How much do I know about 2nd grade Gifted ?

When does class start?

• 8:25am when the first bell rings.

• 8:35am when the second bell rings.

• 8:00 am when students are let in school.

• 8:30 am between the two bells.

Answer explanation

YAY! We have 15 more minutes in the morning than when we were in Kindergarten or First Grade!

At what time do we go eat lunch?

• 10:15am

• 10:00am

• 10:30am

• 11:00am

Answer explanation

We go to recess at 10:15, just before lunch to increase our appetite in case we weren't hungry enough already!

How many specials classes do we have and how often do we do each?

• Two specials: Music 2x a week

  Art 2x a week

• Two specials:

  Art 2x a week

  PE 3x a week

• Three specials: Music 2x a week

  Art 1x a week

  PE 2x a week

• Three specials: Music 1x a week

  Art 1x a week

  PE 3x a week

Answer explanation

Movement is medicine!

We have two and a half hours of PE every week. On Wednesdays we only do 30 minutes due to early dismissal.

When is homework checked?

• Every day

• On Mondays

• On Mondays and Fridays

• Only when special assignments are given

Answer explanation

Please complete ONLY the Home Learning assigned for each day. If you go ahead you might be working on a topic we haven't learned in class yet.

How many grades do students get weekly?

• Two for each subjet: Reading, Writing and Science.

• Depends on the week and on the Topic Assessments.

• At least one for each subject: Reading, Writing and Science.

• Only one grade per subject per week.

Answer explanation

Students get at least one grade per subject per week. There may be more grades if we are working on a PYP project, science project, research, reading assignments etc.

Please check your student's grades periodically on your parent portal.

How Many PYP IB Units are there in Second Grade?

• 4 Units

• 5 Units

• 6 Units

• 8 Units

Answer explanation

There are 6 IB Units:

Unit 1: Sharing the Planet.

Unit 2. How We Organize Ourselves.

Unit 3. Where we are in place and time.

Unit 4. How We Express Ourselves.

Unit 5. Who We Are.

Unit 6. How the World Works.

All Units are the same for all IB Schools around the world!

When do students take SAT?

• After Spring Break

• Before Spring Break

• At the end of May

• There is no SAT this year.

Answer explanation

State Wide SAT Testing has been eradicated. Instead there will be three Progress Monitoring FAST ASSESMENTS.