Mrs. Topoll's
Tr 4 Gr 2 Class
December 2019
What’s Coming Up ?
Dec. 5th: K-2 Assembly @ 9:30 AM: Drama Club Performance
Dec. 7th: Saturday School: 8:45 AM-12:45 PM: No meals are
served that day in cafeteria. Please pack your child a hearty snack
& a water bottle.
Dec. 13th: Cultural Family Biography (Cereal Box Project) Due Date
(Refer to e-mail sent on 11/20 & also 12/1.) A hard copy of assignment came
home in Wed. Folder on 11/20.
Dec. 17th: Holidays Around the World Learning Experience (9:45-11:45 AM)
Please see e-mail & the attached document sent on 11/25 & also 12/1.
E-mail Mrs. Buchan if you're interested in helping in any way. Thank you!
Dec. 18th: Science if Fun for Everyone IN-school (ON campus) Field Trip
(Topic: "States of Matter")
Dec. 20th: LAST DAY of Q2 / Track-Out Day for Tr 4
Jan. 27, 2020: Track IN Day for Tr 4, & Q3 begins!
Jan. 31st: Q2 Report Cards go home.
We could use your help!
card games, &/or
puzzles you'd like to donate to our classroom,
then feel free to send them in anytime.
We're using these types of
activities now during our Arrival Time (8:45-9:15 AM)
during what we call our "Morning Walk."
Students choose activities from their Morning Walk Menu!
Homework Ideas / Suggestions
* Family Biography Project is due by 12/13
* All year: Students should read nightly for a minimum of 20 min.
Ideally, 10 min of that time students should be reading ALOUD to a family member.
* MATH: Students are encouraged to practice recall of memorization of addition
& subtraction facts. One resource you may use at home is Xtra Math (on-line.)
Your child has an account via our class page.
If you still need your child's log-in password, then let us know.
Students may also access DreamBox site via there WCPSS student
Google Classroom home page.
Your child has an account via our class page.
If you still need your child's log-in password, then let us know.
Students may also access DreamBox site via there WCPSS student
Google Classroom home page.
Look at what we'll be learning!
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The Positivity Project
What is the Positivity Project?
Click HERE for information for families. Character Trait for the Week of 12/2: Self-Control
12/9: Optimism
12/16: Prudence
For more information check out: http://www.posproject.org |
Science:
"Matter: Properties & Change"
Understanding properties of solids and liquids and the changes
they undergo.
NC DPI State Standards:
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Students will:
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* Give examples of matter that change from a solid to a liquid
and from a liquid to a solid by heating and cooling.
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* Compare the amount (volume and weight) of water in a
container before and after freezing.
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*Compare what happens to water left in an open container
over time as to water left in a closed container.
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Math: Math: Unit 4: Understanding Place Value to Read,
Write and Compare Numbers
From NCDPI Standard Course of Study: Students will be able to:
*Count within 1,000; skip-count by 5s, 10s, and 100s
*Understand that the three digits of a three-digit number represent
amounts of hundreds, tens, and ones.
* Unitize by making a hundred from a collection of ten tens.
* Demonstrate that the numbers 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700,
800, 900 refer to one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, or nine
hundreds, with 0 tens and 0 ones.
* Compose and decompose numbers using various groupings of
hundreds, tens, and ones.
* Compare two three-digit numbers based on the value of the hundreds,
tens, and ones digits, using >, =, and < symbols to record the results
of comparisons
* Letterland: Weekly Phonics / Spelling Patterns:
Weeks of:
Weeks of:
12/2: Unit 10: ai, ay, ou, ow
12/9: Unit 11: kn-. -mb, wr-, -igh
12/16: Unit 12: ar, or
EL: Speaking/Writing/Reading/Listening:
Parent Connection Web Link for MODULE 2:
Learning through Science and Story: Fossils Tell of Earth’s Changes
Learning through Science and Story: Fossils Tell of Earth’s Changes
Module 2, Unit 3: Writing Narratives: Becoming Paleontologists
Writing a Narrative about Discovering a Fossil
Students will:
* Produce a draft of a narrative from the perspective of a paleontologist
about the moment they discovered a fossil.
* Make specific revisions & edits to the narrative based on teacher suggestions.
* Produce a draft of a narrative from the perspective of a paleontologist
about the moment they discovered a fossil.
* Make specific revisions & edits to the narrative based on teacher suggestions.
