tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56127970034978946932024-03-18T21:58:02.066-07:00Mrs. Carter's CornerMrs. Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00521277363447258287noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5612797003497894693.post-85961179900664861862015-08-31T16:44:00.000-07:002016-08-08T17:14:57.882-07:00<span style="color: magenta; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Hello Room 14 Families!!</span><br />
<div>
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Welcome to the 2016-2017 school year with Mrs. Carter! Please keep our line of communication open about your child. Together we can help your child have a successful and FUN year! Please let me know if you have questions about anything from classroom behavior in Class Dojo to learning objectives, or how you can help in (or out) of our classroom!! Please check my blog and Class Dojo frequently for updates, and email/call me with concerns. Let's make this a wonderful year for your child!!</span></div>
Mrs. Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00521277363447258287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5612797003497894693.post-45304933233908132722015-01-07T12:43:00.007-08:002015-01-07T14:20:01.758-08:00Happy New Year!<h2>
<span style="color: magenta;">My New Year's resolution………try to update my blog more consistently!</span></h2>
<div>
For our second semester of second grade we will be working on challenges for third grade! In <span style="background-color: yellow;">math</span>: time & temperature, 3-digit regrouping, and multiplication- <span style="background-color: yellow;">science</span>: matter, life cycles of plants & animals- <span style="background-color: yellow;">social studies</span>: economics & geography-<span style="background-color: yellow;"> reading</span><span style="background-color: white;">: responding to more difficult texts & picking out the main idea of multi paragraph texts- </span><span style="background-color: yellow;">writing</span><span style="background-color: white;">: developing our own memoir, short (fantasy) story, & research project- </span><span style="background-color: yellow;">test taking strategies</span><span style="background-color: white;"> & working with </span><span style="background-color: yellow;">technologies</span><span style="background-color: white;"> to publish our work.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span>
<span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="color: blue;">Check out this 'status' from the Minds-in-Motion Facebook site. Go and "like" their page- it has some really interesting research about young kids and the importance of movement! Our TC second graders continue to partake in the Maze everyday for 10 minutes and sometimes twice a day!!</span><br />
<span style="color: blue;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: blue;"><br /></span>
<div class="clearfix _5x46" style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px; margin-bottom: 11px; zoom: 1;">
<div class="_3dp _29k" style="display: table-cell; vertical-align: top; width: 10000px;">
<div class="_6a" style="display: inline-block;">
<div class="_6a _6b" style="display: inline-block; vertical-align: middle;">
<h5 class="_5pbw" data-ft="{"tn":"C"}" id="js_4a" style="font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.38; margin: 0px 0px 2px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 22px 0px 0px;">
<div class="fwn fcg" style="color: #9197a3;">
<span class="fwb fcg" data-ft="{"tn":"k"}" style="font-weight: bold;"><a data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=118340368181571&extragetparams=%7B%22fref%22%3A%22nf%22%7D" href="https://www.facebook.com/mimlearning?fref=nf" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;">Minds-in-Motion, Inc.</a></span></div>
</h5>
<div class="_5pcp" id="js_4b" style="color: #9197a3;">
<span class="fsm fwn fcg"><a ajaxify="/mimlearning/photos/a.402040373144901.116255.118340368181571/1004890799526519/?type=1&src=https%3A%2F%2Ffbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.net%2Fhphotos-ak-xfa1%2Fv%2Ft1.0-9%2F10527289_1004890799526519_9152844458856828866_n.jpg%3Foh%3De7375db57a614eb5eff7caf8a6a20fbf%26oe%3D554013CC%26__gda__%3D1429334087_2fd400aad9c62dc4fa9e013814da0cb0&size=115%2C121&fbid=1004890799526519&source=12&player_origin=newsfeed" class="_5pcq" href="https://www.facebook.com/mimlearning/photos/a.402040373144901.116255.118340368181571/1004890799526519/?type=1" rel="theater" style="color: #9197a3; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;">16 mins</a></span> · <a aria-label="Public" class="uiStreamPrivacy inlineBlock fbStreamPrivacy fbPrivacyAudienceIndicator _5pcq" data-hover="tooltip" href="https://www.facebook.com/#" role="button" style="color: #9197a3; cursor: pointer; display: inline-block; text-decoration: none; zoom: 1;"><i class="lock img sp_qIp5uuAkFU5 sx_7ec4bb" style="background-image: url(https://fbstatic-a.akamaihd.net/rsrc.php/v2/yN/r/rpGF8oHvcJq.png); background-position: -294px -83px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; background-size: auto; bottom: -1px; display: inline-block; height: 12px; margin-bottom: -5px; position: relative; vertical-align: top; width: 12px;"></i></a></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="_5pbx userContent" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="js_4c" style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.38; overflow: hidden;">
