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Fall Picture Day on Tuesday, October 14th
We hope you have enjoyed your long weekend together.
Fall Picture Day is on Tuesday. There is no need to prepay as you will receive an email after picture day with an option to purchase photographs if you would like.
We can't wait to see everyone dressed up and looking their best.
Oct. 13 Columbus Day (No School)
Oct. 14 Fall Picture Day
Oct. 17 Run Club: 3:15-4:00
Oct. 27-31 Red Ribbon Week
Oct. 27-31 Literati Fall Book Fair
Oct. 31 Book Character Parade
Gifted and Talented Important Dates: Donna.waters@gcisd.net
5th Grade referral window: Oct. 14th - Nov. 3rd
5th Grade testing begins: Nov. 10th - Dec. 12th
K-4 Parent Meeting: November 12th @ 5:30 (PDEC)
K-4 referral window: Dec. 1st - 15th
K- 4th GT testing: January 8th - 30th
i-Ready
Did you know that you can actually go into your child's i-ready app with them and see their progress? Each student is given lessons for math and reading in i-ready that are specifically tailored to them and their needs. Their scores for passing this lessons are listed in their "my progress" tab. Take some time and sit your child and celebrate their progress. Here are some key things to know. i-Ready
Our goal is to get about 40-45 minutes a week for EACH reading and math i-ready practice.
There is time during school to get our minutes in. We try to devote 10 minutes per day for each subject. However, if students are working on other work, in the restroom, or absent, they may not get all of their minutes in class. Students CAN complete work on getting caught up on their minutes at home. They simply log in and go!
There really is not benefit to getting more than 45 -60 minutes a week in each subject.
Sometimes students don't pass a lesson. This could be due to not understanding the topic or also being distracted and not focused. i-ready will automatically revist that lesson another time to give students another chance. However, if they do not pass the same lesson multiple times, i-ready will alert teachers of this and we will pull those students and work on those specific skills to help students reach mastery!
Curriculum Notes
Curriculum Notes
Reading and Writing
Ask your child...
How do we determine the theme or message of a story?
This week we are completed our Module 3 unit in HMH. We will be reading 3 different stories and discussing theme, retelling and central idea.
Students will use the same mentor text together to analyze different parts of a story to determine the most important details and events.
Students will also continue writing their persausive essays and refining our grammar practice by revising and editing any compostition that we write.
Math
Ask your child
What is a fraction?
How do you know that a shape is partitioned correctly?
This past week, we continued our unit on Fractions. We focused on how to represent a fraction that is more than a whole and the difference between the number of parts vs the size of the parts of a fraction. We also talked about how to determine the name of a fraction that goes beyond one whole.
This next week, we will finish our Fraction Unit with a fun pizza fraction activity. Palio's pizza was great enough to donate 70 mini pizza boxes for our classes. If you need a night out to eat, please consider going to Palio's to support their business and thank them for their classroom support.
Also next week, they will be discussing different strategies for adding and subtracting, such as counting on from the larger number, making a ten, doubles, doubles + 1, and fact families.
Please encourage your child to work for 10 minutes each night on math fluency with you, a sibling, or by themselves.
Science
Ask your child:
How is sound made?
Last week, our scientists conducted several investigations to understand what happens with objects that are in motion and collide. Also, we investigated how the strength of a push or pull will affect an object's motion.
This week, our scientists will start to investigate sound and how sound is cause by matter vibrating. We will look at rubber bands, noise makers and a tuning fork to see how sound is made and how sound can make things move.
Social Studies
Ask your child:
What impact can you have on your community now?
Students this week took their 1st 9 weeks TEKS check for Social Studies. Their grades can be seen in their Edugence App on their classlink.
Their assessment covered several important people in history and t
-What are the characteristics of a good citizen?
-Who are some historical figures that have demonstrated, or shown, good citizenship?
-What are some ways that good citizens contribute to their communities?
G2_Structured Literacy_Family Letter_KD.pdfWeek 8 Spelling Words
Focus: VCe syllables
reptile
invite
lifelong
placemat
pinhole
timestamp
postgame
icebox
stockpile
flagpole
Challenge Words
because
anyone
OC Taylor Tidbits.....
Student Absences: Please email your homeroom teacher AND copy Sierra Salter, sierra.salter@gcisd.net and Paola Cervantes, paola.cervantes@gcisd.net anytime your child will be absent for any reason.
Arrival: K-2 students go to the gym. 3-5 students go to the cafeteria. Students report directly to the classroom starting at 7:30. The tardy bell is at 7:35 a.m..
Picking up or Any Ride Changes: Please email Sierra Salter, sierra.salter@gcisd.net and PaolaCervantes, paola.cervantes@gcisd.net, prior to 2:00, if your child is going home a different way than normal.
At 2:30, the office lets each teacher know of these changes, so that we can let students know. If your child is not on our email list from the office about a ride change, we cannot let them go home differently. Your child's safety is our top priority.
Thank you so much!
OCT 2nd Grade Library News
OCT 2nd Grade Library News
Second graders started visiting the library a couple weeks ago and are loving it. Mrs. Quinn is the best, as are the new Maker Spaces she's set up for us to explore after checking out our books. Students are allowed to check out two books per week this year. Please help your child take care of their library books by following the rules they have learned and make sure they are in backpacks and ready to return on their scheduled library day. Also, please keep the audio books inside their case, when not in use, so that they do not get lost. Thank you!
Mrs. Miller: Mondays (9:30-10:00)
Mrs. Sifford: Wednesday (10:00-10:30)
Mrs. Lee: Thursdays (10:15-10:45)
Snacks x 2
Snacks x 2
Please send your child with two healthy (nut free) snacks. They may want a morning and afternoon snack.
Devices
Devices
Please make sure student iPads are plugged in every evening before bed, so that they are fully charged for class the next day. Students also need a pair of working headphones.
No wireless headphones please.
Shoes
Shoes
Students go to PE every day. Please make sure they are wearing (or have in their backpack) a good pair of closed toe shoes (sneakers).
Lunch @ OCT
Lunch @ OCT
If you are going to come up and have lunch with your child, please try and let your teacher know the day before. You can sit in the front foyer or outside at the tables.
Lunch Time: 11:15 - 11:45am
Forget Me Not Shelf
Forget Me Not Shelf
If your child forgets a lunch, water bottle or ipad, you can simply come and bring the item up to OCT. There is a bookshelf on the left hand side that is labeled for each grade level. If you place it on the shelf, we will make sure your child gets it.
Let's Celebrate our October Birthdays!
October 3rd: Sophia B.
October 9th: Aubrey
October 10th: Harrison
October 10th: Ian D.
October 11th: Izzah
October 13th: Emma S.
October 24th: Jad A.
We are so thankful for each of you.
Taylor the Tiger wants you to have a GREAT week!
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