By Heidi Huey on
3/17/2008
Theme Update
This week we are finishing up the unit on Plants and Soil. Today we are wrapping up the unit and reviewing for the test tomorrow and Wednesday. The actual test will be on Thursday during Theme. Look on my home page for a review sheet if you want to get started today. They have a short homework assignment on soil this week titled: Soil Study. Homework is due on Friday!
Book Fair This Week
Tomorrow, during morning homeroom we will be going to the Book Fair to make 'Wish Lists' or shop till we drop (in 20 minutes : ). Students are welcome to bring money in tomorrow to shop or you can come in with your child after school to shop with them. There are lots of great boo ...
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By Heidi Huey on
3/10/2008
CSAP Weeks for Other Grades
Starting this week there will be CSAP testing for some of the older grades. Our grade level does not take CSAP's but we do change our schedule around to accomodate the other grades that do. Attached to my home web page, under documents, is the modified schedule for CSAP days for the next two Tuesdays and Thursdays (March 11th, 13th, 18th, 21st). The main change is that the specials time and math will be flipped around for those days. Seeing as we have specials first thing in the morning, please remember to be in line in time before the bell rings in the morning outside. Thank you for your help in this temporary change in schedule : )
Scholastic
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By Heidi Huey on
3/3/2008
Weekly Theme Update
Last week we learned about the different parts of plants and what their jobs are for the plant. We disected flowers, planted seeds in baggies, and saw how plants suck up water with our cut celery pieces. We also learned about the life cycle of plants as well as different kinds of seeds and why they are different. This week we will be observing our seeds daily as well as learning about soil and it 's important layers.
Box Top Results
Wow!!!! If you look in the Star News you will see that we placed 2nd in the school for our Box Tops collecting in our Classroom. We collected over a thousand boxtops and thus over a thousand dollars that our classroom collected for our school in free money!!!!! ...
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By Heidi Huey on
2/25/2008
Theme Update
Last week we finished up our Economic Unit. Look on Power School by the end of the week to see how your child did on the test. This week we are starting our plants and soil unit learning about the seed, it's purpose, and it's parts. We will also be learning about the parts of a flower, plant and tree as well as what they do. We will be doing lots of hands on experiments to learn about the different parts of plants. We will also be growing plants in the room to observe as they grow. This unit is a four week unit.
Music Concert Tuesday Night!!!
This Tuesday night is our homeroom's music concert. Students need to make sure they are here, no later than 6:15, Tuesday night. We wil ...
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By Heidi Huey on
2/19/2008
Weekly Theme Update
This week we are wrapping up our Economics Unit. On Friday we will have our Economics test. Look under my documents on our class's home web page for what to study. This week we will be also making sure we have all our assignments in for Theme for this trimester. The end of the trimester is next Friday the 29th. Our next Fun Friday will be March 7th.
Marble Party-Movie Permission Slip
This week we will be having our Marble Party this Thursday. Students can wear P.J.'s if they want. We will be watching the movie Hoot (read during read-aloud this trimester) during lunch/recess and during Theme. This is a PG movie and I need to have you fill out and sign the permission slip (that is in this weeks Weekl ...
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By Heidi Huey on
2/11/2008
Weekly Theme Update
This week we will continue to work on our Unit of Economics. Last week everyone brought in their stuffed animal for our classroom Pet Store. We will be bringing these back by the end of next week. Last week we learned about Needs, Wants, size, quality and popularity. This week we will be talking about commercialism, supply and demand, goods versus services. If students would like to bring in an empty box of cereal to look at when we talk about commercialism, they can bring it in on Tuesday.
Today we will be having a parent coming in to share one of their family traditions: Mardi Gras. We were hoping to get it done last week, but with my schedule and the cake coming in late, we postponed it to today. I am very excited for us to learn about one of o ...
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By Heidi Huey on
2/4/2008
Spirit Day!!!
Don't forget tomorrow-Tuesday, February the 5th, is School Spirit Day!!!! Students can come in wearing their school colors and show their spirit. During theme we will be going to a Pep assembly to rally up our school spirit. Gooooooo Eagles!!!!
Products Needed!!!
This week we get into full swing of our next unit on Economics. During this unit we will be learning about what is a need and a want, what makes something valuable to someone to want to buy, buy, buy, and about advertising. The children will be looking at the cereal isle and Saturday morning cartoon comercials in a whole new light! During this unit we will need some stuffed animals as part of our classroom P ...
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By Heidi Huey on
1/28/2008
Skate City Tonight!
Don't forget tonight, from 6-8 is Skate City night. Case and I will be there. Hope to see you there!
Need Snack and Pencils
The children have depleted my snack supply as well as my pencil supply. If everyone could send in one box of snack and one box of pencils, that should tide us over for awhile : )
Up and Coming
Thursday I will be gone for a training (as will the rest of the first/second grade teachers).
Friday there is no school for a staff work day.
Next week I will be gone Wednesday-Friday, but Mrs. Ramos (who is also subbing on Thursday ...
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By Heidi Huey on
1/22/2008
Theme Update
This week is the last week of our Earth, Moon and Sun unit. Today we will be reviewing concepts to prepare for our unit test on Thursday. I have attached a review sheet to my homeroom web page. I have also cleaned out their folders of any information sheets we went over in class for this unit to help them review.
On Wednesday, during Theme, we will be taking our mid year Bullying announomous survey in the computer lab to see how we are doing in this area. We have had several monthly classes in this subject area as well as some impromptu classroom meetings when things arise and we just want to make sure everyone is feeling safe and happy here.
Thursday will be our Unit Test on the Earth, Moon and Sun. Friday we will have Fun Friday during Theme t ...
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By Heidi Huey on
1/13/2008
Mrs. Huey Out on Monday
I will be at a conference for Twice Exceptional Students on Monday. Hopefully all will go as planned in the novel I left for my sub : )
Theme Trimester Project
Last Friday I sent home the information for the Moon Brochure Project which is this trimester's Theme Project. While going over the details with the kids I realized there were two things that were needed for this project. Thus I added on a couple more point items: what to do when you go to the moon (real or imaginary) and what can you see on the moon while there (again some reality mixed with our imagination : ). Each item is worth an additional 5 points. These are the required items for the project. We also discussed some fun bonus things we ...
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