Important Events and A Peek At Our Week

Happy Monday!!

Valentine's Day Party!

Our class party will be Thursday, February 14th, 11:45am to 1:15pm. All parents are welcome to attend and help out! We will be passing out Valentine's Day cards at the party as one of the activities. If your child would like to write out Valentine's they need to for the whole entire class! A class list has been sent home with everyone's names! Please do not send in Valentine's that have candy attached to it.

Warm Clothes:

We do go out to recess if the temperature is above freezing.  Please be sure to send your child in a jacket with a working zipper, with gloves or mittens, and with a hat or hood.  In lieu of this… we have lots of LOST & FOUND items piling up each day.  If you are missing an item, please visit the school to check our lost and found bins!  Please remember to label jackets, gloves, scarves, hats, and other items with your son or daughter’s name.

CogAt Testing

The time is here for CogAt testing. Our class will be testing starting in February. Please make sure your child goes to bed early and eats a good breakfast on testing days. A letter is coming home to explain more about these tests.

Black History Month

We will be making a Civil Rights Quilt along with other 2nd grade classes. Each student will be illustrating a famous quote from a famous African American. This will be done in school and displayed in the 2nd grade hallway.

School Closings:  

Winter is here!  Check the Loudoun County Public Schools web site or the local television and radio stations for school closings or delays.  Check with the main office if you have any questions before the winter weather is upon us! 

Quarter 2 Report Cards:

Second quarter report cards have been sent electronically; I will not send home a paper copy. Your child's report card is available for viewing  in your ParentVue account.  If you need assistance logging onto your ParentVue account, please contact Mrs. Sciortino in our school office.

School Dates/Events
Jan. 25- Report Cards will be available on Parent Vue
Feb. 8th- Someone Special Dance
Feb 14th- Valentine's Day Party in Mrs. Allen's class 11:45am- 1:15pm
Feb. 18th- No School- President's Day

PTA Events/Dates
Feb. 1st- Muffins with Moms- 7am

A Peek At Our Week- 

Reading: Students will learn about about non-fiction text features: headings, captions, table of contents, glossary, index, etc.

Writing: We will begin writing fractured fairy tales.

Science: We will continue learning about different types of weather and how weather can effect a habitat.

Math: We will tell time to the nearest 5 minutes.


Tests/Quizzes
Word Study Quiz- 2/1
Weather Test- 2/6
Time Test- 2/7

CogAT

CogAT (Cognitive Abilities Test)

During the month of February, second grade students in Loudoun County Public Schools will take the online Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT), Form 7, Level 8. The CogAT measures general and specific cognitive skills that allow a student to learn new tasks or solve problems in the absence of direct instruction.

Students’ verbal, quantitative, and nonverbal reasoning abilities are measured by three test batteries, each of which is comprised of three subtests. Students typically complete three subtests per day, for three consecutive school days, to complete all nine subtests. These tests are untimed; however, each day’s testing period usually does not exceed 90 minutes. Students work through each subtest at his or her own pace, and the entire test is read aloud to students by means of pre-recorded audio.

Students cannot prepare or study for the CogAT. Instead, they will have the opportunity to become familiar with test items through teacher-directed practice activities. Additionally, practice questions, administered before the first subtest, will familiarize students with the online testing environment.

Score reports will be sent home to parents/guardians together with the 3rd Quarter report card.

Valentine's Day Party

Valentine’s Day Celebration:
Our class will be celebrating Valentine's Day on Thursday, February 14th.  We will be having a pizza party during lunch and then fun events after.  Please bring signed permission slip and $3.00 for pizza. Students may bring Valentine’s Day cards to school to distribute to the class on February 14th.  Please remember to include all students if your son or daughter is going to bring in Valentine’s Day cards. We will be making Valentine's Day bags in class, so you do not need to do that at home. A class list will be sent home this week.
IMPORTANT NOTE Valentine’s Day cards may not include any candy items.   Any cards sent in to school with candy will be sent back home.  

Homework

No Math Homework
$3.00 Cash for Valentine's Day Pizza Party

Important Dates and Peek at Our Week

Happy Monday!

I hope everyone had an enjoyable winter break! We are back in the swing of things here at school! 

School Dates/Events
Dec. 21-Jan. 1st- No School for Winter Break
Jan. 2- return to school
Jan. 17- End of Q2
Jan. 18- Student Holiday- No School for students
Jan. 21- No School- Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Jan. 23- Moveable Monday
Jan. 25- Report Cards will be available on Parent Vue

PTA Events/Dates
Jan. 11- Box Top Collection
Jan. 14- PTA Meeting

A Peek At Our Week- 

Reading: Students are making predictions, retelling what happened, and sharing with their reading partners!

Writing: We will continue to write Fiction Stories.

Science: We will continue learning about magnets.

Math: We will continue our money unit- counting up to $2.00.


Tests/Quizzes
Magnet  Test- 1/10
Word Study Quiz- 1/18
Money Test- 1/23