Happy Holidays!

The Second Grade teachers want to thank you all for helping to make the fall semester of second grade such a success. We look forward to welcoming our future 3rd graders back in January. Enjoy the Winter Break with your family and friends.

We will see you in 2013!

Field Trip Tomorrow!

Dear 2^nd Grade Parents,                          

Just a friendly reminder that our field trip to the ZACH Theatre to see Holiday Heroes  is scheduled for Thursday, November 29th.   To make the field trip more pleasant, please send the following items in your child’s back pack:

·        A water bottle

·        A beach towel to sit on while they eat.

·        A sack lunch from home (unless you ordered one from the cafeteria.)

*Remember the sack lunch options from the cafeteria are Ham and Tomato Salad or Cheese and Tomato Salad. If your child is signed up for a school lunch this day, but will not eat one of the above options, please send them with a sack lunch from home.

We will be leaving school at 9:15. We will be eating lunch after the performance at approximately 12:00 at Zilker Park.  Please make sure your child is on time for school. 

Thanks!!!!

The Second Grade Teachers

Happy Thanksgiving!!!

From all of the second grade teachers here at Wells Branch, we wish you and your loved ones a very Happy Thanksgiving! Have a safe and enjoyable weekend and we will see you on Monday, November 26th.

Austin Art

Dismissal Procedures

Thank you for your help in following dismissal procedures. Please remember that parents walking up to pick up their child, should have their child designated as a walker for pick up near the bike rack. Students in the car rider area are dismissed into cars in the line.  Also, as much as we all love our pets, we must ask that parents on foot refrain from bringing pets on campus for arrival or dismissal. Even the friendliest pet is intimidating to children who are afraid of them... and 900 children in dismissal mode can throw even the most benign animal into survival mode. For the safety of our students and peace of mind for some, please leave pets at home.

Volunteers Needed!

We have a reward system to help promote positive behavior in the cafeteria. Ms. Carley sent out a request for parent volunteers so that we can continue this reward system. The volunteers are needed at the school since it involves the use of our die cut machine and hanging things in the cafeteria. We need die cuts of the explorers on an ongoing basis. We are already low in some grade levels. We also need a couple of parents who will post the explorers on Friday afternoons or Monday mornings. Let me your teacher know if you are able to help and they will pass your name to Ms. Carley.

Tenemos un sistema de reconocimientos para promover el buen comportamiento en la cafetería. La Srita. Carly ha pedido ayuda de padres voluntarios para poder continuar estos reconocimientos. Es necesario o que los voluntarios vengan a la escuela ya que se usara una máquina para cortar figuras de papel y también colgar cosas dentro de la cafetería. Necesitamos figuras de los exploradores cortadas frecuentemente. Estamos escasos de figuras de los exploradores  en ciertos grados. También necesitamos padres que ayuden a pegar los exploradores los viernes después del medio día y los lunes por la mañana. Déjeme saber si usted está disponible para ayudar en esta actividad y yo le pasare su dato a la Srita. Carley.

Welcome to Second Grade!

Welcome to second grade! We are so excited to get the 2012-2013 school year started. It was wonderful to meet our students during the Welcome Walk and Back to School Night. What an impressive group of students we have coming into the second grade! We know it will be a great year. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact your child's teacher. We will see you bright and early Monday morning.

Dell Diamond Field Trip

2nd Grade is going to the…..

Dell Diamond

Second grade will be going on a field trip on Wednesday, May 16^th!  We are excited to take a tour of Dell Diamond!  We will depart from school no later than 9:00 a.m.  Please make sure your child is on time for school. The tour will last approximately one hour.  Afterwards, we will load up and head to Old Settlers Park for lunch and recess time.  We will be returning to school around 2:00 p.m.

Thank you to the PTA for providing the funding for this field trip!!!!

You are welcome to join us.  If you would like to attend please meet us at the front of the school by 9:00 a.m. and you are invited to follow the buses.  If not, you can always meet us at the Dell Diamond.  Admission is free for adults and teachers.

A permission slip was sent home with your child. You can also find the permission slip to the right of this website.  Please mark whether or not he or she may attend and return no later than Tuesday, May 1, 2012.  You will also need to mark if your child will be bringing a sack lunch from home or buying one from the cafeteria. 

Thanks,

Second Grade Teachers

Spring has Sprung!

Flowers blooming, windy skies, birds chirping, warmer weather...It is hard to believe that spring is already here! Not only does spring officially arrive this week but we started the 4th and final grading period of 2nd grade today! In 10 short weeks we will no longer have 2nd graders but we will have 3rd graders!

We have a lot of exciting things planned for the end of the school year and appreciate all our parents for supporting our classrooms. Please look for notes and emails from your child's teacher about ways you can help enhance our learning in the classroom. Students get excited about the end of the year but it is important for them to remember school expectations until the very end. Thank you for reinforcing this at home!

Spring conferences will not need to be held for every child like they were in the fall. Your child's teacher will contact you if there is an academic concern that needs to be discussed before the end of the year. However, you are welcome to request a conference at any time with your child's teacher.

Dismissal Change

Welcome back to school! We hope that you all had a relaxing and enjoyable winter break!

Beginning in January, there is a change in our dismissal procedures - specifically in regards to WALKERS!

A child will be considered a

WALKER if:

•  they walk home by themself or with other children.
• an adult will walk up to the school to get their child to walk home or ride in a car.

CAR RIDER if:

• an adult will drive through the car rider line and pick the child up from the dismissal area in the back of the school (the adult does not leave the car).

If you are driving to the school, parking your car, and walking to the school; please do not park in no-parking zones. The sheriff does patrol the school at dismissal times and we do not want any of you to get a ticket! There are specific times that parking on Merriltown and Town Hill are no-parking zones (this includes loading and unloading students).

IF THERE IS A CHANGE TO YOUR CHILD'S WAY OF GOING HOME:

• Please send in a note that clearly states how your child will be going home based on the definitions above and for how long this change will occur (just for that day, remainder of the school year, etc).
• If it is a change that occurs during the school day, please call the front office (428-3400) and leave a message for your child's teacher with them. Teachers do not always have the opportunity to check email or phone messages during the middle of the day.

Thank you so much for your attention to safety and changes to school procedures. Your assistance will help our transition go more smoothly. Contact your child's teacher for any additional questions you may have.