begin swimming in PE in their 1 hour lesson, each week, for the remainder of the school year. Please make sure that your child is fully prepared for swimming with the following PE swimming uniform:
  • An appropriate swimsuit
  • OWN pair of properly fitted goggles (not shared with siblings)
  • Suitably sized towel
  • Long hair tied back off the face or a swim cap (girls and boys)
  • No jewelry, including rubber and string bands and watches
  • Easy to take on and off clothes and shoes (crocs are ideal)
As a reminder each classes swimming days are:
  • Sunday - 2R
  • Wednesday - 2K
  • Thursday - 2S
Students will need to wear their full PE uniform in all 30 minute classes for the remainder of the year, including shorts, t-shirt, and sneakers.

If you have any questions please don't hesitate to contact us. Thank you for your support,
Mr. Phil Greene
Mr. Mark Mayfield

ES PE Department

Talent Show Update

Our ES Talent Show date has been moved to April 30th. We are supporting our wonderful PTO with this change of date. Thank you all for your flexibility.

Please find below important dates and information regarding this year’s ES Talent Show:

Sunday, April 29th is the mandatory rehearsal in the CAC Theatre from 3:15 - 5:15. All students must have a way to go home; the late bus service is not available. Students will be dismissed from the CAC Theatre at 5:15.

All Choir students will attend the Choir rehearsal on Sunday, April 29th, then come directly to the CAC Theatre for the remainder of the rehearsal.

The Talent Show will be for ALL ACTS beginning at 5:30 - 7:30 on April 30th. The Show will end by 8pm. ALL ACTS must come to the Theatre at 5pm, performance ready.

ES Talent Show - April 30th, 2018
Tickets - 30LE per seat
  • Performances: 5:30-6:15
  • Intermission: 6:15-6:30
  • Performances: 6:30-7:15
  • Show ends 7:30pm.
Thank you for your continued support. Please contact Ms. Dolly for any further clarifications or questions.

ES Talent Show Team

From the library - Used Book Sale, May 8 to 10

We are getting ready for our annual used book sale, this year from May 8 to 10. We welcome donations of used books for all ages in saleable condition. This is a good time for departing families to dispose of books before packing. We will soon have a donation box at the front gate.

Core Value Books

The core value for April is COURAGE. We will be sending home the core value book about courage: Drum Dream Girl. Please read it with your child, then return it to school for the next student to take home.
  • What is the definition of courage? The core value definition of courage is “be brave in words and actions.”  What would your students add to this? What does this mean to them?
  • Discuss with your kids how courage... 
    • Is used by adults in the workplace, 
    • Is used by students outside of school, 
    • Applies to school situations, 
    • Benefits when mastered, 
    • Consequences of not possessing it. 

What’s Going on This Week in Grade 2

Readers’ Workshop

We had a successful Reading Celebration last Thursday. Grade 2 students shared one of the topics they researched during the previous weeks in order to become experts. They shared all their knowledge in a poster with Grade 1. Our students were able to present about their topics, answer questions and reflect on their learning as they use the informational features that we have been studying in our last unit of study. Here you can see some examples:




















This week we will start our poetry unit. Students will be reading a variety of different poems and will discuss what they have observed about a specific poem. They will talk about the feelings, words, and phrases that caught their attention. Students will be introduced to smilies, metaphors, and alliteration as they immerse themselves further into our poetry. Students will learn that poetry is another way to express one's feelings.

Writers’ Workshop

This week students will not only be reading poems but they will also be writing them. They will be learning that poets don't see things with regular eyes, but that they sometimes look at things from different angles or think about what things resemble. This helps poets write about the world in different, unusual ways. Students will also be introduced to how they can give their poems music by paying attention to where they put words and where they don't put words. They will be encouraged to try a few different ways of breaking up their lines by reading their poems aloud after each try, until the poem is written in a way that sounds just right to them.

Math

This week we will continue learning how to display measurement data into tables and line plots. Students ended the last week collecting data as they measure to the nearest inch or centimeter. Now they will organize that data into tables and finally put it in a line plot. Students will learn how to label their horizontal axis and interpret the information in a line plot. This will help them draw conclusions based on the measurement data presented in graph. At the end of this week students will be assessed in Module 7. Next week they will be bringing home the assessment with a reflection on their progress.
Some of the objectives are:
  • Choose the best unit (e.g., inch, foot, yard) to measure a given object.
  • Estimate the length of a given item by using a mental benchmark; then measure the item by using inches, feet, or yards.
  • Measure a line by using both centimeters and inches. Compare the measurements and relate the difference to the sizes of the length units.
  • Measure and compare two lengths and use addition or subtraction to determine the difference.
Key understandings of Module 7:
  • I can use place value understanding and properties of operations to add and subtract.
  • I can measure and estimate lengths in standard units.
  • I can relate addition and subtraction to length.
  • I can represent and interpret data.
*Don’t forget to check out Eureka Math.

*Tips for parents: Module 7Topic DTopic E and Topic F.

Science

This week we will be wrapping up our Science project for our unit on Force, Motion and Simple Machines. Students will be trying their machines and creating a video about their end of unit project to show what they have learned about being a scientist and about simple machines. Their goal is to put together a video presentation showing the steps they took to build their compound machine, reflecting about them as scientists. Here you have a sample of their work in their compound machines during last week:









Essential Questions:
  • How do objects move?
  • How does force and motion help me understand the world around me?
Some suggested discussions you can have at home:
Discuss how simple machines help us in everyday living using unit vocabulary:
  • direction, slide, back/forth, pulley, movement, push/pull force, gravity simple machine - any of the basic mechanical devices for applying a force, such as an inclined plane, wedge, or lever, wheel and axle, pulley
  • Force - energy that moves something
  • Effort x distance = work
  • Discuss motion and forces.

Circles

Focus: displaying courage especially when working with others, in the classroom, at school, at home, and in the community.

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