August and September 2012 Newsletter
The Main Events
27 First Day of School
3 No School, Labor Day
4 Language Arts grouping begins
7 Wear Spiritwear or School
Colors
15 PTA Family Picnic
17 Charleston orders due, Wear
red, white, and blue
21 Wear your favorite summer tshirt
24-28 Book Fair, Library
Math News
In math, we will be working on
learning about calendars-the days of
the week, the months of the year, and
how to determine the days before and
after. Please help your child by
reviewing activities your family is
involved in on a calendar. This will
give them real-world experience.
Math facts-Classes will start
reviewing basic addition facts soon.
You can help by practicing these every
night. It can be two or three minutesin the car, at breakfast, at a brother or
sister’s sports practice.
Language Arts News
Starting next week, we will
begin switching for Language Arts.
You should have received a letter on
Friday, August 31st listing your child’s
Language Arts teacher. Please let us
know if you did not.
In Language Arts, students will
be participating in Reader’s
Workshop, Writer’s Workshop, and
Spelling. In Reader’s Workshop the
students will be reading
independently, reading in small
groups to improve their skills, and
working on literacy activities to
practice the skills they are learning.
This is where they will be “shopping
for books” to read. Please ask your
child what he or she is reading. In
Writer’s Workshop, the students will
be writing, writing, and writing. They
will also be learning and practicing
skills to improve their writing.
Students will be given spelling words
to practice during the week and be
assessed on these words on Friday.
The students will have spelling
homework every night.
Content News
The classes are starting the year
off with a unit on communities. We
will also have a “Lab of the Week” in
Science to help students use the
scientific method.
Important School
Reminders
At the beginning of the school
year a great deal of paperwork is sent
home for you to fill out. Please take
the time to look over all of the
documents from both the office and
myself and get them back to school as
soon as possible.
Right away the office needs:
emergency cards, health, and
dental check forms.
Contact Information
Round Hill Elementary
17115 Evening Star Drive
Round Hill, VA 20141
(540) 751-2450
Absentee Phone Line: (540)-751-2451
Contact your child’s teacher:
Mrs. Carpenter
Laura.A.Carpenter@lcps.org
Volunteers
We love having volunteers in
our classroom! It is always nice to
have an extra set of hands and the
students love seeing their moms and
dads come in!
Please check my volunteer form
and my website for volunteer
opportunities available in our
classroom. Please don’t worry if you
can’t find a time, we have plenty of
other volunteer opportunities
throughout the school year!
Homework Helper and
Websites
Planners/Agendas
Please remember to check your
child’s planner daily for homework
assignments and any other
information.
Listed below are some fun
reading and math websites.
http://www.abcya.com/second_
grade_computers.htm
Mrs. Doherty
kate.doherty@lcps.org
Mrs. Hughes
ahughes@lcps.org
Mrs. Stokley
katie.stokley@lcps.org
http://www.wegivebooks.org/
(this website has many favorite
children’s books, read aloud.)