Special's Schedule for Mrs. Nachman's Class

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Our First Week of School

We survived the first week! Everyone take a deep breath and have a fantastic weekend... but before you do, let me tell you a little about our first week of school.

Little known fact: Teachers are even nervous for the first day of school. I had my lesson plans, pens, sticky notes, pencils, and lunch all packed up by 5:30 pm the night before.

I was able to share this with the class on the first day of school by reading "First Day Jitters", which is a story that does not show the face of the main character until the very last page. She goes through all the happy, nervous, excited, jittery jitters that the first day brings. She finally gets out of bed, ready for school, and is accompanied to her classroom by the principal to meet her class. The students thought it was so funny the jittery girl ended up being the teacher! They laughed for a good long while about that one. I shared with them that I was feeling many of the same first day feelings they were and that we are all in this together.

We shared many stories, such as "Recess Queen" and "Have You Filled a Bucket Today?", to help us set the stage for what our classroom, hallway, and overall school behavior and words should look like and sound like. We have practiced routines a great deal too. 

In Language Arts/Social Studies we have been talking about being a good citizen, which will continue in to next week. We have also read several Folktales and Fables and written about how it feels to be a 2nd grader and what their summers looked like.

In Math we have been practicing addition facts up to 10. One of our most popular stations included 10 Go Fish (think making 10 with your cards, instead of matching pairs of numbers) and ST Math on the computers. They are getting better and better at logging themselves in as each day passes!

If you haven't heard about our Science this week then I am probably not doing my job! Two words: WHIRLY GIG! The kids have LOVED this project. We are learning what it means to be a scientist and how they often have many failures before they come to a solution/succeed. We spent the first part of the week exploring the materials and drawing diagrams. These past few days we started and completed the building process. What these kids can make with just a cup, lid, rubber band, paper clip, and a wooden skewer have blown me away! I look forward to many more opportunities, such as this, to share with the class.

Looking forward to a great year!

2015: Welcome to Second Grade!

"Meet The Teacher" night was fantastic! I enjoyed seeing all the parents and smiling students in the halls.  

It is now time for the first week of school.  Classes begin Monday August  24th.  Please excuse our construction, but our school was in need of some updating. It will look fantastic when it is finally completed.  This week students and teachers will be getting to know each other and going over the rules and expectations of the classroom and school. Homework will begin the second week of school and will include reading 20 minutes every day and math problems Monday through Thursday.  I will be sending home my contact information soon so do not hesitate to call or e-mail me if you have any questions or concerns.

It is going to be a great school year and I am looking forward to working with your child!

Mrs. Nachman 

Last Week of School!

Man, I can't believe that we only have one more week of school left! Next week is going to be super busy!

Monday - regular day and schedule

Tuesday and Wednesday - We will be eating lunch in our classrooms from 10:30-11:00.  In the afternoon, we will be having Maker Space Camp!  We will get to visit 2 different classrooms each day to do a fun and exciting activity.

Thursday - last Spirit Assembly for the year at 8:00.  We will be eating lunch early again from 12:00-12:30 because we will be having our class parties from 12:30-1:30!

Friday -  Early Release at 12:00! We will be eating lunch early again in our classrooms from 10:15-10:45.

Thank you for sharing your child with me this year!!

Have a wonderful summer!

Here is a link to important technology resources for your children to continue learning over the summer!!

https://sites.google.com/a/pisd.edu/onlinemath/

 

Engineering Expo- An Enormous Success!

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.

Engineering Expo

Last Three Weeks of School

Hello Parents!

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!

 Our Blackswallowtail Butterfly Emerges

Today we watched our butterfly emerge from its chrysalis immediately after specials.  We observed it wiggle out and saw it grow as its wings dried.  We visited Ms. Twining's third grade class to learn more about butterflies.  It was a magical day!  Our research question posed by a student was the following:  How can you tell if Black Swallowtail butterfly is a male or a female?  We want to know more about our new friend.