tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87435414069292187562024-02-18T18:04:41.273-08:00Making the GradeMrs. Christensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05205305868300992442noreply@blogger.comBlogger56125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8743541406929218756.post-16737041423714529472012-04-24T12:30:00.001-07:002012-04-24T12:30:53.383-07:00Cookieologists
One of our lessons in science talked about paleontologists and fossils. Today we became "paleontologists" when we tried to dig fossils(chocolate chips) out of rocks(cookies) using special tools(toothpicks). Everyone had to work very carefully to not break their fossils while trying to get them out of the rocks.Mrs. Christensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05205305868300992442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8743541406929218756.post-21322319278806599822012-03-30T13:15:00.001-07:002012-03-30T13:18:40.038-07:00Published Authors!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfAUEym9ZrtZqBSkP9tKOD7OnzlcZxPoQvsBTCNtiI6ltnT7Ew88Pp_ATN9KNueqfjx9NHV5IB0gxIg2AAfBXaqt18Hk_AqElhYLc7UGQBqAlUjqr3n7SlyT3obZeA3WelrMm5DIWzwqs/s1600/Lakview+Author+and+illustrators+2012+010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" dea="true" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfAUEym9ZrtZqBSkP9tKOD7OnzlcZxPoQvsBTCNtiI6ltnT7Ew88Pp_ATN9KNueqfjx9NHV5IB0gxIg2AAfBXaqt18Hk_AqElhYLc7UGQBqAlUjqr3n7SlyT3obZeA3WelrMm5DIWzwqs/s400/Lakview+Author+and+illustrators+2012+010.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Our book <i>Journeys Through Time </i>arrived this week. The kids have been very excited to read their personal stories in a real book. Those that did not order will be given a black and white copy. If you would still like to order you can. Look for information to come home next week for ordering your copy online from the company.Mrs. Christensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05205305868300992442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8743541406929218756.post-85568971206115221242012-03-21T09:12:00.000-07:002012-03-21T09:12:52.248-07:00Reader's Theater<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghbSnXBczUZ-xV0Xd9ynUNv6ykVdb8F-Wtlh3Ji9pscrpOEHg5Y_iIUvE082MOthq60mqGXmm8u7RgAo9f3lnmaiop4ZnKcH1pbPc0LpTRqRkqMDAuleIlqbleDJlXEaYirU4PEyl8YE4/s1600/readers+th+1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img aea="true" border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghbSnXBczUZ-xV0Xd9ynUNv6ykVdb8F-Wtlh3Ji9pscrpOEHg5Y_iIUvE082MOthq60mqGXmm8u7RgAo9f3lnmaiop4ZnKcH1pbPc0LpTRqRkqMDAuleIlqbleDJlXEaYirU4PEyl8YE4/s320/readers+th+1.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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Reading: We will continue to work on our comprehension and fluency. The best way for your child to become a better reader is to read. Please make sure you are encouraging them to read every day at home. They should be filling out their reading logs and returning them every Friday morning. As your child reads take a moment to listen and ask them questions or to retell the story to you. The sight words are very important to be practicing at home. Many kids have brought back their booklets that I sent home at conferences. A few have brought back more than one and our top sight word reader just took home the 700 list!<br />
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Social Studies: This month we will be learning about maps. Our study will begin with the compass rose and then we will learn about the continents, oceans, and our country. The end of the unit will focus on our state. The kids will learn to draw the outlines of our country and state. I'm always amazed at how well they do!Mrs. Christensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05205305868300992442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8743541406929218756.post-3129374712025917502012-03-02T13:23:00.000-08:002012-03-02T13:23:06.993-08:00Spirit WeekThe first week of March will be "Lakeview's March Madness". We'll be celebrating the great year that we've had and all that we have learned. The student council has planned special dress up days for us to participate in. I talked with the class about how important it will be for them to be using their self-control next week as we still have LOTS to learn about this year. The dress up themes for the week are:<br />
Monday: Hat Day<br />
Tuesday: Sports Day (wear something with a favorite team on it)<br />
Wednesday: Wacky Wednesday (wear mismatched clothes, dress backwards, create a funny hairdo)<br />
Thursday: Pajama Day <br />
Friday: Tiger Pride Day (wear cherry and blue)<br />
