Silence for Sandy Hook Elementary

Ms. Gardner

December 17, 2012

Ms. Gardner

Working With Words

Words we know!

Making words

Sorting words by spelling pattern

December 10, 2012

Ms. Gardner

December Events

*CES will be walking in the Commerce Christmas Parade on Thursday, December 6, 2012. Please meet at The Farmers Market at 6:45.

*2nd grade will be performing at The Winter Arts Festival on Thursday, December 13, 2012.

*On Friday, December 21st, we will have a Domino's pizza for our Christmas Party. Please send $2 for your child to enjoy pizza with the class! I will need the money by Friday, December 14th.

*Please let me know if you would like to help with the Christmas Party, a letter will be sent home this week asking for help with the special activities and supplies needed. Thanks!

*CES is collecting change to adopt an Angel from the Angel Tree. Please send your loose change if you would like to donate towards the cause!


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December 3, 2012

Ms. Gardner

November 26-30

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The 50th Day of School Celebration

The 50th Day of School Celebration will be on November 7th. This is an alternative dress day! We encourage the children to dress like they are living in the 1950's! Poodle skirts, rolled jeans, white t-shirts, slicked back hair...have fun! If you choose not to dress up in costume, please wear standardized dress.

November 5-9

What we are doing this week:

Reading:  Scarcity

Spelling: she, had, fly, don’t why, isn’t couldn’t, haven’t, it’s, you’re, she’s, we've, we’ll, who’s, they’ll

Language: Time order words

Math: Multi-digit addition and subtraction

Social Studies:  Where Others Live

Science: Investigating the Effects of

Energy (heat, light, sound, etc…)

Homework: 

Monday: Read aloud for 15 minutes, start Sunshine Math

Tues: Read aloud for 15 minutes.  Put spelling words in ABC order & write 2 more times.

Wed: Read aloud for 15 minutes.  Write a sentence for each of your 3 favorite vocabulary words and return.

Thurs: Read aloud for 15 minutes.  Complete and return the math page to school.

Upcoming events:

Nov. 1-Progress report

Nov. 7-50’s day

Nov 8-Family Reading Night 6:00-7:30 and book fair

Nov. 16-End of 2nd six weeks

Nov. 19-23 No school-Thanksgiving holidays

Nov. 29-Report cards

Dec.13-2nd grade winter program at High School

Dec. 18-Polar Express Day

Dec.19-Progress reports

Dec. 21-Early release

Dec. 24–Jan. 4 no school- Winter break

Ms. Gardner

October 29-November 2

What we are doing this week:

Reading: Abraham Lincoln

Spelling: good, from, walk, wish, work, faster, jumping, helpful, slowly, dislike, unable, remake, priceless, walked,

singing

Language: Adjectives

Math: Finish data representation, start multi-digit addition & subtraction: 

Social Studies: Where Others Live

Homework: 

Monday: Read aloud for 15 minutes, start Sunshine Math

Tues: Read aloud for 15 minutes.  Put spelling words in ABC order & write 2 more times.

Wed: Read aloud for 15 minutes.  Write a sentence for each of your 3 favorite vocabulary words and return.

Thurs: Read aloud for 15 minutes.  Complete and return the math page to school.

Upcoming events:

Nov. 1-Progress report

Nov. 6-50’s day

Nov. 16-End of 2nd six weeks

Nov. 19-23 No school-Thanksgiving holidays

Nov. 29-Report cards

Dec. 13-2nd grade winter program at High School

Dec. 18-Polar Express Day

Dec.19-Progress reports

Dec. 21-Early release

Dec. 24–Jan. 4 no school- Winter break

Ms. Gardner

October 22-26

What we are doing this week:

Reading: Tara and Tiree, Fearless Friends

Spelling: every, think, gave, came, wash, sail, bank, seat, lump, nest, mine, clock, spot, still, pain

Language: Verbs (past, present, future)

Math: Finish number lines, start data representation

Social Studies: Where I live

Homework:

Monday: Read aloud for 15 minutes, start Sunshine Math

Tues: Read aloud for 15 minutes.  Put spelling words in ABC order & write 2 more times.

Wed: Read aloud for 15 minutes.  Write a sentence for each of your 3 favorite vocabulary words and return.

Thurs: Read aloud for 15 minutes.  Complete and return the math page to school.

 Upcoming events:

Oct. 22-Wear camouflage clothing

Oct. 23-Crazy hair day

Oct. 24-Wear favorite clothes all mixed up

Oct. 25-Wear red, white or blue

Oct. 26-Wear orange/black

Nov. 1-Progress report

Nov. 6-50’s day

Ms. Gardner

October 15-19

What we are doing this week:

 Reading: One Good Turn Deserves Another

Spelling: saw, open, live, does, use, star, harm, chart, her, turn, fork, storm, dirt, third, curb

Language: Punctuation (.?!)

