Tuesday, August 5, 2014

Flashlight Reading

Flashlight Reading
Last year, one of the more fun ways of working on fluency and comprehension came when we had opportunities to 'flashlight read.' We covered windows with black paper and read along with an audio form of our story using a flashlight to highlight the words as they were read. Then we answered questions and found evidence for our answers. If you have an extra flashlight at home, please send it in with your child's name on it with their school supplies. I have several flashlights at school, so it is not a required supply. This is also something fun to try at home!
 

Tuesday, July 15, 2014

Welcome 2014-2015 2nd Graders!

I am so excited to be teaching 2nd Grade at South Pointe Scholars. We had a lot of fun on Move Up Day. I know we are going to have a great year.

I recently sent out an invitation to our 'Popsicles & Play on the Playground' Event. I hope you are all able to make it. It will be on August 6, 2014 from 5:30-6:30.


New subscribers: Feel free to look around the blog. The menu on the right has some helpful links. I try to keep our classroom calendar up to date with summer bridge check-in dates and other school events. 

Last year subscribers: I hope you are all having a nice summer. It has been nice running into some of you at summer school, summer camp, bridge book check ins. You are welcome to continue your subscription, BUT please read carefully...I am not sure when 3rd Grade is getting together.  

Tuesday, July 1, 2014

Last Post of the 2013-2014 School Year

It has been such a pleasure teaching your children this past year. I know they are in good hands next year and that they are ready for 3rd Grade. I am so very proud of them. Their growth has definitely been a team effort. I enjoyed getting to know all of you as well.
Ice Cream Treat, Last Day of School (picture by Mrs. Mann)
Following are the links to the two skits we did at the end of the year. Thanks again to Mr. and Mrs. Koo for videotaping. The students did an outstanding job. I'm sorry for the delay.

Hooray for Wodney Wat!:      https://www.dropbox.com/s/rxkn4zv76lpedm6/2014-06-06%2010.27.22.mp4

This is the last post for our 2013-2014 school year. In July I will turn the blog over to a new group of students. You will probably want to unsubscribe so that you're not inundated with posts, but please keep in touch. Thank you again and again for sharing your 2nd Grader with me. :)

Sunday, June 15, 2014

Legacies, Readers Theater, and 'Until Next Year'

Legacies
We finished up our legacies during the final week of school. Following are some photos. If I missed publishing photos of any legacies, please leave a comment or email me so that I can search for your child's photo.


Readers Theater
Thanks to Mr. Koo, we have a video version of our Stellaluna play. It can be found using the follwoing link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRRYXLyY0Ac I have not yet converted the Hooray for Wodney Wat video (it's a large file), but I do have a quick video of the crew below.



I will continue to work on the video...

Until Next Year
I am so proud of our class. Move-Up Day went very well and I can say without hesitation that they are ready for 3rd Grade. I sincerely look forward to watching their success as they grow. Thank you very much for sharing your students with me. Each student received a certificate, a bag of goodies, a class poem and a list of affirmations from their classmates. If they haven't showed you their affirmations, or if the list was lost in the shuffle, please let me know and I will email you a copy. The affirmations (in my opinion) put the icing on our 2nd Grade cake!

Sunday, June 8, 2014

Science Fun, Field day, Math Blast, Readers Theater and a Skating Party?! Oh my!

Science Fun
We were given the opportunity to plant our potatoes in the SPS garden on Tuesday. The students had fun weeding, digging and planting. We will plant peas in there this week.

Field Day
The rain did not spoil our fun on field day. We had a great time inside. Thank you to Mrs. Mann, Mrs. Kussy, and Mrs. Sanders for escorting us around.



Math Blast
I am so proud of all of our students efforts in math this year. To celebrate, we spent an hour jumping around the inflatables. Thank you to Mrs. Mann, Mrs. Chelsea, Mrs. Shah, and Mrs. Posuniak for helping us keep kids safe. Thank you also to the Math Blast Team that includes Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Johnson, Ms. Valentine and more. (Please let me know if I missed anyone :))

Readers Theater
We did an amazing job on our readers theater plays. We presented Hooray for Wodney Wat and Stellaluna on Friday for the other 2nd grade classes. Both plays were video taped and we are working on creating versions that we can share. Until then, here are some photos.


Skating Party
It was nice to see so many happy faces on Friday at Skatin Station II. What a fun way to end a fun week.