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2nd Grade Monthly NewsletterCotton Indian Elementary

February 2017

Calendar

02/02–Coffee with the Principal @ 8:0002/03-Celebrate the Arts & Progress reports02/07 –Field Trip to the Fox Freedom Train02/09- Science Fair 8:30-10:3002/10- STEM Day02/16 - Title 1 Testing Night 5th

02/17-Cougar Clubs02/20-24- Winter Break 02/27- Professional Dev. No school02/28-Return to school

From the Teachers… Thank you for all of your support in our efforts to ensure success for our students at Cotton Indian Elementary -Leader In Me “Inspiring Greatness, One Child at a Time.” Please continue to check Class Dojo for updates and send in notes/excuses if your child is absent.

Leader in Me Information: We are continuing to model and discuss the 7 Habits. The habit of the month is Habit #3- Put first things, first. Have your child to explain and describe how they are putting first things, first. Ex: How can they Put first things, first by reading for 20 mins. vs. playing for 20 mins.

This Month in the Classroom ELA-

Begin to refer to details and examples when explaining what a text says explicitly Continue to practice summarizing a text Read and comprehend a variety of literary and informational literature on grade level

(level L) Decode words based on text around them Decode regularly spelled two syllable words with long vowels Begin to self-correct and self-monitor comprehension Begin to recount an experience with appropriate facts and details and supply reasons

that support an opinion /Write texts in which they introduce a topic and use facts or information from text.

Write texts in which they introduce a topic and use facts or information from textMath – *Measure and estimate lengths in standard units using appropriate tools Tell and write analog and digital time to the nearest five minutes (AM & PM) Represent and interpret dataSolve word problems involving money including bills and coins Partition and describe shapes using halves, thirds, fourth, and wholes Science – Push, pull, and roll common objects and describe their motions Observe and communicate effects of gravity on objects Recognize that some things, such as airplanes and birds, are in the sky, but return to earth Recognize that the sun, moon, and stars are in the sky, but do not come down Explain why a book does not fall down if it is placed on a table, but will fall down if it is dropped.Social Studies:Historical figures in Georgia history. James Oglethorpe, Tomochichi, and Mary Musgrove (founding of Georgia); Sequoyah (development of a Cherokee alphabet); Jackie Robinson (sports); Martin Luther King, Jr. (civil rights); Jimmy Carter (leadership and human rights). • Identify character traits of Georgians (Oglethorpe, Tomochichi, Mary Musgrove, Sequoyah) • Explain scarcity • Identify goods & services, • Describe and identify the uses of money.

Home Activities:

Please join our PTO. The PTO is a vital organization at our school and the more participation we have the better resources we will have for our student body. We are a family school and it takes a village to keep Cotton Indian Elementary - Leader In Me- leaders inspiring to greatness.

The Parent Resource room has plenty of resources to assist you at home with enrichment activities. You can come in and see what’s new. Mrs. Settle our parent liaison will be more than happy to assist you. Also parent opportunities are available i.e. Lunch and Learn sessions, Coffee with the Principal, CIE book blog.

Please join the CIE Book Blog at: https://ciebookblog.wordpress.com/

Please make sure you are checking your child’s agenda, and Communication folders daily.

First in Math is a county-wide initiative and great resource to practice Math fluency skills at home.

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