Math: Number lines

Science: Magnets

Homework: 

Monday: Read aloud for 15 minutes.

Tues: Read aloud for 15 minutes.  Put spelling words in ABC order & write 2 more times.

Wed: Read aloud for 15 minutes.  Write a sentence for each of your 3 favorite vocabulary words and return.

Thurs: Read aloud for 15 minutes.  Complete and return the math page to school.

 Upcoming events:

Sunshine math due Oct 19.

Oct 16-International Night 6:30-7:30

Oct 17-Fall picture retakes

Oct 19-HOMECOMING

Oct 22-Wear camouflage clothing

Oct 23-Crazy hair day

Oct 24-Wear favorite clothes all mixed up

Oct 25-Wear red, white or blue

Oct 26-Wear orange/black

Nov 1-Progress report

Nov 6-50’s day

Ms. Gardner

October 8-12

What we are doing this week:

Reading: The Bremen Town Musicians

Spelling: all, ask, tell, buy, call, time, rope, tube, name, theme, escape, retire upgrade, reptile, include

Language: Capitalization of proper nouns, months, days of week

Math: Number lines

Science: Comparing motion (patterns of movement)

Homework: 

Write title of stories in your homework folder.

Mon: Read aloud for 15 minutes.  Begin the Sunshine Math paper that is due on Friday.

Tues: Read aloud for 15 minutes, write the name of the story in the homework folder. Put spelling words in ABC order  and  write them  1 more time.

Wed: Read aloud for 15 minutes, write  the name of the story in the homework folder.  Write a sentence for each of your 3 favorite vocabulary words.

Thurs: Read aloud for 15 minutes, write the name of the story in the homework folder.  Complete and return the math worksheet.

 Upcoming events:

Oct 11-Report Cards

Oct 16- International Night 6:30-7:30

Oct 17– Fall picture retakes

Oct 19-HOMECOMING

Oct 22-26 Red Ribbon Week

Nov 1– Progress report

Nov 6- 50’s day

Nov 16– End of 2nd six weeks

Ms. Gardner

October 1-5

What we are doing this week:

Reading: The Strongest One
Spelling: these, those, thank, then, there, shape, know, when, phone, chimp, math, struck, match, pledge, bunch
Language: Prepositions
Math: Place value and comparing numbers

Homework: 

Write title of stories in your homework folder.
Tues: Read aloud for 15 minutes, write the name of the story in the homework folder. Put spelling words in ABC order and write them 1 more time.
Wed: Read aloud for 15 minutes, write the name of the story in the homework folder. Write a sentence for each of your 3 favorite vocabulary words.
Thurs: Read aloud for 15 minutes, write the name of the story in the homework folder. Complete and return the math worksheet.

Upcoming events:

Oct 4– Dental clinic
Oct 5– End of 1st 6 weeks
Oct 8– No school (staff development)
Oct 11-Report Cards
Oct 16- International Night 6:30-7:30
Oct 17– Fall picture retakes
Oct 19-HOMECOMING
Nov 1– Progress report
Nov 6- 50’s day
Nov 16– End of 2nd six weeks




Ms. Gardner

September 24-28

What we are doing this week:

Reading: A Walk in the Desert
Spelling: around, before, stop, how, what, splash, spray, strong, square, scrap, shrimp, throw, phrase, stripe, three
Language: Complete sentences
Math: Place Value
Science: Classifying matter

Homework: 

Write title of stories in your homework folder.
Tues: Read aloud for 15 minutes, write the name of the story in the homework folder. Put spelling words in ABC order and write them 1 more time.
Wed: Read aloud for 15 minutes, write the name of the story in the homework folder. Write a sentence for each of your 3 favorite vocabulary words.
Thurs: Read aloud for 15 minutes, write the name of the story in the homework folder. Complete and return the math worksheet.

Upcoming events:

Oct. 5-End of 1st six weeks
Oct. 8– No school
Oct. 11-Report Cards
Oct. 16 International Night 6:30-7:30
Oct 19-HOMECOMING
Nov 1–Progress Reports
Nov 6-50’s Day
Nov 16-End of 2nd six weeks
Nov 19-23-Thanksgiving Break


Ms. Gardner

Back to School Bash

The Back to School Bash will be Tuesday night at CHS! We will have hot dogs at 6:00 and breakout sessions starting  at 7:00.  I will be teaching  you all about the educational website www.educationcity.com.  I hope to see you on Tuesday!

September 17-21

What we are doing this week:

Spelling: pretty, again, any, first, calf, bold, mask, trunk, lamb, bump, sting, blank, plant, climb, sing
Language: Verbs
Reading: Henry and Mudge

Math: Place Value

Science:  What is a scientist?

