Hello TAG Parents!
We are almost a month into our units and the students are learning a lot already! 1st & 2nd Graders are studying the unit “Pilgrims’ Challenge”. They are learning of course about Pilgrims moving from England to the New World (America), but most importantly they are learning about the many challenges that the Pilgrims encountered on the way to the New World as well as what they encountered when they arrived. Please ask your son or daughter about scurvy and the importance of citrus fruits and apple cider vinegar! 3rd Graders are studying the unit “Biomes Big & Small”. This unit will involve 6 land biomes. So far the students have learned about the temperate deciduous forest and the tropical rainforest. The will learn about taiga, desert, tundra, and the grasslands. Please ask your son or daughter which land biome we live in and why? Does the biome we live in really make decisions? 4th Graders are studying the unit “Native Americans”. The students are understanding the reasons why Native Americans came up with legendary myths to explain science and natural happenings, things they fear, and many unexplained circumstances in the world. For example, how stars came to be…../why do tigers have stripes?/ why does the son and the moon exist, and so many more. Students were able to write awesome myths this past week. Here are some of the titles: How Oceans Came to Be by Caleb Sadler, The Crying Baby with No Name by Ethan Wadley, How the Moon Was Made by Iran Marquez, Twinkling Night by Marianna Villarreal, How Mountains Came by Nicholas Azevedo, and Why The Bear Is Brown by Mary Oyefuga. 5th Graders are studying the unit “Epidemic”. The students have a clear understanding of what makes an epidemic and know the difference between a bacteria and a virus. Weekly the students will track where the Zika Virus is and what is the status as it continues to plague the world. In addition to looking at diseases and epidemics in the world—students will be studying a mystery disease for the next few weeks. They will make a diagnosis and rule out several diseases that it is NOT based on the analysis of symptoms. As students bounce back and forth between the roles of the nursing staff in a rural county to health inspectors for the health department they will continue to examine how illnesses are tracked, find its origination, and ways to prevent future outbreaks. Ask your son or daughter what they think is really going on in Jamestown.
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Sabrina O. Manning (Talented & Gifted Teacher)
I am from the “Big Easy” or the “Crescent City” of New Orleans, Louisiana and love seafood! Seafood gumbo is my favorite! I am going on my 19th year of teaching. (11 years as a Talented & Gifted Teacher -TAG & 7 years as a 2ndgrade general education teacher) and have been a TAG Teacher Mentor for 3 years—helping other TAG Teachers in Fulton County. I am a graduate of Spelman College (BA in Political Science w/a concentration in Urban Studies)and furthered my education through Brenau University (early childhood teaching certification) and Grand Canyon University (Masters in the Art of Teaching). I enjoy learning new concepts and just completed a coaching endorsement last spring which qualifies me to be a Culturally Proficient Coach. I am a mother of twin sons (Seniors in High School), a dog “Scottie” the Scottish Terrier, and a caregiver to my mom. I enjoy painting, museums, reading, traveling, trying new restaurants/foods, and spending time with friends. As a child I thought I would be a gymnast, but realized that I was way too tall. I am 5’10”! I have several mottos I live by. One is to live each day like there is no tomorrow because time waits for no one! Another is “Storms can be oh so awful, but they will pass and reveal clear skies!” |
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September 2018
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