October 29, 2018
10/29/2018
REPORT CARDS
Report cards will be sent home on Tuesday, October 30th. Please remember that a 2 indicates your child is right where they should be at this point in second grade, exhibiting skills/concepts with minimal guidance. We build on 2s throughout the year, as we work to receive 3s by the end of the year. Receiving a 1, exhibits skill/concept with direct guidance, in any area indicates an area to focus on at home and at school. The goal for the year end is to receive a 3 in every area, demonstrating mastery of all second grade concepts and skills. These report cards do not have a “stair-step” effect, that of advancing one level each marking period. Celebrate 2’s! SCHOOL PICTURES School pictures were sent home in the October 23rd Tuesday folder. If you are not satisfied with your child's pictures, return the entire packet to school. We will hold them until re-takes on November 29th. CCE Sibling Spooky Stories Canyon Creek Siblings 5 and under, join us on Tuesday, October 30th from 10:30-11am at CCE for Spooky Story Time with our Librarian! Non-Scary Costumes are welcome but not necessary. Parents must stay with their children. Contact Family Support Specialist Lisette Castaneda at [email protected] to RSVP. CAVES, CAVES, CAVES Thank you to the parents who volunteered to be chaperones on our trip to Inner Space Caverns! We are looking forward to having you with us on Friday, November 2nd. Please remember to send your child to school with a sack lunch and disposable drink. Please label the lunch and drink with your child’s name. Your child will also need closed toed shoes and may want to bring a jacket. However, it is their responsibility to keep up with the jacket. HALLOWEEN Enjoy all the fun activities that Halloween brings, including parties and trick or treating. I know you will make every effort to keep your children safe as they go house to house. I’m excited to hear about their fun adventures on Thursday morning! After all of the fun, please remember to send your child to school with a healthy snack, not Halloween candy. MODERN PILGRIM REVEAL Anticipation is mounting as we await the arrival of our classroom Modern Pilgrims by Wednesday, November 7. We can’t wait to see our ancestral dolls and to hear the stories that brought each of these special family members to the United States. The prepared paragraph from home should also arrive on Wednesday. Please help your child in writing a paragraph that will share information of their modern pilgrim:
TIED AND DOUBLE KNOTTED If your child does not know how to tie his/her shoelaces, please provide that practice at home. I have several students that do not know how to tie their shoes and they often trip during the day from their dragging laces. Also, second grade students should know their home address and important phone numbers for safety reasons. We have recently discovered that this information is not known by many students. TAG REFERRAL PARENT INFORMATION NIGHT Canyon Creek will be hosting TAG Referral Information Night for families interested in referring their students for TAG testing. This night is designed for families whose students are not currently enrolled in the TAG program but are interested in testing. Please join us in the library on November 6th at 6:00pm for more information about how to complete the referral process. IMPORTANT DATES Friday, November 2 Second Grade Field Trip Friday, November 9 Veteran's Day Program, 8am Friday, November 16th Kona Ice, after school
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October 22, 2018
10/19/2018
GOLDEN SPATULA WINNERS! Our class has demonstrated great cafeteria behavior and we have won the Golden Spatula award! Please check your child's planner for a Mighty Fine and Burger King coupon! Congratulations! MODERN PILGRIM DOLLS Your child will come home on Wednesday with a very special homework assignment that is due back Wednesday, November 7th. In class we will read the book, Molly’s Pilgrim by Barbara Cohen. The story depicts the struggles of a modern day family, who has immigrated to the United States, only to find that prejudice is not restricted to one’s homeland. Please reread this story together and return the book by Wednesday, October 31st. This project is a wonderful opportunity for you and your child to work together to fashion a pilgrim doll representative of your family’s cultural heritage. Have fun being creative! Students will be sharing their dolls and oral presentation with their classmates on the November 7th due date. In addition, we are planning a classroom presentation for parents on Thursday, November 15th (Note: this is a different date than the other second grade classes!). This is an excellent opportunity for us to gather together in celebration of the many cultures represented within our classroom. Please mark your calendars! The children will be presenting their ancestral pilgrim dolls to our guests starting promptly after lunch. Each child will have prepared a paragraph at home to share with our guests while displaying their doll. Please arrange childcare for younger siblings. I look forward to seeing you on Thursday, November 15, for this very special cultural celebration. CAVES, CAVES, CAVES We will be taking our trip to Inner Space Caverns! We are looking forward to going on Friday, November 2nd. Please remember to send your child to school with a sack lunch and disposable drink. Please label the lunch and drink with your child’s name. Your child will also need closed toed shoes and may want to bring a jacket. However, it is their responsibility to keep up with the jacket. CHAPERONES FOR FIELD TRIP If you checked the little box on the permission form to be a chaperone, please make sure you are registered with our RRISD Volunteer system. https://partners.roundrockisd.org/volunteer/ Chaperones will drive themselves or carpool and will pay $16 admission when they get to Inner Space Caverns. TAG Referral Parent Information Night Canyon Creek will be hosting TAG Referral Information Night for families interested in referring their students for TAG testing. This night is designed for families whose students are not currently enrolled in the TAG program but are interested in testing. Please join us in the library on November 6th at 6:00pm for more information about how to complete the referral process. STAR OF THE WEEK We are looking forward to celebrating Ahad as our Star of the Week! IMPORTANT DATES October 22nd-26th Red Ribbon Week Friday, October 26th PTA Run Wild Fun Run, 6:00 p.m. Friday, November 2nd Second Grade Field Trip Friday, November 6th Kona Ice, after school Friday, November 9th Veteran's Day Program, 8am October 15, 2018