Homework: Write title of stories in your homework folder.

Tues: Read aloud for 15 minutes, write the name of the story in the homework folder. Put spelling words in ABC order  and  write them  1 more time.

Wed: Read aloud for 15 minutes, write  the name of the story in the homework folder.  Write a sentence for each of your 3 favorite vocabulary words.

Thurs: Read aloud for 15 minutes, write the name of the story in the homework folder.  Complete and return the math worksheet.

Upcoming events:

Sept. 3- No school

Sept. 4-21 Testing for TEMI and DRA2

Sept. 18-Back to School Night CHS 6:00-8:00

Sept. 19-Fall pictures

Sept. 20-Progress Reports

Oct. 5-End of 1st six weeks

Oct. 8– No school

Oct. 11-Report Cards

Oct. 16 International Night 6:30-7:30

September 10-14

What we are doing this week

Reading: Exploring Space
Spelling: both, cold, sleep, some, them, slip, smart, snore, black, clap, flag, grip, track, drum, prop
Language: Nouns
Math: Word problems
Social Studies: I am an American

Homework

Tues: Read aloud for 15 minutes, write the name of the story in the homework folder. Put spelling words in ABC order & write 1 more time and return this paper to school.
Wed: Read aloud for 15 minutes, write the name of the story in the homework folder. Write a sentence for each of your 3 favorite vocabulary words and return.
Thurs: Read aloud for 15 minutes., write the name of the story in the homework folder. Complete and return the math worksheet.

Upcoming events

Sept. 3- No school
Sept. 4-21 Testing for TEMI and DRA2
Sept. 19-Fall pictures
Sept. 20-Progress Reports
Oct. 5-End of 1st six weeks
Oct. 8– No school
Oct. 11-Report Cards
Oct. 16 International Night 6:30-7:30

September 4-7

What we are doing this week:
Reading: The Twin’s Club
Spelling: been, best, over, take, under, hope, tile, date, rice, game, invite, lake, maze, fume, role
Language: Capitalization, punctuation, handwriting
Math: Number relationships
Social Studies: I am a Texan

Homework: Write title of stories in home-work folder.
Tues: Read aloud for 15 minutes, write the name of the story in the homework folder for Sept 4. Put spelling words in ABC order & write 1 more time and return this paper to school.
Wed: Read aloud for 15 minutes, write the name of the story in the homework folder for Sept 5. Write a sentence for each of your 3 favorite vocabulary words and return.
Thurs: Read aloud for 15 minutes., write the name of the story in the homework folder for Sept 6. Complete and return the math page called Families of Facts.
Smarty pants: Finding or drawing dou-bles

Upcoming events:
Sept. 3- No school
Sept. 4-21 Testing for TEMI and DRA2
Sept. 19-Fall pictures
Sept. 20-Progress Reports
Oct. 5-End of 1st six weeks
Oct. 8– No school
Oct. 11-Report Cards
Oct. 16 International Night 6:30-7:30



Ms. Gardner

The First Week of School

We are off to a great start!  We have had so much fun this week meeting our new classmates and learning our classroom procedures.  Don't forget that Monday is a school holiday.  Have a safe and fun weekend!

Ms. Gardner

August 27-August 31

What we are doing this week:

Reading: Variety of Welcome Back to School Stories

Spelling: get, him, not, ran, bed, cup, dig, top, had, leg, please, after, always, sit, were

Language: Purpose of reading and

writing

Math: Number relationships

Social Studies: Class and school rules

Homework:

Monday: Review spelling words for our

spelling test on Friday.  

Tues: Look over spelling words.

Wed: Look over spelling words.  Find your 3 favorite spelling words and write a sentence for each one.  Please return these 3 sentences to school.

Thurs: Look over spelling words.  Complete and return the math counting page.

 Upcoming events:

Sept. 3 No school

Sept. 4-21 Testing for TEMI and DRA2

Sept. 19 Fall pictures

Sept. 20 Progress Reports

Oct. 5 End of 1st six weeks

Oct. 8 No school

Oct. 11 Report Cards

Oct. 16 International Night 6:30-7:30

Ms. Gardner

A New School Year...

Here is a peek into our classroom for the 2012-2013 school year. 

This wall will display our best work!

Math Meeting

Word Wall

The theme for the school this year is Our Favorite Book...

Ms. Gardner

Hunt County Technology Conference

Heather Kilgore, one of our fantastic instructional technologists created a great little video using iMovie to give you some highlights of the conference.  Take a moment to click on the link to see what is in store over the next 2 days.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2rD4_7NNBw&feature=em-share_video_user

Back to School Activities

Hope to see you all at C.E.S. Meet the Teacher on 
Thursday, August 23rd at 5:30!

