"Upon our children - how they are taught - rests the fate - or fortune - of tomorrow's world". - B.C. Forbes
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June 12, 2008
Dear 2nd Grade Parents,
Here is the 2008 Just Read, Florida! Recommended Summer Reading List.
Commissioner Smith announces the Just Read, Florida! Recommended Summer Reading List which parents and educators can use to encourage students to continue reading during the summer months. There are a variety of interesting titles available to spark the interest, imagination and most of all, the love of reading for children of all ages.
Elementary School (K-2)
ƒ Turtle Summer: A Journal for My Daughter, Mary Alice Monroe
ƒ Hilda Must Be Dancing, Karma Wilson
ƒ Hot City, Barbara Joosse
ƒ The Rainforest Grew All Around, Susan Mitchell
ƒ Ocean Seasons, Ron Hirschi
ƒ Beverly Billingsly Can’t Catch, Alexander Stadler
ƒ One Odd Day, Doris Fisher
ƒ Leaf Jumpers, Carole Gerber
ƒ Buster, Denise Fleming
ƒ Actual Size, Steve Jenkins
ƒ Daddy & I, Elosie Greenfield
ƒ A Day in the Life of Murphy, Alice Provensen
ƒ My Name is Yoon, Helen Recorvits
ƒ The Giraffe Who Was Afraid of Heights, David A. Ufer
ƒ Everett Anderson’s Goodbye, Lucille Clifton
ƒ The Patchwork Quilt, Valerie Flournoy
ƒ Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale, John Steptoe
ƒ Talkin’ About Bessie: The Story Of Aviator Bessie Coleman, Nikki Grimes
ƒ The Little House, Virginia Lee Burton
ƒ Finders Keepers, William Lipkind
ƒ Madeline’s Rescue, Ludwig Bemelmans
ƒ Chanticleer and the Fox, Geoffrey Chaucer
ƒ Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People’s Ears, Verna Aardema
ƒ Song and Dance Man, Karen Ackerman
ƒ Snowflake Bentley, Jacqueline B. Martin
ƒ Ashanti to Zulu, Margaret Musgrove
ƒ The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses, Paul Goble
ƒ Ox-Cart Man, Donald Hall
ƒ If You Decide to Go to the Moon, Faith McNulty
ƒ Through Georgia’s Eyes, Rachel Rodriguez
ƒ Stars Beneath Your Bed: The Surprising Story of Dust, April Pulley Sayre
ƒ If Dogs Were Dinosaurs, David M. Schwartz
ƒ Play, Mozart, Play! Peter Sis
ƒ Anno’s Math Games, Mitsumasa Anno
ƒ Around the World: Who’s Been Here George, Lindsay Barrett
ƒ A Child’s Book of Art: Discover Great Paintings, Lucy Micklethwait
ƒ Do Animals Dream? Joyce Pope
ƒ A Drop of Water: A Book of Science and Wonder, Walter Wick
ƒ How Big Is a Foot? Rolf Myllar
ƒ Stone Girl, Bone Girl: Mary Anning, Laurence Anhoit
ƒ A Picture Book of George Washington Carver, David Adler
ƒ Duke Ellington, Andrea Pinkney
ƒ Wilma Unlimited, Kathleen Krull
Have a safe and wonderful summer,
Mrs. Ulloa
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My web-site will be up during the summer so keep in contact and let me know how all of you are doing. Keep in mind that the links at the bottom of my web-page will be helpful web-sites to visit during the summer.
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If you are interested in making a class donation and don’t know what to give?
We can always use:
* Copy paper
* Treasure chest toys
* Cleaning wipes / Baby wipes
* Black Expo markers
All donations are greatly appreciated.
** Please note, no family is ever obligated to make a donation.
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SCHOOL NEWS
Yearbooks are still on sale for $15.00 each, please remember to send cash or money order only.
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If you are interested in being a chaperone for future field trips you must fill out a parent volunteer form. Only parents or guardians with a volunteer number may chaperone a field trip. This is done to ensure the safety of your child as a background check is done on any person in contact with children in Miami-Dade County Public Schools. You may download the form from the following web site:
http://www.dadeschools.net/request/upload/2006/1764.pdf
You can also visit the main office at school and ask for the parent volunteer form.
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Please insure you check your child’s agenda and backpack for handouts everyday. Changes to your child’s homework may be made at anytime, therefore checking their agenda will ensure you have the correct information. You are welcomed to either write any concerns in their agenda or e-mail me through this web page.
Some Favorite Links:
Riverdeep Username & password is the student ID number.
Fact Monster A fun and helpful site for students that has facts on just about anything ranging from world geography to fashion. An abundance of information right at your fingertips!
Family Education Learn what your first grader is expected to know.
Soft School SoftSchools.com provides free math worksheets, free math games, grammar quizzes and free phonics worksheets and games. Worksheets and games are organized by grades and topics. These printable math and phonics worksheets are auto generated.
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