Welcome!

Congratulations! You are the parent of a super second grader at Plainview Elementary!  You will be amazed at just how much your child will grow this year. Most likely, your child has had the seeds of reading and writing planted, and during second grade, those seeds will grow and blossom, making your child an accomplished reader and writer! You will see changes in your child’s thinking, as he/she becomes familiar with abstract concepts and symbols. The change will be dramatic — just compare a tiny seed with a full-grown sunflower! That’s the kind of growth you’ll see this year!

Ways to Help Your Child Bloom
The most lovely flowers usually have the best gardener — and that’s you! Staying involved in your child’s education is the key to a successful year. Engage your child in conversation about his/her day, but know that children won’t always give out much information. I will send home a weekly newsletter detailing our activities for the week. You can use this as a springboard for discussion; instead of saying “What did you do at school today?” (the answer is often “nothing!”), you can say, “Oh, I see you’re learning about….what did you find out?”