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Tune in for pictures of our fun days during Spirit Week!Mrs. Christensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05205305868300992442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8743541406929218756.post-28902465996486933512012-03-02T13:14:00.001-08:002012-03-02T13:24:58.174-08:00Guest ReadersWow! We were very lucky today to have five guest readers in our classroom for Read Across America Day. Our first reader was Kim Nelson. She is a school board member and read <u>Oh the Places You'll Go</u>. Then Mr. Hudspith read <u>Hop on Pop</u> which is a favorite at his house. Jill Marin, another school board member, and her son also visited us. They talked about how important reading is to being successful in the world. Mrs. Marin's son will be visiting Africa soon and he shared how he would use his reading skills to travel. They each read a book to the class. The kids had a great time helping to read, <u>Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You?</u> Our last guest reader was Amy Lundell, Annabelle's mom, and she read <u>The Digging-est Dog.</u> She also brought us an extra treat-licorice!Thank you to all of our readers!!<br />
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boy puppy: $200.00<br />
carpet cleaning: $150<br />
your child's face when you say yes: PRICELESS!<br />
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</tbody></table>Mrs. Christensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05205305868300992442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8743541406929218756.post-21542456025060666592012-02-02T14:23:00.000-08:002012-02-02T14:23:33.267-08:00Valentine's DayOur room parents are busy working to plan our Valentine's Day party. It will be held on February 14th at 1:45. If your child would like to bring valentines to share with their classmates they can bring them to school on Monday the 13th to be passed out. Please make sure that they bring enough for each student in our class. We have 26 students. Mrs. Christensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05205305868300992442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8743541406929218756.post-81506941011872514272012-02-02T14:19:00.000-08:002012-02-02T14:19:40.790-08:00ConferencesOur 2nd trimester conferences are coming up quickly. Your child received a letter with your date and time to meet with me. Please sign and return the form as soon as possible to let me know if you are able to make the scheduled time. During conferences we will discuss the progress your child is making in 2nd grade. We will also look ahead and plan for the rest of the trimester. I hope to see everyone!!Mrs. Christensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05205305868300992442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8743541406929218756.post-10152913801364575112012-01-08T06:32:00.000-08:002012-01-08T06:35:53.721-08:00January NewsWe are always working on being better readers and writers. We are currently reading about plants and trees. We have read two non-fiction stories. We are working on our own non-fiction writing as we work on research reports. We will hopefully use our ipads to publish our writing and can share at conferences. Our winter benchmark testing for guided reading and fluency will be done this month and will be another thing shared at conferences. Please keep reading at home and be sure to turn in reading logs.<br />
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Second grade has decided to start giving a spelling test on Fridays. The list of words for the week will come home on Monday. It is the same list you have seen come home on all other Mondays, but now we will be testing. The reason to begin testing is that we believe the students need to focus more on word chunks and writing patterns. This will not only help them to be better writers but readers as well.<br />
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In math class we continue to work on addition and subtraction facts. I have really been pushing that they use the strategies we have learned and not use fingers to count. Two great websites are Math Magician and That's a Fact. You could work on these at home (they are listed on side of the class blog) or use flashcards. The Dollar Tree always seems to have flashcards-I love a good deal! We are also working on our trimester standards. We have tested 2 and 3 dimensional shapes but are still working on estimating to the nearest ten and then using the estimates to add and subtract.<br />
