Miss Cole's Bio

Miss Cole is a highly-qualified teacher with over 20 years of experience in primary and intermediate education. She grew up on a farm in the very small town called Markleville, Indiana and graduated from Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana with a Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education and has a gifted education endorsement. Miss Cole is dedicated to public school education and has been a teacher at Decatur Classical for over 15 years and was a 2021 Golden Apple Teacher.

Miss Cole loves to laugh and wants to make learning fun for all students! She is so excited to be the school interventionist to work along side teachers and help with MTSS and targeted student supports. Miss Cole also works as a Restorative Practitioner at Decatur and helps with restorative practices and talking circles in all classrooms.

When she is not teaching, she enjoys spending time with her family and friends, cheering on her favorite NFL team the Indianapolis Colts, watching documentaries, and reading!

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This week we started our novel, The Story of Frida Kahlo. We are excited about reading this biography about this amazing and interesting artist!

This week we took some time to talk about our family holiday traditions and things we were grateful for this year. The pictures above show some family snow globes and gratitude mindfulness mugs!

Race to the Top

Race to the Top | Here is a fun game to practice using irregular past tense verbs, play with a friend, family member, or on your own with a stuffed friend!

This week, the student read The Keeping Quilt by Patricia Polacco. We really enjoyed this heartwarming story of one family’s special symbol passed down from generation to generation.

Jars of Gratitude!

Students worked this week with paired texts on the coldest and hottest place on earth. Be sure to ask your child which one they picked to write a summary about for their very own newspaper!

This week we explored folktales! We had a lot of fun doing a reader's theater on Friday in class of the Puerto Rican folktale True Colors.

Projects are a great way to show what students learned in a FUN and CREATIVE way! It also allows for student choice, students are able to pick the way they want to show their knowledge. Take a look at these great nonfiction projects about Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Tsunamis!

The Yellow and Green groups heard the book, How Big Could Your Pumpkin Grow by Wendell Minor. Then we drew giant pumpkins in different famous places including a Hawaii sunset, on top of the St. Louis Gateway Arch, and even on Mount Everest!

Students did a great job making posters for Social Studies about Indigenous Peoples' Day! Even in remote learning, it's important for 2nd graders to complete projects on paper like they would in school. These turned out AMAZING and show the personal style of each student!

This week, the students watched John Rocco read his realistic fiction book, Blackout. Students learned in this book that sometimes turning off the power can help everyone slow down and have fun too!

Mindful breathing is an important part of 2nd grade and can help students focus, stay calm, or be more present in the moment. The students enjoyed both I Am Peace by Susan Verde and My Magic Breath: Finding Calm Through Mindful Breathing by Nick Ortner and Alison Taylor.

Ask your 2nd grader when they use their mindful breathing!

This week 2nd grade talked all about nonfiction books! We had a great time learning about whale sharks or puffins in our nonfiction texts this week.

This is one of the books we read about families! Ask your student about the poster they made about their family.

The second half of the week we focused on how to talk about nonfiction books and some differences between fiction and nonfiction!

Name: Erin Cole
Position: Interventionist
Email: escole@cps.edu

Erin Cole

Interventionist

Restorative Practitioner