Mrs. Cartwright's Newsletter
2nd Grade
From Mrs. Cartwright
- please label your child's water bottle (if possible, add my name to it, so the bottle can easily be return if forgotten somewhere in or around the school building)
- stuffed animal day on Monday
- please consider signing up for SplashLearn to practice math at home for homework. I assign lessons based on students' needs and our current AKS
OUR LEARNING TARGETS OF THE WEEK
EL Skills
- I can identify the vowel spellings in a word to help me determine how many syllables are in the word and use that information to decode it.
- I can decode a word with a vowel team (two vowels that make a long vowel sound) in the middle.
- I can identify vowel sounds in the spelling of multisyllabic (more than one syllable) word and identify how many syllables are in the word.
- I can decode (regularly spelled) two-syllable words with long vowels.
- I can read, identify the syllable type, and spell words with the spelling patterns: "ee," "ea," and "-y."
- I can identify spelling patterns based on syllable type.
- I can read high-frequency words and words that "don’t play fair": "our," "been," "down," and "before."
- I can read a text fluently (smoothly, with expression and meaning, rereading, and self-correcting when necessary).
- I can divide a word into syllables, identify each syllable type, and count how many syllables it contains. I can read a multisyllabic word with vowel teams "ai," "ay," "ee," "ea," and "y."
- I can read, identify the syllable type, and spell words with the spelling patterns "igh" and "ie."
- I can read high-frequency words and words that "don’t play fair": "boy," "only," "open," "once," "tree."
- I can read the decodable text: "Stuck Up High."
EL Module - Focused Read-Aloud: Off to Class
I can contrast and compare my own school with a boat school in Bangladesh.
I can build on others’ ideas while participating in a collaborative conversation about how schools are different.
I can contrast and compare my own school with a tent school in Haiti.
I can clarify and ask questions about others’ ideas while participating in a conversation about how schools are similar.
Math
- I can add and subtract fluently within 100 using strategies based on place value, properties of operations, and/or the relationship between addition and subtraction
- I can solve problems involving the addition and subtraction of two-digit numbers using part-whole strategies
- I can solve subtraction problems within 100 using a number line.
- I can use addition and subtraction within 100 to solve one- and two-step problems by using drawings and equations with a symbol for the unknown.
Science
- I can use evidence from observations to explain how matter changes when heated or cooled.
- I can use evidence from observations to explain whether a change in matter is reversible or irreversible.
Social Studies
- I can identify the 5 geographic regions of Georgia.
- I can describe the Appalachian Plateau region of Georgia.
- I can locate and describe the Ridge and Valley region of Georgia.
SPECIALS SCHEDULE
Tuesday - 1A - P.E. (wear tennis shoes; no sandals or crocs)
Wednesday - 1B - P.E. (wear tennis shoes; no sandals or crocs)
Thursday - 2A - Literacy
Friday - DLD Day#1
Math
- Math practice options: SplashLearn, Xtramath
- 1. Click on the link to access the assignment https://uss.splashlearn.com/uss/k0O8BTJC
- 2. Enter your class code and password.
- Class Code: WRABWT
- Password: learn095
- 3. Sign up to get free access to the teacher-assigned activities at home.
Reading
Events This Week
Sept. 17th - HAPPY BIRTHDAY MASIH!!!!
Sept 18th - Stuffed Animal Day
Sept 18th - Boosterthon Run
Sept 19th - Matter Science Test (students can review at home with a Kahoot)
Sept 22nd - Llama Llama Red Pajama Day
Remember to return Monday Folder to school!
Don't forget to send a snack and water with your child every day. Water only, please. No juice, Gatorade, or water with coloring inside.
Sept. 28th - HEROE Night at 6 PM
Sept. 30th - HAPPY BIRTHDAY VINCENT!!!!
Oct. 2nd - progress reports go home
Oct. 5th - 9th - Fall Break
JOYFUL LEARNING
Get in touch with me!
Email: tatiana.cartwright@gcpsk12.org
Website: https://www.gcpsk12.org/ArcadoES
Location: 5150 Arcado Road Southwest, Lilburn, GA, USA
Phone: (770) 925-2100