Lowes Island
Elementary School
Miss Flaim’s 2
nd
Grade
This week in our classroom, we will be working on:
*Reading-Comprehension (Beg/Mid/End)-learning how to identify
essential details to include in a retell)
*Math-Starting to introduce time (Nearest hour/half hour)
*Writing-Students are reviewing compound words/contractions and
working on a story of their choice.
*Content-Egypt Unit-Test on Friday, Jan. 22nd
January 18 t h , 2016
* Homework Chart*
Monday: -No School –MLK Holiday
Tuesday: - Word Study Menu
Read for 15 minutes and sign reading log
NO MATH HOMEWORK!
rd
Orientation
*If you haven’tSeptember
joined the PTO23
yet,-Volunteer
please do so ASAP!
Membership
is only $10. We are trying to get 100% participation in our class, and
as an added bonus, if we are the first class to do this, we get a
PIZZA PARTY! 
Wednesday: -Word Study Menu
Read for 15 minutes and sign reading log
*Don’t forget to send it box tops and labels for education! We are
always collecting them!
Thursday: -Take a Practice Spelling Test
Read for 15 minutes and sign reading log
Reflex for 15 minutes
*Reminders-Math Homework is always due by Wednesday and Reading
Logs are due on Fridays.
CoGAT testing is coming up in February. The CoGATs are a cognitive ability
test that is taken on the computer. The test measures reasoning and problemsolving skills in three different areas: verbal, quantitative, and nonverbal. It
does not show up on the report card or affect students’ final grades. This test
is used later when helping to select for the gifted program in 4th grade and is
only one piece of the evaluative process (many other aspects are considered).
We will be going over some practice questions in class to help students
prepare.
Friday: Poetry Notebook comes home – read
poem to family members. Try to get signatures
so you can get the magic number!
***Practice Math Facts every day-can be
flashcards, time tests, computer games, etc. You
do not need to turn anything into the
teacher.***
If you have any questions please email me:
Olivia.flaim@lcps.org
Or call the school: (571) 434-4450
This Week…
Math: SOL 2.12-The student will tell and write time
to the nearest five minutes, using analog and digital
clocks.
Math Facts: For the second quarter, students will
have 4 minutes to complete 50 addition or subtraction
problems to 20.
Content: 2.1: The student will explain how the
contributions of ancient China and Egypt have
influenced the present world in terms of
architecture, inventions, the calendar, and written
language.
Important Dates…
January 18th-MLK Holiday-No School
January 20th-Monday Schedule for specials
(Students will have computer lab)
January 28th-End of 2nd grading period
January 29th-Teacher Workday
*CoGAT Testing for our class will be Feb. 2nd-4th at 10:00
a.m. Please make sure your child is on time to school that
week, so they do not miss the testing.
*Lunch Time: 11:45-12:15
*Library-Thursdays