The students can wear their purple shirts with uniform bottoms tomorrow (Thursday, Feb, 28) for Relay for Life.
Hope to see you at our Cookout. Lunch is at 11:30.
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Feb. 25-March 1
Welcome to our last week of February. I was so proud of the students efforts sharing last Friday. Our exhibit was a big success. Kindergarten visited at 1:00pm and then the parents at 2:15pm. . It was a pleasure watching the students become experts about Australia and interacting with their audience. They were so proud and you could see they enjoyed this experience. Thanks for being there and for the comments you shared with them about their work. This week the students will reflect on the project and I will film them sharing their work to put on their electronic portfolio.
Class pictures will be taken on, Feb. 26th. We ask that all students wear regular uniform items that day (no team shirts or spirit wear). Please access order forms by clicking on the link below (or you can go to the Shorecrest.org<Community>Parents Page) http://www.shorecrest.org/?page=ParentsPage.
The Relay for Life Cookout will be this Thursday, Feb. 28. Please plan to have lunch with your child on this day if you can. All proceeds will be donated to Relay for Life. Forms to sign up for lunch were send home last week, let us know if you need a new one. Sage will not be serving lunch on this day. Students can wear purple tops with uniform bottoms on this day.
Field Day will take place on Thursday March 7.
Spring Break is March 8-15 (Friday, March 8 is a Professional Day for Shorecrest Faculty and no school for the students).
Reading Week is the week of March 18-22. The Oldie Goldie Book Sale is on Friday, March 22. The entire week will be dedicated to Mrs. Weinman, We will also have a dedication ceremony on March 25 at 8:05 around the new playground.
Current Events sharing continues this week: Tuesday: Claire, Matthew; Wednesday: Noah and Stell DeFrain; Thursday: Nico, Rose; Friday: Nick and Stella Davis.
Our Parent Reader this week will be L. Engleby.
If you have not been in to read to the students and would like to, please email me. Parent Reader is held on Friday morning at 8:10 and I have a few spots open in April and May.
Class pictures will be taken on, Feb. 26th. We ask that all students wear regular uniform items that day (no team shirts or spirit wear). Please access order forms by clicking on the link below (or you can go to the Shorecrest.org<Community>Parents Page) http://www.shorecrest.org/?page=ParentsPage.
The Relay for Life Cookout will be this Thursday, Feb. 28. Please plan to have lunch with your child on this day if you can. All proceeds will be donated to Relay for Life. Forms to sign up for lunch were send home last week, let us know if you need a new one. Sage will not be serving lunch on this day. Students can wear purple tops with uniform bottoms on this day.
Field Day will take place on Thursday March 7.
Spring Break is March 8-15 (Friday, March 8 is a Professional Day for Shorecrest Faculty and no school for the students).
Reading Week is the week of March 18-22. The Oldie Goldie Book Sale is on Friday, March 22. The entire week will be dedicated to Mrs. Weinman, We will also have a dedication ceremony on March 25 at 8:05 around the new playground.
Current Events sharing continues this week: Tuesday: Claire, Matthew; Wednesday: Noah and Stell DeFrain; Thursday: Nico, Rose; Friday: Nick and Stella Davis.
Our Parent Reader this week will be L. Engleby.
If you have not been in to read to the students and would like to, please email me. Parent Reader is held on Friday morning at 8:10 and I have a few spots open in April and May.
Thursday, February 21, 2013
Great Response to Re-Enrollment and Project Share
Thanks so much to all of you for the vote of confidence shown by how many of you re-enrolled without reminders! For those few who have not yet re-enrolled their children, please contact the admissions office if you have any concerns or questions.
Please join the students tomorrow (Friday, Feb. 22) at 2:15pm for their sharing of the Australian projects. If you can't make that time, we have an earlier session at 1:00pm for our Kindergarten Buddies.
Please join the students tomorrow (Friday, Feb. 22) at 2:15pm for their sharing of the Australian projects. If you can't make that time, we have an earlier session at 1:00pm for our Kindergarten Buddies.
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Feb. 19-22, 2013
I hope you enjoyed your extra long weekend. It sounds like the students did some wonderful things, from skiing, to visiting the State Fair. I spent mine relaxing with my family. It has been such a busy month and I needed the rest.
I was so proud of the students sharing at Town Meeting this morning about what they would do if they were the President of the United States (to coincide with President's Day). If you did not get a chance to hear them share, I am planning on creating a Voice Thread in the upcoming weeks to post on my blog for you to view.
Current Events sharing continues this week with Jackie and Auggie on Tuesday; Ainsley and Aidan on Wednesday; Victoria and WIll on Thursday; and, Isabella on Friday.
