Sneak Peek
2T Edison School * September 28, 2015 * Mrs. Tallman
2T Community
Put On Your Thinking Cap
This year we will be completing a "Put On Your Thinking Cap" during our Math lessons once a chapter. Students will work to solve multistep problems in order to apply concepts learned during a math chapter. To inspire students to think and work hard, I thought it would be fun if each child brought in a special thinking cap from home! Please have your child bring in a special hat or cap by Tuesday for students to keep in class for the year!
Class Trip to Camp Creek Run
Our class will be visiting Camp Creek Run on Friday, October 23! Please return your permission slip. We will be having a lottery for chaperones and I will notify chaperones by email after October 12th. Thank you to our wonderful PTA for funding this trip!
Literacy
The students of 2T are becoming experts in their school environment. They have been working hard to learn about our Daily 5 routines and Café Menu strategies. As a result of their efforts, we will begin Journeys this week! We will stretch our first unit of Journeys over two weeks to allow us to revisit our routines and expectations to ensure success throughout the school year.
Journeys is our comprehensive language arts and literacy curriculum which encompasses reading strategies, phonics, vocabulary, grammar, spelling and high frequency words. It works in collaboration with the Daily 5 and The CAFÉ. Each week, we will focus on a theme and read realistic fiction and informational, nonfiction texts. I will inform you of the specific skills and strategies and will send home the Family Connection each week. The Family Connection directly corresponds to the skills and strategies students will be working with during the week. It also suggests fun activities you can do with your child to support their learning.
This week, we will begin to explore the theme Neighborhoods. Through our reading we will visit neighborhoods both imaginary and real, filled with friends to meet. We will begin by reading about Henry’s move into a new neighborhood. As we follow his search for a pet in the realistic fiction selection, Henry and Mudge, we will think about and discuss the question “Why is the order of events in a story important?”
Target Vocabulary: curly, straight, floppy, drooled, weighed, stood, collars, row
Phonics Skills: Words with short a (can); words with short i (dig)
Grammar: Subjects
Comprehension Skill: Sequence of events – tell the order in which things happen
Writing Focus:
As the students continue to write stories from their personal memories, they will learn different writer’s crafts to help enrich their stories. The events in a story are written in order and writers use transitional words to help the reader understand the progression and timing of the story. Through modeling the students will observe the use of transitional words and have an opportunity to use them. The students will also begin to learn about how best to revise and take charge of their own writing.
Math
Order 3 digit numbers.
Identify the greatest number and the least number.
Identify number patterns.
Put On Your Thinking Cap
Problem Solving Activity
Identify and complete number patterns.
Chapter 1 Wrap Up
Review the vocabulary, concepts, and skills from Chapter One Place Value.
Chapter 1 Assessment (Thursday)
Chapter 2: Chapter Opener
Chapter 2 is about adding 3 digit numbers with and without regrouping.
Social Studies:
Mark Your Calendars:
September 30th-Library Begins!
October 6th- School Picture Day
October 6th-8th- Book Fair Open
October 7th- Book Fair Shopping in class
October 13th- PTA 7:00
Reminders:
•Send a Note to Let Me Know:
Please send in a note or email to notify me if your child is leaving school early or coming to school late. I can order lunch for students arriving late to class and I will be better able to prepare homework and have students packed and ready to leave early without interrupting the class. Thanks!
• Please have your child put their name and number on all assignments.
*It is still very hot in our classroom, please help your child to dress appropriately and to bring a water bottle each day!