April 30, 2012
April 23, 2012
April 16, 2012
April 9, 2012
April 2, 2012
March 26, 2012
March 19, 2012
March 12-16
Spring Break
March 5, 2012
February 27, 2012
February 20, 2012
February 13, 2012
February 6, 2012
January 30, 2012
January 23, 2012
January 17, 2012
January 9, 2012
Dear Parents,
This week in class we will be
studying plants and plant life cycles.
Part of our homework this week
will include bringing different samples of leaves to the classroom. Please try to help your child bring at
least 10 different leaf samples that include differing characteristics like:
size, shape, color, and texture. The
students will use them on Friday.
Over the weekend we had a new
roof installed due to the tornado a few weeks ago. Our neighborhood was not directly hit, but it was about two
miles from our house and we received baseball size hail. I’m glad that chore is
over with!
I will have a sub Friday because
I will be going to Syracuse, New York to attend my cousin’s wedding in
Cazenovia. It’s been 3+ years
since we’ve seen our cousins (when my mom passed away). My sister and I are looking forward to
the trip!
Have a super week! Please email or call me if you need to
discuss anything.
Respectfully,
Ms. Price
April 23, 2012
Dear Parents,
This week we have STAAR testing
Tuesday through Thursday. I will
be giving the test on Wednesday so I will have a sub in my classroom that
day. Please talk to your children
and support us by reminding them we need to have very quiet hallways so the
students who are testing will not be disturbed and they can do their very best
work.
I had an extremely busy weekend,
including a few surprises, and therefore I do not have the graded papers ready
to go home today. I will be sending them home on Tuesday this week. Thank you for your patience and
understanding.
We expect to be sending home more
field trip information as well as sack lunch counts for field trip day, play
day, and the last day of school in the very near future.
Have a great week! Please email or call me if you need to
discuss anything.
Respectfully,
Ms. Price
April 16, 2012
Dear Parents,
This week the students will be
taking one of the end-of-year reading assessments on iStation. They are familiar with this
program. I will also have a sub in
my classroom on Thursday due to some meetings I must attend off campus.
Saturday afternoon my sister and I went
to the World Market store at Firewheel Mall. This was my first time in their store. My favorite section
was the baking area. I found some
silicone baking molds to use when making cupcakes. I’m sure I will be using them in the next few days. Saturday evening I attended the
Mesquite Education Foundation Gala at the Rodeo Center. Collin Raye and Sara Evans performed at
the event. They both were
fabulous!
Have a super week! Please email or call me if you need to
discuss anything.
Respectfully,
Ms. Price
April 9, 2012
Dear Parents,
I had a FABULOUS holiday on
Friday. It was my sister’s
birthday and she wanted to watch the Ranger game at a restaurant with her
friends in McKinney. So we spent
most of the day sitting in the sunshine of the restaurant’s patio, enjoying the
game, eating great food, and having fun with friends. I’m so glad she enjoyed her birthday.
Saturday evening we went to
dinner with my brother and his family at Carino’s in Rockwall. I was extremely sad to learn the
Mesquite location closed on April 2nd. However I’m looking forward to Buca de Beppo opening this
summer at Town East Mall. Now I
won’t have to drive all the way over by North Park Mall to enjoy their stuffed
shells (my favorite)!
Have a wonderful week! Please email or call me if you need to
discuss anything.
Respectfully,
Ms. Price
April 2, 2012
Dear Parents,
Thank you to the families who
have donated items from my classroom wish list. We have plenty of mulberry leaves for the time being and we
are thrilled to have several sources for our silkworms. Hopefully we will be able to see the
entire life cycle of silkworms before the school year ends. Due to the holiday on Friday we will be
taking our spelling test this week on Thursday. Students may do this online from home anytime. Every student has specific assignments
as well as the test to complete online at SpellingCity.com.
I experienced my first Geocache
hunt on Saturday with my sister and some of our friends. We only looked for easy level caches,
but one proved to be a little difficult.
It was well hidden.
Have a fabulous week and Easter
weekend! Please email or call me
if you need to discuss anything.
Respectfully,
Ms. Price
March 26, 2012
Dear Parents,
We began our insect
investigations in the classroom a week earlier than we expected. Last week we received the mealworms and
we expect different insects this week.
The students really enjoy working with the live creatures. Most of my students took their spelling
test online this week. I received
a grant from the Mesquite Education Foundation to upgrade the Spelling City
program for my class – YAY! Please
take a look at my Classroom Wish List
below. If you can help out by
donating any of these items it would be greatly appreciated. I will have a sub in my classroom on
Wednesday so that I can administer the STAAR test for a small group of
students.
Have a wonderful week! Please email or call me if you need to
discuss anything.
Respectfully,
Ms. Price
March 19, 2012
Dear Parents,
I had a FABULOUS Spring
Break! I stayed busy so it went by
very quickly. The first Saturday
of the break I helped Historic Mesquite kick-off our Mesquite Geocache
Challenge. It’s been fun to look at what the geocache hunters have been saying
online about the cache locations.
This challenge will end in August on National Geocache Day.
I also did a lot of spring
cleaning and made some clothing and household item donations to local
organizations. I’m looking forward to getting back to school and to starting
our insect unit for science next week.
Be prepared for your child to bring home one or two insects. This will be FUN!
Have a fantastic week! Please email or call me if you need to
discuss anything.
Respectfully,
Ms. Price
March 12-16
Spring Break
March 5, 2012
Dear Parents,
Most of my Saturday was spent at
the Destination Imagination Regional Tournament at Poteet High School. The team I coached and helped prepare
for the tournament did an outstanding performance in both their Central
Challenge and Instant Challenge.
