Winter Parties

Who: All second grade classes
When: Friday, December 16th from 8:30-9:30
Where: Your child's classroom
What to Bring: See the note that went home with your child or contact your child's teacher

We look forward to seeing you!!!

Happy Thanksgiving!!!

Wishing all of our families a very Happy Thanksgiving!!!

We will see you back at school on Monday, November 28th!

--The Second Grade Teachers



Thank You for Coming to Fall Conferences!

The second grade teachers would like to thank all the families that were able to come to the school for fall conferences. If for some reason you were unable to attend your conference, your child's teacher will contact you to reschedule the conference. Again, thank you!

Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters

Second Grade will be going on our first field trip Tuesday, October 4th! We will be going to the Paramount Theatre to watch the play Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters. After the play we will be eating lunch in front of the State Capitol. We invite parents to join us for lunch since there is such limited space for the play. We will be eating in front of the Capitol on the grass.

Please be sure to sign and return the permission slip that was sent home last week to your child's teacher. If you need an additional copy of the permission slip, it can be found to the right of the page under the header "Important Stuff."

Change in Lunch Schedule

Effective Tuesday, September 13, there is a change in lunch schedules for 2nd grade. Below you will find our new lunch times and tables.

Roberts - 10:58-11:28 Table 10
Betts - 10:58-11:28 Table 11
Clay - 11:01-11:31 Table 12
Scrimpsher - 11:01-11:31 Table 13
Duderstadt - 11:04-11:34 Table 14
Bolton - 11:04-11:34 Table 15

Parent Orientation

The 2nd grade teachers would like to thank all the families that were able to join us last Thursday for the Parent Orientation. We have uploaded the PowerPoint that we shared that evening to our website. Please look to the right side of the page under Important Stuff.

We are looking forward to a wonderful year together!

2nd Grade Parents Come Volunteer!

There are many ways for parents to volunteer to help Wells Branch Elementary. You can volunteer in the classroom, library, through the PTA, plus more. If you would like to volunteer, you will need to fill out the Volunteer Application. This application must be filled out every school year and must be complete at least 72 hours in advance.

Thank you for supporting our school!

Homework

This week we began posting the weekly homework to our 2nd grade website. You will find it on the right hand side of our main page. Since it is for the grade level it does not include the specifics of which specials the different classes will be attending. You will notice that on Mondays there will normally be a reading comprehension sheet for homework. This will begin on Monday, September 12. If you have any questions or concerns in regards to the homework, please contact your child's teacher.

It was great to meet all of you!!!

The second grade teachers had a wonderful time meeting our new students in both the Welcome Walk on Wednesday and at Back to School Night on Thursday! We are so excited to begin the 2011-2012 school year with all of you! See you bright and early on Tuesday, August 23 for the first day of school!

Welcome to the 2011-2012 School Year!

Welcome to 2nd Grade!!!

The 2nd Grade teachers would like to welcome all our new students and families to a great year in 2nd Grade. School will be starting very soon and we are so excited to meet you all.

IMPORTANT DATES:

• Wednesday, August 17 (4-6 pm) - WBE Welcome Walk
• Thursday, August 18 (5:30-7 pm) - Back to School Night
• Tuesday, August 23 - FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL!!!

SCHOOL SUPPLIES:

Don't forget to bring you school supplies to Meet the Teacher Night on Thursday, August 18th. If you pre-ordered your school supplies last summer from the PTA they will be in your child's classroom. If you still need to purchase school supplies for the upcoming year, the current school supply list can be found at http://schools.roundrockisd.org/wellsBranch/docs/SupplyList__K-3_Page1.pdf.

GET INVOLVED:

Don't forget to join the WBE PTA! More information can be found at http://www.wellsbranchpta.org/. Membership dues for this year will be $8.50.

Change in End of Year Ceremony

Due to scheduling conflicts, the Second Grade End of Year Ceremony has been changed.

Date: Thursday, May 26th
Time: 9:00 am
Location: WBE Cafeteria

We would love to see you all there as we celebrate the success of our second graders as they move to 3rd grade. If you plan on attending, please arrive early with your ID and check in at the office.

Cafeteria Charges

Wow! It is May and the end of the school year is approaching quickly. Just a friendly reminder, that with the end of the school year coming so quickly, the cafeteria is no longer allowing students to have an outstanding balance on their lunch account. Please make sure that your child has money in their account or with them each day. If a student does not have enough money in their account, they will be given a cheese sandwich for lunch. This can be very disappointing to some students. If you have questions about your child's account you can contact the cafeteria. Thank you!

Austin Zoo Field Trip

On Tuesday, May 3rd, Second Grade will be going on a field trip to the Austin Zoo. This field trip compliments our unit of study on animals. Please be sure that you return the permission slip by Monday, April 18th.

We would love to have our parents join us on the field trip. Admission for adults joining us is $8/person. You may meet us at the zoo or follow the buses. If you need an additional permission slip it is posted on the Second Grade website in the right hand column under "important stuff." If you have additional questions, please contact your child's teacher.

We are looking forward to a fun day at the zoo!

Happy Spring Break!

The Second Grade teachers want to wish all of you a very happy, fun, and safe Spring Break. We are looking forward to seeing you bright and early on Monday, March 21st!!!

SECOND GRADE NEEDS YOUR HELP FOR SPRING FESTIVAL!!!

Our booth this year is the PRINGLE TOSS!!! We are in need of the following:

• Super Stack Pringle Full Cans for our booth.
• Volunteers to help manage the booth.

Send donations in with your child. Let your child's teacher know if you are able to volunteer.

School on Monday, February 21st!!!

Due to the bad weather day that we had earlier in the month, we will now have school on Monday, February 21st.

Valentine's Day Parties

Valentine's Day is coming up on Monday, February 14th. We will be celebrating the holiday with Valentines and treats. Your child's teacher has sent home a note with specific information about the parties. If you have questions please contact them directly. Second grade parties will take place in your child's classroom from 1:45-2:30. If you are planning on joining us that day, please make sure that you bring you ID and check into the office.

International Fair Needs Your Help!!!

This is our last plea to get 3 people to volunteer to help make International Fair happen! We have split the tasks up to lighten the work load.

We need someone for each of the following:
1. Booth Coordination - make sure all of the countries  
    have all of the materials and information that they need.
2. Entertainment - find entertainment for that night.
3. Food - find places to donate food that represents the
    countries.

This is such a fun and educational event for students. If you can help, please let Jill Verrico know ASAP! She, the previous chair, and the rest of the PTA Board will be there to help any way you need. Let's make it happen!