Happy Holidays!

It's hard to believe that we are already celebrating the Christmas season. This school year has been a very unique one. I am so grateful to my students for being so resilient during the times we were out due to the hurricanes. They would always come back ready to continue their journey in learning. Parents, thank you so much for your support, without it I could not do my job effectively! I am looking forward to 2017 and I hope that each and everyone of you has a Merry Christmas!

Report Cards

Report cards were sent home this past Friday. Please check your child's agenda if you have not received it. Please sign one copy and return it. Also, if you would like to schedule a conference, please complete the form sent home with the report card. I will do my best to accommodate you.

This week the students have been learning about the voting process. Here are students with their voter's registration cards:

Standing in line at the polls:

and casting their ballots:

Here are our students involved in a STEM activity challenging them to built a tower with candy corn and toothpicks. They worked as teams and discussed how to construct the base to support a tower and well as strategies to push or twist the toothpicks into the candy corn to prevent it from breaking.

A common or proper noun activity:

We are busy!

After the Storm

I was so happy that everyone returned excited to learn and safe after Hurricane Matthew. Of course we wrote personal narratives about our experiences during the storm. We also continued our social studies unit on maps and map skills by creating a book.

In science, we are studying solids, liquids and gases. We worked as groups to create posters displaying matter we find in our homes.

Then came the earthquake drill!

The children are enjoying place value lessons in math. They love playing games on our interactive board.

And we wrapped up our week with a little dancing.

We were happy to be with our classroom family again!

School Closing

It has been announced that we will return to school on Monday, October 17th. While I do miss my little ones, I hope that everyone is safe and with power at this time. While we away from the classroom, please encourage your child to reread the books in their baggy. Rereading builds fluency as they become more familiar with the words in the text. Students can visit the website www.teachyourmonstertoread.com. This site will allow students to practice reading skills while enjoying a game. Usernames and passwords were sent home about three weeks ago. Also, there are several educational games under the "media center" button when you visit our school website which can be accessed through our district website, www.orangeburg4.com. I pray that everyone continues to recover from the effects of Hurricane Matthew and I can't wait to see you on Monday!

Celebrate Super Heroes!

Here at EPS, we have several days throughout the year where we celebrate particular things such as Red Ribbon Week, Storybook Character Day, and others.  This year our school theme is focused on super heroes.  On Wednesday, October 5th, we would like to honor and celebrate all of the special people who are our super heroes.  Please allow your child to wear a super hero t-shirt or costume on Wednesday in honor of super heroes everywhere!

As always, please remind your child to read at least 20 minutes every night!

Visualizing

We are visualizing while reading. Visualizing is creating an image in your mind to match text. Sometimes when reading, the author may not provide pictures. The strategy of visualizing help us to connect to and understand what we are reading better. Students have been reading texts, highlighting words that help them to create pictures in their minds, and drawing those pictures.

We are enjoying small group instruction! Parents, please make sure that your child is reading at least 20 minutes per night.

MAP Testing

We will begin MAP testing on Tuesday, September 13th. We will first test in the area of reading and will test in math on Wednesday. These tests can be a little stressful for students because this year the test will not be read to them. Please encourage your child to do his/her best. Children test best if they are well rested and on time. Thank you for your assistance!

School Cancellation

Due to the high potential for severe weather and water, school has been cancelled for tomorrow, September 2nd. Stay safe and enjoy your Labor Day weekend!

Here are a few pics of our short week...

Welcome Back!

I am so happy to begin the 2016-2017 school year! We have been practicing classroom procedures and this week we will begin forming a more structured schedule. This website is where you can see what we are learning in our classroom and observe the second grade memories we are making. Here is a little peek into a our first two weeks:

I'm looking forward to a wonderful year!

Congratulations Class of 2026!

You did it! Enjoy your summer and remember to take time to READ! Report cards can be picked up from the front office. Parents, thanks for all of your support over this past school year. It was greatly appreciated.

End of the Year Celebration

Today we celebrated! We have worked very hard this year. All of our children have made progress and I am very proud of them. Tomorrow will be a bittersweet day for me. While I am excited to see them move on to other challenges, I will definitely miss them. Here is a look into our day.


Here we are making end of the year lapbooks.

Signing autographs:

Enjoying some fun in the sun with our school family:

Getting the party started:

Boy, do we love a bag exchange!

A great big thank you to Mrs. Davis for the treat bags. You rock!