Winter Break

I haven't posted a blog in awhile so I though I'd take this time to write a quick note. As you know Mrs. Trammell and I are job sharing this year and it's been going fantastic. The kids have been amazing and have adjusted well to having two teachers. In fact I think they rather enjoy it. Unfortunately this will be the only year Mrs. Trammell and I get to share our teaching responsibilities. We are very saddened by this and wish that we could continue to serve the second grade students at our school, but we can't at this time.  But more on that later...

As of the break we were working on double digit subtraction and just starting to borrow to find the answer. They are starting to really grasp the concept and we are very proud of all their dedication and hard work. 

In science we have been talking about Force and Motion. Ask your child about gravity and see what they can share with you about this unseen force. 

In language arts we have been focusing on integrating science into this area so that they are immersed in the topic and they seem to really enjoy learning science concepts this way. We are also talking about inferring what a word means via context clues. This is an ongoing process. 

They have learned about the ginger bread boy and Christmas Around the World.  As well as some other holidays that are celebrated at this time of the year around the world. 

In writing we are working on adding details to our stories and including such things as sound words like wham or moo. We have also talked about adding more adjectives to our work to make the reader really see what we are describing. We also continue to work on what is a noun and a very, and the telling part and the naming part of sentences. All these things combine to make your child a better writer. 

I look forward to finding out what the year 2016 will bring to our second grade class. 

Classroom Updates!

We are moving along in room 22. We are starting to learn our classroom procedures well and are starting to work at centers and in small groups. The students are really adjusting to 2nd grade well. I am very pleased with how they are progressing.

We are currently doing a study on various versions of The 3 Little Pigs. They are having so much fun with this theme.

In math we are working on measurement and will continue to work on addition and subtraction as well.

The class has started to take Accelerated Reader tests and Study Island.

I also have a Donorschoose.org request out there if anyone is interested in helping us get a listening center for our classroom.

http://www.donorschoose.org/project/listening-center-for-literacy-collaborat/1317665/?rf=email-system-2014-08-proposal_approve-teacher_2481789&challengeid=20460718&utm_source=dc&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=proposal_approve

New Year!

I am busy getting ready for the new up coming school year. I have a lot of exciting things planned and can't wait to get started. We will be starting off with Literacy Collaborative this year so that is new and exciting. I also have many internet projects I am going to try to incorporate this year as well.

I am using a new lesson planning site called Lessonplan.com which is awesome and easy to use. I can't wait to start planning for the rest of the year using this great new tool.


I look forward to all 20 of my new learners coming in this year. I know we will have a great year!

SmartBoard

I'm so excited that our SmartBoard is being installed as I write. I have many wonderful ideas ahead to put into action.

Thinking how....

I'm sitting here thinking how I can use all the wonderful tools I learned about in class yesterday in my classroom. The students will be more then thrilled to get their hands on much of the technology we covered. Now if I can only find the means to get it to them?! We are blocked with firewall from so many wonderful sites and have little money to purchase hardware. Anyone have any suggestions?

Trying it out

Hello, just trying out the blog. I hope people come and post.