Week 4

Week 4

It's hard to believe that we are 4 weeks into the school year. In Social Studies this week we are continuing to discuss map skills and in Science, Plant Adventures! We earned 10 "Great Day" tallies in our enrichment classes and our students in second grade have voted to celebrate with popsicles on Monday. YEAH, WAY TO GO!  Mark your calendars for our first field trip and Picture Day (information below). We'll be making an applesauce in class on Monday, YUMM!! 

Don't forget to be logging your child's reading at home, practicing Math Facts and taking AR quizzes!!

Drive for Schools: Begins September 13

Ticket sales begin September 13 for our annual Drive for Schools fundraiser. Tickets and information came home home this week for the fundraiser!

School Pictures: Monday, September 17

We will be taking our Fall school pictures on Monday, September 17. Our time slot is 1:40 pm. If you'd like your child to change into something specific for the pictures, please place it in their backpack. They will be given an opportunity to change beforehand.

NO SCHOOL: SEPTEMBER 27 & 28

There will be no school for students on Wednesday and Thursday (27 & 28). Teachers will be attending our annual ACSI conference!

Field Trip: Wednesday, October 10

We will be headed up to Mount Hermon Camp and Conference Center in Felton to participate in a challenge course. We will leave school at 8:45 am and return by 11:45 am. Permission slips and waivers have been sent home. We will have room for 10 adult chaperones/drivers, please indicate on the permission slip if you'd like to join. 

Don't forget that you must be fingerprinted in-order to attend, thank you!

Fingerprinting

If you are interested in becoming a volunteer, we are asking all parents and family members to become fingerprinted. This is a $79 cost and will allow you to drive on field trips and volunteer in the classroom and around campus. Let the office know if you are interested!

School Website
Check out the school website: www.tlcs.us in-order to get the most accurate updates and information. It's a great place to stay plugged in!

Weekly Homework

Homework is sent home as a packet every Friday. The packet is to be returned the following Friday and may include:

Spelling Words (Beginning Blends):

place, club, clap, glad, slip, flag, slide, blame, flute, globe

Fluency Page: please time your child while they read the passage aloud. Record their words read in ONE MINUTE, subtract mistakes and write remaining words read correctly. Then have them complete this a second time to produce a second set of scores. don't forget to answer the comprehension questions at the bottom and complete the back of this page as well!

Spelling Story: Use all 10 spelling words in a creative story!

Spelling: students should complete the spelling practice sheet that goes with that week's words. 

Super Speed Words: Please time your child for the given amount and have them recite the word list to you. Mark where he/she stopped

Weekly Math Pages: These will be pulled from our Investigations3 math curriculum. Approximately 1-2 per week.

Super Speed Numbers: Please time your child for the given amount and have them recite the number list to you. Mark where he/she stopped

Math Fact Practice: Have your child take a practice math fact test at least 3 times per week to prepare for Friday's timed test! 1 min 30 sec!

*Please read 15 minutes 5x's a week and record on monthly reading log. 7 completed reading logs earns a special treat at the end of the year!