The Engle Edition
April 13, 2017
An Overview of Our Week!!
Don't forget that there will be no school tomorrow. Enjoy the 3 day weekend!
GCISD Reads! Due to Mrs. Engle by April 28th!
Spring Pictures
Individual pictures were sent home last week on a preview basis. If you want all or part of the package, please send in the payment and/or unwanted pictures. If you do not want to purchase any of the pictures, please return to your child's teacher.
Group pictures were also sent home last week and were paid for in advance. If you didn't order one, your child's homeroom teacher may have a few extras. The cost is $12 each. Correct change please or checks made payable to "Top of Texas".
Math Telescoping Exams
2016 – 2017 EXAM DATES
SUMMER EXAM DATE: Wednesday, June 28th
SUMMER ONLINE REG OPENS: May 11th
SUMMER ONLINE REG CLOSES: May 25th
SUMMER EXAM FEE DUE: May 31st
Parent Information Packet - Acceleration Exams: Math Telescoping, Grades K-7 - ENGLISH VERSION
Shoe & Clothing Drive
Summer Enrichment
The 2017 Summer Enrichment Brochure is now up on the website. Please check out the awesome classes being offered this year. There are over 53 teachers this year in our Summer Enrichment Program, 90 different courses with most being offered multiple times during the summer. Dyslexia courses will again be offered this year for GCISD students that are being served by our Reading Interventionists and NEW GT strand of courses designed specifically for our GT LEAD and ASPIRE Academy students, as well as other GT identified students from surrounding districts. Check out the courses at the link below.
Upcoming Events
- April 14: Bad Weather Make Up Day/No School
- April 18: Bricks 4 Kidz/Raising Cane's Spirit Night
- April 19: Fitness Force
- April 21: Sock Hop or Spring Dance/ Texan Time
- April 25: Pre-K and Kinder Registration 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
- April 27: Jersey Mike's Spirit Night
- April 29: Rachel's Challenge Rally and 5k
- May 1: GCISD Reads Challenge DUE with 1,500 pages
- May 3: Garden Club
- May 19: Field Day!
- May 24: Career Day!
- May 31: 2nd Grade End of the Year Celebration at 10:00 a.m.
KC Club's Rachel's Challenge Drive!
Rachel's Challenge Rally!
At Home Resources:
At Home Resources:
- Read chapter books
- Have students fill out their Reading Logs in Google Drive after they complete a book! *Remember our goal is to read 1,500 pages this year! :) GCISD READS
- Practice Math Facts- Xtra Math or Flash cards. Some other APPS to practice addition facts (addimals, mathmateer)
Options:
Reading:
- iStation
- RAZKids / Epic
- Schoolbo
Spelling:
- Spelling City
- Word Mover
- Notes app - Students can write creative/funny sentences with their words in them.
- Word Brain
Math
- Prodigy
- iStation
- Hooda Math (Higher Level Thinking Activities)
- Tell Time ! ! FREE
- Clock Master
**Please help your student reach their goals by making sure they are reading and practicing their math facts! :) **
Spelling Focus Next Week:
"Eat Wheat Bread" words -
For example:
1. dream
2. ready
3. steady
4. teach
5. clean
6. sweat
7. mean
8. speak
#9 and #10 are 'High Frequency' Words that second graders are expected to learn. #11 and #12 are review words from the previous week.
9. where
10. bread
11. hiked
12. careless
You can find them on Spelling City for extra practice at https://www.spellingcity.com/christinehy/
Birthday Invitations
What Will We Learn Next Week??
- Students will be able to describe equal parts, halves, fourths, and eighths.
- Students will be able to spell words with 'ea'.
- Students will be able to read and discuss books in the same series. (Character Analysis, Compare and Contrast Plots, Cause and Effect Relationships, etc.)
- Students will be able to plan, edit, and revise their personal narratives.
- Students will be able to explore the processes in the water cycle.