SOME IMPORTANT EVENTS AND DATES THAT ARE COMING UP!

Exhibition Week: June 6- June 10

 Please remember that this week is exhibition week. Please check your time and make sure that somebody is present for your child’s presentation.

Field Trip money for the Toledo Zoo is due on Friday, June 10

 Please send your child’s money for the field trip by Friday. The cost for students is $6.00. As of right now I have enough chaperones for the trip. Please call me if you were still planning on coming.

School Carnival: Friday, June 10 5:00-7:30

 Don’t forget to purchase your wristband or tickets for the carnival. Please contact the office for information on prices about games and food. Please come out the carnival is ALWAYS a lot of fun.

Lighthouse Award Ceremony: Tuesday, June 14 @ 9:00 in the gym.

The teachers will present students with awards for academic accomplishments and progress. Please come if you are able to support your student. After we will have refreshments in the classroom with “mock” awards that I have created for the students.

Field Trip to the Toledo Zoo: Wednesday, June 15 8:45-3:00.

 The lighthouse’s last field trip of the year will be to the Toledo Zoo. Please make sure you watch the weather and dress your student appropriate with walking shoes. Both students and chaperones will need to bring a lunch that can be thrown away.

Tomorrow Exhibitions

I'm really proud of the students that have already presented their exhibition. I can see a lot of growth in everybody since Kindergarten Great Job! Tomorrow's exhibition schedule is as follows:

Lakhim : 9:00

Paige Davis : 2:00

Jordan Armstrong: 2:30

Final Exhibition Schedule

This is the final schedule. If you don't see your child's name please pick a time and send it back in. 

Monday, June 6, 2011                          

9:00a.m.  Talia

9:30a.m.  Arikah

10:00a.m.  Sydney

10:30a.m.  Devyn

2:00p.m _______________

2:30p.m._______________

Tuesday, June 7, 2011

9:00a.m.  Khia

9:30a.m. Jamie

10:00a.m. _____________

10:30a.m. _____________

2:00p.m _______________

2:30p.m._______________

Wednesday, June 8, 2011

9:00a.m. Lakhim

9:30a.m. ______________

10:00a.m. _____________

10:30a.m. _____________

2:00p.m  Paige

2:30p.m. Jordan

Thursday, June 9, 2010

9:00a.m. Tysin

9:30a.m. ______________

10:00a.m.  Makaylnn

10:30a.m.  Israel

2:00p.m  Serenity

2:30p.m.  Jalen

Interview Questions

Please send back your questions for your child's interview!

Interview Questions

Today students talked about what they wanted to know about being in second grade. Students are supposed to pick 5 questions and think of 2 of their own. Here a list of the questions that students came up with.

1. Do you have a reading class?
2. How different are your exhibitions?
3. Do you have social studies and science?
4. What kind of centers do you have?
5. Do you do number scrolls?
6. What is your village called?
7. What time is your lunch?
8. Do you have morning meeting?
9. What time is ampt?
10. What time is recess?
11. What kind of things do you do in second grade?
12. Do they use journals?

Please have your child pick 5 questions that they want to ask and make up 2 of their own. 

Interview with Police Officer Jones

Students were really excited to talk to officer Jones. We talked about what the difference is between a good question and what is a bad question.  Students were really great at asking him questions and waiting for a response. 

The students had some really good questions, here a couple:

1.  Do you get free things?
2. How is it being a police officer?
3. How do you stay healthy?
4. What made you want to be a police officer?
5. Have you ever met anybody famous?

Mystery Reader

We had a very special guest come and join use during our village time.  The "GRIZZ" from Oakland University stopped by to read to us.

Milestone#4 Reminder

Don’t forget that tomorrow THURSDAY, MAY 26 the complete visual aid is due. Students need to bring in the information that they are going to talk about during their exhibition. This can be organized any way that your child is comfortable presenting. For example you can have a poster board, a book with the information in it, a binder any way that your child will be able to talk about their exhibition. If you have any questions please contact me. 

ALL YOU CAN EAT PANCAKE BREAKFAST IS BACK!

