New Pics

I have added new pics to our class photo site. Make sure to check it out! Turkey Tuesday is this Tuesday! Please make sure to send in the items you signed up for on Monday. Thanks so much for your help. I know they are going to have a great time!

Turkey Tuesday!

I have posted the information about our Turkey Tacos. Please visit the link below to find out more information. http://lpmiller0521.wikispaces.com/Turkey+Tuesday Also, our class photo site has been updated. Make sure to stop by and check it out!

Our Class Photo Site

Happy Fall Break!!! I hope you guys are enjoying your time together. I just wanted to let everyone know about our new class photo site. Mrs. Scott made it for us, and it is amazing. If you have not visited it, make sure you check it out. Here is the link http://mrsmillerswoodlandwonders.shutterfly.com/pictures. I am adding pictures to it as fast as I can. Please share your pics as well. This is going to be an amazing resource for our class!!

I also want to mention how much I enjoyed getting to meet with each of you during parent conference week. I am so lucky to have such a supportive group of parents.

The Miller Family will be heading out in about 15 minutes to take our sweet Emmitt to get tubes put in his ears. Hopefully, this will end the nonstop ear infections. See you in a little over a week:)

Time Flies!

It is hard to believe the first 9 weeks of school is almost over. Fall break will be here before we know it. Please make sure you have signed up for your conference time next week. I am looking forward to getting more wonderful pictures on our Graceland trip tomorrow. Here are some pictures of the mystery readers who have visited our class!

Our Wonderful Grandparents!

Here are some of the pics I took on Grandparents' Day. The class really enjoyed their visit!

Conferences

The conference sign-up is now available on our class wiki http://lpmiller0521.wikispaces.com/Fall+Conferences. We had so much fun with all the grandparents today. Look for pics to be posted this weekend.

What's the news?

The news is our class won the Domino's Dough Night, so we will be having a pizza party soon!!!! I will let you know the date as soon as I have it. Thanks for all do to support our wonderful school! The August slide show is finally posted on the Say Cheese page. However, the quality needs improvement. It is still a work in progress, but please share it with your child. Also, I have posted the first golden ticket question on the HomeFun Hotline page. With your help, have your child email me the answer by 8 pm tonight, and they will get a ticket tomorrow. On Friday, I will draw two tickets for a free book pick!

Spelling Tips!

I hope everyone is enjoying their 3 day weekend! The Miller House has been under quarantine! Everyone is slowly recovering. During our recovery, I found a great list of spelling activities you can do at home. Go to this website http://busyteacherscafe.com/printables/languagearts.html. Then click on spelling ideas. This download contains 11 pages of different ways to practice spelling words. I hope you find this useful!

Homefun

The homefun section has been updated! I am still working on the Say Cheese page. I am currently experiencing technical difficulties, but I will let you know when it is up and running. Have a wonderful week!

How Sweet It Is.....

to have such a wonderful group of students who are really working hard!!!! I have already seen so much growth with their addition facts. Please encourage them to study every night and challenge them to a math fact race. We are going to start a math fact incentive next week. Look for information to come home soon.

We had a great week with our Amber Brown novel study. The students really enjoyed creating a portrait of Amber, writing a poem about her, and seguencing the events from the story. They also worked really hard in Unit Study learning about the different types of smarts. Be sure to ask them what smart they are!

Our CSPN Support Drive is off to a great start. We have already had 5 families send in their donation!!!

Just a few reminders: Make sure to initial your child's planner every night. Our Scholastic book order is due on Friday of next week. The entertainment book fundraiser ends next Friday as well. Make sure to return the book or send in $25 to purchase it.

Thanks for all you do! Enjoy your time with each other this weekend. My husband and I are going to attempt taking 2 toddlers to the drive-in! Wish us luck!!!

WOW!!!

Wow!! What an amazing first week of school! We had a great time getting to know each other while learning about the routines and procedures of our classroom. We also had fun creating graphs and poems. This week we will begin our novel study on Amber Brown. We will also focus on addition and subtraction strategies and learn more about our brains.

*Please make sure to turn in your applications by Tuesday. I can't wait to see what jobs interest you. Also, registration packets are due this Tuesday and make sure to turn in your $25 supply fee as soon as possible. I am looking forward to seeing you all this Thursday for parent night. We will start at 6 and end by 6:45 for the CSPN meeting. Here's to another great week in second grade!!! Thanks for all you do!

Check out the Teacher Resource Page!

I am currently on maternity leave, so I will not be "blogging" until July. However, for my teacher friends out there, make sure to check the Teacher Resource Page for new websites and helpful information. I am updating that page as I find stuff. It's amazing how much time you have to surf the web for great ideas when you are not actually teaching!