Quarter 1, Week 2

What a GREAT second week we had together! I am so impressed with how well our class is diving right into the school year. Each and every child and his/her dedication to learning truly never ceases to amaze me!

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LEARNING TOPICS

• Reading - retelling fiction stories​
• Writing - small moment narratives
• Phonics - beginning blends (s, r, and l blends)
  • brush
  • draw
  • blink
  • plaster
  • smash
  • swing
• Math - 
  • 2.1 - place value & modeling to 1000; skip counting; counting to 120; multiple ways to represent a number
  • 2.4 - place value; base ten modeling; using expanded form to add two, 2-digit numbers
• Social Studies - landforms (mountain, valley, plateau, plain, river)

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PBIS REwards Details

The long-awaited information about PBIS Rewards is finally here! Thank you very much for your patience as we learn to navigate this new platform and enable student-access from home. We appreciate you!

As mentioned in last week's newsletter, students can earn points from any staff member in the building for following the below rules or the "Big Three" - Respect Myself, Respect Others, and Be 100% Accountable.

• ​Rule #1: Stay in control of my body and my mind.
• Rule #2: Please and thank you, we always use kind words.
• Rule #3: Listen and wait my turn.
• Rule #4: Always have the materials to help me learn.
• Rule #5: Stay on task and Have fun learning.

Once a month, the PBIS team will visit each grade level with a Prize Cart.  Students will be made aware of the day this will take place, what items will be available, and how much a trip to the cart "costs" in advance. Moreover, students can set a goal of what they'd like to work toward earning so they have something awesome to look forward to after accumulating PBIS Rewards points! 

If your child isn't interested in the items on the cart, he/she can also cash-in their points for something in my store at any point in time - it does not need to be on the same day that the PBIS Prize Cart visits 2nd grade. Should your child choose this option, it is his/her responsibility to let me know when they have reached their point goal and are ready to purchase something from my store (see below for a step-by-step guide on how to check points at home). This is what can be purchased at my store - 

• 10 Points - Desk Pet
• 20 Points - Fun Pencil
• 30 Points - Read to the Class
• 30 Points - Read to Another Class
• 40 Points - Show and Tell
• 50 Points - Treasure Box

How to access PBIS rewards at home​

1. Open Classlink.
2. Log in using the credentials in your child's black Communication Journal (on the opposite side of the schedule in the page protector). 
3. Search "PBIS." Click on the below app.

     4. The below page will open. Click the blue "Classlink" button.

     5. Select your preferred view.

     6. It will display your name and point balance.

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Important upcoming dates

• Monday, August 23rd - Virtual ESOL Parent Coffee at 8:30
• Thursday, August 26th - Virtual Curriculum Night (links will be "live" at 3pm)
• Friday, August 27th - Dolvin Spirit Day

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Closing

Please always feel free to reach out with questions and concerns. I hope you have a great and safe weekend ahead!

Sincerely,

​Bianca Popola