New blog

Hello, all!

As many of you know, I got married this past summer. With that comes a new last name. Which means a new blog!


I will now be Mrs. Daniel, so you can find new updates and such at

teachingmrsdaniel.blogspot.com/


Hope you all had a great summer!

5/26/2015

I hope everyone enjoyed their long weekend. The Engneering Expo was a blast.  The students loved showing off their work.  Thank You parents for supporting us and your kids.

 

  We have only a couple more weeks of school.  We want to finish strong.  We wil be reviewing problem and solution in Reading, and stepping up to 3rd grade in Math to prepare our students for next year. 

 

The last day of school is June 5th.  It is a half day.  Enjoy the rest of the week and stay dry.

14 days left!

 

 We have quite a busy week this week! First, parent conferences are this week!  Make sure you have a time scheduled to meet with your child’s teacher!  We cannot wait to share all of the wonderful things your child has done this year and the progress they have made!

Also, we have our Engineering Expo on Thursday, May 21^st!  Your kids have been working so hard on their projects and can’t wait to show off what they have learned and what they have made!  Please join us from 1:00-2:30 as our students present their projects.

This week we are continuing with our Step Up to Grade 3 in math as we prepare your children for 3^rd grade level math.  We are working hard on our engineering projects in IC!  In reading, we are reading the story “Pushing Up The Sky” and are working on problem/solution.

MAP testing and TPRI testing are wrapping up and we are ready for a great last 3 weeks of school! A few important dates coming up are:

May 22: This was originally a student holiday, but because of snow days earlier in the year, we DO have school on Friday, May 22!

May 25: Memorial Day-NO SCHOOL!

June 2-3: Maker Space Camp at school

June 4: Assemblies and Class Parties

June 5: Last Day of School!

 

Have a great week!

Important dates coming up

We are down to our final month of school and there are many special events to tell you about this week.

Today, Tuesday, May 12 is STAAR Retake/ Retest day.  Visitors are not allowed in the building today.

Please return all library books to the school library.  They are beginning their end of year audit.

This Friday, May 15^th is the School Dance from 6:00-7:30 p.m.  Parents are expected to attend the dance with their children. 

In second grade we are MAP Math testing this week (May 11-15).

Next week, May 18-22^nd, all second grade teachers are conferencing with parents.  Make sure you schedule an appointment with your teacher.

Mrs. Nachman- May 18

Ms. Cantu- May 19

Mrs. Middlebrooks- May20

Ms. Bradley- May 20

Ms. Flusche- May 22

The Engineering Expo is on May 21^st, 2015

Parents are encouraged to attend and see “where ideas become the next big thing.”

Come celebrate with us, our student accomplishments.

1:00-2:30    Kindergarten, 1^st, & 2^nd Presentations

8:00-10:30   3rd, 4^th, & 5^th Presentations

 

5 Weeks left!

Hi Parents!

We officially have 5 weeks left until summer! These next couple of weeks we will be doing a lot of testing in second grade. We have reading MAP this week and math MAP next week.

This week in math: We are working towards getting the students ready for third grade. We are spiraling back around and covering topics from the beginning of the year like place value, adding and subtracting in the hundreds place, and number sense.

In Reading this week: We are working on comparing and contrasting as well as problem and solution. However, our main focus is the MAP test. Please make sure that they are getting a good night sleep and having a good breakfast.

In other news, our last parent newsletter went home on Monday. Keep an eye on the dates as we have lots of fun and important things coming up at the end of the year!

Also, we had a great time in the learning commons last week doing language arts stations. I loved how engaged and excited they were.

 

MAP Dates and End of Year Parent Conferences

 

 

 

For those wanting to sign up for Parent Conferences, here is the link! I will send this in an email in a couple of days.

 

www.SignUpGenius.com/go/20F0F4AADAB2EAAF49-endofyear



Field Trip TOMORROW!

Hi Parents!

Tomorrow is our first and only field trip in 2^nd grade! We will be going to the outdoor learning center. If your child is in Mrs. Nachman or Ms. Cantu’s class, then they will be leaving around 9:15. If your child is in Ms. Bradley, Ms. Flusche, or Mrs. Middlebrooks class, they will be leaving at 11:15.

 

Please have you child wear jeans and old tennis shoes tomorrow. Since it has been raining the past two days, we suggest to bring a rain coat or parka if able. Please no umbrella as they will be tough to manage.

 

As the trails will be VERY muddy, please have an extra pair of shoes that the kiddos can wear when they get back to school.

Thank you very much, and we look forward to our trip tomorrow!