I hope you are making Mrs. Brown feel welcome in our classroom. Show your best FALCONS behavior at all times. I expect it. I miss you already and I love you ALL!
Mrs. Allen
Thursday, March 21, 2013
Italy bound!
Hi everyone! We have flown to Atlanta safely so far. We are now waiting to board our plane to Rome.
I hope you are making Mrs. Brown feel welcome in our classroom. Show your best FALCONS behavior at all times. I expect it. I miss you already and I love you ALL!
Mrs. Allen
I hope you are making Mrs. Brown feel welcome in our classroom. Show your best FALCONS behavior at all times. I expect it. I miss you already and I love you ALL!
Mrs. Allen
Sunday, March 17, 2013
St. Patrick's Day
Class News March 18-22
March 18-22, 2013
I hope you all enjoyed your Spring Break! I certainly did. Well, the time has finally come for me to leave for Italy. My daughter, Taegan, and I will be traveling for 10 days with her soccer team to play in a soccer tournament and explore the country. I really hate to be out of the classroom for so long, but this is an opportunity for her that I couldn’t pass. I will update my blog as often as I can so you can see pictures and read about what we are doing each day.
I will be out beginning this Thursday, March 21st. I will be back in the classroom Tuesday, April 2nd.
Please remind your child that we all expect their behavior and work ethic to be great for the substitute. Ms. Brown comes highly recommended by Mrs. Cramer and many others!
Important Dates
March 18 Shelby County Health Dept. assembly (sealants) 8AM
March 21 I leave for Italy.
March 21-28 Book Fair
March 21 Family Math/Science Night 5:30-7:00pm
March 29 Good Friday
March 31 I get back from Italy.
Apr. 23-26 TCAP Testing
May 22 Last day of school!
Reading/Language Arts
Story: Bad Dog, Dodger!
Comprehension: Plot and Theme
Grammar: Pronouns: I and Me
Fluency: Accuracy, Pace, Intonation Current goal = 84-94 wpm
Fluency: Accuracy, Pace, Intonation Current goal = 84-94 wpm
End of year goal = 120 wpm
Spelling words
knock sign knee wrong write climb wrap wren gnat lamb
comb knob knuckle wrestle plumber
Click HERE to practice and play games on Spelling City!
comb knob knuckle wrestle plumber
Click HERE to practice and play games on Spelling City!
If you climb the tree, you can see a wren in the nest.
I will sign my name on the card and then wrap the gift.
Math
Geometry: Plane (2-D) vs. Solid (3-D) Shapes; Identifying a solid shape by name (cube, sphere, cylinder, cone, pyramid, rectangular/triangular prism, Understanding faces, edges, and vertices of solid shapes
Click HERE to learn all about shapes and play games
Click HERE to learn all about shapes and play games
Click HERE to listen to the Who Am I? song
Click HERE to relate the plane shape to the solid shape
Click HERE to trace and name faces
Social Studies
Africa in April:
Understand the diversity of human cultures; Recognize the contributions of people of other ethnic, racial, religious, and socioeconomic groups
Click HERE to learn all about Africa in April
Click HERE to learn fun kid facts about the country and the animals
Click HERE to learn 51 random facts about Africa
Click HERE to read about Anansi the Spider (an African folktale)
Click HERE to read more African folktales and fables!
Click HERE to learn all about Africa in April
Click HERE to learn fun kid facts about the country and the animals
Click HERE to learn 51 random facts about Africa
Click HERE to read about Anansi the Spider (an African folktale)
Click HERE to read more African folktales and fables!
Science
Realize that parents pass along physical charcteristics to their offspring
Thursday, March 7, 2013
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
FACS helpers!
What a huge help!! Two groups of students from First Assembly Christian School helped us with our Think Show projects this week. They probably had no idea just how "hands on" their service was going to be... Pretty sure they were all covered in paint when they left. If any of them ever read this blog post, I hope they know just how influential they are, and how much I appreciate their time and attention to my students. I couldn't have done it without them! If they ever see me at school games (since my kids go to Harding and are the same age), they better yell and say, "Hi!" I'll want to give them a hug of "THANKS"!
A blast from the past!! Robin Martin, a good friend from my highshool days, showed up at my classroom door. Boy was I shocked to see him standing there...but couldn't have been happier! His daughter, Devin, attends FACS and was working with our little ones today at KES. Mr. Martin is a firefighter and said that he could come back and visit sometime to tell us all about his job. We recently studied firefighters, and when the kids met Mr. Martin, they wanted to tell all kinds of stories about their experiences with fires. We will keep our fingers crossed!
Sunday, March 3, 2013
Class News March 4-8
What’s New
in Grade Two?
March 4-8, 2013
Last week was certainly one to remember! Mrs. Cramer "sub"ed for us Friday afternoon in her pajamas!! Well, we were all wearing our pajamas...but still, a pretty cool day if you ask me! We celebrated Dr. Seuss birthday by creating hats with some of Dr. Suess' rhyming words from his books! We read Green Eggs and Ham and wrote about something yucky we had to eat. I will post some pictures of our activities soon!
We have been working on our Think Show project too! We can identify and explain the function of insects' three main body parts. Come check out our innovative 3-D models of insects you've never seen before!
It's hard to believe, but next week is Spring Break! I hope you all take advantage of the time and do something special together as a family, whether it be in-town or out-of-town!
Mrs. Allen
We have been working on our Think Show project too! We can identify and explain the function of insects' three main body parts. Come check out our innovative 3-D models of insects you've never seen before!
It's hard to believe, but next week is Spring Break! I hope you all take advantage of the time and do something special together as a family, whether it be in-town or out-of-town!
Mrs. Allen
Important Dates
Mar. 7 Think Show
Mar. 11-15 Spring Break
Mar. 29 Good Friday
Apr. 23-26 TCAP Testing
May 22 Last day of school!
Reading/Language Arts
Story: Bad Dog, Dodger
Comprehension: Theme
Grammar: Using the pronouns: I or me?
Fluency: Accuracy, Pace, Intonation Current goal = 84-94 wpm
End of year goal = 120 wpm
Spelling/Phonics: Silent Consonants
Vocabulary: Classify/Categorize
Click HERE to play games about this week's skills.
To play games about pronouns click HERE and HERE and HERE and HERE and HERE
Click HERE to play games about this week's skills.
To play games about pronouns click HERE and HERE and HERE and HERE and HERE
Spelling words
knock sign knee wrong write climb wrap wren
gnat lamb comb knob knuckle wrestle plumber
knock sign knee wrong write climb wrap wren
gnat lamb comb knob knuckle wrestle plumber
Dictation Sentences
If you climb the tree, you can see a wren int he nest.
I will sign my name on the card and thrn wrap the gift.
If you climb the tree, you can see a wren int he nest.
I will sign my name on the card and thrn wrap the gift.
Click HERE to practice your spelling word list on spelling city
- Geometry
- Flat surfaces, edges, vertices
- Relating plane shapes to solid figures
- Cutting shapes apart
- Congruence
- Symmetry
Social Studies
- Natural resource vs. Finished product
- Major products of Tennessee
- Money vs. Barter
- Imports vs. Export
Science
- Compare the life cycles of various organisms
- Realize that parents pass along physical characteristics to their offspring
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