SC Weekly Update
Week of November 13-17
Reminders!
- Thanksgiving break is from November 20-24. We look forward to welcoming your student back to school on Monday, November 27.
- Thanksgiving lunch is Wednesday from 11:13-11:49. Adult lunches are $4.50 each.
- Turkey Bingo is Thursday at 5:30!
Have a wonderful and joyous Thanksgiving!
Meet our team!
Our team from left to right: Ms. Turnbull (SC3), Mrs. Banks (SC6), Mrs. Bassery (SC2), Mrs. Speaks (SC3), Ms. Gay (SC1), and Ms. Payne (SC1)!
We are thrilled to welcome Ms. Nia and Mrs. Moore! Ms. Nia is working with Mrs. Banks. Mrs. Moore is working with Mrs. Bassery!
Emails:
jpayne@marietta-city.k12.ga.us
nbassery@marietta-city.k12.ga.us
eturnbull@marietta-city.k12.ga.us
Our Curriculum!
The SC classes use an adapted curriculum called enCore! There are a total of 36 units, and those units are banded by grade levels. All of 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.
For more information on our wonderful curriculum please visit the link below!
What we learned last week!
In literacy, we began our fiction books!
In math, we worked on counting and cardinality. This ranged from building numerals to subtracting on number lines.
In social studies we worked on famous Georgians such as Jackie Robinson and Jimmy Carter.
What we are learning this week!
In literacy, we will begin our new units with fiction books. Each book has a variety of phonics built in. This changes every day. Depending on the book, the phonics could range from letter identification, letter sounds, counting syllables, or decoding words.
- Ms. Payne is using the book Chicken Little.
- Mrs. Bassery is using the books Hide and Seek and The Wizard of Oz.
- Mrs. Banks is using the books Chicken Little and Goldilocks and the Three Bears.
- Ms. Turnbull is using the book Beauty and the Beast.
In math, we will be working on operations and algebraic thinking. This will include building operations such as addition or subtraction as well as word problems to support the operations.
In science, we will be spending two weeks working on different plants, animals, and habitats found within geographic regions (Blue Ridge Mountains, Piedmont, Coastal Plains, Valley and Ridge, and Appalachian Plateau) of Georgia.
Over the next two weeks, our fifth grade students who participate in the Georgia Alternate Assessment (GAA), they will be learning about plant and animal cells.
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!
Ingredients
How to
Save the Date! 🗓
- November 16: PTA Turkey Bingo!
- November 16: Thanksgiving lunch! See flyer for details.
- November 20-24: Thanksgiving break! No School
- November 30: Fall student picture retakes
Reminders!
- Park Street is a uniform school. Please review the changes in 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.