Microscope Lab

Grassland Biome

Our class has been studying about the Grassland Biome in Science. Cami is modeling a buffalo hat. Buffaloes are found in the Grassland Boime. Grassland biomes are large, rolling terrains of grasses, flowers and herbs. Latitude, soil and local climates determine what kinds of plants grow in a particular grassland. A grassland is a region where the average annual precipitation is great enough to support grasses, and in some areas a few trees.

Happy Spring!

Happy Spring! We are turning into third graders right before your eyes. We have grown a lot since we started second grade last August. Click on the arrow to see a slideshow of everyone in our class.

THE BAT LADY VISITS US!

Slideshow:
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Fat Tuesday Pictures

The class created Mardi Gras masks for a Fat Tuesday art project.

Valentine's Day 2009

Second Graders With Their Fifth Grade Reading Buddies

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THE MOST IMPROVED READER IN THE WORLD!

Well maybe Matthew is not the most improved reader in the entire world but he is the most improved reader in our class. He has gone up six levels on the TPRI Reading Assessment and also improved in words per minute and in his comprehension. That is something that no other student has done this year. Congratulations to Matthew for being such a hard worker and a great reader.

Western Day

These cowpokes dressed up for Western Day on Feb. 6th.
Matthew, Trent, Dylan and Alexandra all dressed up in their finest cowboy and cowgirl "duds" to show us how to look on Western Day.
Check out Alexandra's pink boots!

Holiday Greetings

Holiday Poem

The Gift of Knowing You

Holiday Greetings from The Tellez Team! Turn up your speakers to hear us recite the poem, The Gift of Knowing You. This poem tells how special you are to us. Some of us were a little overwhelmed to speak in front of the camera so be sure to turn up your volume to hear every voice.

Blog Featured in BISD Technology in Action

I'm pleased to announce that The Tellez Team Blog is the first, at Smithfield, to be be featured on BISD Technology in Action. We have been selected as a Birdville Technology Success.
The next thing you know we will have a sign in Hollywood!

United Way Drive Comes to an End with Hat Day

The United Way Drive came to an end last week with everyone donating a dollar to wear a hat to school. Mrs. Stevens and Mr. Bicknell showed us that they enjoy wearing unusual hats while donating to a worthy cause.

What is a Sequence Ladder?

Our class has been working on improving comprehension skills. We have been brainstorming ideas and writing them down on a sequence ladder. Here is a sample of one we created for the story Jamacia Tag-Along. When we sequence the story we recall important details and improve our comprehension skills.

Fall Pumpkins!

If you have not seen our fall bulliten board please try to come by
and see it before December arrives. We have had many compliments
on how cute all the children look!

Election Results are In!

Our unit about the national government could not have come at a better time. One of the things we studied about was how the president is elected. In our classroom Scooby Doo ran against Sponge Bob. We made campaign posters and campaing buttons. We also created lists of the good qualities of both the canidates. On election day each student cast their vote by entering a private voting booth and making their decision.
It was wonderful to see the children thinking about the qualities that make a good president and thoughtfully voting for their choice.

Bring Your Dad to School Day 2008

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Fireman Visits Second Grade

This week we were very lucky to have Mrs. Simmons' son, a Keller fireman, visit us.
He talked about fire safety and demonstrated his fire fighter equipment. He also asked Cami and Jason to help him show our class how to Stop, Drop, and Roll. They did a great job. Thank you, Mr. Simons, for coming to visit us.

Baby Bunnies Found on Playground

Last week the children found two baby bunnies on the front playground. Mrs. Graves and Mr. Davis rescued the bunnies and moved them to a safe area. The cafeteria ladies provided some lettuce and carrots for a bunny snack. Here is a picture of one of the bunnies after it was relocated to a safe area.

Roundup at Rio Ranch

This week we are reading the story Roundup at Rio Ranch. We have been learning about what a roundup is and we have been studying cowboy vocabulary. A few of the students helped out in these pictures.

We Are Learning About the States of Matter

This is a solids, liquids, and gasses chart that the students in our class created together. We are learning about the different states of matter in science.

What Have We been Doing Lately?

We have been learning to be Readers at Work. We have also been learning to "Read to Self". We have been building stamina. We are graphing our progress each day.

Good Fit Books

We have been learning about "Good Fit Books". We are learning that some books are the perfect fit for us and that not everyone in our class will read the same books.
We've compared shoes and books and talked about different types of shoes. We decided what shoes would be the best fit for a teacher to wear at school. We looked at all different types and sizes of footwear. We talked about how a good fit is important in shoes just like a good fit is important for a book. Here are some of the shoes we talked about. The top picture has the largest and the smallest shoes we looked at, a size 15 house shoe and tiny Polly Pocket doll shoes. The bottom picture shows the many different shoes we talked about. After this lesson we are ready to pick good fit books!

My Pet Dragon paper

Our first attempt at writing was a story called My Pet Dragon. The story went along with the second story in our reading book, titled Henry and Mudge. In the story Henry gets a dog as a pet. The first picture shows the way to publish a story. The second picture shows a student with his idea paper before he wrote his story.
The class did an outstanding job with their first pieces of writing.

Fluency Folder Information

This is a sample of the inside of the Fluency Folder. It is required reading in second grade. All students must read with a parent every night. Parents record the information for the week. The yellow folders are turned in for a grade every Friday. Since starting this homework program students' fluency rates have improved and they have become better readers.

Reading Vocabulary

This is a sample of a reading vocabulary page that your child should study every Thursday for the Reading test on Friday. Vocabulary books should go home with your child every Thursday. Ecah week we use a new page. We put the title of the story for the week at the top of the page and then we look up the meaning of the six vocabulary words and write them down.

New Blog That's Just for Kid's!

I've created a new blog just for my students.
Here is the link:
http://karentellez.edublogs.org/
It's called The Tellez Team Kid's Blog and we will post
more information on it when school begins.
While you are waiting you can check it out.

WHAT ARE COMPOSITION BOOKS?

The second grade supply list requests Composition books. The books are not sprial notebooks. This picture should help you when you buy school supplies. At the time I am posting this Wal-Mart has Composition books for 50 cents.

BLOG REACHES ONE THOUSAND !

I noticed that the Tellez Team Blog has just reached my goal of having over 1,000 people viewing it for the 2007-08 school year. I hope that you find the blog helpful, fun, and informative.
Thanks,
Mrs. Tellez

Caleb Enjoys Field Day at the Dress the Student Station

Field Day Group Picture # 2, May 2008

Field Day Group Picture # 1, May, 2008

Summer is Almost Here! Watch a short clip of us working very hard.

FIELD TRIP TO RIVER LEGACY SCIENCE CENTER

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THE ARTIC TUNDRA

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Fine Arts Day 2008

Happy Holidays

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Arthur Lesson

View Thanksgiving Card

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Language to Literacy Charts

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OUR CLASS PICTURE

WELCOME TO SECOND GRADE

SMITHFIELD RECEIVES HIGHEST RATING

Smithfield has been named one of only three schools in the Birdville District to receive an exemplary rating by the Texas Education Agency. This is the highest rating a school can receive. I am so proud of all our hard working students and the wonderful parents who place learning as a high priorty in their lives.