mrs. carroll’s newsletter · 2018. 4. 19. · sycamore elementary mrs. carroll 2nd grade...
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SYCAMORE ELEMENTARY
MRS. CARROLL
2ND GRADE
317-544-6600 EXT. 6685
Important Dates:
April 2- Kindergarten Registration Begins
April 26– Family Art Night @ 6:00 PM
April 27– Midterm Re-ports Come Home
May 2– 1 Hour Delay for Professional Develop-ment
May 8– PTO Meeting @ 6:30PM
May 9– Kindergarten Assessment Day
May 18– Kid Town@ 6
May 23– Activities Day and 4th Grade Farewell
May 24– Field Day and Last Day of School!
Mrs. Carroll’s Newsletter Unit 6 Week 1 April 20, 2018
Spelling: Focus of the Week:
Words with Multi-Syllables High Frequency Words:
October, November
Word Bank Sample Words pencil magnet, publish, supper,
letter, lady, gravy solo, open, odor, helper, super
Reading: Story of the Week: “The Golden Flower: A Taino Myth
from Puerto Rico” Comprehension Strategy: Reread
Comprehension Skill: Theme Genre: Myth
Grammar: Adjectives
Adjectives describe a noun. They can tell “what kind” or “how many” of something.
Examples: The tallest plants reach the sunlight. (what kind)
I have read many stories. (how many)
There are three kittens by the tree. (how
many)
Math:
Unit 6, Module 3: Composing & Decomposing Patchwork Shapes
and Unit 6, Module 4: Patchwork Fractions
Students will count different colored patches, label them, and
write equations to show the area of the quilt block.
Students will complete the Unit 6 Post-Assessment
Students will make their own mini-quilts in order to learn more
about shapes and fractions
Students will determine the number of lines of symmetry and
make a graph based on observations.
Students will make their own mini-quilts in order to learn more
about shapes and fractions
Students will determine the number of lines of symmetry and
make a graph based on observations.
Students will make copies of their favorite block. Then, they
will explore slides (translations), flips (reflections), and turns
(rotations, are used to create unique ways to arrange the
blocks into a mini-quilt.
April Number Corner Focus:
This month’s Calendar Markers feature
fractions of a whole and fractions of a set
During Daily Rectangle this month, students
will find the area of various rectangles.
Students will continue to work on mastering
their addition facts to 20.
Students and the teacher will play a new
game called Reach the Joey, hopping along
the number line in increments of 1, 5, and 10,
and more challenging amounts during this
month’s Number Line workout.
Weekly Specials
Monday– Art
Tuesday–Gym
Wednesday– Library
Thursday– Computers
Friday– Music
Lunch is at 11:45 daily!
Vocabulary: Words: disguise, rummages, enormous, jealous, ex-
pensive Strategy: Context Clues
Structural Analysis: Compound Words
Kindergarten Registration-GOT A 5 YEAR OLD?
WHO: Children who turn 5 by August 1st
WHAT: Kindergarten Registration for the 2018-2019 school year
BRING: Two current proofs of residency, birth certificate, immuniza-
tion records (even if Kindergarten shots have not been given),
parent photo identification
WHEN: Monday, April 2-Wednesday, May 10
WHERE: Sycamore Elementary School
Register early! There are limited spots available for Kindergarten
assessment day on Wednesday, May 9, 2018!