Dear Parents and Guardians of future 2nd Graders,
I'm looking forward to seeing you all in August and enjoying a great year of learning with your children.
Reviewing 1st grade skills over the summer will help reinforce what your child learned this past school year and will help prepare him/her for 2nd grade. I'm asking for your help to make sure your child completes assignments for RQ and IXL during the summer break.
Read n Quiz: Please have your child read and test over 2 books during the summer. I'm not assigning a minimal reading level for each child, but please do not allow your child to read a book below level 1.5.
IXL: Please have your child work on the IXL Summer Adventures Skill Plan for 2nd Grade. Check to make sure he/she reaches a Smartscore of at least 80 on each item, but if you'd like your child to work beyond that, please do so.
Addition and Subtraction flash cards: If your child struggles with quickly recalling basic math facts, please practice addition and subtraction facts with flash cards at least once a week. You may also want to check out XtraMath for online practice.
If you have any questions or concerns, please let me know. I'll be checking my email over the break. Thank you for helping get your child ready for 2nd grade!
Melanie Wall
2nd Grade Teacher
St. Ann Catholic School
Here are the steps to find the summer practice skills:
1. Go to IXL.com and login
2. Click learning lab
3. Select skills plan
4. Go to IXL Summer Adventures - 2nd Grade
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