We Wish You a Merry Christmas!

Happy Holidays from the 2A family to yours!
School starts back on January 6, 2009. See you next year!

Don't Forget!

Tomorrow is an Early Dismissal Day. Students will be released at 11:00. Thank you to everyone for filling out their Early Dismissal form on time!

Our Second Great Gator

Our second Great Gator of the Day is Alex Guzman-Michel! Alex was chosen because he is such a hard worker at school. He follows the SNAP rules and is a good friend to all of his classmates. Way to go Alex!

Santa Claus is Coming to Town!

Santa has set up shop at FDES! We will be going shopping on Friday, December 5 and Friday, December 12. All items are $2.00 each. Please send money to school with your child on or before our shopping days.

Gobble! Gobble!

Thanksgiving Break begins tomorrow, Wednesday, November 26 through Sunday, November 30. I hope everyone has a safe and happy Thanksgiving holiday! See you in December!

Happy Steve Irwin Day!

Crikey! Tomorrow, November 15, is Steve Irwin Day. The late Steve Irwin, better known as The Crocodile Hunter, was a famous Australian ecologist. Today we celebrated Steve Irwin Day by learning about South Carolina's state reptile, the Loggerhead Sea Turtle. We learned about how we can help keep this amazing animal around for years to come. Ask you child how he or she can make the world a safer place for these reptiles.

Don't Forget!

Tomorrow, November 12, is an Early Release Day. Students will be dismissed at 11:00.

Baby Pumpkin Week October 27-31

Throughout the week of October 27-31, students participated in a Baby Pumpkin project. Students "adopted" a small pumpkin and cared for it both at school and at home. We used this pumpkin as the subject for various writing activities. We learned how to use descriptive words (adjectives) when writing about our pumpkins and wrote in several genres including adventure stories and non-fiction. The students sharpened their writing skills and had a wonderful time celebrating fall!Mrs. Bean helps students put eyes on their pumpkins. (Most of the eyes fell off!)

Students work hard on their pumpkins' baby books.

Makayla hugs her new pumpkin friend, Angel.

This is Aaron's pumpkin's carrier. He named his pumpkin America because he felt it was a strong name.

Spider Day-October 23, 2008

On Thursday, October 23, 2008, we celebrated the story Charlotte's Web by making shirts in Charlotte's honor. The students did a wonderful job creating their own special web for their own special spider. Thank you to all the parents who came and helped!

Ms. Fiala helps a student create his web.

Mrs. Dupree helps students make their own "Charlottes."

Mrs. Fiala and Aaron

Mrs. Carter and Maddie

Mrs. Dupree and Chase

Busy, Busy, Busy!

We have been busy, busy, busy in 2A all throughout the month of October! We participated in many exciting projects including Charlotte's Web, Pumpkin Babies, Red Ribbon Week, and Trunk or Treat. A special thank you to all the parents who helped with these projects and who sent in materials.

Be on the lookout for pictures in the next few days!

Great Gator of the Day

Our first Great Gator of the Day for this school year was Maddie. Maddie was chosen because she follows SNAP rules everyday. Maddie was so happy that she almost cried when she walked down to the office. When she got there, Mrs. Farris (our principal) and Maddie's Mom and Dad were waiting to see her. We were very excited to have a Great Gator in our classroom. Congratulations Maddie!

Welcome To a Fine, Fine Classroom!

Welcome to our fine, fine classroom with fine, fine students and a fine, fine teacher! We are class 2A at Fort Dorchester Elementary School where we are committed to guiding and challenging students to be successful in life. Our class blog will be maintained by students and is designed to help us keep an online "journal" of our daily life in the classroom. Thank you for visiting us and, please, come back soon!