Looking ahead to the week of April 1 (2nd PE)

Students enjoyed a visit from author/illustrator David Biedrzycki! 

Historic Columbia's Traveling Trunk Show visited and focused on Antebellum social classes.  Students played Antebellum-era games.

Our own Chandler and Tyla were featured in the "Beacons on Broadway" talent show!  They did a wonderful job using their LIFESKILL of courage to perform in front of a huge audience!

Hi, families! 

Field Day, "Through the decades":  We are looking forward to Field Day!  Start preparing now, because we will be representing the 1970s' on April 11!  Students are encouraged to wear 1970s-style clothing... with tennis shoes, too! 

From our Special Education team: We are having our Disability Awareness week April 1-5.  The theme for the week is Don’t DIS Our Ability.  Instead of dress up days, we are asking that students wear different colors to represent different disabilities.

MONDAY- Wear Purple for ADD, ADHD, Epilepsy, Fibromyalgia, Trisomy 9, Diabetes Awareness and other medical disabilities

TUESDAY- Wear Blue for National Autism Awareness Day

WEDNESDAY-WEAR Red  for Vision, Hearing, and other Physical Disabilities

THURSDAY-Wear Green for Mental Health Awareness

Friday- Wear Bookman Spirit Wear or “Born to Shine” Special Olympics Shirts (with jeans)

MAP testing:  Please ensure that your child gets plenty of rest before our MAP tests on April 4 (ELA and April 9 (math)!  Encourage your child to do his/her personal best, but to not be anxious... this is a time to show all that they know and how much they've grown, academically!  It's their time to shine!

Looking ahead to next week:  As historians, students will study the effects of the Civil War on South Carolina during the Reconstruction period.  There will not be a traditional test for this unit, but students will complete a booklet in class.  As mathematicians, they'll study line plots.  We will be using the Envisions curriculum, so please see the family letter below.  As readers, students will learn about text structures and complete their SRI assessment to determine their last Lexile level for third grade.  They will also take the reading MAP test next Thursday.   As writers, they will continue working on writing a text-dependent analysis and complete their final spelling pre-test.

Thank you again for all of your support!  

Looking ahead to the week of March 25 (Computer)

Students enjoyed practicing their multiplication fluency with Ozobots!  Mrs. King joined us and explained to the children how, with coding, you can do anything! 

Hi, families! 

A note from first grade:  First grade is collecting money for K-9 officers!  They'll accept donations through the end of March!

Disability Awareness t-shirts:  The Disability Awareness t-shirt forms are due March 20!

Multiplication Celebration donations:  Thank you to everyone, who is donating items for our celebration this week!  Thank you for sending in all of the items by Wednesday, March 20.  

Looking ahead to next week:  As historians, students will wrap up their study about the Civil War.  As mathematicians, they'll continue exploring strategies to calculate the area, as well as, comparing area and perimeter.  We will be using the Envisions curriculum, so please see the family letter below.  As readers, students learn to analyze text and draw conclusions.   As writers, they will continue writing their persuasive letters and study noun/pronoun antecedent agreement.

Thank you again for all of your support!  

Looking ahead to the week of March 18 (2nd PE)

We had a blast celebrating Read Across America week!  Check out all of our book characters! 

Hi, families! 

A note from first grade:  First grade is collecting money for K-9 officers!  They'll accept donations through the end of March!

Disability Awareness t-shirts:  Be sure to check out the Disability Awareness t-shirt order forms going home soon!

Multiplication Celebration donations:  Thank you to everyone, who is donating items for our celebration next week!  We are still in need of two large boxes of plain Chex cereal.  If you are able to make that donation, please let me know!  Thank you for sending in all of the items by Wednesday, March 20.  

Looking ahead to next week:  As historians, students will continue learning about the Civil War.  They will also have a visit from Historic Columbia's Traveling Trunk Show.  As mathematicians, they'll wrap up their study of perimeter and begin discussing area.  We will be using the Envisions curriculum, so please see the family letter below.  As readers, students learn discuss story elements and how they affect the plot.   As writers, they will continue writing their persuasive letters and study complex sentences with the help of a mentor sentence.  Students will also enjoy a visit from an author!

Thank you again for all of your support!  

Looking ahead to the week of March 11 (Computer)

Thank you for all of your pledges of support during our FUN RUN!  You were amazing! 

Hi, families! 

A note from first grade:  First grade is collecting money for K-9 officers!  They'll accept donations through the end of March!

Looking ahead to next week:  As historians, students will continue learning about the Antebellum Period in South Carolina.  They will not have a traditional test on this unit.  Instead, they will answer questions, which go along with our reading in class, and turn in a booklet.  They'll also start studying the Civil War.  As mathematicians, they'll study perimeter.  We will be using the Envisions curriculum, so please see the family letter below.  As readers, students learn how to identify the main idea of the story and its details.   As writers, they will continue their opinion writing unit and study complex sentences, while reviewing conjunctions.

Thank you again for all of your support!