10/15/2018
NEW SNACK PROCEDURE
Beginning today, we will be storing snacks differently in the classroom. Each morning, your child will now be dropping his or her snack off in a bin that I will be holding until snack time. Please make sure that your child's snack(s) have his or her name on each item (written on the plastic bag or sticker with the name on reusable container, etc). Thanks for your help with our new procedure! COOLER WEATHER THIS WEEK! If you have seen the weather forecast, it will be much colder than weeks past! Please make sure to send your child with a jacket labeled with his or her name. RED RIBBON WEEK Next Monday (October 22) is the start of Red Ribbon Week here at CCE. All students will receive a handout in their Tuesday folder that outlines the activities for Red Ribbon Week, ENCOURAGE each other to live healthy!Red Ribbon Week is a special week dedicated to alcohol and drug abuse prevention. For elementary students, we focus on healthy habits and good choices. Remember to send your child dressed in the theme of the day. Monday wear red, Tuesday wear peace signs or tie-dye, Wednesday wear mismatched clothing, Thursday wear warm ups, a track suit or sports cloting, and Friday wear a superhero t-shirt or cape. Sounds like a fun week! UPCOMING FIELD TRIP In the October 9th Tuesday folder, there was a permission slip for your child to attend the field trip to Inner Space Caverns. There will also be a place on the permission slip to indicate if you would like to join as a parent chaperone. Please remember that all parents must have completed the RRISD Volunteer Background check before participating in school events such as field trips. Parents will also provide their own transportation to Inner Space Caverns and will not ride the bus with the students. Please return your child's permission slip, along with $6 (cash or check) as soon as possible. All forms are due by Friday, October 26th. REVIEW OF WORK Each week students bring home graded class work in their Tuesday folder. Please have your child next to you as you review their work. My corrections and comments are to support your child as they take a second look at their assignments. WATER BOTTLES Again, many students are thirsty throughout the day and after our 12:45pm recess time. Please make a habit of sending your child to school with a water bottle on a daily basis. Not only is this a great habit to create for your second grader, but it will also limit our time spent at the water fountain and out of the classroom. TAG Referral Parent Information Night Canyon Creek will be hosting TAG Referral Information Night for families interested in referring their students for TAG testing. This night is designed for families whose students are not currently enrolled in the TAG program but are interested in testing. Please join us in the library on November 6th at 6:00pm for more information about how to complete the referral process. STAR OF THE WEEK We are looking forward to celebrating Camryn as our Star of the Week! IMPORTANT DATES Wednesday, October 17th Bush’s Spirit Night, 4:00-7:00 p.m. Friday, October 19th Kona Ice, after school October 22nd-26th Red Ribbon Week Friday, October 26th PTA Run Wild Fun Run, 6:00 p.m. Friday, November 2: Second Grade Field Trip Friday, November 9: Veteran's Day Program, 8am October 8, 2018
10/8/2018
CONFERENCES
Almost of our parent conferences are now completed, and I am so thankful for the opportunity to meet with each of you. I thoroughly enjoyed discussing your child’s strengths and goals for the year, and I thank you for the enriching help you provide at home. Your kind words of support for all that I do here in second grade were greatly appreciated. It deeply warmed my heart to hear how happy and excited your child is to be sharing this year with me. I am so lucky to have such a loving class of learners. I look forward to the wonderful year of learning and growth ahead for our “classroom family”. EARLY ARRIVALS This year we have had very few tardies, and we appreciate you making every effort to get your child to school on time. Arriving close to 7:30 enables your child to enter the classroom in a relaxed manner which includes recording lunch count, getting his/her backpack unpacked, pencils sharpened, and starting Morning Work. The tardy bell rings at 7:40am. WATER BOTTLES Many students are thirsty throughout the day and after our 12:45pm recess time. Please make a habit of sending your child to school with a water bottle on a daily basis. Not only is this a great habit to create for your second grader, but it will also limit our time spent at the water fountain and out of the classroom. DENIM DRIVE If you have any gently used jeans at home, please send them in. CCE is collecting for the RRISD Clothes Closet. Your donation is greatly appreciated. IMPORTANT DATES Tuesday, October 9th Student Holiday Friday, October 12th PTA Movie Night, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Saturday, October 13th Green Team Work Day, 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, October 17th Bush’s Spirit Night, 4:00-7:00 p.m. Friday, October 19th Kona Ice, after school October 22nd-26th Red Ribbon Week Friday, October 26th PTA Run Wild Fun Run, 6:00 p.m. Friday, November 2 Second Grade Field Trip Friday, November 9 Veteran's Day Program, 8am |
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