ELIZABETH BLUEMLE

TUESDAY, SEPT. 10TH 4-6PM 

DOGS ON THE BED 

 

 

It's not  everyday that my best friend and bookstore co-owner comes out with a paperback. Tuesday, September 10th is the day Elizabeth's book, 

Dogs on the Bed will come out. 

 

The book is about what happens when the family dogs decide they all want to sleep on the bed. The engaging rhyme (down right infectious) and humorous illustrations will stay with you long after you finish the book. Dog lovers will immediately recognize their dog's behavior in the story and the art conveys the poutiness of dogs who can't get comfortable, except when their owners have forsaken their beds. 

 

We are celebrating the release with cake, dog treats and other fun surprises. Please feel free to bring your well-behaved dog and get a book for your dog loving friends.  You can also pre-order Elizabeth's fourth book, Tap Tap Boom Boom which comes out March 25th, 2014, and save the date for the launch party!

 

School Library Journal says of the book, "The exuberant, rhyming text delights the ear as the hilarious illustrations engage the eye in this kid- and dog-friendly tale."

 

Booklist says, " The rousing rhymes and frequent refrains provide continuous, peppy entertainment, and the occasional altered rhythms will keep readers and listeners on their toes... A humorous and affectionate ode to the frustrations and joys of having dogs as pets and part of the family."

 

We're also having a contest. Can you correctly spot the numbers of differences between the covers of the paper back and the hard cover.? We'll hold a drawing of all eligible answers and the winner will get a signed copy of Tap Tap Boom Boom. 

 

2nd Week of School

I apologize that my post for last week never got posted.  I typed it up and never hit publish.  I will update this weekly to let you know what is happening.

It was another great week with your children. They are beginning to be comfortable with one another and coming together as a wonderful class!

In math we have been looking at patterns and counting by 2s and 5s.  We also did some problem solving on white boards.  Next week we will be introduced to Rekenreks also known as Number racks. 

During Reading and Writers workshops, we are learning routines of the classroom.  In Reader's workshop the class talked about What is Reading?,  we talked about What do Reader's do?, and we were introduced to how our classroom library is organized.  In Writer's workshop we talked about What is Writing?, What do writers use?, and How do Writers get ideas?.  We also created hearts with a list of ideas that we can use when we get stuck and don't know what to write.  It included important people, important memories and places that we have lived or visited. 

Please make sure to check your child's Friday folder.  There was a note that went home today with information that you need to know about. 

Have a wonderful weekend,
Nancy

Our First Week of School

We have had a wonderful start to the new year.  I am really enjoying getting to know your children.  They are a special and great group!!  I am looking forward to being with them for the next 2 years.  They have been troopers this week with the heat because it has been hot in the school.

Friday folders went home today with our first share theme and schedule.  Please read this over and let me know if you have any questions.  There is also a short note from me, our class schedule and a big envelope from the school with forms to be filled out and a calendar.  If your child has a younger sibling in the school, they will not be bringing home the big envelope, your younger child will. 

Several students have been asking about homework this week.  Homework will begin the week after curriculum night.

This week we have been doing some activities to get to know each other.  We wrote our hopes and dreams for the year, created a self portrait, shared information about ourselves in morning meeting and played some team building games with the 2nd grade class on Firefly.  We even had our first 2 lessons in math where we created a chart with twin popsicles to count by 2s and created a graph with our favorite flavors of popsicles. 

I'd also like to welcome our new Team Para, Colleen Nick!

Just a few housekeeping reminders:
    -please remember to send in a note to let me know if your child's afternoon schedule has changed
    -please remember to send your child with sneakers on P.E. days (Monday and Thursday)
    -check back here each week to see what's happening in our classroom:)

I hope everyone has a wonderful and restful long weekend,
Nancy

Thanks for 2 Great Years!

Firefly did not let all the rain keep us from a fun filled last week of school.  We enjoyed theme days filled with games and activities.  Today's Friday Folder included your child's progress report, a cd of a powerpoint of photos I made for each child, and a gift from me.  Others who asked for it, received a booklet of summer activities to work on.

I wanted to let everyone know how much I enjoyed teaching and getting to know your children these last 2 years (for some the last year).  You have wonderful children who I hope continue to strive to do their best through the years of their education.  They have grown so much both academically and socially.  They are all ready for 3rd grade.  They were a wonderful class and I will miss them very much!!!

Have a wonderful summer!

Best,
Nancy

A Thank-you from Mrs. KillKelley!

Dear Firefly Second Grade Families,

Thank you for the Barnes and Noble gift card, clip board and beautiful potted plant with gardening gloves.  The plant looks so pretty on my deck and I have already put the gardening gloves to good use.  It was so thoughtful of you to think of me. 

It has been such a pleasure to get to know your children over the past two years and so much fun teaching them social studies and science.  They have grown so much in the past two years.

Have a terrific summer and best of luck to all of your third graders!

Sincerely,

Mrs. KillKelley

Summer Math Ideas

If you are looking for some summer math ideas, please visit this link from the SCS Math Center: 

Summer Math Ideas

Week of June 3rd

It was terrific to see everyone at our team picnic Wednesday night. I would like to say a huge thank you to everyone for the beautiful herb garden and the Barnes and Noble gift card.  What a special gift.  Your children also wrote me poems and special notes that were lamented into cards I can save forever.  They were lovely.  I special thank-you to Anna Palmer for organizing the gift!

Alicia shared her Discovery table on ballet this past Monday.  She had some great illustrations and explanations about ballet and spoke about her experience being a ballerina.

Today we had some visitors from Voyager come and share books that they wrote, illustrated and then bound together.   The class really enjoyed listening to these 4th and 5th graders reading their stories and then explaining the process of making them. 

Please make sure your child wears his/her T-shirt to school on 
Tuesday, June 11th for the K-2 Field Day.  The week of June 10th 
will be Spirit Week for us.  Monday will be "Wacky Hair Day", Tuesday will be "Be a Reader Beach Day", Wednesday will be "Board Game Day" and Thursday will be "Backwards Day".  Friday, June 14th is the last day of school.  It is a half day with an 11:30 dismissal time.

Please check this week's Friday Folder for a summer reading list and reading log from Barnes and Noble.  Once they read 8 books and record them in the log, they can return it to Barnes and Noble for a free book from the list.  The class was very excited about this.

Have a wonderful weekend,
Nancy