Ms. Gardner

Summer

Can you believe summer is almost over?  

I have been busy this summer getting ready to present at the Hunt County Technology Conference coming up next week at AC Williams Elementary.  This year I am doing a presentation on Pinterest.  I will be showing other teachers all of the great things you can find there to use in the classroom.  I have also been busy getting our classroom ready for the new school year!  I always enjoy setting up my room and making it just perfect for my new class.

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Park Day

Picnic at the park!!!

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Children's Museum

Pizza Hut

At the grocery store

Magnets

Magnets

Bubbles!!!!

How our lungs and hear work. 

We had a great day today!  We spent the morning meeting the 3rd grade teachers at ACW.  We got to spend the afternoon at The Children's Museum.  You should check out the museum at http://netxcm.com/index.php


Ms. Gardner

2nd Grade Awards Assembly will be June 1, 2012 at 9:00 am.

Upcoming Events

May 23- ACW Preview
May 24-2nd grade picnic.  Please bring a sack lunch and 2 drinks.  Hats and toys may be brought to our picnic.  No balls, roller skates, or skate boards, please.  All toys should fit in a backpack.
May 25- AR Bowling trip.  Please bring a sack lunch with 2 drinks and a pair of clean socks.
May 28- No school
May 29- 2nd grade field day.  Please wear sunblock and running shoes (no sandals).
May 30- K9 Presentation/Board games and puzzle day.  Electronic games my be brought, but at your own risk.
May 31-Movie and Popcorn Day
June1- Second Grade Awards Assembly and Early Release.  You may take your child home as soon as the assembly is over, but please sign out on my clipboard.

Ms. Gardner

Upcoming Events for 2nd Grade

Here are the upcoming events for 2nd grade.  You can tell that we are very busy!!!

May 23-ACW Preview and Children's Museum
May 24- 2nd grade picnic
May 25-AR Bowling Party
May 28- No School
May 29- Field Day
May 30- Board games and puzzles and possible K-9 presentation
May 31-Movie/Popcorn Day
June 1-2nd grade awards and early release.  You are free to take your child with you after the ceremony.

Ms. Gardner

May 14-18

May 14-18
What we are doing this week:
Reading: Grace for President; review and testing
Spelling: midair, mislead, misprint, midweek, midyear, misdeed, misplace, midway, midday, misbehave, mismatch, mistake
Vocabulary: assembly, election, micro-phone, rallies, slogan, speech
Language: commas in compound sentences; review and testing
Math: review money, time, graphing and <,>,=
Social Studies: My community is special

Homework:
Mon: Smarty Pants-Favorite Drinks Graph
Tues: Put spelling words in ABC order & write 2 more times.
Wed: Write a sentence for each of your 3 favorite vocabulary words.
Thurs: Complete and return the math page to school.

Upcoming events:
Smarty pants due May 18 is Favorite Drinks Graph.
May 17—Mrs. Miller’s dinner theater 6 -7
May 24—2nd grade picnic
May 28—no school
May 29—2nd grade field day
June 1—2nd grade awards and early release



Ms. Gardner

Field Day

Field Day will be on our CES campus again this year.  If you want to attend, you must volunteer to work a station and complete a criminal background check at least two days prior to the event.  No one will be allowed to attend without a criminal background check on file.  All K-2 volunteers will have three or four fifteen minute breaks throughout their schedule to watch their child’s class.  Remember, only CES students and parental volunteers are allowed to be at Field Day, so siblings not enrolled in CES may not attend.

If you are interested in assisting with a station, please complete the form below and circle the day/time you are willing to help.  You will receive a folder with information about your station on Friday, May 25th.  Stations will be set up and ready when you arrive to work.

If you are unable to work, you can still help!  Snacks and drinks are also needed to make Field Day a success.  You may start sending the items (individually wrapped, no glass) on Monday, May 21st, so they will be fresh for your child’s Field Day.  Please put your child’s grade level on the item(s) you send so they will be reserved for the correct Field Day.

Thanks for your support and help! 

Stephanie Moreland, PE

We Love Spring!

Life Cycle of a Butterfly

Spring Garden

Ms. Gardner

Dallas World Aquarium

We finished off our rain forest unit with a trip to the Dallas World Aquarium.  We would like to say a big “Thank You” to the Commerce Educational Enrichment Foundation who funded the grant for 2^nd grade to be able to enjoy this AWESOME trip!!!

Ms. Gardner

Welcome to the Jungle!!!

We have been learning all about the rain forest and ocean.  Each student was able to choose one animal from either the rain forest or the ocean to do their research project on.  They were then able to share all of the great information they learned about their animal with the class.  

Ms. Gardner