Ms. Davenport

Summer Skills to Maintain, Extend, and Preview Skills for Next Year!

These are some of the websites that your chld can use to maintain and extend skills learned this year.  Visit the public library and have your child join the Summer Reading Club.  Relax..............but keep those skills fresh! The last link will take you to a site where you can order a Summer Bridge workbook.  This workbook will help your child review the skill they learned this year.

Have a GREAT SUMMER!

First in Math

Core Spelling Words 

Spelling City 

Second Grade Math  

Tumble Books

Grammar Blast

Think Math

Math Speed Tests

Fun Brain  

Summer Bridge Books for sale  

Here is a summer calendar that our Second Grade team made that has some ideas for practicing skills.

June: Download Summer-june-2010 calendar

July: Download Summer-july-2010-1 calendar

May 17, 2010

By now I hope you have heard that school will be dismissing at 1:30 this Thursday and Friday.  Our lunch time will remain the same. ASP will  operate as usual.

Students should make sure to have their backpacks here at school on Thursday, empty, and ready to bring home any remaining supplies.  Please remember that students may not bring backpacks to school on Friday, the last day.

Please check the Blog next week.  I have put together a list of websites that will help your child maintain skills over the summer.

It has been a wonderful year working wih your children!  They will make excellent Third Graders!

Please take a moment to review the Homework/Newsletter.  There are some special activities planned for this last week.

Have a great week!

Here is the Newsletter: Download Homework Newsletter

May 10, 2010

Career Day was so much fun! The students heard five people talk about their careers. Ask your child which they enjoyed the most.

Stamps for Report Cards

It's time to send in three 44 cent stamps for the mailing of report cards.

Field Day

Field Day will be this Thursday with a rain date on Friday. It would be best to apply sunscreen at home and send your child with a hat, a beach towel to sit on, and a water bottle. We will be eating sack lunches at about 11:30 that day.

Preview Day

Wednesday is Preview Day! K-4 will have an opportunity to spend 45 minutes learning about their new grade level for next year. It not only dispels a lot of fears, but let's students know what to expect.

100/100 Plus Club

Next week will be the last time the facts timed tests will be given. Those who make the club will be announced on May 21st.

All Books In!!!!

All of the books in our classroom were either turned in or paid for by the deadline. Our class will receive popcorn and a movie in the media center for being so responsible!

Students will need to bring chapter books from home to read. We will continue to read independently for 20 minutes each day.

Have a great week!

Here is the Newsletter: Download Homework Newsletter

May 3, 2010

Media Center News

All books checked out this week are due Friday, May 7. A special reward will be offered to the classess that have all of their books turned in by Friday. Monday, May 10th is the last day to take an AR test.

Don't forget that students will need to bring in books from home, preferably chapter books, starting next Monday. We will continue to read independently every day.

Career Day

Career Day is this Friday. Students will spend the day listening to guests speak about their careers. Our lunch will remain at the same time. The students are in for a real treat!!!

Three More Weeks

School is not over yet. Even though CRCTs are over, I am still teaching and assessing standards. Students need to remain focused and finish the year strong. :)

 Happy Mother's Day !!! Have a Marvelous Week!!

Here is the HW: Download Homework Newsletter 

April 26, 2010

Media Center-Important Dates

Friday, April 30-Last day for student checkout

Friday, May 7- All student books due!

Monday, May 10- Last day to take AR tests

***Students should bring their own chapter books to class after the media center closes.

Here is the Homework Newsletter: Download Homework Newsletter

April 19, 2010

Thank you again for having your students here at school each day during testing last week!  We all were exhausted by the end of the day Friday so I hope everyone enjoyed the nice weekend.

We are back to our regular routine this week. Students will need to have their AR books here at school each day. Homework will be due Friday. We are working on Sort 25 in spelling.

We will start our Math off with division.  Like multiplication, the students do not have to memorize the facts but do need to know how to apply the skill. Those students who have passed the addition and subtraction timed test are welcome to start practicing multiplication and division.  It will get them ready for next year!

