Red Ribbon Week- Oct. 27-29

The purpose of the Red Ribbon Days is to present a visible commitment to a safe, healthy and drug-free lifestyle. These special days are designed to accomplish the following:
-  to create awareness concerning the problems related to the use of tobacco, alcohol and other drugs
-  to support the decision to live a healthy, drug-free lifestyle.

The first Red Ribbon Week was proclaimed in 1988 by the U.S. Congress in support of a federal drug agent who gave his life for combating illegal drugs. The week is marked by the wearing of a red ribbon to send the message: Live drug-free!

Next week, we will celebrate Red Ribbon Days by doing the following:

Drug Free Student Pledge
I pledge to stay in school and learn the things that I need to know.
I pledge to make the world a better place for kids like me to grow.
I pledge to keep my dreams alive and be all that I can be.
I pledge to help others and to keep myself drug free.

Theme Days
Monday, 10/27 – Wear Red to remember it is important to make healthy choices
Tuesday, 10/28 – Team Up Against Drugs – wear your favorite team shirt or colors
Wednesday, 10/29 – Sock It To Drugs – wear crazy socks

“Too Smart for Drugs” Guessing Jar
A jar filled with Smarties will be available for viewing in the main hallway trophy case from 10/22 – 10/29. Each class will have just (1) guess/estimate of how many packages of Smarties are in the guessing jar. The class, who comes closest, without going over, wins the contents of the jar for their class. In case of a tie, the contents will be divided between the classes that tied. A box will be available in the mailroom on Wed. 10/29 for your best guess – remember just (1) per class.
Your class will need to Synergize!

October

October Curriculum Update: 

Math:

- Students will add and subtract  within 100 using strategies based on place value
(base ten blocks, expanded form, hundreds charts) (MCC2.NBT.5,6,7,9)
- Students will measuring objects in meter, centimeter, inches, feet (MCC2.MD.1,2,3,9)
- Students will solve  1 step and 2 step word problems (MCC2.OA.1)

Reading: 
- To understand key details in texts, the students will ask and answer who, what, where, whey, why, and how questions (ELACC2RI1)
- Students will determine purpose of text including what the author wants to answer, explain, or describe (ELACC2.RI6)
- review vowels, decoding rules, and reading strategies during differentiated reading groups. (ELACC2RF3)

ELA/ Writing:
- The students will write  a creative story where a spider is the main character.
- Students will begin Informative Writing project about the Georgia Regions (ELA2W2)
- We will review nouns, verbs, and adjectives. Adverbs will be introduced. (ELACC2L1.e)
- Students will write friendly letters to parents (ELACC2L2)
- Students will learn about prefixes and suffixes (ELACC2L4.b,c)
Social Studies: 
- Student will learn about Creek and Cherokee Native American tribes. (SS2G1)
- Students will learn about the following historical figures: Sequoyah, Tomochichi, Mary Musgrove, and James Oglethorpe. (SS2H1)

  

September

September Curriculum Update: 

Math:

- Add and subtract within 100 using strategies based on place value, properties of operations, and/or the relationship between addition and subtraction. (MCC2.NBT.5)

- Explain why addition and subtraction strategies work, using place value and the properties of operations. (MCC2.NBT.9)

- Use addition and subtraction within 100 to solve one- and two-step word problems involving situations of adding to, taking from, putting together, taking apart, and comparing, with unknowns in all positions. (MCC2.OA.1)

- Add and subtract within 20 using mental strategies such as: making ten (e.g., 8 + 6 = 8 + 2 + 4 = 10 + 4 = 14); decomposing a number leading to a ten (e.g., 13 – 4 = 13 – 3 – 1 = 10 – 1 = 9); using the relationship between addition and subtraction (e.g., knowing that 8 + 4 = 12, one knows 12 – 8 = 4); and creating equivalent but easier or known sums (e.g., adding 6 + 7 by creating the known equivalent 6 + 6 + 1 = 12 + 1 = 13). (MCC2.OA.2)

Reading: 
- Reader's Theater scripts based on reading levels (ELACC2RF4)
- continue our read aloud Fudge- a- Mania by Judy Blume (ELACC2SL2)
- learn about character roles and relationships, as well as point of view through read aloud   (ELACC2RL1,3,6)
- learn about story structure and cause and effect through read aloud (ELACC2RL5)
- review vowels, decoding rules, and reading strategies during differentiated reading groups. (ELACC2RF3)

