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Carrollton, Texas, United States
Welcome to my blog! My name is Beth Carpenter! I am a 2nd grade teacher at Coyote Ridge Elementary. I majored in Early Childhood Education and have taught for 22 years. I have taught grades K- 3 which gives me a unique ability to know where my second graders fit within those grades. Teaching is more than a profession to me, it is a calling. I love to help light the fire of curiosity to help all my students become lifelong learners!

Schedule

Math 8:00-9:30 Brain Break 9:30-9:40 Enrichment 9:40-10:30 Guided Reading 10:30-11:30 Lunch 11:30-12:00 Writer's Workshop 12:00- 1:00 Recess 1:00-1:30 Reading/Social Studies 1:30-2:00 Science 2:00-2:50 Pack/Stack/Dismiss 2:50-3:00

Friday, April 13, 2018

Week 29

Dear Parents,
           This was a great week of learning with our field trip to LISDOLA on Tuesday! The children were exposed to several experiences that can only be achieved in outdoor school! We started out with a nature hike with Mrs. B, the outdoor center’s person in charge. She pointed out several signs of animal life, insects and plants. We next went to the amphitheater where we were exposed to animal pelts with facts about the animals. Each group became experts on their animal and presented clues to the other children to see if they could guess their animal fur. After that we went to the center’s patio where we learned about Texas turtles. We have two large turtles that have made their home at the pond. We then moved onto the river model where we could rain on the model and watch how the water traveled and pooled in certain areas as well as formed small streams, then rivers.We then dug in the dirt and created a group landform to rain down on to observe. Our last stop was Bess Bugs. The children got to learn about these insects, their body parts, their habitats and even hold them if they so chose. See our blog for some pictures and a short video.
           In math we continued measuring with the metric system and compared lengths of objects by subtracting the difference. We reviewed on Friday: time, perimeter, area, and measurement. Please review telling time to the minute with your child so they are ready on Monday. I will send a practice sheet home.
            In reading and writing our focus still has been poetry. In reading we are reading, listening to, and inferring meaning as we visualize some wonderful poems. In writing we have had a chance to write more poems using sensory details. The focus this week is a small moment that gave us a big feeling.
           In science we finished up the parts of plants, the function of each part and a plant's basic needs. We began our unit on animals on Wednesday. We are looking at their body parts and animal coverings to see how these things help the animals survive.
            In social studies we have continued on with our map skills as well as our state and federal government. We are learning about our leaders, the services they provide for us and how our taxes fund these services.

*Yearbooks are on sale. Go to http://www.balfour.com/
*Field Day color teams are listed on the attachment to this e-mail
*Please send in a standard plain, white pillow case for a second grade keepsake activity. If you would like to donate an extra pillow case for another child, you may. 
( sometimes they come in sets of two)
* Watch for the animal report information letter that will be coming home next Thursday.

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