Quarter 3 Week 3

Hello Second Grade Families,

Friendship Day Guidelines:

We are very excited this year to carrying on the Great Hearts tradition of celebrating "Friendship Day" on February 6th.

We would like to invite our scholars to create small friendship cards for their classmates. This is an optional activity. Should  you choose to participate, please observe the following guidelines:

• Scholars should make one card for each person in the class.
• Cards should be homemade (not store bought).
• Cards should focus on the virtue of friendship and NOT Valentine's Day (i.e. "You are a great friend" or "Thank you for being my friend.")
• NO candy!
• Cards should be addressed "To my friend," or that specific scholars name and then sign it from "their name".
• Please send completed cards to school in a Ziploc bag on or before February 4th.

Content Corner This Week:

Math - 
Unit: Bar Model w/ Word Problems (Addition and Subtraction)

We will be starting our next unit that will include word problems and using bar models to help explain the problem with a structured and laid out format.

They will be using a hands on approach with using base-ten blocks during each days lesson.

Base-Ten Blocks Link

Videos were sent home on the weekly blog email if you need help!

Please check agendas/red folders for homework when assigned.

Spalding - 
Phonograms: 

We are starting to work through all 70 phonograms each week. We recommend choosing a few each night to review with your scholar.

Spalding Phonogram Cards Link

Spelling Words: 

baking, bake, cheap, cheerful, chicken, driving, drive, echoes, echo, fairy, knock, leather, linen, mixture, nation, pause, peace, permission, rough, strange

(20 words)

Spelling Test on Friday! 

Don't forget your scholar has Spalding homework 

Tuesday-Thursday.

It is located inside their red folder.

Grammar - 
Scholars will be learning the structure of a How To (Procedure) writing. They will be drafting and completing a finalized book of their amazing hard work.

Procedure: tells how to do or make something

History - 
Unit: The War of 1812

Scholars will be continuing the unit learning about The War of 1812. They will be learning about the Americans at war, The Star-Spangled Banner, and how the War ends.

War of 1812 Study Guide sent home on Wednesday, Jan. 28th

Constitution Unit Test on Thursday, Feb. 5th

Science -
Unit: Exploring Land and Water

Scholars will showing their understanding of the unit concepts through an interactive review that will including talking about different landforms, bodies of water, and their characteristics.

Unit Review sent home on Wednesday, January 21st

Unit Test on Friday, January 30th

Literature -

Unit: Tall Tales

Tale Talles:  stories that are told as if they were true but contain exaggerated or unbelievable parts

Students will be reading Paul Bunyan, Pecos Bill, and John Henry.

Next Classic Need

Little House in the Big Woods

Due: January 26th

ISBN: 978-0064400015

Amazon Link / Barnes & Noble

Please write your scholars name inside so if it gets misplaced it can be easily returned to them!

Reading Log-

Each day, students are reading a book from their home library for a minimum of 20 minutes. At home, students will read this book aloud to an adult.

Each day please log:

1. The title of the book from home.

2. The total minutes your student spent reading (20 minutes minimum each night).

3. Parent initials confirming minutes read. 

Please make sure you scholar is reading each night and this log is filled out and turned in on FRIDAY!!

Poem -
"The Preamble of the United States Constitution" 
DUE: February 2nd
Please help your child practice nightly. They are required to speak the title, author and poem from memory in front of their classmates.

UPCOMING EVENTS

• Jan. 29th: School Spelling Bee
• Jan. 30th: Early Release / Spirit Day
• Feb. 2nd: The Preamble Poem Due
• Feb. 6th: Friendship Day; Family Game Night; PSO Movie Night
• Feb. 10-12th: Open House (details/sign up to come)
• Feb. 18th: 2nd Grade Field Trip (Sign-up Genius)
• March 23rd: Last Day to Order Yearbooks

Thank you for your support this week!

Warm Regards,

2nd Grade Team

Quarter 3 Week 2

Hello Second Grade Families,

Natural Bridge Caverns Field Trip:

Planning is underway for our 2nd Grade field trip, and we'll be heading to Natural Bridge Caverns on Wednesday February 18th, 2026.

