Ms. Wiggins

About your teacher

My name is Trecie Wiggins.  I have been a teacher for 19 years, all in Cobb county.  I taught first grade for 7 years before transferring to kindergarten where I stayed for 9 years, and am now loving every minute of second grade.  I live in the Kennesaw area with my husband, 2 children and many pets.  We have 3 dogs.   My children are 12 and 15.  Jacob is 15 years old and attends North Cobb High School, his sister Ashleigh is 12 and she attends Palmer Middle School.  I love living and working in my Kennesaw community.

1st Nine Weeks Letter

2^nd Grade Mathematics

First Nine Weeks

 

Dear Parents:

The objectives listed below will be used to lead your child to mastery of the concepts covered in the 1st Nine Weeks Unit of study. 

 

Data

• Create, organize and display using pictographs, bar graphs, picture graphs, simple charts, and tables to record results with scales of 1 and 2
• Interpret picture and bar graphs

 

Number Representation (Up to 3-digits)

• Break apart numbers
• Base ten models
• Place Value
• Mental Math Strategies

 

Addition (2-digits)

• With regrouping
• Revisit basic facts to 18
• Inverse relationship with subtraction
• Mental Math strategies

 

Money

• Count collections of coins and currency
• Decimal notation
• Symbols ($,¢)

 

Compare Numbers

• Number Sentence
• Symbols (=, <, >)
• Missing Value

 

Time

· Know relationship between seconds, minutes and hours

 

Here are some suggestions as to what you can do at home to help your child:

 

· Lay cards numbered from 0-9 face down on the table.  Have your child pick out 3 of the cards and make the largest number that they can.  Then have them make the lowest number that they can. 

· Have your child count the change you have in your purse or pocket.  Then say you just bought something for _______ amount.  What change would you get back?

· Using the number cards from a deck of cards, sit opposite your child either at a table or on the floor.  On the count of three you both turn over one card.  Whoever can add them together and say the answer (sum) first gets to keep the cards.  Play until the cards are all gone.  Whoever gets the most cards wins.

 

 

 

 

 

Here is a game to play with your child to help them with 2-digit addition with regrouping.  This game helps them learn when they need to regroup.

 

Materials: real or play coins 100 pennies and 20 dimes

 

Put 100 pennies in a bowl and give each player 10 dimes. 

 

Each player takes a handful of pennies from the bowl and places them on the table in front of them.

 

The player then trades 10 pennies for 1 dime, continuing until he or she has fewer than 10 pennies on the table.

 

The player with the most dimes wins.

 

Repeat several times.

 

 

 

2^nd Grade Mathematics

First Nine Weeks

 

Dear Parents:

The objectives listed below will be used to lead your child to mastery of the concepts covered in the 1st Nine Weeks Unit of study. 

 

Data

• Create, organize and display using pictographs, bar graphs, picture graphs, simple charts, and tables to record results with scales of 1 and 2
• Interpret picture and bar graphs

 

Number Representation (Up to 3-digits)

• Break apart numbers
• Base ten models
• Place Value
• Mental Math Strategies

 

Addition (2-digits)

• With regrouping
• Revisit basic facts to 18
• Inverse relationship with subtraction
• Mental Math strategies

 

Money

• Count collections of coins and currency
• Decimal notation
• Symbols ($,¢)

 

Compare Numbers

• Number Sentence
• Symbols (=, <, >)
• Missing Value

 

Time

· Know relationship between seconds, minutes and hours

 

Here are some suggestions as to what you can do at home to help your child:

 

· Lay cards numbered from 0-9 face down on the table.  Have your child pick out 3 of the cards and make the largest number that they can.  Then have them make the lowest number that they can. 

· Have your child count the change you have in your purse or pocket.  Then say you just bought something for _______ amount.  What change would you get back?

· Using the number cards from a deck of cards, sit opposite your child either at a table or on the floor.  On the count of three you both turn over one card.  Whoever can add them together and say the answer (sum) first gets to keep the cards.  Play until the cards are all gone.  Whoever gets the most cards wins.

 

 

 

 

 

Here is a game to play with your child to help them with 2-digit addition with regrouping.  This game helps them learn when they need to regroup.

 

Materials: real or play coins 100 pennies and 20 dimes

 

Put 100 pennies in a bowl and give each player 10 dimes. 

 

Each player takes a handful of pennies from the bowl and places them on the table in front of them.

 

The player then trades 10 pennies for 1 dime, continuing until he or she has fewer than 10 pennies on the table.

 

The player with the most dimes wins.

 

Repeat several times.

 

 

 

1st Nine Weeks Reading Newsletter

DearParents,    

 

In the first quarter, your second grade student will be applying skills learned from experiences of great readers. They will practice:

·     Seeing themselves as readers.

·     Making sense of text.

 

Great Readers See Themselves as Readers

Baseball players stretch before a game and oil their gloves.  Musicians practice daily and care for their instruments.  Similarly, great readers develop habits and attitudes that help make reading a cherished activity.  Books fuel the imagination and promote learning.  Teachers and parents provide students with a key to the world when we share our passionate love of books.  As we model how to treat books as a valuable treasure, we share our enthusiasm for reading, as well.  In this unit, students will begin to develop good reading habits: how to choose books, how to care for books respectfully, and how to make reading a valued part of each day.   

 

 

Great Readers Make Sense of Text

We all recognize that instant when it happens:  the click.  That “aha!” moment when the words on the page come alive with meaning.  Being able to name each word is not the same as getting that click.  As readers, we have different ways of tapping into the meaning of a text.  The strategies in this unit are designed to help students experience that “aha” moment, when suddenly it all makes sense.  In this unit, students will focus on engaging with the text.  By examining their own predictions and exploring their natural curiosity, they’ll become more active readers.  Through active reading, they will gain a deeper understanding of what they read.   

