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October 14, 2022 - Week 10

10/14/2022

 
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!We enjoyed extra recess today as 2nd grade donated the most coats for the for the coat drive. Thank you, parents, for supporting our school and helping the community! 
Welcome back! I hope you had an amazing "Fall Break" with however you chose to spend it. I know some of you stayed at home and some of you went on a trip. Either way, I hope that you were able to make memories, have fun, relax, and rejuvenate as your second grader will be starting the 2nd quarter of school.  

​NEXT WEEK'S "I CAN" STATEMENTS

Student Success Skills
  • I know how mistakes help me grow.
  • I know that it is okay to make mistakes, that is how I learn.  
On-Level Reading & ELA
  • I can recognize, read, and write words with vowel teams (aw and au).
  • I can recognize, read, write, and say words with digraphs.  
  • I can make words that rhyme when I see a word or hear a word.  
  • I can recognize the middle sound of a word.  
  • I can read and understand poetry. 
  • I can use text evidence to ask and answer questions about poetry.  
  • I can use the writing process to research and write an expository text. (Planning, brainstorming, researching, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing) 
  • I can read and use irregular plural nouns in my writing.  
Accelerated Reading & ELA
  • I can use text evidence to respond to historical fiction.
  • I can determine the main idea of a text and identify supporting details.
  • ​I can summarize the events of a story.
  • I can identify and use irregular plural nouns in sentences. 
  • I can use a graphic organizer to draft an opinion essay.
Social Studies
  • I can describe how the Creek and Cherokee Indians adapted to the land and influenced by their environment.  
  • I can compare the Indian cultures from the past to Georgia today. (then and now) 
  • I can describe the culture, clothes, homes, tools, food, accomplishments, and ways of living for the Creek and Cherokee Indians.  
On-Level Math (New Enhanced Standards) - Unit 2.2
*Click above where it says "Unit 2.2" for the Parent Letter for further explanation of the standards/topics covered in this unit.
  • I can fluently add and subtract within 100 using strategies based on place value, properties, and the relationship between addition and subtraction.  
  • I can solve one and two step word problems using addition and subtraction strategies.  
Accelerated Math - Unit 3.2
*Click above where it says "Unit 3.2" for the Parent Letter for further explanation of the standards/topics covered in this unit.
  • I can create a model for and solve multiplication and division word problems.
  • I can use data to create a bar graph.

IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES

  • “Socktober” Collections EXTENDED through Friday, October 21st​​ - Let's go 2nd Grade! Please consider bringing in the new socks that will be donated to our community. 
  • Monday, October 17th   Motivational Monday: Wear your favorite motivational/kind shirt 
  • Tuesday, October 18th Twin Tuesday Find a friend and Twin it up 
  • Wednesday, October 19th Orange you glad its Wednesday? Wear orange. 
  • Thursday, October 20th   Give Negativity the Boot: Wear your favorite pair of boots.  
  • Thursday, October 20th   Picture Retake Day  
  • Friday, October 21st   50th Day of School: Poodle Skirts and Bobby Socks 

CLOSING

As always, feel free to reach out with questions and concerns. I am here to support you and your child. Have a great weekend ahead! 

Best,

Bianca Balcar
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