.Round Hill Elementary
Inspiring, Believing, and Achieving in Second Grade!
January 2016 Newsletter
Calendar
Language Arts News
4 Return to school from break
11 Class Pictures
18 No School for Dr. Martin Luther
King Jr. Day
20 Movable Monday (Monday specials
schedule)
22 Bingo Night
28 End of Second Grading Period
29 Teacher Workday
This month students take the
DRA reading assessment, PALS
assessment, and AIMS web
assessment. All students will read
fluency passages for the AIMS web
screening. The PALS and DRA
assessments will be given if a child
did not meet the benchmarks in
September.
Starting in January, second
graders will work on long vowel
patterns in our word study words.
This is a skill needs to be reinforced
often. If your child is using a
pattern that we have studied,
he/she is responsible for applying
it in writing.
Math News
In December, we practiced adding
double digit numbers. This month we
will subtract double digit numbers. It
is very important for second graders
to know basic facts to complete these
skills. We practice our facts many
ways daily in the classroom, please be
sure your child is also practicing at
home. Second graders love using the
Reflex math program. There are also
a variety of apps and websites if just
using flashcards becomes
monotonous. Thank you for your help
in this area!
Content News
The classes will enjoy learning
about magnets in science! The kids
love getting to test materials to see
if they are or are not magnetic.
At the end of the month, we will
identify the 7 continents, 5 oceans,
and begin our study of Ancient
Egypt.
Important School
Reminders
Be sure to review with your child what
he/she is to do in the event that school
closes early. At the beginning of the
year you filled out an early dismissal
form. As the winter weather
approaches, be sure to check the local
news and radio stations, as well as the
Loudoun County Public Schools
website for up to date closing
information.
More School Reminders
Before the winter break, our school
had many different sicknesses
going around. Please be sure to not
send your child to school if he/she
is sick. It is also important to
continue to encourage healthy
habits at home like washing hands.
Please remember, if you send your
child with any medication to school
it needs to go through the clinic.
This includes cough drops. Thank
you!
Homework Helper and
Websites
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
Mrs. Doherty
kate.doherty@lcps.org
Mrs. Stokley
katie.stokley@lcps.org
Mrs. Owen
stacey.owen@lcps.org
Scholastic has some great games that
second graders would enjoy!
http://www.scholastic.com/kids/stac
ks/games/
Starfall.com has many wonderful
reading activities, leveled for students.
http://www.starfall.com/
The students have enjoyed playing
some of the math games on this site:
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/m
ath.htm