Second+Grade+Level+2012-2013

Team: Carol Powell (chair) Dena Mayfield Mary McClanahan Sonya Preuitt Aug. 17, 2012 We met with other second grades and discussed Go- Math during in-service. We shared strategies on how to help with fluency in math. The minute tests seem to be the answer for learning these facts by memory. We want to focus on fluency of math facts so we are hoping the new series will introduce strategies to help.

Aug. 30, 12 Carol Powell (chair) Dena Mayfield Mary McClanahan Sonya Preuitt Finishing 2nd full week. Discussed the 7 habits and how we want to implement. We are to report our thoughts on how to implement into our day. Discussed how low and inmature students seem to be. Discussed ways to meet their needs and stay on track. We are going to use math facts and hopefully Title will help a lowest.

Sept. '12 Dena Mayfield Mary McClanahan Sonya Preuitt Carol's Dad very ill. She may be out for a while. Mrs. Calvert to get a certified sub. Discussed DIBELS. Continue to share ideas for 7 Habits. Went over AR goals etc.

Oct. '12 Dena Mayfield Mary McClanahan Sonya Preuitt Carol still out Dena elected as Lighthouse team member. She will meet with group to share ideas and discuss implementation for 7 habits. We worked on self-assessments and PLP. Talked about ways to use whiteboard activities for Go Math. Discussed unit 1 results for SF. Planned Field trip to Cook's. Went over AR goals etc.

Nov. '12 Carol Powell (chair) Dena Mayfield Mary McClanahan Sonya Preuitt Discussed unit 2 results for SF. Planned Field trip to Summerford's. (service project) Went over AR goals etc.

Dec. '12 Carol Powell (chair) Dena Mayfield Mary McClanahan Sonya Preuitt Didn't meet with Calvert due to FT. We went over AR goals at grade level talk. Finalized Polar Express Day and FT.

Jan. '13 Carol Powell (chair) Dena Mayfield Mary McClanahan Sonya Preuitt Workday we met to finalize Balancing and Weighing Unit: Three of us decided to use the 2 days after return to do unit lessons. ( We don't start a story until Monday.) We divided lessons and prepared charts and inventoried materials. I ( Mary) will do lessons 1- 4. Dena will do lessons 5-6 on Thursday. Sonya will do lessons 7-10 on Friday am. We team teach as one leads the lesson. On the Friday afternoon, we will bubble OLSAT tests. Mrs. Harvel will supervise students watching a movie will be bubble for test.

We will give the practice on Wednesday of the following week and the test will be on Thursday. We discussed the theme of the up coming science fair. I e-mailed J. Williams to get theme. **The Animal Kingdom** is the theme. We decided to do Life Science unit in book to get students ready for their poster projects.

Feb.'13 Carol Powell (chair) Dena Mayfield Mary McClanahan Sonya Preuitt Science posters are the theme this month. Student are finilizing posters for judging. Students have other opportunities to participate in Shade Poster Contest and Law Contest. Rules can be found on McClanahan's web page.

Mar.'13 Carol Powell (chair) Dena Mayfield Mary McClanahan Sonya Preuitt Summer Stiedam from Extention Office came for our monthly lesson. This time we planted trees on campus. Children will take responsibility for caring for the trees.

After Dena and I attended a workshop on Outdoor Classsroom Activities, we decided to do a second grade project. All 4 sections participated. We put 5 different colors of yarn around the campus for birds to use in their nest building. We want to see if birds have a preference in color. each class recorded information and will observe and report in a week. we will continue to watch for signs of nest building and if the birds indeed used our yarn. Plans for another science day in the lab and outdoor classroom is in the planning stages.

Apr. 2,13 Carol Powell (chair) Dena Mayfield Mary McClanahan Sonya Preuitt The results from our outdoor project is birds like white yarn for their nest. We are watching for signs of red birds and following migrating patterns. We have listened to bird songs and students are noticing the different sounds they make. We received our last AMSTI kit Solids and Liquids. We are making plans to have a science day so we can team teach again! we enjoyed team teaching with our last kit. We will begin reviewing for the Unit 5 test next week. We have plans to do Classworks B when it is up and running.

Apr.19, 13 Carol Powell (chair) Dena Mayfield Mary McClanahan Sonya Preuitt This has been a busy week. We attended a Comperhension Tool Box workshop. We will use these kits for Thursday and Friday fillers in reading. We then will incorporate the skills to other areas of our day. We also had Earth Day activities to plan and do. We had an amazing assembly where students learned about recycling. Amanda Beaudraux shared her reduce, reuse, and recycle speech. Students then visited the library where we made Truffla Trees and watched the Lorax. Earlier this year, second grade planted some trees as a project we have with the Morgan County Extention Office. We have been working in the outdoor classroom with our bird project too. We have made a better effort to utalize this area.