 

Welcome back to an exciting school year; one filled with wonderful stories and adventure.

 

  Sincerely,

Trecie Wiggins

DearParents,    

 

In the first quarter, your second grade student will be applying skills learned from experiences of great readers. They will practice:

·     Seeing themselves as readers.

·     Making sense of text.

 

Great Readers See Themselves as Readers

Baseball players stretch before a game and oil their gloves.  Musicians practice daily and care for their instruments.  Similarly, great readers develop habits and attitudes that help make reading a cherished activity.  Books fuel the imagination and promote learning.  Teachers and parents provide students with a key to the world when we share our passionate love of books.  As we model how to treat books as a valuable treasure, we share our enthusiasm for reading, as well.  In this unit, students will begin to develop good reading habits: how to choose books, how to care for books respectfully, and how to make reading a valued part of each day.   

 

 

Great Readers Make Sense of Text

We all recognize that instant when it happens:  the click.  That “aha!” moment when the words on the page come alive with meaning.  Being able to name each word is not the same as getting that click.  As readers, we have different ways of tapping into the meaning of a text.  The strategies in this unit are designed to help students experience that “aha” moment, when suddenly it all makes sense.  In this unit, students will focus on engaging with the text.  By examining their own predictions and exploring their natural curiosity, they’ll become more active readers.  Through active reading, they will gain a deeper understanding of what they read.   

 

Welcome back to an exciting school year; one filled with wonderful stories and adventure.

 

  Sincerely,

Trecie Wiggins

Dates to Remember!

Aug. 3: Meet and Greet 8:30-10:00

Aug. 5: First Day of School

Aug. 10: Latino Night 6:15-7:30 in Cafe

Aug. 12: PTA Open House

Kindergarten 6:00-7:00

PTA- 7:00-7:30

1st/2nd- 7:30-8:30

Aug. 25: Early Release / Fund Raiser goes home

Aug. 27: PTA Movie Night

Aug. 30: Baskin Robbins Scoop Night 5:00-9:00

Math for the 3rd Nine Weeks

I hope the holiday was restful for everyone!  The following is an update of what we will focus on in the 3rd nine weeks of school for math, and ideas for ways you can work on these skills at home. 

Measurement:
Length
To the nearest inch and/or centimeter
Estimate for reasonableness
Compare units by measuring
Compare inch, foot, yard
Compare centimeter and meter
Determine tool and unit need to measure with

Data
 Create, organize and display data using picture graphs, Venn diagrams, bar graphs, pictographs, simple charts, and tables with scales 1, 2, and 5

 Interpret data from picture graphs, Venn diagrams and bar graphs

Compare and represent Numbers (4-digits)

Break numbers apart

Represent numbers using models, diagrams, and number sentences 
 Mental math strategies for problem solving

Represent numbers using drawing, models, and number sentences
Symbols ( =, <, > , ≠)
Missing Value
Addition and Subtraction

Concept of properties: commutative, associative, and identity
Add and Subtract two whole numbers up to three digits with regrouping
Understand and use the inverse relation between addition and subtraction to solve and check problems
Mental Math Strategies
Estimate for reasonableness of answers
Symbols ( =, <, > , xxx)
Missing Value
Problem solve
Money

Make change using a collections of coins and currency
Use money as a medium of exchange
Decimal notation
Symbols ($,¢)
Fractions

Work with thirds, sixths, eights, tenths, with models
Know that a fraction is an equal part of a whole or set
Know that a whole is 3/3, 6/6, 8/8, 10/10

Here are some suggestions as to what you can do at home to help your child:

With your child measure some items found around the house.  Have your child first estimate how long they are then measure them.  Do this using all the inches, feet, yards, centimeters, and meters.  Talk about when to use inches, feet, or yards or when to use centimeters or meters.
Locate a Venn Diagram in a newspaper or magazine.  Discuss with your child the information included in the diagram.
As you ride in the car have your child find 4-digit numbers (on mail boxes, road signs etc.) and have him/her tell you what number is in each place value. For instance 4239, the 2 is in the hundreds place, the 9 is in the ones place.
Pick a recipe that you and your child can make together.  Have your child do the measuring of each ingredient.  Discuss the fractions with your child as he/she measures each ingredient.  
To help your child practice place value, play the following game together.



Materials needed:

    deck of cards - number cards only or index cards numbered 0-9 (making 4 of each number)

Shuffle the cards
Each player draws 5 cards
Use 4 of the cards to make the highest number you can
Each player must say their number and tell the place value of each of the numerals
The player with the highest number wins that round.

Variation 1
  Play the same but instead of making the highest number make the lowest number.

Variation 2

  Using a penny (the heads as the highest number and the tails as the lowest number) flip the penny before each round to see if you are going to be making the highest number or the lowest number.

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Our Daily Schedule

7:15-8:00 Morning Work, Attendance, Announcements

8:00-8:30 Check Morning Work,Phonics

8:30-9:30 Reader's Workshop

9:30-9:45 Recess

9:45-10:45 Writer's Workshop

10:46-11:16 Lunch

11:20-12:40 Math Workshop

12:40-1:20 Specials

1:20-1:50 Science/Social Studies/Health

1:50-2:10 Afternoon Jobs/ Pack up/ Read Aloud

2:10 Dismissal

Welcome!

                   

Welcome to Second Grade!  What a journey we will take.  I hope you and your child are as excited about this as I am.  We will spend 180 days involved in so many learning opportunities.  You will see your child grow so much.  My hope is that all the children become responsible and self motivated learners this year.  These are life skills that will help the children forever!  Hold on for this wonderful, and exciting ride!