Mrs. Stevens' Class

Holiday Breakfast Date

2011-12-03T12:35:00.001-08:00

The date of our breakfast is December 22 at 8:30.

Holiday Breakfast and December Learning

2011-12-03T12:32:00.000-08:00

Our class party will be a breakfast consisting of pancakes, smokey links, juice and milk.
Notes have been sent home requesting donations.

We will be studying many holiday traditions that are celebrated in December. Watch for projects and workshops about our studies.

Math News

2011-09-29T16:53:00.000-07:00

We are currently working on the graphing unit for Math.
Students are working on taking information and putting it in a graph.
Second graders also need to be able to answer addition and subtraction
questions about the graph.

First graders are working on counting to 100. They will also be working
on writing their numbers to 100.

Folder check

2011-09-28T17:34:00.000-07:00

Don't forget to check your child's backpack each night.
Folders need to be returned each day.

Library time

2011-09-28T17:33:00.001-07:00

Just a reminder we have library every Thursday for book checkout.

New School Year

2011-09-08T16:35:00.000-07:00

Welcome back to those returning second graders.
A beginning of the year welcome to the new first graders and those students that
are new to Northwood.
I am looking forward to a great school year.
Beginning September 12 we will be starting Reading and Math groups.
I will be teaching a 1st/2nd grade split Math class. This means I will actually be
teaching 2 different Math classes within our one class. I will be having an aide to
help with our lessons. I am looking forward to this adventure.
So our class will stay with me for Math.
Reading groups will have some of the students move to either Mrs. Rivard or Mrs. Rizzolo.
We are currently working at setting up this groups.

Keep checking back for more information.

Texas Vacation

2011-04-04T13:26:00.000-07:00

My husband and I are spending our spring break with my parents in Rio Hondo, TX, (near Brownsville).
Today we went to a nature preserve. I was trying to take a picture of some Texas frogs. Well one of the jump out of the pond at me. The next thing you know I hear a hissing sound and see an alligator coming after me. Apparently, I missed the sign that said there was an alligator in this pond.

MACUL conference

2011-03-20T12:08:00.000-07:00

This past week I attend the MACUL computer conference in Detroit. I had to give a short presentation on the grant I received in 2009. The grant allowed me to get 3 small keyboards and a printer for our classroom.

Odds and Ends

2011-03-20T12:04:00.000-07:00

Cody and Ethan at our Valentine Party

Conferences-Report cards.

2011-03-10T18:28:00.000-08:00

Thank you to everyone that attended conferences.
It was so nice to touch base with everyone.

I will be marking report cards March 18th.
The students have a 1/2 day that day.
I think report cards will be sent home the following Friday.

Merry Christmas

2010-12-21T17:21:00.000-08:00

Merry Christmas to all!!

Holiday Party

2010-12-05T16:20:00.000-08:00

Our holiday party will be a breakfast on Thursday, December 16th.
We will be enjoying pancakes, smokey links, milk and orange juice.
A note will be coming home soon asking for donations.
I will need parents to help cook the breakfast.
We will start cooking at 8 and be done by 9.

Report Cards

2010-12-05T16:18:00.000-08:00

Look for report cards to come home on Friday, December 11th.

Some Scarecrow costumes

2010-10-26T17:23:00.000-07:00

Here are a couple of the students that dressed up for this fun fall activity. We had fun reading, writing and doing Math. We also watched a great scarecrow movie. We even had great haystack cookies. Thanks for all your support.

Bat Assembly

2010-10-26T17:14:00.000-07:00

What a great assembly! The students were so excited to see real live bats

Scarecrow Day is Friday, Oct. 22

2010-10-16T16:59:00.001-07:00

This week we will be doing our Reading and Math around the scarecrow theme.
I would like the students to dress up like scarecrows on Friday.
We will have a few special activities that day.

Kalamazoo Nature Center Field Trip

2010-10-13T13:01:00.000-07:00

On Tuesday, November 12th all the first and second graders went on a field trip to the Kalamazoo Nature Center. We learned about Native Americans. We learned about their shelters, food and games. We really enjoyed this trip.

Owl Pellets

2010-10-13T12:56:00.000-07:00

Our class recently dissected owl pellets. This was a fun adventure.
Do you know owls eat their food whole and that the bones and fur do
not digest? We found bones and skulls in our pellets. Be sure to ask your
child about this science lesson.

Animal Studies

2010-10-06T17:44:00.000-07:00

This month we are studying owls and bats. Next week we will dissect an owl pellet.
Watch for pictures.
October 25 we will have an assembly called "Bats of the World."

MAP Testing

2010-09-12T13:45:00.000-07:00

This week we start testing all the students in Reading and Math.
This will be done in the computer lab.
Second graders will test on Monday and Tuesday.
First graders will test Wednesday-Monday. The test is read to the first graders.

Math groups start Tuesday, September 14. Watch for information from your child.
Reading groups will start the following week.

First Day of School

2010-09-07T16:43:00.000-07:00

Everyone survived the first day of school! Even the teacher!
I am very excited to work with these students and I am looking forward
to a great year.

Don't forget to send a healthy snack to school each day.
Also, have your child have tennis shoes to wear at school each day.

Open House

2010-08-26T15:22:00.000-07:00

Open House is scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 1st from 6:00-7:00. I hope to see you there.

My Vacation

2010-08-20T19:07:00.000-07:00

My husband and I took a vacation to Myrtle Beach, SC. What a great time! I loved walking along the beach looking for shells. I even found a live starfish.