Winter PARTY!!!

Good times were had at our class winter party!!!

Waiting their turn in the mitten race...

Designing their mitten ornament...

Snowman water bottles...yes!

I gotcha smiling!



Putting on the mittens was difficult!




ALL SMILES!!!



I hope everyone is enjoying their winter break!!! I am enjoying sleeping in and catching up on the shows I have missed.

See you all on January 3, 2011!

Happy New Year!!!

Miss Matt

Game Day!!!

We had a great time playing games with our friends!

 We will have to do this again!!

Daniel teaches Addition with Regrouping!!

Parents,

The video below shows you how we add with regrouping (carrying) in 2nd grade in 2010. For adding, we are putting two numbers together to find the total so this is why we draw both numbers and then put the ones place together first and then the tens place.

To regroup means to trade a ten for 10 ones (borrowing to subtract) or trade 10 ones to the tens place (carrying to add). Your students are not used to the terms carrying and borrowing. We use the term regrouping.

This video clip is about 2 minutes long.

Daniel teaching Addition with Regrouping

The error that Daniel made in his recounting of the ones place is a typical mistake. Please help me encourage your students to check their work carefully to make sure they did what they meant to do.

Daniel crossed out the four, but that is not needed. Just simply add (carry) the one to the tens columns(this is what we did with our picture).

This is another hard math skill in 2nd grade as well that you can work on with your students.

Way to go Daniel!!! This is exactly how it is done.

Stay tuned for adding and subtracting using dot math instead of fingers!!!

Miss Matt

Allyson Teaches Subtraction with Regrouping!

Parents,

Allyson is teaching you how to draw a picture to subtract with regrouping! This is how we regroup (borrow) in 2nd grade in 2010, which is very different from when we were kids. The video clip is about 2 1/2 minutes long. She is a great teacher and went step by step.

Subtraction with Regrouping

Way to go Allyson! That is how it is done!! =)

This is a very hard math skill that you can work on with your students at home.

**Addition with regrouping is coming soon!! Stay tuned!**

Miss Matt

ANGEL SERVICE PROJECT - Gift dues Friday, Dec 3rd or ASAP!!

Two angels have been adopted by our class this year! You can help the unfortunate this holiday season!!!

Angel # 992

Age: 4              Gender: girl

Pants, shirt, coat, underwear : 5T(toddler)

Shoes: 12 (toddler)

NEEDS: CLOTHS and SHOES!!!

WISHES: Strawberry Shortcake, toy box


ANGEL# 1016

Age: 3                     Gender: boy

Pants, shirt, coat underwear: 5T or small (toddler)

NEEDS: UNDERWEAR, T-SHIRTS, ANY AND ALL WINTER CLOTHES

WISHES: Learning Toys, power wheels car

***Please send gifts unwrapped, in a bag with the angel number on the bag***

Thank you for making the difference in the life of a child during the holiday season!!!

http://www.smallworldwithlove.org/
Please contact Randi Davis for more info or if you would like to volunteer @ 469.633.6861 or davisran@friscoisd.org

Dec. 17th, WINTER PARTY 2:00 - 3:00pm !!!

Our Winter party is quickly approaching on Dec 17th!!

Please send in $5.00 with your student as soon as possible to cover the expenses for us to have a wonderful winter party!!!

Thank you in advance!!!

Welcome back!

I hope everyone had a relaxing and enjoyable Thanksgiving break. I had a great time hanging out with family, friends, and my couch!

Just three more weeks of school fun and we get another long winter break!

I love this time of year for many reasons!

Miss Matt's Class Constitution!!!

This week we have been learning about our local, state, and federal government which includes the US Constitution.

To help the students understand the US Constitution, we created a class Constitution.

Souvenir Replica US Constitution 

We will follow these laws!!

Check out Longhorn Football Player #26 Trace!!!

The Longhorns are in the playoffs!!!



#26 Trace by the Referee is ready to play!



This was the first time I have watched a little league football team play. I had a blast!!! 

Left: Trace running in after a touchdown!! 

#26 Trace's big run...about 30 yards!!!

This set the Longhorns up for a touchdown!!!

Way to go Trace!!

Calling All Coats!!!

Just a friendly reminder...please send a coat with your student to school on days it is cold or could be cold. We will go outside until the temperature or windchill is below 40 degrees.

What can you make with a cup, piece of string, paperclip, sponge, and water?

This is what the 2nd Graders came up with...

DUCKS!!!!

Still don't believe it...hear for yourself!!

Yes...You heard that right...a DUCK!!! 

So, how is this possible????

To make the sound you can use a damp sponge folded in half. Clamp it together around the string and slide it down the string. The cup acts like a megaphone echoing the sound. To make the quack louder you add more pressure when gripping the sponge. To make the sound softer, loosen your grip on the string.  

We found that you can also lick two of your fingers and pull down on the string with quick bursts of force and it will also sound like a duck.

I apologize in advance for the new noise added to your home! =)

Soccer Boys!!!

This weekend I watched Daniel and Will play soccer! Check the Tigers out!!

 

I took some videos but they were all sideways. How is that for a novice camera girl! I learned my lesson. =)

I tried to go watch Trace play football, but as soon as I pulled up I heard the Tornado sirens!! Sorry Trace! I will try to come watch you again another time!!!

Football Players Keith Davis and Clarence Lee visit Robertson!!!

 

Keith Davis and Clarence Lee talked at our Red Ribbon Week Assembly. The football players talked to us about making good choices because the choices we make today will affect the rest of our life. Taking drugs is NOT a good choice!! They showed the kids the affects drugs have on the body and identified when the biggest problem occurred.

       

Mr. I is taped to the wall!!!

If your kids came home and told you that Mr. I was taped to the wall...believe them...because he was!!! If Robertson sold over 1,500 books at the book fair, Mr. I agreed that he would be duck taped to the wall. Robertson students came through selling 1,618 books. WOW!!! WAY TO GO!!

Miss Matt's 2nd Grade Class with Mr. I



Hat Day during Red Ribbon Week



Cute!



I've Decided.....

that since I can't play sports right now, that I will watch others play sports for me.

Last weekend, I watched Jenna and Kelby play soccer. Check out the soccer girls!

 

If you want me to come watch you play, just send me your schedule. I would love to watch you play your sport! 

Science Night at Robertson!

Science Night is a free event for children of all ages! Different stations were set up for you to enjoy and experience the world of science.

I was at the Balancing Acrobats station all night.

The challenge was to balance the acrobat on the tip of your finger or on top of a pencil.

Do you think you can do that?

                       Several tried ...          

                                                      

      

                                                                                   

                                 and all were successful!

So how does this work?

The acrobats had pennies in each hand. Gravity was pulling the acrobat down from its hands, so the centerpoint or fulcrum was the acrobats nose. The acrobat was balancing on his nose. Once you found this out, balancing the acrobat was a piece of cake! Amazing huh???? 

If you missed Science Night this year, make plans to attend next year! We had a great time learning cool stuff about Science!

Fall Festival FUN!

We had a great time at Robertson's annual Fall Festival!



Jenna and Kelby showing their face paintings!



Miss Matt after a pie in the face!



Mr. I received a pie in the face too!



Kyle right before he gives the pie to me.



Trinity enjoying her candy apple.



Miss Cizdziel making cotton candy for everyone.



Miss Matt taking off a pie.



DJ'S cool hair!

Trace and DJ taking their chances at the cakewalk.

Joel and his brother enjoying snowcones!

I had so much fun watching the kids have fun!