SMALL GROUP WEEKLY UPDATE
Week of August 12-16
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
SC1 and SC2 use an adapted curriculum called enCore! There are a total of 36 units, and those units are banded by grade levels. All our classes have multiple grade levels. Due to this, some classes 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 book and an adapted nonfiction book. It takes six weeks to complete one full unit with three weeks per book.
SC3 and SC6 are using a new reading program called Wit and Wisdom! This program have four module and each module has a variety of lessons that include writing.
For more information on our wonderful curriculums please visit the links below!
What We Learned Last Week
Last week SC2 introduced their enCore fiction stories The Princess and the Pea and The Velveteen Rabbit to their students. We worked on identifying characters in these stories. As we continue our work with these units students will work on their skills with reading comprehension with picture ques, sequencing a story with picture ques, and identifying letters and letter sounds.
In Math we worked with recognition of numbers 1 to 10 by counting objects to represent those numbers.
In Science we used our story The Velveteen Rabbit to learn the characteristics of living and nonliving objects.
Ms.Turnbull's class will work on the following:
-Introduce Wit and Wisdom
-Introduce UFLI Phonics
-Introduce Savaas Math
-Introduce Scientific Method
Mrs.Banks' class will work on the following:
-Introduce Wit and Wisdom
-Introduce UFLI Phonics
-Introduce Savaas Math
What We are Learning this Week
This week SC1 and SC2 will continue working with their enCore fiction stories The Princess and the Pea and The Velveteen Rabbit. Students will work on their skills with reading comprehension with picture ques and identifying letters and letter sounds.
In Math students will continue working with their counting skills and making groups of objects to represent numbers 1 to 10.
In Science students will continue to learn about living and nonliving objects.
Ms. Turnbull’s class will be working on the following:
- ELA: Begin Wit and Wisdom Module 1: ‘A Great Heart’.
- Math: Place value and their relationships.
- Social Studies: Map Skills
- UFLI Phonics: Letter M and short A review.
Mrs. Banks’ class will be working on the following:
1st Grade
- ELA: Wit and Wisdom Module 1
- Phonics: Short A Review
- Math: Investigating Numbers Making Ten
- Social Studies: Geography/Me on a Map
2nd Grade
- ELA: Wit and Widom Module 1
- Phonics: Short A Review
- Math: Graphs and Data
- Science: Patterns in Day and Night/Moon Phases
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
- August 15: Open House at 5:00 PM
- August 21-27: Vision 2 Learn Eye Exams
- August 27-30: MAP Testing
- September 2: Labor Day No School
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.
