Second Grade has started morning run in the gym on Wednesdays and Fridays. Please make sure your child wears tennis shoes every Wednesday and Friday as everyone walks or runs laps to help get their brains ready to learn! On Thursday we have a Fire Safety speaker coming to talk to us in preparation for our field trip to Fire Safety Village. Enjoy the 3 day weekend!
Here's a look at what we're learning next week: Math - Addition and Subtraction Strategies within 10 (Decomposing a number & Balancing Equations) Reading - Story Structure: Beginning, Middle, & End; Problem & Solution; Moral or Lesson of a story Language Arts - Irregular plural nouns; Collective Nouns Spelling - Phonics Unit 4: Long a digraph syllable pattern Words: train, stay, eight, sprain, tray, freight, complain, obey, raisin *Please note that the Spelling Test will still be on Friday* Writing - Personal Narratives (Write about a small moment in your life) Science - Major topographical features of Georgia regions STEAM - 3D Georgia Regions Upcoming Dates to Remember: September 3rd Labor Day - No School September 13th Field Trip to Fire Safety Village September 24th - 28th Fall Break - No School Thank you to all of you for joining the TTF and supporting our school during the TTF Annual Fundraiser this past week. Your contributions are an investment in the education of every student at Tritt! We had a lot of fun on Friday with our Science experiment making Coke Floats where we investigated how states of matter change.
This coming week we will have our first Guidance lesson with our amazing counselor, Mrs. Grindstaff. Please note that on Wednesday we have Early Release so please send in a transportation note if your child will go home a different way. Our classroom is very chilly! You may want to keep a sweater or jacket in your child's backpack on a daily basis if they have been cold. I wear a jacket most days when we are in our room. Here's a look at what we're learning next week: Math - Addition and Subtraction Strategies within 10 Reading - Story Structure, Major Events and Challenges Language Arts - Long vs. Short Syllable words; Parts of Speech (nouns, verbs, adjectives) Spelling - Phonics Unit 3 *Spelling Test on Friday* Writing - Personal Narratives (Write about a small moment in your life) Science - Matter Can Change States Upcoming Dates to Remember: August 29th Early Release (School is dismissed 2 hours early) September 3rd Labor Day - No School September 13th Field Trip to Fire Safety Village September 24th - 28th Fall Break - No School I've taught at several amazing schools in Cobb, but I can honestly say that the Tritt Tiger Foundation surpasses the Foundations at any of the schools where I've been. That's because of YOU - YOU are the TTF. The Foundation funds our amazing Science teacher's salary. The kids and teachers love Mr. Giunta! The TTF also helps provide our students with the latest technology at their finger tips. I join the TTF every year because I know they have each student's success as their number one priority. It does not matter what amount you donate. Every donation positively impacts your child's education at Tritt. Will you please join the TTF and help us make our goal of 100% class participation? Thank you for working alongside me to provide all of our students with the best education possible!
Many thanks for the supplies that many of you have donated to the classroom. I cannot fully express the excitement of the class when we saw a big box with Scoop Chairs delivered to our door! That is probably the #1 sought after item in the room. The kids are also having a great time playing with the sidewalk chalk, jump ropes, and balls at recess! This week we had our orientation lesson with Mrs. Bates in the ILC. Your child may return, renew, and check out new books in the morning after checking into the classroom. On Monday I will send home permission slips for Fire Safety Village - this is one of my favorite field trips of all grade levels! Please sign and return the form as soon as possible. Please complete your child's lunch selection on the back side of the form. Reminders:
Here's a look at what we're learning next week: Math - Place Value; Counting within 1,000 (Skip Counting) Reading - Questioning; Retelling a Story (Beginning, Middle, End) Spelling - Phonics Unit 2 *Spelling Test on Friday* Writing - Personal Narratives (Write about a small moment in your life) Science - Matter Can Change States Upcoming Dates to Remember: August 23rd Picture Day August 29th Early Release (School is dismissed 2 hours early) FAST classes start this week. Please send a note if your child is attending a FAST class including the name of the class and how they go home after FAST class. Please make sure to remind your child that they have FAST class that day and how they will go home afterwards. You may send me 1 note for the entire semester of FAST class or weekly notes for FAST class if that helps your child remember.
Thank you for attending Open House this week. I enjoyed seeing many of you again and look forward to working with you throughout your child's 2nd grade year. Just a reminder that if your child will be attending our field trip to Xdrenaline, you must complete the waiver that I emailed to you. You do not need to email me that you completed the waiver.
Next week we will begin our Phonics units. Spelling tests will typically be on Fridays, unless we have a 4 day week. Our first Spelling test will be on Friday, August 17th. Here's a look at what we're learning next week: Math - Place Value; Counting within 1,000 (Skip Counting) Reading - Schema and Character Traits (How do characters change throughout a story?) Language Arts - Adjectives Spelling - Phonics Unit 1: Closed-syllable Patterns Word List: shock, fish, chunk, rock, trunk, dish, napkin, magnet, basket *Spelling Test on Friday* Writing - Personal Narratives Science - Matter Upcoming Dates to Remember: August 23rd Picture Day August 29th Early Release (School is dismissed 2 hours early) We have had an excellent start to 2nd Grade! I look forward to seeing you at Open House next week on Tuesday night. There will be two sessions in our classroom: first at 6:30 and second at 7:30. You only need to attend 1 session. This is a time for parents only. Hope to see you there!
Here's a look at what we're learning next week: Math - Place Value Reading - What strategies do good readers use? Check for understanding Back up and reread Language Arts - Nouns (Proper & Common); Verbs Spelling - Phonics Review Writing - Why Do Writers Write? Science - Seasons (Length of day/night and weather changes) Upcoming Dates to Remember: August 7th Open House 6:00 pm Meet in the Cafeteria first August 23rd Picture Day August 29th Early Release (School is dismissed 2 hours early) Hi Parents,
We've had an excellent first day of 2nd Grade! Your child has worked hard learning the new classroom procedures and routines. They do not have homework tonight. If this crushes their expectations for homework on the 1st day, they may read 20 minutes. They are bringing home their agenda and orange folder today. Please initial their agenda and clean out their orange folder daily. Mark your calendars for Open House: Tuesday, August 7th at 6:00 pm. Hope to see you there! Be sure to ask your 2nd grader about our Tiger Promise: PAWS P – Positive Attitude A – Act respectfully ( Kindness is ALWAYS Cool!) W – Work hard S – Stay safe Specials for Thursday: Art Specials for Friday: PE (Wear tennis shoes) *If your child has not brought their Science lab binder to school, please send it in by Monday, August 6th so they have it for Science Lab next week. It's going to be a great year! Andrea Waters |
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