<div style="display: inline;">
If we want children to sit still in school and focus, we must first let them MOVE! Especially on these cold, winter days! Teachers need to take to heart what pediatric therapists have been saying for years: The main reason students are so fidgety in school is because of limited opportunities to move. Our schools need to learn about an all important nerve in the inner ear, called the vestibular nerve, which serves to orient us in time and space and to turn on the focusing capacity of the brain. The only way to activate this important cranial nerve to do its job well is to MOVE - MOVE - MOVE!</div>
</div>
<div style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;">
<div data-ft="{"tn":"H"}">
<div class="mtm" style="margin-top: 10px;">
<div class="_5cq3" data-ft="{"tn":"E"}" style="position: relative;">
<a ajaxify="/mimlearning/photos/a.402040373144901.116255.118340368181571/1004890799526519/?type=1&src=https%3A%2F%2Ffbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.net%2Fhphotos-ak-xfa1%2Fv%2Ft1.0-9%2F10527289_1004890799526519_9152844458856828866_n.jpg%3Foh%3De7375db57a614eb5eff7caf8a6a20fbf%26oe%3D554013CC%26__gda__%3D1429334087_2fd400aad9c62dc4fa9e013814da0cb0&size=115%2C121&fbid=1004890799526519&player_origin=newsfeed" class="_4-eo" href="https://www.facebook.com/mimlearning/photos/a.402040373144901.116255.118340368181571/1004890799526519/?type=1" id="u_jsonp_10_7" rel="theater" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0470588) 0px 1px 1px; cursor: pointer; display: block; position: relative; text-decoration: none; width: 115px;"><div class="uiScaledImageContainer _4-ep" id="u_jsonp_10_9" style="color: #3b5998; height: 121px; overflow: hidden; position: relative; width: 115px;">
<img alt="If we want children to sit still in school and focus, we must first let them MOVE! Especially on these cold, winter days! Teachers need to take to heart what pediatric therapists have been saying for years: The main reason students are so fidgety in school is because of limited opportunities to move. Our schools need to learn about an all important nerve in the inner ear, called the vestibular nerve, which serves to orient us in time and space and to turn on the focusing capacity of the brain. The only way to activate this important cranial nerve to do its job well is to MOVE - MOVE - MOVE!" class="scaledImageFitWidth img" height="121" src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xfa1/v/t1.0-9/10527289_1004890799526519_9152844458856828866_n.jpg?oh=e7375db57a614eb5eff7caf8a6a20fbf&oe=554013CC&__gda__=1429334087_2fd400aad9c62dc4fa9e013814da0cb0" style="border: 0px; height: auto; min-height: 100%; position: relative; width: 115px;" width="115" /></div>
</a></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
Mrs. Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00521277363447258287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5612797003497894693.post-3449391208969373482014-09-13T12:28:00.003-07:002014-09-13T12:29:39.270-07:00Too Much Time Sitting in School?? <h3>
<span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;">Not in my classroom!!! Read this interesting article from the Washington Post.</span></h3>
<h3>
<a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/wp/2014/07/08/why-so-many-kids-cant-sit-still-in-school-today/">http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/wp/2014/07/08/why-so-many-kids-cant-sit-still-in-school-today/</a></h3>
<br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This is why Minds-In-Motion is so important in schools today. Our second graders at TC are getting this 'extra brain break' twice a day for 7 minutes, but it makes a huge difference in their day!! Check out the Minds-In-Motion website: <a href="http://mimlearning.com/">http://mimlearning.com/</a></span>Mrs. Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00521277363447258287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5612797003497894693.post-63060657633730480332014-08-16T13:56:00.000-07:002014-08-16T13:56:02.511-07:00<h2>
<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Welcome New Families!!</span></h2>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I would like to welcome all of you to Room 14! I am excited at the start of every new year to meet my new students and their families. I hope that you utilize my blog to stay informed on what we are doing in the classroom & to gain information on how to help your child at home. Please feel free to ask any questions you may have about your child's learning!! Together we can make this a <span style="color: blue;">GREAT </span>year!</span></div>
