Welcome to Mrs. Thomson's 2nd grade class!
MRS. THOMSON'S CLASS - ROOM 204
Week of : April 22 - April 26, 2024
Important Information:
Please send your student with a water bottle, and a nut free snack daily. I don't have water cups at school and a lot of students don't have water bottles. Please have your child bring his/her water bottle home each night to rinse out. Children are leaving water bottles on their desks for the whole week without washing them. I will continue to remind and hand them their water bottle to put in their back packs.
- To avoid lost or broken student items please leave toys and personal items at home.
- Please label all student items with your students name & grade level.
- Dress for the weather! Don't forget labeled coats, hats and gloves when necessary.!
- Please make sure that your child has a snack to bring to class and two snacks if he/she goes to BASE after school. The students are really hungry by snack time; especially if they don't like the school lunch or didn't eat that much of it.
Upcoming Events
- Tuesday April 30 - Wednesday, May 8 - EOY Testing
- Thursday, May 9 - Butterfly Pavilion Field Trip - Here is the link to pay and fill out the permission form Link for Field Trip: Field Trip Payment and Form
- Friday, May 10 - Spirit Wear
- Friday, May 17 - Dress of Choice
- Monday, May 20 - Field Day - 8:20 am - 10:45 am
- Thursday, May 23 - Last Day - End of the Year Celebration - Dismiss at 11:30 am
This week is ART for our class! Rotation CHARACTER ED Friday !!!
Mrs. Thomson's MATH GROUP: Homework will be done in class rest of year!
Mrs. Thomson's READING GROUP:
5/3- Vocabulary test
SPECIALS (daily changes) STEAM (weekly changes)
SPECIALS: PE, SPANISH, CHARACTER ED., AND LIBRARY
| Monday - PE | |
| Tuesday - Spanish | |
| Wednesday - | |
| Thursday- Library | |
| Friday - Rotation Day - PE |
STEAM: Science/Engineering, Technology, Art, Music -
| Week 1(RED) - this week! | |
| Week 2(ORANGE) - | |
| Week 3(GREEN) - | |
| Week 4(BLUE)- | |
Weekly Curriculum:
Reading(Wonders): Unit 6 WEEK 3!
Genre : Informational Text
- Stories : "Dive Teams" and "Astronaut Handbook"
- Phonics: consonant + le syllables
- Comprehension Skills: Main idea and Key Details
- Novel Study: Charlotte's Web- By E.B. White
Math (Saxon)
- Lesson 120-2: Probability
- Assessment 23 written and facts
- Math review tally marks, clocks, two-digit subtraction with and without regrouping, and expanded form.
Fact Practice/Stations - Doubles, + 0,1, and 2, +9, doubles +1, sums of 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, and 18
- Subtracting 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9's!
- Fact Practice Stations
- Multiplication x0, x1, x2, x3, x5
Practice multiplication at home with flash cards or make your own!
Writing and Grammar
Writing: Personal Narrative
Journal Writing
Shurley Grammar : Complete Sentence, Nouns, Verbs, Adverbs, Adjectives, homophones, possessive nouns, possessive pronouns, articles, complete and incomplete sentences.
Writers Workshop and Step Up to Writing
Handwriting Practice
Core Knowledge: Short Stories /Poetry
History :
Ancient China - TEST TUESDAY!
- China’s Great Rivers: Yellow and Yangtze
- Family and Ancestors
- The Teaching of Confucius
- The Great Wall of China
- Writing the Chinese Language
- Chinese Inventions
- Beautiful Silk
- The Chinese New Year
Science:
Life Cycles
- The life cycle: birth, growth, reproduction, death
- Reproduction in plants and animal
- From seed to seed with a plant
- From egg to egg with a chicken
- From frog to frog
- From butterfly to butterfly: metamorphosis
Daily Schedule:
8:00-8:25 Morning Work/Morning Meeting/Announcements
8:25-9:20 Math
9:25-10:25 Reading
10:30-11:15 STEAM (Science/Engineering, Technology, Art, Music)
11:20-12:00 - Recess/Lunch
12:00-12:40 Writing
12:40 -1:25 Specials (Spanish, Library, Character Education, PE)
1:25- 1:45 Core Knowledge/History/ Science
1:45 -2:00 - Recess/Snack
2:00 - 2:30 - Intervention
2:20 - 2:45 - History/Science/Core Knowledge
2:50 - 3:20 - History/Science
3:20 - 3:30 - Pack Up/Prepare for Dismissal
MEET MRS. THOMSON!
Welcome to Room 204 Mrs. Thomson's class! I am very excited to be your child's second grade teacher for the 2023-24 school year! It's going to be a great year! I am excited, happy, and grateful to spend this year getting to know your student and your family!
This is my sixth year teaching as a classroom teacher. I taught 5th grade at Soaring Hawk last year and was a second grade math/reading interventionist in the Chicago area. I've also taught third and fourth grade, subbed K-12, and high school English for a few months. This is my first year teaching at Aspen View Academy. I really appreciate the warm welcomes I've received so far.
My family moved from the Chicago area (where I'm originally from) to Castle Rock a year ago. I love the sunshine streaming through my windows most days here. I'm married to my wonderful husband, Rob, and have 8 year-old twins, Luke and Lauren, who currently attend AVA. My oldest son Marcus is married to my sweet daughter-in-law Ileana. They are preparing to head back East to pursue their careers in engineering and journalism. We have one spoiled furry family member named Pickles, who is 10 years old. We really like the Castle Rock area. There is so much to do! Family is the most important thing in my life. I enjoy spending quality time with them, baking (LOVE the holidays!), playing the piano, learning to play the J Bass guitar, painting, exercising, and hiking. I love to travel and have lived overseas for 4 years in Tokyo, Japan! I feel that my experience prepared me becoming the passionate, dedicated, and culturally diverse educator I am today.
Looking forward to a wonderful year with your 2nd grader and partnering with you!