We are closing in on the last days to take AR tests.  I believe that May 10 is the last day.  If your student has a personal goal for this year then there is still time for them to achieve that. 

Here is the Homework Newsletter: Download Homework Newsletter

April 12, 2010

Art Enrichment Day

Art Enrichment Day was a blast! The students were exposed to 3 different types of art. The three amazing artists we saw were a wood turner, a potter, and an artist that was a former Nicholson Star. In between artists the students were entertained in the cafeteria by a magician, and a mariachi band. The day was beautiful so we had a picnic outside. I hope your child told you all about it.

Science

We will be studying life cycles this quarter and will begin with the life cycle of the butterfly. Have your child check out the following website. We'll also be receiving butterfly larva this week and will be observing the cycle of the Painted Lady. Listen out for a song the students will be learning. The words are set to the music from Row Row Your Boat. We'll sing it together as we release out butterflies in a couple of weeks.

http://www.learner.org/jnorth/monarch

CRCT Reminders

Testing starts promptly at 8:00am. I would love to have everyone here between 7:15 and 7:30 so that we can get organized and be relaxed!

If students arrive late they will not be allowed in the classroom and will have to take the test they missed at a later time. Please try to have your child here at school each day.  Students usually do better in their normal testing environment. Of course, the students should eat a nutritious breakfast and get plenty of sleep. We will be testing in the mornings on Wednesday through Friday. Lunch will be at our regular time.

 Don't forget to bring a healthy snack!

 

Here is the Homework Newsletter: Download Homework Newsletter

March 29, 2010

Please Remember you can do CRCT practice online Click here  We will do CRCT practice at school too!~ If you don't have your child's password, please let me know.

Friday is Art Enrichment Day. The lunchroom will be serving sack lunches that day.  I would LOVE to have a picnic that day so have your child bring a towel for outside seating. Can you tell that we are ready for some nice weather?

There is no written homework this week.  Please click on link to see important dates and websites for this week. Have a wonderful Spring Break next week!

   Homework Newsletter:Download Homework Newsletter

 

March 22, 2010

CRCTs Are Just Around the Corner

We have twelve more school days before the CRCTs.  The week we come back from Spring Break, we will take the CRCT (Criterion Reference Competency Test.)  For the next two weeks we will have review lessons to help get ready for this important test.

At home, going on the OAS (you can get there from the media center web page using the ID # I sent home and the password "education") is a good way for your child to prepare for the kinds of questions they will ask on the CRCT.  They will read many long passages on the reading tests, and OAS has some very good examples of these.  Taking AR tests is another good preparation as well as practicing  math facts so that they will know them quickly when they need them.

I know they have worked hard all year, and that is why I'm confident that they are going to do a great job on the CRCT!  We are going to be focusing on test prep for the next two weeks, so it's important for your child to be at school every day and be ready to work.  

CRCT Practice

Reading-Tumble Books

Has your child mentioned Tumble Books to you? We have a great new website that you can access on the Nicholson website. Click on the media center button. Click on #5- Websites for Kids. Username: nicholsonstars    Password: books   This site has hundreds of books that your child can listen to and or read. It also gives the AR level and has a quick assessment and games to play. Many of the books have AR tests that your child can access from school. Keep your kids engaged in reading!!!

Math News

There will be addition and subtraction fact tests this week to see who will make the 100/100+ club. There are only two months remaining.

Here is the Homework Newsletter: Download Homework Newsletter

March 15, 2010

"Circus, Circus"

Our kids did an absolutely marvelous job in their performance. I was very proud of them. They worked really hard.

After administering the Third Quarter Benchmark, it is evident that the students still need help with counting back change up to $5 and $10. This standard will also be on the Fourth Quarter Benchmark. So, please continue to work with your child on this.

Here is the Homework Newsletter: Download Homework Newsletter