The field trip fee will cover the cost of student tickets and transportation. We are asking that parents pay $25 per student enrolled in K-6, with a family maximum of $60. Please click the link below to complete your students' field trip payment, permission, and lunch reservation form (if requesting to purchase a lunch to be provided by the school).

https://greatheartsnorthernoaks.configio.com/

• The provided lunch includes a turkey cheese sandwich with baby carrots, ranch, juice, or fresh fruit and bottled water.
• The link for payment, permission and selection of lunch will close 2 weeks before the field trip date.
• Students will wear their uniforms.

We do have scholarships available. If paying the fee is a hardship for you, please submit the Field Trip Scholarship Request Form to brooke.schultze@greatheartstxschools.org.

For the security of your children, if you plan to volunteer/chaperone at ANY school event, you MUST go to the PSO website and do 3 things at least FOUR weeks before the event.

Sign-Up Genius for Parent Volunteers will be sent on Wednesday January 21st. Parent nmaes will be collected for a lottery to determine our volunteers.

Content Corner This Week:

Math - 
Unit: Subtraction

We will be finishing up our Subtraction unit this week with a Check Up assessment and an end of the unit chapter test.

They will be using a hands on approach with using base-ten blocks during each days lesson.

Base-Ten Blocks Link

Please check agendas/red folders for homework when assigned.

Check Up 3.3 Review sent home on Tuesday, January 20th

Check Up 3.3 Test on Wednesday, January 21st

Chapter 3 Review sent home on Thursday, January 22nd

Chapter 3 Unit Test on Friday, January 23rd

Spalding - 
Phonograms: 

We are starting to work through all 70 phonograms each week. We recommend choosing a few each night to review with your scholar.

Spalding Phonogram Cards Link

Spelling Words: 

act, been, be, yesterday, among, question, quest, doctor, size, December, dozen, there, their, they're, tax, number, October, reason, fifth, bowl

(20 words)

Spelling Test on Friday! 

Don't forget your scholar has Spalding homework 

Tuesday-Thursday.

It is located inside their red folder.

Grammar - 
Scholars will be learning how to identify Subject Pronouns within a given sentence. They will have practice sentences through out the week.

Pronouns: are words that replaces nouns (I, me, she, we, they, who, that, yours, his, her, it)

History - 
Unit: The War of 1812

Scholars will be starting a new unit learning about The War of 1812. They will be learning about the trouble at sea and trouble at home.

Constitution Study Guide sent home on Wednesday, Jan. 14th

Constitution Unit Test on Thursday, 22nd

Science -
Unit: Exploring Land and Water

Scholars will be learning about sand dunes and beaches. They will also be learning about Marie Tharp and Eugenie Clark.

Unit Review sent home on Wednesday, January 21st

Unit Test on Friday, January 30th

Literature -

Unit: Folk Tales

Fairytales: stories that have magical elements and are more fantastical

Folk Tales: stories passed down through generations, often explaining events or morals

Students will be reading Magic Paintbrush and Tongue-Cut Sparrow.

Next Classic Need

Little House in the Big Woods

Due: January 26th

ISBN: 978-0064400015

Amazon Link / Barnes & Noble

Please write your scholars name inside so if it gets misplaced it can be easily returned to them!

Reading Log-

Each day, students are reading a book from their home library for a minimum of 20 minutes. At home, students will read this book aloud to an adult.

Each day please log:

1. The title of the book from home.

2. The total minutes your student spent reading (20 minutes minimum each night).

3. Parent initials confirming minutes read. 

Please make sure you scholar is reading each night and this log is filled out and turned in on FRIDAY!!

Poem -
"The Preamble of the United States Constitution" 
DUE: February 2nd
Please help your child practice nightly. They are required to speak the title, author and poem from memory in front of their classmates.

UPCOMING EVENTS

• Jan. 23rd: FULL Day Friday
• Jan. 26th: Little House in Big Woods Needed
• Jan. 29th: School Spelling Bee
• Jan. 30th: Early Release / Spirit Day
• Feb. 2nd: The Preamble Poem Due
• Feb. 6th: Family Game Night
• Feb. 10-12th: Open House (details/sign up to come)
• Feb. 18th: 2nd Grade Field Trip
• March 23rd: Last Day to Order Yearbooks

Thank you for your support this week!

Warm Regards,

2nd Grade Team