ELA/ Writing:
- 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. (ELACC2W3)
- Nouns (common, proper, pronouns, possessive nouns) ELACC2L1
- Write friendly letters to parents (ELACC2L2)
- prefixes and suffixes (ELACC2L4.b,c)
-  contractions (ELACC2L2.a)

Social Studies: 
- The student will locate major topographical features of Georgia and will 
   describe how these features define Georgia’s surface. (SS2G1 )
              a. Locate all the geographic regions of Georgia: Blue Ridge Mountains, Piedmont, 
                 Coastal Plain, Valley and Ridge, and Appalachian Plateau. 
              b. Locate the major rivers: Ocmulgee, Oconee, Altamaha, Savannah, St. Mary’s, 
                 Chattahoochee, and Flint. 

The regions of Georgia video:  http://youtu.be/CjR8SXCu020

The rivers of Georgia video:  http://youtu.be/3FR2-pHTjzs

~ Mrs. Folsom

August

August Curriculum Update: 

Math:
 - Understand that the three digits of a three-digit number represent amounts of hundreds, tens, and ones, 100 can be thought of as a bundle of ten tens (called a “hundred"), and 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).(MCC2.NBT.1 a, b)
- Count within 1000; skip-count by 5s, 10s, and 100s. (MCC2.NBT.2)
- Read and write numbers to 1000 using base-ten numerals, number names, and expanded form (MCC2.NBT.3)

Reading: 
- Reader's Theater scripts based on reading levels (ELACC2RF4)
- read aloud Fudge- a- Mania by Judy Blume (ELACC2SL2)
- learn about character roles and relationships, as well as point of view through read aloud   (ELACC2RL1,3,6)
- learn about story structure and cause and effect through read aloud (ELACC2RL5)

ELA/ Writing:
- 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. (ELACC2W3)
- Nouns (common, proper, pronouns, possessive nouns) ELACC2L1
- Write friendly letters to parents (ELACC2L2)
- prefixes and suffixes (ELACC2L4.b,c)
-  contractions (ELACC2L2.a)

Science: 
- Students will investigate the properties of matter and changes that occur in objects.

*Identify the three common states of matter as solid, liquid, or gas. (SCI.2.S2P1.a)

~ Mrs. Folsom

Welcome Back!

I am super excited about this new school year!  

Here are some important information and dates.

Specials schedule:

Monday- Art

Tuesday- Computer

Wednesday- PE

Thursday- Music

Friday- PE

- Open House will be Tuesday, August 12 from 6 to 7 for Kindergarten, First and Second grades. 

- Surrender the Booty fundraiser will begin on Aug. 11- Aug. 22

- Chick-fil-A family night will be August 19, 5:30- 7:30.

- Watchdog Pizza night will be August 26 at 6:00. 

School Supply Pack Information

 

From the PMES Foundation:
School supply packs for 2014-2015 school year are ready to be ordered. No more shopping hassles, crowds, traffic or guess work!  These packs include ALL bulk items; such as Ziploc bags, tissues and Clorox wipes to name a few. These packs are cheaper than Wal-Mart ( We personally went and priced it).  All name brand items the teachers requested. We only have one month to order them so they will be available at sneak a peek.
Please go to www.epipacks.com.
The school ID is PIC015.  Orders are available only online. The link will be on the school website.
Deadline to order for upcoming school year is JUNE 15th! Questions email pmesfoundation@comcast.net.

May 12- 16 and May 19, 20, 21

Upcoming Events: 
Monday, May 12- Charlotte's Web day (dress like a farmer & bring in favorite stuffed farm animal)
Tuesday, May 13- Friendship & Yearbook signing day
Wednesday, May 14- Camp day (academic centers) (bring flashlight)
Thursday, May 15- Beach day (academic centers) (bring beach towel & sunglasses)
Friday, May 16- Our class movie day.  
                 This is a reward for reaching our math goal.
                  Students may wear pajamas and bring in a stuffed animal.
Monday, May 19- End of the Year Celebration & Ice Cream Social
Tuesday, May 20- Board Game day, Dismissal at 12:10
Wednesday, May 21- LAST DAY, Dismissal at 12:10

During integrated reading we will:
- work on fluency through oral reading

- have differentiated guided reading lessons.

During Writing Workshop the students will:
- begin writing how to paragraphs. (ELACC1W2)

Spelling: List 30, test on Friday before the movie

In math the students will add 2 digit numbers using concrete models or drawings and strategies. (MCC1.NBT.4)

Mrs. Folsom