HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM THE TELLEZ TEAM

STAYING ALIVE, TURKEYS IN DISGUISE

Here is a Photostory of our Turkey's in Disguise project. The disguised turkeys turned out great and are such fun to see. The scholars did a fantastic job disguising the turkeys!

Benefit for Elementary National Honor Society

Who are Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, The Big Bopper, Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard, Chuck Berry, Roy Orbison, Ray Charles, Johnny Cash, Hank Williams, The Everly Brothers, and Connie Francis?
Amswer... They are all popular singers from the 50's.
Pictured are Smithfield scholars doing the bop!

OUR CLASS BLOG REACHES 8,000 VISITORS

I just noticed that our classroom blog has reached 8,000 visitors. That is amazing. I have also been surprised at the number of visitors that have come from other countries.
I enjoy looking at the world map (Visitor Locations)) to see where people come from that visit our blog. Take a look you might be surprised also. Just click on the world map on the right hand side of our blog to see visitors from all over the world. We've had visitors from every continent except Antartica. When I started this blog I never thought we'd have visitors from so many different places. Wow!

Language to Literacy with Stella Luna

We are learning about Language to Literacy Charts this year. So far we have completed several. This week we worked on Details, Big Idea and Multiple Perspectives. Here are some pictures of the class learning about bats.

HAT DAY, OCTOBER 15 2010

Students donated one dollar to United Way to wear a hat to school.
A variety of hats were worn by the class.

PRESENT AND PAST TENSE REVIEW

Meadow and Israel show us what to do when the class reviews present and past tense.

SORTING SHAPES

We are learning about diffferent shapes in Math. Can you name all the different shapes? Can you tell how many vertices and edges they have? Ricky, Aiden and Skylar can help you.

KICK OFF YOUR SHOES!

Students who bring one dollar on Tuesday, for the United Way Drive, can wear slippers in class. Bring in your dollar and enjoy wearing some comfortable footwear on Tuesday. Don't forget to bring some regular shoes for PE and recess time. Let's all show our support for the less fortunate and be comfortable at the same time.

GIRLS LOVE SCIENCE TOO!

Our class has been studying about safety during science experiments. We've made predictions, observvations and made conslusions about solids, liquids and gasses. Did you know that shaving cream can be a solid, a liquid and a gas?

INTERVIEW WITH LOGAN AND KEITH

SCIENCE EXPERIMENTS, SOLID, LIQUID, GAS

WORKING WITH OUR FIFTH GRADE BUDDIES, SUM IT UP PROJECT

Grandparents Day 2010

WHAT TO DO AND WHAT NOT TO DO WITH SCIENCE EQUIPMENT

Thanks to Aiden, Skylar and Israel for showing us what to do and what not to do when using science equipment.

KIDS AT WORK

Here are a few pictures of what Smithfield Scholars do at school. Some students are reading and some are playing a science game. The last picture is the poster the class created for International Reading/Literacy Day.

INTERNATIONAL READING/LITERACY DAY

On International Reading/Literacy Day the entire school read a book called All the World and each grade level answered questions about the book.

Scientists at Work!

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Parent Information/Cirriculum Night

Please plan to attend Parent Information Night/Cirriculum Night on Tuesday, August 31st at 6:00pm in room 201. Second grade expectations and the second grade homework policy will be explained. I will also explain what the Fluency Folder is and talk about our Friday tests. This is a very important meeting and I hope that everyone wil make a special effort to attend.

Meet the Teacher Night and Drop Off School Supplies

Meet the Teacher Night is on August 17th from 6:00pm to 7:00pm. Please plan to attend and bring all your child's school supplies. I am looking forward to meeting all my new second graders and their parents. Hope to see you soon.

Registration for Returning Students

Registration for all returning students is on August 5th from 7:00am to 7:00pm. You can also register online. Online registration is ONLY for existing students at participating campuses, not someone new to the district. To access online registration: Parents must have a SKYWARD access code. If you need an access code, please visit our Smithfield campus after Aug. 2.

The First Day of School

The first day of school is on Monday, August 23rd. Please be sure that your child has his/her school supplies.
If you are not able to purchase all of them at this time then please send your child with 2 sharpened pencils, a box of crayons, and a pair scissors. I'm looking forward to meeting all of my students and their parents in August!
Thank you,
Mrs. Tellez

SUPPLY LISTS FOR 2010-2011 SCHOOL YEAR

Sometimes parents are not sure what a Composition Notebook looks like so here are some pictures of sample Composition Notebooks. Second grade students do not use sprial notebooks.

SMITHFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BIRDVILLE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
SECOND GRADE SUPPLY LIST
2010-2011

If you purchase a rolling style backpack, please remember that it must be small enough to fit in your child’s locker. (no larger than 15 inches high, 12 inches wide and 7 inches thick)

2 boxes Crayola crayons, 24 count
48 wood pencils #2 (Papermate) American classic brand, wood case
Pencils #22524
1 bottles Elmer’s liquid (large size, 7.6 ounces) NO SCHOOL GLUE
24 Elmer’s glue sticks
2 pkgs. white art paper, 9" x 12", (50 sheets), heavy grade
6 pocket folders, no brads, (2 yellow, 2 red and 2 blue), solid color only
1 green pocket folder with brads
2 boxes Kleenex, 200 count
1 pair scissors, sharp point
1 roll paper towels
2 boxes plastic freezer Ziploc, gallon size
1 box plastic freezer Ziploc, quart size
1 1" looseleaf binder, 3 ring, zipper type not allowed
4 composition notebooks, wide rule (Mead 09910) (9 ¾" x 7 ½") 100 sheets
4 large pink erasers, not art gum
1 wooden ruler with centimeters and inches, solid color only (sturdy not thin plastic type)
1 student assignment book (purchase in school office for $5.00)
1 container of Clorox wipes (80count),

If a brand name is indicated please purchase that brand name.
Your child’s name is needed on school box, scissors, ruler, composition notebooks, binder, and assignment book and glue bottles. Names are not needed on any other supplies.

A $5.00 PAPER FEE WILL BE COLLECTED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR FOR WRITING PAPER AND CONSTRUCTION PAPER.

SMITHFIELD SUMMER HOURS

END OF SCHOOL PARTY 2010

WATCH A PUPPET EXPLAIN THE WRITER'S SECRET

A puppet explains the Writer's Secret with the help of Cole, Lane, Connor, Luke and Evan. He seems to do a very good job!

ANGELINA DONATES 14 INCHES OF HAIR TO LOCKS OF LOVE

On May 17, 2010 Angelina donated 14 inches of her hair to the Locks of Love Foundation. Congratualtions Angelina for doing such a wonderful thing and for wanting to help other children who need wigs because of illness. The Hair Cabin, next to Smithfield Elementary, gave Angelina her new hairstyle and also donated haircuts for several other students who also donated hair. To find out more information about Locks of Love Foundation you can visit their website here: http://www.locksoflove.org/
Great job Angelina, our class is very proud of you.

EVAN MAKES A PERFECT SCORE ON THE DISTRICT'S END OF THE YEAR MATH TEST

Eavn was the only one in our class to make a perfect score on the district's second grade end of the year math benchmark test. Congratulations to Evan! In this picture he shows off a poster he received for making a perfect score on the eight page test.

FLAT STANLEY PROJECT 2010

Here are the 2010 Flat Stanley Projects. These posters were some of the very best I have seen since the project began at Smithfield. Be sure to check out Sarah's project with lights. That was a first!

MOTHER'S DAY GIFTS 2010

Our class grew plants to give our mom's on Mother's Day. We hope you enjoy watching them grow.

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY VIDEO CARD

I'm going to post this Mother's Day video card a little early so that all the mom's can enjoy it for a few weeks. I thought the class did a great job with their messages.
Happy Mother's Day!

Welcome New Student Baltazar!

Our class has another new student. Baltazar is joining us from Grand Prarie for the last six weeks of school. Welcome to the Tellez Team, Baltazar!

SPRING PROGRAM NUTS 2010

Welcome New Student Cody!

Our new student,Cody,
comes to us from two other BISD schools.
He has attended second grade at Holiday Heights and Major Cheney this year.
His twin sister is in Mrs. Stevens class.
Welcome to Smithfield, Cody!

FIELD TRIP

On April 5th our class will go on a FIELD TRIP to the Fort Worth Science Museum and Planetarium. Following a presentation about the stars and the planets we will go to the Omni and watch the show, Sharks. We are excited to go on our trip on Monday.
In the picture above, Angelina and Caeden show us what shirt to wear on our trip.

SOCKS AND UNDERWEAR DRIVE

In this picture, Dylan and Christopher show what to bring for the PTA Clothing Connection new socks and underwear drive. The drive runs from March 29th through April 1st. Thanks Dylan and Chrstopher!

Bunnies and Bears, Oh My!

Elijah, Ethan, Emily, Samuel, Luke, Katie, Dylan and Sarah have all donated to the Bunnies and Bears Drive for the patients at Cook's Children's Hospital. Thanks to these very caring children.

Smithfield Snow

What's the Best Way to Learn DOL?

This year our class has started to learn The Writer's Secret for the weekly DOL tests in a different kind of way. The class has a competition each week and students must come up with a unique way to remember the Writer's Secret for the DOL test that is given each Friday. In this short video several boys from our class explain The Writer's Secret for ir-regular verbs.

Western Day 2010

INTRODUCING ELIJAH

We have a new student in our class. Meet Elijah, who comes to us from Northwest ISD.
We are very happy to have him join our class.