Our Parent Reader this Friday will be J. Emerson.
The students have been working hard on researching facts about an Australian topic. If you can, please join us on Friday afternoon at 2:15pm for our museum exhibit. As you walk from one student to the next, please ask them to share a few things they learned about the animal, landmark, object, or culture they have presented in visual form. Please also keep in mind that the work you will view is all student generated and created after some research.
Class pictures will be taken on Tuesday, Feb. 26th. We ask that all students wear regular uniform items that day (no team shirts or spirit wear). Please access order forms by clicking on the link below (or you can go to the Shorecrest.org<Community>Parents Page) http://www.shorecrest.org/?page=ParentsPage
The Relay for Life Cookout will be on Thursday, Feb. 28. Please plan to have lunch with your child on this day if you can. All proceeds will be donated to Relay for Life. Forms to sign up for lunch were send home last week, let us know if you need a new one. Sage will not be serving lunch on this day.
Field Day will take place on Thursday March 7.
Spring Break is March 11-15.
Reading Week is the week of March 18-22. The Oldie Goldie Book Sale is on Friday, March 22. The entire week will be dedicated to Mrs. Weinman, We will also have a dedication ceremony on March 25 at 8:05 around the new playground.
The spelling pattern this week is eer. ear and our story of the week is George and Martha, The Clock by J. Marshall. Much of our writing and reading this week will be related to our Australian project and preparing to share the information gathered.
In Math, we will being our new unit. Please view and sign your child's latest Math Assessment that I am sending home today. Our new unit in Math is related to Whole-Number Operations and Number Stories and this week we will be reviewing strategies for solving addition problems, with emphasis on problems having three addends. We will also continue revisiting the partial-sums addition method.
We will be conclude our science unit by opening up the seed pods and planting the seeds that we harvested last week. Your child brought their plant home last Thursday and I encourage them to continue watering these at home and making observations.
If you have any questions about what is going on in the classroom, or specific about your child, please don't hesitate to contact me.
Have a wonderful week.
I was so proud of the students sharing at Town Meeting this morning about what they would do if they were the President of the United States (to coincide with President's Day). If you did not get a chance to hear them share, I am planning on creating a Voice Thread in the upcoming weeks to post on my blog for you to view.
Current Events sharing continues this week with Jackie and Auggie on Tuesday; Ainsley and Aidan on Wednesday; Victoria and WIll on Thursday; and, Isabella on Friday.
Our Parent Reader this Friday will be J. Emerson.
The students have been working hard on researching facts about an Australian topic. If you can, please join us on Friday afternoon at 2:15pm for our museum exhibit. As you walk from one student to the next, please ask them to share a few things they learned about the animal, landmark, object, or culture they have presented in visual form. Please also keep in mind that the work you will view is all student generated and created after some research.
Class pictures will be taken on Tuesday, Feb. 26th. We ask that all students wear regular uniform items that day (no team shirts or spirit wear). Please access order forms by clicking on the link below (or you can go to the Shorecrest.org<Community>Parents Page) http://www.shorecrest.org/?page=ParentsPage
The Relay for Life Cookout will be on Thursday, Feb. 28. Please plan to have lunch with your child on this day if you can. All proceeds will be donated to Relay for Life. Forms to sign up for lunch were send home last week, let us know if you need a new one. Sage will not be serving lunch on this day.
Field Day will take place on Thursday March 7.
Spring Break is March 11-15.
Reading Week is the week of March 18-22. The Oldie Goldie Book Sale is on Friday, March 22. The entire week will be dedicated to Mrs. Weinman, We will also have a dedication ceremony on March 25 at 8:05 around the new playground.
The spelling pattern this week is eer. ear and our story of the week is George and Martha, The Clock by J. Marshall. Much of our writing and reading this week will be related to our Australian project and preparing to share the information gathered.
In Math, we will being our new unit. Please view and sign your child's latest Math Assessment that I am sending home today. Our new unit in Math is related to Whole-Number Operations and Number Stories and this week we will be reviewing strategies for solving addition problems, with emphasis on problems having three addends. We will also continue revisiting the partial-sums addition method.
We will be conclude our science unit by opening up the seed pods and planting the seeds that we harvested last week. Your child brought their plant home last Thursday and I encourage them to continue watering these at home and making observations.
If you have any questions about what is going on in the classroom, or specific about your child, please don't hesitate to contact me.
Have a wonderful week.
