The Willis Weekly
October 11, 2019
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 Mrs. Gordon - TCE's Cafeteria Manager
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 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?
Important Information for Next Week
Mark Your Calendar!
October 12 - Fall Break Begins
October 21- School Resumes from Fall Break
October 24 - Flat Fork Creek Park
October 29- Picture Retakes
October 31- Spirit Day - Wacky Hair and Socks
Next Week's Related Arts Schedule
Tuesday, October 22- Day 4: Art
Wednesday, October 23- Day 1: P.E.
Thursday, October 24 - Day 2: Global Study & Flat Fork Creek Park Study Trip
Friday, October 25 - Day 3: Music
We Are Learning...
Reading
This week in math we learned/reviewed the following concepts/skills: number line strategy for problem solving , odd & even number identification, decomposing 3 digit numbers, and expanded form of numbers. Our major take away from this week is that we can use a number line as a strategy to find the sum or differences of numbers. We now have 3 strong strategies for problem solving and are ready to go deeper with our problem solving when we return from our time with our families for Fall Break.
Writing
This week in writing we reviewed the following concepts/skills: creating our non-fiction with our audience in mind and creating attention grabbers to hook our readers attention. In our discussions this week we talked about and practiced crafting our non-fiction books towards our targeted audiences. We accomplished this by thinking about what our audience 1) already knew about our topic and 2) thinking about and populating our book(s) with information about what our audience would want to know. In addition to that, we also discussed the value and practiced adding ways of grabbing, and keeping, our audiences attention in our writing. To do so, we identified and use strategies master writers of non-fiction, such as Seymour Simon, use to grab our attention. The strategy was to ask an audience a question, related to our topic, that started with “Did you know..., Have you..., or What...?”
Math
Mr. Willis
Email: cwillis@hse.k12.in.us
Location: 14642 E 126th St, Fishers, IN, United States
Phone: 317-594-4310 (2205)
Twitter: @TCEWillis