What's Happening at TCE - April 6-10
Good Friday Afternoon!
It has been a very busy (and soggy) week here at Tygart Creek Elementary! Returning from spring break, we have been getting reacquainted with remaining focused and following school and classroom procedures. I can't say enough about the behavior of our Tigers! They are a wonderful group of young ladies and gentlement and it is evident in the way they carry themselves. They all represent us well.
This week kindergarten classes took a field trip to the planetarium at MSU and the movies. Among other things they were discussing the nght sky and different resources available to us in our surrounding communities.
We would all like to give a big congratulations to the Wise Fry Wordy Birds STLP Team who not only qualified for state competition at regionals held at MSU in October, but also advanced to the finals of judging in the area of instructional projects at Rupp Arena on March 26th and were named "Best In Region"!
Purposes of Writing
I'm sure that no matter what grade your child is in they do a lot of writing in various subjects throughout the day. Writing is a complicated thinking process which requires students to merge many different skills into one thinking process. You may see student writing comming home that is intended for one of these 3 purposes:
1. Writing to Learn (Learning Logs, Journals, Note Taking) - This type of writing is meant to be used as a tool to enable deeply embedded learning of many different subjects and skills.
2. Writing to Demonstrate/Communicate Learning (Essays, Constructed Response, Assessments) - When students are writing to demonstrate, they are being asked to share or communicate what they know about a topic for the purposes of evaluation. Students of all ages are asked to demonstrate their learning through writing in all content areas.
3. Writing for Authentic Purposes (Letters, Research Reports, Science Fair Summaries, Poems, Short Stories) - This type of writing is what we as adults do on a daily basis. It can include many forms. We often call it process writing at school because it often takes many days and different phases of work to get it completed for publication.
So, the next time your child brings home a piece of writing, hopefully its purpose will be more clear to you!
Important Upcoming Events:
April 6 - 17: Pennies for Patients (Lukemia & Lymphoma Society Service Project for Beta Club)
Read-A-Thon Fundraiser for PTO
April 13: All Title I Parent Surveys due
April 13 - 17: Lexington Childrens' Theatre Shooting Stars Workshop for 3rd & 5th Grades
April 17th: 1st Grade Field Trip
April 25th (Saturday) Academic Team Field Trip
May 11 & 12 - K Registration
May 18 - Evening Kinder Camp for 15-16 Kindergarteners and their parents
May 18 - 29: KPREP Testing
May 19: Election Day - No School
May 25: Memorial Day - No School
June 1st: Last Day For Students 5th Grade Awards and Send Off
Until Next Week, Tigers!
Mrs. Justice
Empowering Thinkers
