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Classroom Connection

Parents,
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Classroom Connection

Word Work

We have started working with words in class!  We practiced reading them, sorting them into word families, spelling them, and using them in our writing.  You can do these activities at home too!  Click on the link below to view a page with word work ideas.

Word Study Ideas

 

 

Off To A Great Start!

We are having a great time getting to know each other and learning together!

This week we were learning about metacognition. (thinking about our thinking when we read.) We used our big thought bubble to practice! It was a lot of fun!




We also used our Twitter bulletin board to "tweet" our thoughts about the first few days of school.




Another fun activity was when we were able to share our thinking by writing ON our desks with MARKERS! This was exciting and so much fun! (Thanks Ms. Patterson for that awesome idea!)
















What a great start to the school year! We have some great thinkers in our class!,
I hope to see everyone at open house on Tuesday, September 11th at 6:00!

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Welcome To Second Grade!

Welcome!

I am new to Velasquez Elementary, so I thought I would introduce myself to you!

Here's Me~ Mrs. Wagner :)

Here's some information about me:

I  grew up in South Dakota.  I am married and have 2 kids. My daughter Alayna is almost 9 and my son Brayden is 6. 

Here they are:

Here are a few of my favorite things:

I love to read...all the time!  I love to take pictures. I love chocolate.  I also like naps! ;)

I'm excited to be teaching at Velasquez!  I have been teaching for 13 years.  I taught first grade for 10 years, and second grade for 3 years.  I LOVE second grade!  I also love to teach reading and writing. I'm excited to start a great school year.  I know we are going to learn a lot and have a great time.  I will use this blog A LOT throughout the school year to share information and fun stuff we are doing in class, so check back often!

Mystery Person Report

Here is another request from the class.  We did this activity this week. We had a great time and they wanted to do the activity again.  I told the class I would add it to the blog so they can do something fun with their family on a boring rainy day this summer!


The activity is called the Mystery Person Report.  You have to choose one character from a familiar book that you have all read. You write as many clues as you want about the character, but don't say who it is!  At the bottom of the paper you write the character's name and cover it up with the smile!  You read your clues to someone else and they have to guess what story character it is.  We all had a great time with this.  Click on the link below to get the paper to print out at home! Have fun!

Mystery Person Report

Freaky Joe!

We just finished reading this book in class.  We loved it!  It was so funny and exciting.  It is the first book in a new series by P.J. McMahon.  The class requested that I post the website that goes with this series.  Check out the website and see if you can find these books at the library this summer!

The Freaky Joe Club