Rolling Ridge’s 2nd Grade Newsletter
September 2015
Volume 1, Issue 1
Rolling Ridge Elementary
Welcome back!
Language Arts News!
Our reading program at Rolling Ridge is called Pathways. This program is
used in K-5.
This month in reading we will…
Contents
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Complete Development Reading Assessment (DRA) to determine
guided reading groups
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Complete Phonological Awareness Literacy Screening (PALS)
Language Arts
1
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Complete word study assessment to determine spelling groups
Math News
1
Upcoming Events
1
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Start meeting with guided reading groups
Writing News
1
Social Studies News
2
Science News
2
Reminders
2
Volunteers
This month in writing we will be…
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Journaling
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Handwriting – Reviewing printing uppercase and lowercase
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Launching Writing Workshop
2
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Parts of speech – nouns, verbs, adjectives
Contact Information
2
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Learning the parts of a sentence
Vocabulary Corner
2
Upcoming Events
Sept. 7
Labor Day No SCHOOL
Sept. 11
RED, WHITE, and BLUE
Day!
PTA Meeting 8:00a.m.
Sept. 17
Read-a-thon Fundraiser
Oct. 6
Picture Day
Oct. 12
Columbus Day
NO SCHOOL
Math News
Our Guided Math approach to teaching and assessing math,
allows students to work in small groups with their peers and
explore math concepts at their level with the appropriate amount
of teacher support.
This month in math we will …
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Identify days, months, years, future and past dates

Identify place value- ones and tens
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Recognize and write ordinal numbers- 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc.
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2nd grade
Rolling Ridge
Social Science
This month in Social Science, students will learn about being a
good citizen and look at examples from United States history.
Some of the topics covered will be:
Vocabulary
Corner
Math Vocabulary
addition
subtraction
days of the week
months of the year
What is responsibility?
What is respect?
What is a law?
What does it mean to vote?
How can you contribute to your community?
We will learn about Helen Keller, George Washington,
Susan B. Anthony, and Abraham Lincoln.
calendar
Social Science Vocabulary
respect
law
trustworthy self-discipline
responsible
honesty
community citizen
vote
Reminders
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Students should bring a
sweatshirt or sweater to school
as the room temperature can
vary.
Students may bring one snack to
school
Students must bring their
agendas/homework folders back
to school each day
IMPORTANT: Please send back
forms from the first day folders
with your child as soon as
possible!!!
Volunteers and Contact Information
“Anyone that
has never made
a mistake has
never tried
anything new.”
-- Albert Einstein
Rolling Ridge Elementary School
500 East Frederick Drive
Sterling, VA 20164
Phone:
(571) 434-4540
Fax:
(703) 444-7442
E-mails:
robin.durham@lcps.org
tracy.turner@lcps.org
cameron.frey@lcps.org
morgan.schulte@lcps.org
Debbie.g.dawson@lcps.org
Maria.magallanes@lcps.org
Prasanna.kodali@lcps.org
Tatyana.acton@lcps.org
School Hours – 7:50 a.m.-2:35 p.m.
Office hours 7:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Volunteers
Do you want to volunteer? There are a
number of ways to volunteer:
 Cut out laminations at
home
 Copying at school
 Reading with students
 Monitoring Centers
Do you have other special skills like
sewing?
Please call or email us to let us know
how you want to help!