Welcome to Quarter 3!

Your student is halfway through 2nd grade! Above is a picture of our Reading Data Wall. Each student updated their monkey with their new level. The left shows each student's reading level in October. The right shows each student's reading level in January. What improvement! Ask your student about their reading level and their new goal next testing in May.

Continue to make sure our child is reading for 20-30 minutes at home every night. After they read, ask them to "retell" what happened in the story. "What was the problem? How did they solve the problem? What does this remind you of?"  Some students need to practice their sight words. I have sent home a page of large-print words. Cut out each word to practice as flash cards. Students should be able to read each word within 3 seconds. They can also practice on www.readingeggs.com at home!

In math next week, we will be taking the unit test on Telling Time. Throughout the day at home, ask your child "What time is it? Is it AM or PM? How do you know?" This will help students relate their school learning to real life!

Thank you for your support!
E-mail me with any questions,
rachel.greenblatt@pgcps.org