2ND GRADE

NEWS

Carroll Manor
Elementary School
240-236-3800

Welcome to Second Grade!

Welcome back to school! We are happy to be
working with your child this year. We have high
expectations and will be doing all we can to
help your child meet those expectations.
You can help at home as well by making sure
you initial your childs agenda each night, check
and discuss behavior calendar in the home
folder, and make time for homework.
Please make sure your child is coming on time
and prepared for school every day by bringing
back their agenda, take home folder, and
completed homework.
We have been working hard to establish
classroom rules, discussing appropriate school
behavior, and adjusting to our daily schedule.
Students have been doing a wonderful job!

Grading Policy

Dates to Remember

August 24: First Day of School

September: 7 Schools Closed
September 14: Schools Closed
September 23: Schools Closed
September 25: 2-Hour Early
Dismissal
October 15: 2-Hour Early
Dismissal
October 16: Schools Closed
October 30: Schools Closed

Curriculum Standards
Social Studies: We will be learning about
different types of communities: rural, urban,
and suburban. We will also learn to read and
use different types of maps and globes.

FCPS has created a new second grade report card.

As a result, the students will be graded using:

Language Arts: We will focus on literary

short texts by identifying key details and
recounting stories. We will ask and answer
A Exemplary performance towards
questions to demonstrate understanding of
meeting grade level standards
texts. Students will learn about complete
B Skilled performance towards meeting grade level sentences and using elaboration in narrative
writing.
standards

CSatisfactory performance towards meeting grade

level standards

*Have students practice retelling or

summarizing what they have just read.

D Minimal performance towards meeting grade

level standards

*Practice fluency by reading out loud.

F Unacceptable performance towards meeting

grade level standards
Students will also receive an effort grade of 1-4 in
Reading and Math.

Math: We will be learning about place value

and addition/subtraction facts up to 20.
*Start working on facts that are
doubles and make tens.*

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Contact Information
If you have any questions or
concerns, please contact us by
phone or email:
Michelle Bonanno 240-236-3836
Michelle.Bonanno@fcps.org
Courtney Hicks
240-236-3833
Courtney.Hicks@fcps.org

Daily Schedule
9:05 11:25 Language Arts
11:30 - 12:20

Lunch/Recess

12:30 - 1:10

Science/SS

1:15 - 1:55
2:00 3:15

Specials
Math

Erin Horman
240-236-3835
Erin.Horman@fcps.org

3:25

Robin Whipp
240-236-3828
Robin.whipp@fcps.org

Please see specific teacher

schedules for specials
information.

Thank you Parents!

Thank you to all the parents who sent in
extra supplies! Keep a look out in the
upcoming newsletters for needed supplies.
Any donations will be greatly appreciated.

Dismissal

Field Trip Information

Students will be participating in field trips
this year. We will visit the ESSL (Earth Space
and Science Lab), take a walking tour of
Frederick, and enjoy Fountain Rock Nature
Center. More information will be coming
home soon!

We Challenge YOU!

This month we challenge you to work with your student on tying their shoes.
Here are some helpful tips:

Practice other fine-motor skill activities like chopsticks, lacing cards,

nuts & bolts, monkey bars, and puzzles.

Practice tying something bigger first, like tying a jump rope around a

tree!
Use different color shoe laces, so kids see the steps more easily.
Sit behind the child while tying their shoes so they can see from their view
how it is done.
Rememberproductive struggle can lead to great outcomes.