Mrs. Etchberger’s 2nd Grade Class

This week we are back in full gear and on our way to the 4th Nine-weeks.  Report cards will be going home this Friday.  In Science and Language Arts this week we are studying oviparous and viviparous animals.  Ask you child to list some of these animals for you.  In math we are discussing fractions.  It is important that your child can properly identify and label parts of a set and parts of a whole.  During the upcoming weeks we will be administering practice benchmarks in class.  The tests will be reviewed in class, but I encourage you to sit with your child and review ALL the questions (not just the ones he/she missed) and have your child explain why and how they chose his/her answer.  We will also continue working on reading passages, which will also increase in difficulty.  Review these passages with your child.  Answers to reading passages should be underlined, clearly bubbled, and have the paragraph number written next to the question.

If you have any questions about the work sent home, please feel free to call or send me an email.  You can reach me at aetchberger@dpisd.org or 832-668-8100 ext. 81225.

Hello Parents!!

We have a very busy week ahead of us.

On Tuesday there will be a TAKS Pep Rally held at Dabbs to pump up the 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students. Tuesday will also be a crazy sock day, so please encourage your child to wear crazy or silly socks to school.

Wednesday, March 5 is 3rd and 5th grade Reading TAKS and 4th grade Writing TAKS. It is very important that the building be as quiet as possible to ensure the students have a calm and peaceful testing environment.

Thursday, March 6, from 8:30 - 11:00 we are going to the Outdoor Learning Center. A blue note was sent home on Friday with information regarding this field trip. Please sign and return the permission form by Tuesday, March 4. Your child will be eating a sack lunch on Thursday, it is an option to bring one from home, or I can make arrangements for a sack lunch to be provided by the school cafeteria and your child’s account will be charged. If you have any questions about the field trip, please feel free to email, call, or send a note with your child to school.

During the week we will be discussing famous inventors and their inventions in ELA and Social Studies. We will continue to review 2-digit subtraction with regrouping in Math, and in science, we will explore magnets and their properties.

I hope you have a great week!!    :o)