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Our class is working on a science unit about matter. We've learned about the different ways to classify based on properties and are now learning more about the three states of matter-solid, liquid, and gas. We will be learning about maps for social studies.Mrs. Christensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05205305868300992442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8743541406929218756.post-3694156380405805052011-12-21T11:55:00.000-08:002011-12-21T11:55:25.991-08:00Christmas DinnerOn Monday, December 19th we had our annual Holiday Dinner. Mr. Hudspith served a tray of crackers to those waiting in line for hot lunch. The lunch tables had red tablecoverings and were decorate with holiday ornaments. Colorful lights hung from the ceiling and Mrs. Irons played the piano. This was my first Lakeview Holiday Dinner and it was a great time-I was very surprised when everyone started singing while Mrs. Irons played a favorite song.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">Christmas trees and about the shopping and celebrating done in the villages. On Thursday we used our ipads to make a tree out of tangram pieces using the app Tanzen. Then everyone had to transfer their completed puzzle to one on paper. This was a challenging project that really made them think!!! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXLARTGrQMt4Vywi-jxizGIwqrFFDyE5oP1ud4aTlng-Vo0hoKNAjot_UQ5LAaprt6BNb5CSSNN739sytLMliJzcCA3iqzP5vkZS_wY7_3cYhajg6lxZhxyGOQMJRzy3bBYnP15hpdgUg/s1600/paper+2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXLARTGrQMt4Vywi-jxizGIwqrFFDyE5oP1ud4aTlng-Vo0hoKNAjot_UQ5LAaprt6BNb5CSSNN739sytLMliJzcCA3iqzP5vkZS_wY7_3cYhajg6lxZhxyGOQMJRzy3bBYnP15hpdgUg/s200/paper+2.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1d9vzqzeJvi9jPg2_xODk_ewJKW3RqCueUIgIN-zvhpAnUD2F8SZqs7q-Da4xmlNPBXVMqeWM0N9oK4NN9eOMIGWmbSGvYAYvAAs-PstT8lPvUAuGzdZDxgNuq-pMxYBFxQ1Kh-sgFbo/s1600/a.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLh3zNSkA7Khfek2ra3klVJ20lfSpjq8EwFHWcEdbQBK2G0LV0d8b8wNxw93BnJf_VJQCT0SwWAJJNCXwZ1IkObNZ_ri_BQ7Io2Fg8_N2dVW-Elk3mo7WltR_p2DJlbEuQumtGdV7jINQ/s1600/1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLh3zNSkA7Khfek2ra3klVJ20lfSpjq8EwFHWcEdbQBK2G0LV0d8b8wNxw93BnJf_VJQCT0SwWAJJNCXwZ1IkObNZ_ri_BQ7Io2Fg8_N2dVW-Elk3mo7WltR_p2DJlbEuQumtGdV7jINQ/s320/1.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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</div>Today was Grinch Day in 2nd grade. We read the story and came up with lots of adjectives to describe the characters. Then each student wrote five Grinchy similes. Here are some of them:<br />
The Grinch was as.... green as grass<br />
mean as a lion.<br />
scary as a ghost.<br />
The Grinch's heart was as.....small as a rat.<br />
creepy as an octopus.<br />
tiny as a bee.<br />
The Grinch's heart grew as....giant as an elephant.<br />
big as Santa.<br />
loving as me.<br />
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In the afternoon we talked about how to make someone who is feeling grouchy like the Grinch grin again. Some of their ideas were to give them ice cream, take them to the beach, take them to school and teach them to be happy, and to just simply grow up! They put their ideas on their Grinch characters they made.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3_bCV0KyAEQYN7JJtuNaBSmgGMKqQHjWbRF6waETTqwxlnOfQy7vAElERZ7Uf_kImoZlB5vTWal_pf-88mVxX_dQR06XGYGz24OCfBhYHg59ZGPUaAkgBgrcKJd8XPRpoWnNN8jS1X9U/s1600/ipad2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" nda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3_bCV0KyAEQYN7JJtuNaBSmgGMKqQHjWbRF6waETTqwxlnOfQy7vAElERZ7Uf_kImoZlB5vTWal_pf-88mVxX_dQR06XGYGz24OCfBhYHg59ZGPUaAkgBgrcKJd8XPRpoWnNN8jS1X9U/s200/ipad2.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Excitement was in the air yesterday as our iPads were revealed. Mrs. Niebuhr came to Lakeview and spent time with each 2nd grade class. She explained how to take care of the iPads and taught us how to use them. She taught everyone how to take a picture. Today we are going to try to set our picture as the background. We are also planning on learning how to use some of the apps. Yesterday we worked on our math facts and today we will be counting money. </div>Mrs. Christensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05205305868300992442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8743541406929218756.post-66673238839042198152011-11-11T10:35:00.000-08:002011-11-13T11:35:15.328-08:00Thank You Veterans!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp3WGufrjxTeOisFBHcG3GEpu_jbQB8iISyz0UiMY18R7H9oivlBYWioKXHRQm624LH3kl3QBmlr5f9kuJiGyMfeUbPGIydn-lLC2RorD7ATGN3qoPz6od0-uAAavnMiwxM50LJLyveqU/s1600/veteran+matt.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" nda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp3WGufrjxTeOisFBHcG3GEpu_jbQB8iISyz0UiMY18R7H9oivlBYWioKXHRQm624LH3kl3QBmlr5f9kuJiGyMfeUbPGIydn-lLC2RorD7ATGN3qoPz6od0-uAAavnMiwxM50LJLyveqU/s320/veteran+matt.