Thanksgiving

You are invited to come enjoy Thanksgiving lunch with your child on November 17, 2011 at 12:15.  Lunches are $3.00 for adults and $2.50 for students.  Please let me know before Friday, November 4th.   

Ms. Gardner

Pep Rally

We had a great time today at the Pep Rally!!!

Ms. Gardner

Education RoCkS!!!

Ms. Gardner

Make Ms. Gardner Smile

Here are a few quotes from last weeks writing assignment that brought a smile to my face.

Make Ms. Gardner Smile...

"There was a princess named Ms. Gardner"
"I never want to leave CES"
"I have wanted a hamster almost my whole life.  I got to the pet shop and they had a guinea pig, it was the best day of my life."
"Once there was a little boy that wanted to play baseball."
"Olivia liked school..."
"George spent most of his time reading his favorite book..."
"There is more than one kind of dragon."
"I wish I could play outside right now."
"The king was named Jack and he had a wife named Jill."


Ms. Gardner

TIGER Awards for the first six weeks. 

Ms. Gardner

UIL Creative Writing

On Tuesday, October 4, 2011 at 3:30 pm we will have UIL Creative Writing tryouts in Ms. Gardner’s classroom.  If your child is interested in trying out for the Creative Writing team please make arrangements for them to be picked up at 4:30 pm.  

Creative Writing:

Contestants will be given a prompt with several captioned pictures. From these pictures, the student will create an original story based on their selections in thirty minutes.

If you have any questions please feel free to contact me. 

Ms. Gardner

This week we learned about how bridges are made.  We also got to design and create our own bridges.  After we built them, we tested to see whose bridge could hold the most coins. 

Building Bridges

Ms. Gardner

Building Bridges

Ms. Gardner



"Hats Off to Our Hometown Heroes"

 Ms. Gardner

Hats Off To Our Hometown Heroes

Our Hometown Heroes (fire, police, highway patrol, sheriff and emergency departments) will be honored in a celebration on Monday, September 12, 2011.  We are asking that everyone wear red, white and blue (standardized dress).  In addition, we are wearing our favorite hat.

We are excited about this opportunity to thank our first responders for their commitment to keep our community safe. 


Ms. Gardner

Scholastic book orders due September 16, 2011.

2nd Grade Rocks!!!

We are off to a great start!  These first few days we have been practicing our classroom rules and procedures.  We have also been getting to know our classmates and making new friends.  2^nd Grade Rocks!!!!

Ms. Gardner

School Supplies

2 – box of crayons (24 count)
1 – box of washable markers
2 – bottle of school glue (8 oz)
2 – large boxes of kleenex
2 – spirals (70 page regular ruled)
3 – pocket folders without brads (red)
1 – package map pencils
3 – pocket folders without brads (blue)
4 – packages pencils (standard, yellow #2)
1 – school box
1 – large packages of wide ruled notebook paper (no college ruled)
2 – package eraser toppers
1 – bottle of hand disinfectant
1 – package of 3 x 5 index cards (non-ruled)

Boys: 1 – box zip top sandwich bags

Girls: 1 – box zip top gallon bags

Supplies for special activities will be requested as needed.
Textbooks, workbooks, and other instructional items not listed above are provided by the school district. These are the supplies that your child will need to begin the school year. It may be necessary for the teacher to request additional supplies throughout the year as your child needs them. If any questions, please contact the office.

We request no rolling backpacks please.

Ms. Gardner

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