Reminders:
Please continue to:
monitor your email for information regarding Covid mitigation efforts from our district's administrative team.
Due to a nationwide mask/delivery delay please ensure that your child has at least 2 extra masks in their backpack.
make sure your child has an extra set of weather appropriate clothing in their backpack.
have your child pack their inside shoes and a water bottle every day.
email your child’s teacher AND Cindy LaWare (claware@cvsdvt.org) if you have any attendance or dismissal related updates.
If your child is at home and you would like for them to engage in learning, please go to CCS At Home Learning Opportunities.
CCS students have access to EBooks & Audiobooks through our library! Check out our library’s ‘how to’ section for more information.
Please sign up for a family conference! Hall-Potvin Spring Family Conference Sign Up Form
Spirit Week is Coming!!
The week before vacation will be Spirit Week at CCS. Here is a breakdown of the week:
Monday- 2/14
Rock your Favorite Color
Wear something that shows your favorite color off!
Tuesday- 2/15
Mix & Match
Mix and match your clothing. Maybe two different socks? Stripes with polka dots? Have fun!
Wednesday- 2/16
Summer Day
Wear an outfit for summer.
Thursday- 2/17
Wacky Day
Wear your clothing inside out or backwards.
Friday- 2/18
Comfy Day
Where something that makes you feel comfy.
Math: Our mathematicians are having fun! Second graders have been working with the core idea: I can solve problems with pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters and dollars. We’ve been working to develop place value understanding within the context of money, skip counting forwards and backwards by 5s & 10s on & off the decade, and solving addition and subtraction story problems with money.
Reading: Second grade readers are working hard to apply what they have been learning all year! We have been reading multiple books on the same topic and then teaching our classmates about that topic. Next week, we’ll be starting a lot of work on nonfiction text features!
Word Study: We have begun to work on applying open syllables in our spelling. An open syllable as one vowel at the end of the syllable and the vowel sound is long (ex: be, baby). Y may be a vowel in an open syllable. If y is the vowel in a one open syllable word, it will make the long i sound (ex: cry), if it is the vowel in the second syllable of a two syllable word, it will make the long e sound (ex: baby).
Writing: Our nonfiction writers have been hard at work! Second graders have not only chosen topics, but are now choosing a particular audience for their writing. Teaching students to write for an audience allows them to be choosy with the information they put down on the page!
Science: We have begun our new science unit, ‘Pebbles, Sand, and Silt.’ During this unit, second grade scientists will be investigating the surface of the earth and how it has changed over time. This week, scientists explored the concepts of weathering and erosion by asking the question, ‘Why is there sand at the beach?’ We had fun recreating weathering and erosion as we created sediment and sand!
SEL/Theme: In our Second Step lesson this week, students learned strategies for handling making mistakes. We focused on the concepts:
Everyone makes mistakes, but if you’re feeling strong feelings, it’s important to calm down.
Making mistakes helps you learn, because mistakes show you what you need to practice more.
You can use belly breathing to calm down.
It’s important to calm down so you can think, learn, and ask for help when you need it.
Kindness Month - Our month-long focus on kindness has begun! Students have been having fun with ‘The Great Kindness Challenge.’ Throughout the week, we have explored kindness in many forms. We’ve had a great time spreading kindness across our community!