Mrs. Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00521277363447258287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5612797003497894693.post-18025701128033294162014-04-28T18:57:00.000-07:002014-04-28T18:57:29.072-07:00Great News!!The project that I applied for through Donorschoose.org was fully funded in four short days!! I am so excited. Refer to my last post if you missed the details of my project. Mrs. Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00521277363447258287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5612797003497894693.post-41334797934962754802014-04-24T08:57:00.001-07:002014-04-24T08:57:45.203-07:00Please help our classroom! <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica; font-size: 14.399999618530273px; text-align: center; width: 100%px;"><tbody>
<tr><td align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff" style="margin: 0px; padding: 15px 2px 0px; text-align: left;"><div style="line-height: 1.4em;">
Subject: Help me build a better classroom. You can help by choosing to give through Donor's Choose or by forwarding this message on to people who may be interested in helping my classroom! <div class="im" style="color: #500050;">
<br /><br />Hi Friends,<br /><br />I want to make sure my students have the materials they need to succeed, so I just created a request for my classroom at DonorsChoose.org:<br /><br /><a href="http://email.donorschoose.org/wf/click?upn=ZcI5j55aGB9HBmanSZWLPoOO-2FMJewyXnbchMbJVyHrlQB30BQxQB6UlgEL0H-2BAsxRHYfP1lLEkIy0OTmflfGgRFHFBqpwre2AagAZVkabIp12rSj-2BUZVMiy5R-2BTLf-2B4Myy3GlfNLvbykpdYcRl5qdDT0TrBgQH2vG-2FFW4yHyaD-2FlEuEb9Bt5Bw5gmD1yEJ7yqMJlpdjQVcc6iOicBEjYDVZNQINCBfsS2ti0WqGtZyGQ2WYcCOPxYvFyp2vxWdfsoPEuoCOSzN6xyhZoHrfldQ-3D-3D_7syABiAAFL-2FmBHG6w8cwKWOOey1Q-2BChCVPFXmLusTkPt96L-2FkS-2B6KCaHV-2BagdbM-2BgXsG4Z-2F3WOdUjGjSp-2F6Eb8M8tJns-2BnYqRIhw9KPtqdo6uw-2F03KsTH6QCLy7mILITz-2BbJ4FSZXEBEdNSzd770PENSzn4MN-2FrmzcDPdK-2BgqK07AeGhT-2F2l5-2F247jES39h7qMh0422xAnak8ZUVaX3E7sGY5eV8TlZ7oeq4yzMz-2FyWiD1e7doKerFJOGBBKjslcjvyIoHpfh9fmdZfHaI2B3Zgnekd4c4gg2x1NnqVFHZ-2FH69-2BIzrMvSz6iWebebE14Z9ukqf2n-2FmnJPGoL21kZdHdUfrjaffC36Y1EW2RyBl4-3D" style="color: #0093cf;" target="_blank" title="The "STEM" of All Learning">The "STEM" of All Learning</a><br /><br />Give to my classroom by May 1, 2014 and your donation will be doubled thanks to 100 Women in Hedge Funds. Just enter the code 100WOMEN on the payment page and you'll be matched dollar for dollar (up to $500).<br /><br />If you chip in to help my students, you'll get awesome photos and our heartfelt thanks.<br /><br />Thanks so much,<br />Holly<br /><br />P.S. If you know anyone who may want to help my classroom, please pass this along!</div>
</div>
</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
Mrs. Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00521277363447258287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5612797003497894693.post-30791874314781631922014-04-08T18:58:00.002-07:002014-04-08T19:05:35.861-07:00<h2>
<span style="background-color: white;">
Animal Research Project</span></h2>
<h3>
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: orange;"><a href="http://tcsecond.blogspot.com/p/nonfiction-research-sites-for-kids.html" target="_blank">Nonfiction Research Sites</a></span></span></h3>
<div class="post-header" style="line-height: 1.6; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em;">
<div class="post-header-line-1">
</div>
</div>
<div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-3330866356578247936" itemprop="description articleBody" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 858px;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', verdana, lucida, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">Dear Families, </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-family: 'Cherry Cream Soda'; line-height: 20px;"><br style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', verdana, lucida, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;" /></span>
</span></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: 'Cherry Cream Soda'; line-height: 20px; text-align: center;">
</div>
