Mrs. Ochieng's Weekly News
October 11, 2019
Mark Your Calendar!
October 12 - Fall Break Begins
October 21- School Resumes from Fall Break
October 29- Picture Retakes
October 31- Spirit Day - Wacky Hair and Socks
Study Trip to Flat Fork Creek Park
Permission slips were due last week so if you haven't turned this in, please do so ASAP!
Riley Dance Marathon
Cardinals, get your dancing shoes ready!
On Friday, October 25, from 3:50 - 5:00, TCE will host our 3rd Annual Riley Mini Dance Marathon. Students will get the opportunity to dance, have a snack, play games, make crafts and cards, and raise money for Riley.
The funds that we raise through this event go directly Riley Children's Hospital to support the work of their team of Child Life Specialists and Oncology Research. It is easy to get involved in this uplifting event! Just turn in your permission slip with the suggested $5 donation by October 23. Want to do more? We would love to have you spread the word about our event and efforts to raise money for Riley. Click the link to learn more of other ways you can do more for this worthy cause:
https://secure2.convio.net/rcf/site/TR/KCS/General?team_id=10069&pg=team&fr_id=4015
Picture Retake Day
A note from the cafeteria
Monday-Ice Cream Cup
Tuesday-Chocolate Pudding with Whip Topping
Wednesday-Vanilla Cake Balls with Citrus Slice
Thursday-Cream Puffs with Flame Roasted Apple Cinnamon
Friday-Churro Loops with Cinnamon Sugar.
Why Writing Workshop? By the Partnership for Inquiry Learning
You may be wondering why we are using writing workshop for or writing instruction model. This week's topic about writing workshops from an article by the Partnership of Inquiry Learning may help answer some of your questions.
"Writing Workshop values diverse lives and experiences"
Workshop teaching does not assume that all students have the same or similar sets of experiences; rather, it values the differences in language, interests, abilities and experiences that make each of us unique. Workshop teachers build a community of writers around this central tenet. The writers in these communities are both independent and interdependent—they learn on their own, from their teachers and from their classmates.
A Moment with Mrs. Chadwell - The TCE Global Study Instructor
In 2nd-4th grade we reviewed material we have learned about Japan in a fun game of Kahoot. I think the students all loved this. With our new Day 1 beginning on Thursday we did not begin a new country. Instead we revisited a country we learned about last year. We learned a Korean game called “Yut Nori” and it is a lot like the game Trouble or Sorry. The students seemed to enjoy it. I hope everyone has a great Fall Break!
Library Volunteers
Library volunteers are needed to help with shelving and checking in books in our TCE Library. Volunteering in the library is fun and the schedule is flexible! If you are interested in volunteering, please reach out to Mrs. Hopper, TCE Librarian (lhopper@hse.k12.in.us).
*A safe visitor background check is required for all school volunteers. For more information on background checks, visit https://www.hseschools.org/services/other/school-safety/visiting-and-volunteering.
Wanting to help out at TCE?
Next Week's Related Arts Schedule
Tuesday, October 22- Day 4: Music and Tennis
Wednesday, October 23- Day 1: Art
Thursday, October 24 - Day 2: P.E. and Library
Friday, October 25 - Day 3: Global Studies
We Are Learning...
Reading
This week's reading focused on using text features to notice and understand keywords. We noted that these keywords can be found in text boxes, boldface words, labels, and glossaries. We also discussed that when we don't know what one of our keywords means, we use our strategies to help us such as looking at the sentence surrounding the keyword. We might look at a photograph, or read the entire page to see if that gives us a clue.
Writing
In writing this week our focus has been to teach to an audience. What better audience do we have than other 2nd graders!? We've set a purpose when writing and thought about what our audience will want to learn. We also focused on helping our "audience" picture information with descriptions or comparisons. The kids also read mentor text to help them write interesting leads. This might be by asking a question or introducing the chapter's topic with pop-out words. Our focus is to write exciting books that others will want to read!
Word Study
Math
Mrs. Casey Ochieng
Location: 14642 E 126th St, Fishers, IN, United States
Phone: 317-594-4310
Twitter: @MrsOchiengTCE