Welcome Back!

Hello, families and happy Friday! What a wonderful first week back it has been. I am so proud of how well the students have acclimated to being back in the classroom. Their eagerness and excitement to learn is evident every day. I feel so honored to be their teacher this school year!

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NEXT WEEK, WE WILL LEARN...

Reading

• ELAGSE2RL2   Recount stories, including fables and folktales from diverse cultures, and determine their central message, lesson, or moral.
• ELAGSE2RL3   Describe how characters in a story respond to major events and challenges.
• ELAGSE2RI2   Identify the main topic of a multi-paragraph text as well as the focus of specific paragraphs within the text.
• ELAGSE2RI6   Identify the main purpose of a text, including what the author wants to answer, explain, or describe.
• ELAGSE2RI8   Describe how reasons support specific points the author makes in a text.
• ELAGSE2RI9   Compare and contrast the most important points presented by two texts on the same topic.
• ELAGSE2SL1   Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about grade 2 topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups.

Social Studies 

• SS2G1   The student will locate major topographical features of Georgia and will describe how these features define Georgia
  • SS2G1.a   Locate all the geographic regions of Georgia: Blue Ridge Mountains, Piedmont, Coastal Plain, Valley and Ridge, and Appalachian Plateau.
  • SS2G1.b   Locate the major rivers: Ocmulgee, Oconee, Altamaha, Savannah, St. Mary

On-Level Math (New Enhanced Standards) - Unit 2.1
*Click above where it says "Unit 2.1" for the Parent Letter for further explanation of the standards/topics covered in this unit.

• MGSE2.NBT.1   Understand that the three digits of a three-digit number represent amounts of hundreds, tens, and ones; e.g., 706 equals 7 hundreds, 0 tens, and 6 ones. Understand the following as special cases:
  • MGSE2.NBT.1.a   100 can be thought of as a bundle of ten tens - called a "hundred."
  • MGSE2.NBT.1.b   The numbers 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900 refer to one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, or nine hundreds (and 0 tens and 0 ones).

Accelerated Math - Unit 3.1
*Click above where it says "Unit 3.1" for the Parent Letter for further explanation of the standards/topics covered in this unit.

• 3.NBT.A.1   Use place value understanding to round whole numbers to the nearest 10 or 100.

ELA (Writing & Grammar)

• ELAGSE2W2   Write informative/explanatory texts in which they introduce a topic, use facts and definitions to develop points, and provide a concluding statement or section.
• ELAGSE2W3   Write narratives in which they recount a well-elaborated event or short sequence of events, include details to describe actions, thoughts, and feelings, use temporal words to signal event order, and provide a sense of closure.
• ELAGSE2W5   With guidance and support from adults and peers, focus on a topic and strengthen writing as needed by revising and editing.
  • ELAGSE2W5.a   May include prewriting.
• ELAGSE2W6   With guidance and support from adults, use a variety of tools to produce and publish writing, including digital tools and collaboration with peers.
• ELAGSE2W7   Participate in shared research and writing projects (e.g., read a number of books on a single topic to produce a report; record science observations).
• ELAGSE2W8   Recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question.

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Important Upcoming dates

• Wednesday, August 24th   Curriculum Night
• Thursday, September 1st Fall Picture Day (order forms sent home yesterday in your child's Communication Journal)
• Monday, September 5th   Labor Day/No School
• Tuesday, September 6th   Remote Learning Day

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Class schedule 

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Curriculum Hub

If you're interested in learning more about what we are teaching in our classrooms, please visit the *NEW* FCS Parent Curriculum Hub by clicking here. Use the menu on the left-hand side to select the subject and grade level. Then, browse the units and standards (with explanations) your child will learn this school year.

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Student Success Skills

Please click below for more information about Dolvin's Success Skills and our Rethink Ed program! 

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Friendly Reminders

• Please pack your child a snack and a water bottle daily. We have one snack break a day, and with this heat, the kiddos are always thirsty after PE and recess, so it is super helpful to have a labeled water bottle on-hand!
• The classroom can get quite chilly, so I would also recommend packing a sweater or light jacket for your child. 

Thanks in advance for your cooperation!

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CLosing

Feel free to contact me via email (popolab@fultonschools.org) if you have any questions in the coming weeks. I'm always here to support you and your child!

Best,

​Bianca Balcar