Monday, February 11, 2013
Feb. 11-14, 2013
Welcome to another busy week. 5 days jammed packed into 4. There are no new spelling words this week, instead we are doing some review in class and practice using our personal dictionary to help spell unknown words. We will continue watching our plants follow the lifecycle and finish our Australian projects. Valentine's Day is on Thursday and we will end the day by having a Valentine snack and exchanging Valentine's. We also will be reviewing Unit 5 (Geometry) concepts in math before the students do their Unit 5 Math Quiz.
Class pictures will be taken on Tuesday, February 26th. We ask that all students wear regular uniform items that day (no team shirts or spirit wear). Please access order forms by clicking on the link below. (or you can go to the Shorecrest.org > Community > Parents Page) https://www.shorecrest.org/?
If you can use excel (even as a beginner), use the first form and print - it will do the math for you! If you are not comfortable with excel, then you can use the second form - just open the file, print, and fill it out. Please contact the parents heading this school event, Sharon Cannella at natarach@verizon.net or Sydney Legakis at legsyd@verizon.net if you have any questions.
The Relay for Life Cookout will be on Thursday, February 28. (Hotdogs and tofu dogs will be served.) Please plan to have lunch with your child on this day if you can. All proceeds will be donated to Relay for Life. Forms to sign up for lunch are being sent home today. Sage will not be serving lunch on this day.
Field Day will take place on Thursday, March 7.
Reading Week is the week of March 18-22. The Oldie Goldie Books Sale is on Friday, March 22. The entire week will be dedicated to Ms. Weinman. We will also have a dedication ceremony on March 25 at 8:05 around the new playground.
The students will be sharing at next Tuesday's Town Meeting. Please join us if you can.
Current Events continues this week, so please check the calendar with your child.
This Friday is a Faculty Workday and no school for the students, so our next Parent Reader will be J. Emerson on Friday, February 22 and after that, M. White on March 1.
If you have any questions or concerns about your child or our second grade curriculum, please email me so we can set up a time to met.
Class pictures will be taken on Tuesday, February 26th. We ask that all students wear regular uniform items that day (no team shirts or spirit wear). Please access order forms by clicking on the link below. (or you can go to the Shorecrest.org > Community > Parents Page) https://www.shorecrest.org/?
If you can use excel (even as a beginner), use the first form and print - it will do the math for you! If you are not comfortable with excel, then you can use the second form - just open the file, print, and fill it out. Please contact the parents heading this school event, Sharon Cannella at natarach@verizon.net or Sydney Legakis at legsyd@verizon.net if you have any questions.
The Relay for Life Cookout will be on Thursday, February 28. (Hotdogs and tofu dogs will be served.) Please plan to have lunch with your child on this day if you can. All proceeds will be donated to Relay for Life. Forms to sign up for lunch are being sent home today. Sage will not be serving lunch on this day.
Field Day will take place on Thursday, March 7.
Reading Week is the week of March 18-22. The Oldie Goldie Books Sale is on Friday, March 22. The entire week will be dedicated to Ms. Weinman. We will also have a dedication ceremony on March 25 at 8:05 around the new playground.
The students will be sharing at next Tuesday's Town Meeting. Please join us if you can.
Current Events continues this week, so please check the calendar with your child.
This Friday is a Faculty Workday and no school for the students, so our next Parent Reader will be J. Emerson on Friday, February 22 and after that, M. White on March 1.
If you have any questions or concerns about your child or our second grade curriculum, please email me so we can set up a time to met.
Monday, February 4, 2013
February 4-8, 2013
Welcome to another week. I am looking forward to meeting with you this Thursday for our Spring Conference.
Important Dates to Mark on Your Calendar:
* Spring Conferences (no school)- Thursday, Feb. 7
* Teacher Workday (no school) - Friday, February 15
* President's Day (no school) - Monday. February 18
* Town Meeting Sharing - Tuesday, February 19
* Class Picture Day - Wednesday, February 26 in the Crisp Gym
* Relay for Life Cookout - Thursday, February 28 (a letter will be sent home with more information)
* Reading Week - March 19-22
You will find a new Current Events Calendar and Spelling Choice Menu for the month of February in your child's Take Home Folder. Our presenters this week are: Tuesday: Auggie and Jackie; Wednesday: Ainsley and Aidan; and Friday: Isabella, Victoria and Will.
Next week is Valentine's Day and we will have a Valentine Snack on the 14th and exchange Valentine's in the afternoon. If your child is interested in the exchange, please include all classmates.
I know that Mrs. White already sent you an email, but just wanted to reminder you about our special Valentine's surprise.
