Friday, October 24, 2008

Practice makes Perfect!


















Here we are practicing our reading skills. On Monday we read the story of The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything. Tuesday I passed out the Reader's Theatre version of the story and we started practicing. On Thursday I split the class into two groups and assigned parts so that on Monday we can perform it for each other. I told the students I would pick the group that did the best performance and they would get a surpise. These are some pictures of them practicing their lines.

Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Education: Go Get It!

Some of the second grade teachers.


This week is Education: Go Get It week. Each day is a different theme and the teachers are dressing the part. Monday was career day and the teachers dressed up as different careers. I dressed up as an architect. We discussed different careers and how some of the different subjects they are learning now can help them in their careers later on in life. Today, Tuesday, we wore our college shirts and we talked about college. I talked to the students about my alma mater, Sam Houston State University and I showed them the website. We talked about going off to college and living on your own and all the responsibilities that come with that. Tomorrow, Wednesday, we will be discussing trades, the military and other options besides college. Thursday we will talk about the transistions between grade school, middle school, junior high and high school. On Friday we will talk about how to pay for college and all the different options such as loans, grants, and even scholarships. We are encouraging our students to think about school past high school and continuing their education. At home you can use this week to discuss college and careers as well. I am posting a few pictures from the last couple of days.


Mrs. Martin and Mrs. Trout. I was an Architect and she was a Scientist.



Mrs. Sheltraw, Miss. Overbeck and Mrs. Shaw. Mrs. Sheltraw was a pilot and Miss. Overbeck and Mrs. Shaw were doctors.



Mrs. Sudduth, Mrs. Evans and Mrs. Cordaway. Mrs. Sudduth was a doctor, Mrs. Evans was a chef and Mrs. Cordaway was a veterinarian.



Look at all of those colleges!! Losts of Horn fans, sorry Aggies. :)



My silly class. I always ask that we do a serious picture first then I tell them we can do a silly picture. Here they are, at their best. :)



Myself, Mrs. Trout and Mrs. Evans all went to Sam Houston State University. So did Mrs. Shaw but she chose to wear an Aggie shirt. Eat'em Up Kats!!!

Sunday, September 28, 2008

So Sorry!


Our Indians, Narrartor, Johnny Appleseed and the Frontier Family.


Johnny's half brothers and half sisters. (The Chorus)


Well I hate to say this but I can't get the video to upload, it is too large of a file. I am so sorry but I tried two or three times and it says it will only take 100 MB and the video is 422 MB. If you'd like me to email it to you I'd be happy to. Just send me an email at jmartin@conroeisd.net and I will send it to you. Posted here are two pictures I took after the play. Feel free to click on them and save them to your computer. Again I'm sorry about the video.


Mrs. Martin

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Welcome Back!

Welcome back from our little 'break'. I was able to listen to all of the kids' stories about their experiences this past week. I'm glad to hear no one was hurt although I did hear about some damaged houses, sorry about that. I also heard that some are still without power, as am I. Hopefully we will get it back soon. We will have no homework this week except to have the kids prepared to take their spelling test on Friday. I did not assign any challenge words so that they can focus on the 20 regular words. Don't worry about sending anything in for spelling homework this week. We will go back to regular homework schedule next week when things are hopefully back to normal. Please let me know if any of you need anything or if there is anything I can do. Stay safe and try to stay cool.
Mrs. Martin

Friday, September 12, 2008

Stay Safe!

As you all know school is closed Friday, Sept. 12th due to Hurricane Ike. Please stay safe this weekend. Be sure to check the CISD webpage for updates on closures. www.conroeisd.net
Again, stay safe and I will see you all soon.
Mrs. Martin

Saturday, September 6, 2008

Grandparents Are Special!

Happy Grandparent's Day!

We celebrated Grandparent's Day on Friday September 5, 2008. We had over 20 grandparents show up to celebrate! First, each student interviewed their grandparent. Some of the questions were "What was your favorite grade-school memory?" or "What inventions have changed the way you live?". The students had fun finding out new facts about their grandparents. After the interviewing was finished I went around the room and asked if any grandparents wanted to share anything. Some told stories, many brought pictures and some even brought dolls! Then we performed our song for the grandparents. Last, the students served their grandparents cookies and juice. I think everyone had a great time! Thanks to all of the grandparents who came. I hope your enjoyed your time at Kaufman! Be sure to check out the pictures and video!

Our Field Trip to the Zoo

Grandparent's Day