Happy Tuesday!

Happy Tuesday, December 2nd!

I hope you had a great holiday this past week! Even though we had a week off, we are coming back strong and doing great things in 2^nd grade. In math this week, we are learning the basic steps to multiplication and division. Keep a look out for homework that will be coming home on Mondays and Wednesdays. In Language arts we are reviewing how to summarize the texts. Ask your student to summarize their day for you or a book that they are reading. In Social Studies we are learning all about local, state, and national landmarks.

We will participate in the Hour of Code global event December 8th-14th 2014!

Parents, please be aware that MAP testing will be happening for the next two weeks. Math will be this week, and reading will be next week. Please make sure your student gets extra sleep and eats a healthy breakfast. 

Happy Thanksgiving- Tour the States Music Video

It's hard to believe that Thanksgiving break is here!  The first round of parent/teacher conferences are wrapping up; however, if you were unable to attend your conference, contact your child's teacher to reschedule.  They will make time to meet with you.

Triple digit subtraction is in full swing.  This is a very hard for our students to understand, so please help them at home.  View this video to see one of the ways we are teaching this skill.

Triple Digit Subtraction Video


My students love this video about taking a trip to all 50 States!  If you are traveling over this holiday, enjoy and be safe.

Tour the States - Official Music Video



Happy Holidays to all of our Christie Cubs!!

November 10-14

Students had a great time this past week in IC!!  We discussed reasons why people might want to change their physical environment.  Their mission was to build a bridge between two desks that we tested with a toy car.  It was fun watching their creativeness shine!

 This week, in Math we are going to be working on three-digit addition and start three-digit subtraction.  It is important to keep working on the addition and subtraction fact fluency at home to help your child.

Just a reminder, that we will have tutoring the 11th and 18th of November, but no tutoring on the 25th of November. Also, second grade conferences start this week.  I look forward to meeting with all of you!

"You learn something every day if you pay attention." ~Ray LeBlond

November Conferences & More Classroom Updates

Hello Parents.....so hard to believe it's November. Where did the year go?  We are looking forward to conferencing with you in two weeks, Nov. 11-14th!

 This first week in November we will continue to work on map skills. The students will learn to locate important places on the map.  Google Earth is a favorite way to

explore and kids love it. We will also discuss how people change our physical environment, this will involve a Mind Mission which is always fun.

 In Math we will continue to work on subtraction with two-digit numbers.  We will also teach the students how to subtract using a number-line and how we use addition

to check subtraction.

 In Reading we will continue to discuss community hero's. Our focus will be on inferencing.  This involves helping  the students understand the story by using text clues and pictures, as well as what they already know.

 Have a wonderful week, and thank you for all your support !

Classroom Learning & Field Day

Hello Parents!

We have lots of exciting things going on in 2^nd grade this week!  We will be learning about cause and effect this week in reading, adding two digit numbers in math, and learning about the continents and oceans in IC!  We will also be learning about our continent, country, and state.  Ask your child what they have learned about each of these topics!

Also, this Friday, October 24^th is Field Day!  We are all excited about this day and want to give you a few reminders to help the day go more smoothly.

·         Please have students wear tennis shoes-NO SANDALS or FLIP FLOPS!

·         No jewelry

·         Apply sunscreen

·         Students may bring a hat

·         An extra change of clothes or a towel with a plastic bag for wet clothes

·         Sack lunch (or pre order a sack lunch from the cafeteria)

·         No tank tops

We are looking forward to field day and expect a fun filled day! Our field day will be from 12:00-2:15 and our lunch will be from 10:20-10:40.

Field Day

Tomorrow is Field Day at Christie Elementary School!  Field day is always a BLAST!  Here is our schedule for tomorrow:

7:30-10:20  We will be in our classroom
10:20-10:40 Lunch in our classroom
We can pick up "to go" lunches in the cafeteria, but won't be able to eat there.
10:40-11:55 We will be in our classroom

Kindergarten, First, and Second Grade start Field Day!

12:00-2:15

*Remember:

1. Put sunscreen on your kids at home in the morning, we cannot put it on them at school. 

2.  Send a towel with them to school and a disposable water bottle.

3.  If they are staying for PASAR or day care send a change of clothes just in case they get wet.

4.  Friday would be a good day to bring a lunch!

Parent Conferences, Spirit Assembly & Design Challenge

Hello Parents! 

This week we are continuing our venture into double digit addition and subtraction. Students are using a 1-100 chart to figure out the equations. Be sure to ask them questions and quiz them to encourage their learning! 

We have our first school wide design challenge this week.  All design challenges will occur on Spirit Assembly days. Our first challenge will be this Friday.  Students will design, create, and improve their own bubble wand.  With Field Day coming up Friday, October 24th, the coordinators want to save money, by having students make their own bubble wands.

On Wednesday, November 12th I will be having my parent conferences. Look next week for the sign-up sheet, as times will be given on a first come basis. If you are unable to meet on the 12th, I will have some slots available for afternoon times between November 4th-11th. 

Our first assembly will be this Friday, October 17th at 8:00 a.m. Students are invited  to dress in something they think is awesome (tell them no scary Halloween costumes and nothing with masks). Ideas: Superhero, cool clothes, book character, favorite animal, favorite food…anything awesome.

 For those of you who are new to Christie, Our spirit assemblies are a blast and a really big deal. I hope to see some of you there.