Please join us for the evening sporting your pajamas for pancake eating, pillowcase decorating, dancing and reading ( with the chance to win some of the many books up for raffle)

Location: Cafeteria of Ellen Thompson
Date: Thursday May 26, 2011
Cost: $5.00 per person at the front desk (tickets can be bought prior to the event at the front desk)
          $6.00 per person at the door (children under 2 free)

Hands on Museum

I know that I'm late, however here are the pictures from the Ann Arbor Hands on Museum. The students had A LOT of  fun. They were able to see, and touch a lot of different science experiments.

making a tornado

GROUP SHOT!!!

rock climbing

Casimir making a bubble

"SLIME" 

IS IT A SOLID, LIQUID, OR A GAS?

Our field trip to Wayne State Planetarium

Friday we walked to Wayne State campus to visit their planetarium. The students not only enjoyed taking a relaxing walk, but they also were amazed during the planetarium movie and the physics experiments.

Students were able to try some of the experiments

Parents were even able to try : )

Planetarium Field Trip

Last week I sent a note home about an upcoming field trip to the Planetarium.

When: Friday, May 13th
Where: Wayne State University's planetarium (space)
Transportation: Walking
How much: $1.00

The students will spend the morning there and will return to school for lunch. Please let me know if you would like to come along. In case that it rains we will reschedule for a later date.

New Ampp Schedule

Monday: PE ( need gym shoes)
Tuesday: Technology
Wednesday: Music
Thursday: PE
Friday: Technology

Skyping Fun : )

Today our students were able to have join Mrs. Woosley class while they SKYPED with Mrs. Drain's class (she is a fifth grade teacher on the third floor) during morning meeting. We did greeting, sharing, and an activity.

skyping

sharing

playing charades : )

Talia is bowling

Updates

* Milestone #2 is due tomorrow. Students are to bring in 5 -10 facts about their exhibition (free choice). Students are to write down their facts.

* Money for the field trip to the Hands on Museum is due Friday, April 29, 2011 It is $3.00 for students and $1.00 for chaperones. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO CHAPERONE. I ONLY HAVE 3 SPOTS AVAILABLE.

AMPT CHANGE

New Ampt schedule for this trimester:

Monday: Technology

Tuesday: Art

Wednesday: PE

Thursday: Art

Friday: Technology

More GREAT exhibitions!

Paige teaching us about Madam CJ Walker

Arikah telling us about Michael Jordan

Lakhim reading and talking to the class about Duke Ellington

Jordan choose to do his exhibition as a power point presentation.  He taught us about George Crum

sight words

Serenity teaching us about Berry Gordy

Edward pointing to his visual and teaching us about Rosa Parks

EXHIBITIONS WOW!!!

Well exhibition week has come and gone : ) I am so PROUD of each and every one of my students. I can see the growth in every area academically, with maturity, and also with their presentation skills. GREAT JOB! I also want to send a BIG THANK YOU to all the parents. I understand how hard exhibitions are and how just trying to fit it in into everyday life may be difficult at times. However, you have proven over and over again that you take it seriously and it shows in your children work! YOU ALL ARE DOING A FABULOUS JOB AND PLEASE DON'T FORGET THAT  : )

The foundation is being set right now and I believe that each student is building on a very solid rock! ( I will continue to post pictures throughout the day)

Sydney teaching us about coins

Khia reading about Michelle Obama

Israel reading a story using his sight words.

First Day of Exhibitions!!!!!

Exhibitions week has officially started and if I do say so my self..... IT HAS STARTED WITH A BANG! Students are doing a FABULOUS job!!!! GREAT JOB FRIENDS!!!! Here are some of them that the class witnessed today!

Jamie telling us what she learned about Rudy Bridges

Jamie "teaching" the class about counting coins

Jamie and her mom. Jamie chose to show her book report by creating a story mobile. 

Devyn teaching everybody about Joesph Lee

Jalen teaching the class about Cheryl Hudson

"Now I'm ready for questions and comments"

Jalen and his mom