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> Matt Larson</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Matt is the father of Gretta who is in our class. He joined the army when he was just out of high school. He served as a military police officer. He was stationed at an army base in Texas and also spent three months in Saudia Arabia. He shared his uniform with us and expained the pins on his coat. He brought pictues of his work in Saudia Arabia. He also shared about the cloths that people in Saudia Arabia wear on their heads. Different colors are worn to show their status in society.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Amber is a para educator here at Lakeview Elementay. She served in the National Guards for seven years. She talked about the time she spent in Kosovo. Her roll there was as a liason for the people of Kosovo. She would spend time talking to the people about their fears during the war in their country. Amber told the kids about the differences between schools in America and in Kosovo. I think we are all thankful for Lakeview. </span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Mrs. Christensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05205305868300992442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8743541406929218756.post-15502938468691571032011-06-01T20:43:00.000-07:002011-06-01T20:43:18.695-07:00The End of Second GradeClick on the link below to see our end of the year video!<br /><br /><a href="http://animoto.com/play/NL0tcvX3OkXUqDUlTTUYkg">The End of Second Grade</a>Mrs. Christensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05205305868300992442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8743541406929218756.post-20001018971499966472011-06-01T19:23:00.000-07:002011-06-01T19:23:49.166-07:00Pioneer Reader's Theater<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"></div><br />
Last week we worked on a reader's theater about a day in the life of a pioneer family. After much practice we were ready to perform. We presented our play seven times to eight different classes in kindergarten, 1st and 2nd grade. Everyone did and excellent job!!<br />
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horses-Lainie, Anthony, and Sean<br />
pigs-Jack, Nichole, and Bowman<br />
chickens-Maddie, Kalyn, and Jamison</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The children-Caden (John), Josie (Mary), <br />
Lily(Clara), and William (Charles).</td></tr>
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</tbody></table>Mrs. Christensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05205305868300992442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8743541406929218756.post-90715788819724206332011-05-26T13:38:00.000-07:002011-05-26T13:38:21.412-07:00Home Grown Salad<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Laura with the bowls of lettuce and radishes.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Early this spring Mrs. Nelson planted seeds with the kids. They used ice cream pails and planted lettuce, carrots, and radishes. They have been growing for quite a while here at school and at Mrs. Nelson's house under grow lights. Today we picked the lettuce and pulled the carrots and radishes. Everything was very small but tasted pretty good! The carrots and radishes were just tiny roots but actually tasted like ones that were full grown. Thank you Mrs. Nelson for sharing your knowledge of seeds and plants.Mrs. Christensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05205305868300992442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8743541406929218756.post-14752350466561930682011-05-26T13:32:00.000-07:002011-05-26T13:32:18.564-07:00End of the Year Fun!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXuqjlwbJAgdEOHQbon2w29xmFy2X-f-WdUT-4XDZRdJ_vk30QzROWKHkzDRuK7qzqgjPLaAhaaEwZV3G2a7hdUcrJzfvsKX5YDjzUhKGAbKCekyQxFOBfHgaQMrPNJ1XszYAYIXXS7Eo/s1600/end+of+yearsalad+002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXuqjlwbJAgdEOHQbon2w29xmFy2X-f-WdUT-4XDZRdJ_vk30QzROWKHkzDRuK7qzqgjPLaAhaaEwZV3G2a7hdUcrJzfvsKX5YDjzUhKGAbKCekyQxFOBfHgaQMrPNJ1XszYAYIXXS7Eo/s320/end+of+yearsalad+002.jpg" t8="true" width="320" /></a></div>This was just too funny not to post and share. Caden and Jack let the girls put pigtails all over their heads. It makes me laugh everytime I look at it!!Mrs. Christensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05205305868300992442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8743541406929218756.post-6421902224715928722011-05-22T14:38:00.000-07:002011-05-22T14:38:32.262-07:00Hats Off to RelayThank you for all of your support for the Relay for Life! I am sure that we have all been touched by cancer in some way and you obviously understand the importance of supporting this cause....Sibley raised over $400-WOW!Mrs. Christensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05205305868300992442noreply@blogger.com0