The second grade team is asking each family to send in a simple Valentine to your child through the mail by February 8th. SHHHH! This is a surprise, so please do not tell them about it. It should be addressed as follows:
Child's Name
c/o Ms. O'Mullane
Shorecrest Preparatory School
5101 First Street NE
St. Petersburg, FL 33703
Here is what else is happening in the classroom this week. I wish you a wonderful week and I will see you on Thursday.
Literacy
* Phonics - vowel diphthong /oi/oy
* Spelling Words - join, noise, voice, point, coin, destroy, avoid, annoy, loyal, enjoy
* Vocabulary - advice, strict, bawling, megaphone
* Story of the Week - George and Martha - The Job by J. Marshall
* Reading Workshop - A Journey Through Friendship - Examining the Good Times and Bad Times
* Writing - Research an Australian topic and using the dictionary to find unknown spelling words
* Handwriting - Paragraph writing using sign language and the apostrophe
Mathematics - Unit 5
* Comparing and contrasting 3D shapes
* Constructing pyramids and exploring the relationship among the number of faces, edges, and vertices in pyramids
* Finding lines of symmetry in objects and complete drawings to create symmetrical shapes
* Review
Social Studies - Australia
The students will continue researching about their chosen Australian topic and start creating their visual to present in class next week. All research and creating will be done in class.
Science - Growth and Development of a Plant
Observing leaves and flower buds
This week the students will observe the first true leaves and the buds on their Brassica plants and record their observations in both words and pictures.
Observing the Growth Spurt
Students will closely monitor the growth of their plants by measuring their height, predicting overnight growth, and recording data.
Important Dates to Mark on Your Calendar:
* Spring Conferences (no school)- Thursday, Feb. 7
* Teacher Workday (no school) - Friday, February 15
* President's Day (no school) - Monday. February 18
* Town Meeting Sharing - Tuesday, February 19
* Class Picture Day - Wednesday, February 26 in the Crisp Gym
* Relay for Life Cookout - Thursday, February 28 (a letter will be sent home with more information)
* Reading Week - March 19-22
You will find a new Current Events Calendar and Spelling Choice Menu for the month of February in your child's Take Home Folder. Our presenters this week are: Tuesday: Auggie and Jackie; Wednesday: Ainsley and Aidan; and Friday: Isabella, Victoria and Will.
Next week is Valentine's Day and we will have a Valentine Snack on the 14th and exchange Valentine's in the afternoon. If your child is interested in the exchange, please include all classmates.
I know that Mrs. White already sent you an email, but just wanted to reminder you about our special Valentine's surprise.
The second grade team is asking each family to send in a simple Valentine to your child through the mail by February 8th. SHHHH! This is a surprise, so please do not tell them about it. It should be addressed as follows:
Child's Name
c/o Ms. O'Mullane
Shorecrest Preparatory School
5101 First Street NE
St. Petersburg, FL 33703
Here is what else is happening in the classroom this week. I wish you a wonderful week and I will see you on Thursday.
Literacy
* Phonics - vowel diphthong /oi/oy
* Spelling Words - join, noise, voice, point, coin, destroy, avoid, annoy, loyal, enjoy
* Vocabulary - advice, strict, bawling, megaphone
* Story of the Week - George and Martha - The Job by J. Marshall
* Reading Workshop - A Journey Through Friendship - Examining the Good Times and Bad Times
* Writing - Research an Australian topic and using the dictionary to find unknown spelling words
* Handwriting - Paragraph writing using sign language and the apostrophe
Mathematics - Unit 5
* Comparing and contrasting 3D shapes
* Constructing pyramids and exploring the relationship among the number of faces, edges, and vertices in pyramids
* Finding lines of symmetry in objects and complete drawings to create symmetrical shapes
* Review
Social Studies - Australia
The students will continue researching about their chosen Australian topic and start creating their visual to present in class next week. All research and creating will be done in class.
Science - Growth and Development of a Plant
Observing leaves and flower buds
This week the students will observe the first true leaves and the buds on their Brassica plants and record their observations in both words and pictures.
Observing the Growth Spurt
Students will closely monitor the growth of their plants by measuring their height, predicting overnight growth, and recording data.
Sunday, February 3, 2013
SHHHHHH!!!!! Valentine's Surprise!!
I know that Mrs. White already sent you an email, but just wanted to reminder you about our special Valentine's surprise.
The second grade team is asking each family to send in a simple Valentine to your child through the mail by February 8th. SHHHH! This is a surprise, so please do not tell them about it. It should be addressed as follows:
Child's Name
c/o Ms. O'Mullane
Shorecrest Preparatory School
5101 First Street NE
St. Petersburg, FL 33703
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