SMALL GROUP WEEKLY UPDATE
Week of Sepember 2-6
MEET OUR TEAM
Our small group team:
SC1: Dr. Gitau and Ms. Gay
SC2: Mrs. Bassery and Ms. Hurley
SC3: Ms. Turnbull and Mrs. Speaks
SC6: Mrs. Banks and Mrs. Moore
Our emails:
mgitau@marietta-city.k12.ga.us
nbassery@marietta-city.k12.ga.us
OUR CURRICULUM
Dr. Gitau and Mrs. Bassery use an adapted curriculum called enCore. There are 36 units; with each grade level having 6 units. Our classes have multiple grade levels, so we might use two units simultaneously. For example, a class might use a unit for kindergarten through second and a different unit for grades third through fifth. Each unit consist of an adapted Fiction and Nonfiction book. It takes six weeks to complete one full unit with three weeks per book.
Students learn Phonics and Language Arts skills in the areas of letters and sounds, vocabulary, sight words, word endings, such as “ing” and “ed”, prefixes and suffixes, and much more.
Learning activities for Math are provided in the areas of Counting and Cardinality, Operations & Algebraic Thinking, Measurement and Data, Time, Money, and Geometry.
Science and Social Studies activities follow grade level standards. Areas of learning include weather, living and nonliving, rules and laws, goods and services, and many more.
For more information on our wonderful curriculums please visit the links below:
What We Learned last Week
Dr. Gitau’s class worked on the following:
* Reading: Fiction story Peter Rabbit
* Phonics: Letter sound for M
* Math: Counting and Cardinality
* Science & Social Studies: Plants and Animals, Rules and Laws
Mrs. Bassery’s class worked on the following:
* Reading: Fiction stories The Princess and the Pea and The Velveteen Rabbit
* Phonics: Long vowel sounds for A, E, I, O, U
* Math: Measurement and Data
* Social Studies: Goods and Services
* Map testing
Ms. Turnbull’s class worked on the following:
* Wit and Wisdom: Lessons 5 and 6
* Math: Adding large numbers
* Science: Constructive and Destructive Forces
* UFLI: /s/ and short nasal /a/
* Map testing
Mrs. Banks class worked on the following:
1st Grade
* Reading: Narrative Retell, Asking & Questions, Story Elements and Character Traits
* Phonics: Consonant Diagraph (-th)
* ELA: Writing with nouns and verbs
* Math: Geography/Me on a Map (Oceans)
* Social Studies: Understanding Place Value (Tens and Ones)
* Map testing
2nd Grade
*Reading: Narrative Retell, Asking & Questions, Story Elements and Character Traits
* Phonics: CVCe words
* ELA: Narrative writing
* Math: Place Value 3-digit numbers
* Science: Patterns in Day and Night
What We are Learning this Week
Dr. Gitau’s class will be working on:
* Reading: Non-Fiction story Food Groups (Unit 1)
* Letter and Sound Identification: Identify letters A/a; Identify short “a” sound
* Math: Numbers & Operations to Base 10
* Science: Identify food groups
* Social Studies: Healthy and Unhealthy Choices
Mrs. Bassery’s class will be working on:
* Reading: Non-Fiction stories Weather (Unit 7, Grades K-2), Staying Healthy (Unit 25, Grades 3-5)
* Letter and Sound Identification: Identify letters U/u; Identify short “u” sound (Unit 7), Identify silent
“e” (Unit 25)
* Math: Numbers & Operations to Base 10 (all grade levels)
* Science: Weather Conditions and Patterns (Unit 7), Common Injuries and First Aid (Unit 25)
* Social Studies: Maps (Unit 7), Identify Basic Needs (Unit 25)
* Map testing this week
Ms. Turnbull’s class will be working on:
* Wit & Wisdom: Lesson 6 and 7
* Science: Earth Changes with volcanoes
* Math: Continue adding and subtracting larger numbers
Mrs. Banks class will be working on:
1st Grade
* Reading: Narrative Retell, Asking & Questions, Story Elements and Character Traits
* Phonics: Consonant Diagraph (-ch)
* ELA: Writing with nouns and verbs
* Math: Comparing Numbers
* Science: Plants and Animals
2nd Grade
*Reading: Narrative Retell, Asking & Questions, Story Elements and Character Traits
* Phonics: CVCe words
* ELA: Narrative writing
* Math: Place Value 3-digit numbers
* Social Studies: Connecting Themes (Laws & Government)
Visual Cooking
Cooking is an important life skill our students will need to learn. At home, you can use visual recipes to help your child begin learning these important skills!
Save the Date
- September 2: Labor Day No School
- September 3 - 6: MAP Testing
- September 6: Lunch with Grandparents! Refer to flyer sent home for grade level lunch times
- September 23 – 27: Fall Break
Reminders
- Park Street is a uniform school. Below is a copy of our uniform policy. Your child is expected to be in uniform Monday-Thursday.
- Birthday parties are not permitted. However, birthday cupcakes are allowed during lunch time.
- If there is a change in transportation arrangements, we require notice from the parent before allowing students to be transported by anyone other than a parent. You may send in a note with your child or email parkstreet@marietta-city.org with the details of the change.
- When a student arrives late (after 8:30), an adult must sign the student in at the office.
- If a child is out for any portion of the school day, the missed time is recorded as a tardy. A note sent in the morning will help us to have your child ready. To avoid interruptions to instruction, no student will be released between 2:45 and 3:15.