<span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', verdana, lucida, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">This week we will be starting a new project. We are going to study animals.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', verdana, lucida, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">Each child chose their top three favorite animals and we did our best </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', verdana, lucida, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">to pick their number one choice. Each student in our class will be assigned </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', verdana, lucida, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">a different animal. The students' will be doing some research and writing </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', verdana, lucida, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">a report. The step-by-step process of organizing and writing a report is more </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', verdana, lucida, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">important at this early writing development stage than the amount </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', verdana, lucida, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">information gathered. Each child will be setting up a research folder</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', verdana, lucida, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">with specific steps to follow. We will then create a nonfiction article along</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', verdana, lucida, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">a Quadrama about our animal. </span><span style="font-family: 'Cherry Cream Soda'; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', verdana, lucida, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', verdana, lucida, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">Here is an example of what a Quadrama looks like:</span></span></span></span><br />
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Y9LLTqNb2rQ/UzyehH06n-I/AAAAAAAAAF0/2iR-ASuQnKw/s1600/Quadrama.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Cherry Cream Soda'; line-height: 20px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Y9LLTqNb2rQ/UzyehH06n-I/AAAAAAAAAF0/2iR-ASuQnKw/s1600/Quadrama.jpg" height="298" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="320" /></a><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: 'Cherry Cream Soda'; line-height: 20px; text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 25px; margin-right: 25px;">
<b style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #38761d;">Learning Goal:</span></b></div>
<div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 25px; margin-right: 25px;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d;">Students read to find information from a variety of reference sources, </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d;">follow a structured writing process to complete a simple report, </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d;">and practice basic computer operations as they research an animal and create a product.</span></div>
<div>
<span style="background-color: #cccccc;"><br /></span></div>
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', verdana, lucida, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;"></span></div>
Mrs. Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00521277363447258287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5612797003497894693.post-59861375982859907762014-03-09T13:39:00.002-07:002014-03-09T13:41:12.248-07:00<h2>
<span style="color: orange;">Iditarod Fun!!</span></h2>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYVG9ICWpUiKTdHoeKfLO_WWomXWh-dYiq0tTKEnAyGwMzp_68tsYNtlle6F3-IMfSj8atMxxet8fRaSMNba4kIH5DldYwwaT1ow-jdU2j8-t0R0VcdGHysRU9cdND_czi1aDIXd0S7b8/s1600/IMG_0894.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYVG9ICWpUiKTdHoeKfLO_WWomXWh-dYiq0tTKEnAyGwMzp_68tsYNtlle6F3-IMfSj8atMxxet8fRaSMNba4kIH5DldYwwaT1ow-jdU2j8-t0R0VcdGHysRU9cdND_czi1aDIXd0S7b8/s1600/IMG_0894.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia3fTEu3ZGcFNzzwBYeAVB2-0jMeNhCwiAF1HSOXbwZ7F3KU6LYYLDiEhwvPyaaOS-kHAx1ljfH-z_SE9nu9-E-qKnomkVF3VU3TchNZjXHQODHEr2uL_dk_ncTWEjsRaaxRutBlEK1Z4/s1600/IMG_0895.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia3fTEu3ZGcFNzzwBYeAVB2-0jMeNhCwiAF1HSOXbwZ7F3KU6LYYLDiEhwvPyaaOS-kHAx1ljfH-z_SE9nu9-E-qKnomkVF3VU3TchNZjXHQODHEr2uL_dk_ncTWEjsRaaxRutBlEK1Z4/s1600/IMG_0895.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<span style="color: orange;"><br /></span></div>
Mrs. Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00521277363447258287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5612797003497894693.post-34068273778737782592014-03-01T13:23:00.000-08:002014-03-09T13:38:17.302-07:00WELCOME!!!!!<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">WELCOME to my new blog!!! I have created this blog to use as a means of communication between your child's classroom and home. In this technological world that we live in, I hope that you find this blog useful in keeping "up-to-date" with your child's education. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I will post what we are working on in the classroom, pictures of us in action, and various websites that will aid in your child's learning.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span>Mrs. Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00521277363447258287noreply@blogger.com0