School Dance

Student Council Dance BLAST-OFF… to an end of the year adventure that is sure to be out of this world! Please join us for night full of music, dancing, and activities galore. Don’t forget to bring extra money for food, drinks, and so much more! 

Friday, May 15, 2015 6:00 – 8:00 PM 

$3.00 in advance & $5.00 at the door **Parents & children 4 and under are free!** All school aged children (Kindergarten - High School) must purchase a ticket to enter! 

Tickets go on sale Tuesday, May 12th in the front hall before school from 7:15 am – 7:40 am The last day to buy tickets before the dance for $3.00 is Friday, morning May 15th by 8:00 am. 

After that time, tickets can be purchased at the dance for $5.00. All children must be accompanied by an adult in order to attend! **Please Remember: Dress code guidelines apply!**

Engineering Expo, Parent/Teacher Conferences & School Dance

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

Reading MAP & Last Parent Newsletter

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 eating a good breakfast.

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

I just posted my Sign Up Genius page for end of the year parent conferences.  Here is the link to the sign up page http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0f4ba4ad29a5fc1-endofyear

This link will also be sent to you be email.

Map Testing

Map Testing

Hi Parents,

It’s that time of year again; map testing time!

Reading Test Dates: May 4-8
Math Test Dates: May 11-15

Please make sure that your child is fed and well rested for the next couple of weeks. The teachers will have freedom to test whenever they think your student is ready over the dates available. If you have any concerns, please feel free to email me.

Sincerely,
Mrs. Nachman

2nd Grade Field Trip to Outdoor Learning Center

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 your child bring a rain coat or waterproof poncho.  Please no umbrellas, 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! 

Check out this link to learn more about this field trip.

Holifield Science Learning Center

Live Food Chain Lesson Provided by the Outdoor Learning Center

Second graders immersed themselves this last two weeks in researching all about insects and animals.  They learned about life cycles and adaptations made by their animal/ insect to survive.   They selected three interesting facts about their animal and insect to share in their reports.  They drew scientific labeled pictures to identify body parts of their insect and their drawings of the animal included it’s habitat. 

Our studies on insects and animals concluded with a live food chain lesson provided by the Outdoor Learning Center education staff.  The entire grade level experienced a lesson in the Christie Learning Commons that they will never forget.  The sun transfers energy to the plants which are producers and then the consumers take over the remainder of the food chain.  This is when the lesson really grabbed the student’s attention.  Live hissing cockroaches were the first consumer introduced that feed on grass.  They were followed by a toad that eats the cockroaches and then a type of lizard that changes color who feasts on the toad.  Next to be introduced, in the same live fashion, was the snake, who was afraid of the noise and tried to hide up the sleeve of the presenter.  The final consumer in the food chain was a live baby alligator.  

No animals were harmed during this lesson; however, it’s my opinion that the students will never forget what they learned and witnessed today at Christie Elementary School.

Measurement Olympics

Hi Parents!

Just as a reminder, there is no tutoring this Tuesday, March 31st, due to STAAR testing.

This Wednesday, our students will participate in the 2^nd grade Measurement Olympics. (Provided the weather cooperates) Students will use their skills acquired in math to measure in Inches, feet, yards, centimeters, and meters. They will also demonstrate their ability to tell time and determine the area of a given space.

Unfortunately the weather did not cooperate.  We will postpone this special event until late April or early May.  We want to make sure it happens after STAAR testing and before MAP testing.