We had so much fun too! For
most them this was their first experience with DI and I couldn’t be prouder of
all they accomplished.
Sunday afternoon I spent a few hours at
the school with the other second grade teachers decorating our hallway for
College Awareness Week. We were
assigned Texas Tech University.
Have a fabulous week and Spring Break! Please email or call me if you need to
discuss anything.
Respectfully,
Ms. Price
February 27, 2012
Dear Parents,
Last week went by so
quickly! The students made choices
about their topics for research writing and we have a very diverse range of
research topics. If you child asks
you to help them with research on the Internet please assist them in whatever
way you feel comfortable. We will
be in the information gathering part of this process through Wednesday and will
spend the rest of the week writing final drafts.
Saturday afternoon I spent four
hours with my Destination Imagination team preparing for the tournament March 3rd. I’m so proud of the team and all the
hard work they have put into their challenge. I know they will do a fabulous job!
Have a terrific week! Please email or call me if you need to discuss
anything.
Respectfully,
Ms. Price
February 20, 2012
Dear Parents,
Thank you for all the sweet Valentine’s
treats! We had a nice Valentine’s
Day in the classroom. Everyone was
so thankful for the cards and other treats!
Friday evening I went to dinner
with my sister and my brother and his family. We enjoyed a nice evening together. Sunday afternoon I spent a few hours
with friends and we cooked steaks on the grill. It almost felt like springtime. I’m so looking forward to summer!!! Even though we’ve had mild winter so far,
I’m not really a fan of cold weather.
Have a wonderful week! Please email or call me if you need to discuss
anything.
Respectfully,
Ms. Price
February 13, 2012
Dear Parents,
Just a reminder - Your child may
bring Valentine cards and treats and we will distribute them at the end of the
day Tuesday. There will be no
class party. Please send treats individually wrapped or they will not be given
out. If you need a list of
the students in my classroom, please visit our class web site and go to the
section labeled “Classroom Updates” then scroll to the bottom of the page.
I spent my weekend working on our
class scrapbook. I will be
introducing scrapbooks to the class soon and each student will create a
scrapbook. This will be fun!
Have a fantastic week! Please email or call me if you need to discuss
anything.
Respectfully,
Ms. Price
February 6, 2012
Dear Parents,
As you know Valentine’s Day is
next week. Your child may bring
Valentine cards and treats and we will distribute them at the end of the
day. There will be no class party. Please
send treats individually wrapped or they will not be given out. If you need a list of the students in
my classroom, please visit our class web site and go to the section labeled
“Classroom Updates” then scroll to the bottom of the page.
Saturday and Sunday I visited my
sister in Bonham / Sherman. She is
living and working there now.
Have a fabulous week! Please email or call me if you need to discuss
anything.
Respectfully,
Ms. Price
January 30, 2012
Dear Parents,
I’m so excited that we are
incorporating Reader’s Theatre in our lessons this week! I know the students will enjoy it as
well. Acting is such fun!
On Saturday afternoon I spent two
hours with my Destination Imagination team preparing for the DI tournament on
March 3rd. They finally
finished the storyline for their performance. They’ve also been creating props the last few weeks and
they’re really doing a fabulous job.
I’m so proud of the whole team!
Have a wonderful week! Please email or call me if you need to discuss
anything.
Respectfully,
Ms. Price
January 23, 2012
Dear Parents,
My niece and I had a
fabulous weekend together! I had
my first experience of riding in the car with her while she was driving. She only has a permit now, but she will
have her license soon. She is a
cautious driver, which is great!
We also created some “quiet critters” I will be using in the classroom,
thanks to Pinterest for the idea!
And we sent to see the movie “Red Tails” which was very moving. Everyone in the theater applauded at
the end of the movie. I love
historical films!
Have a super week! Please email or call me if you need to discuss
anything.
Respectfully,
Ms. Price
January 17, 2012
Dear Parents,
Friday evening I spent time
with my family celebrating Ashleigh’s (my niece) birthday. She turned 16 on Friday and we went to
Benihana’s as this is her birthday tradition. She only needs a few more driving hours to get her official
drivers license. Wow! She has
grown up so quickly! She will be
spending next weekend with me while her parents have a date weekend. I’m sure she and I will spend a great
deal of time in my craft room creating masterpieces.
Have a wonderful week! Please email or call me if you need to discuss
anything.
Respectfully,
Ms. Price
January 9, 2012
Dear Parents,
I sent home a copy of “Ramona and
Beezus” with each student on Friday.
We will read ten pages each week and discuss the book together in class
every Friday. Please feel free to
read it with your child and share discussions as well.
I had a fabulous weekend
celebrating my birthday! A few of
my close girlfriends and I created some beautiful and inspirational pieces of
art together. We enjoyed some
great conversation as well. I’m
looking forward to the week ahead.
Have a great week! Please email or call me if you need to discuss
anything.
Respectfully,
Ms. Price
November 28, 2011
Dear Parents,
I had a fabulous Thanksgiving
with my family and friends. We had
some great food and so many wonderful stories with laughter. I spent Saturday evening with my best
friend making Christmas decorations for our homes using ideas we found on
Pinterest. Ladies, if you haven’t
checked out Pinterest – it is a must – so many terrific ideas!!
Have a fantastic weekend! Please email or call me if you need to discuss
anything.
Respectfully,
Ms. Price
November 7, 2011
Dear Parents,
I went to a birthday party
Saturday night to celebrate a very dear friend of mine. I had a lovely time and visited with
many people I haven’t seen in a very long time. Sunday afternoon I began working on my Christmas list. I plan on making all my gifts this
year. We’ll see how that turns
out!
Have a terrific week! Please email or call me if you need to discuss
anything.
Respectfully,
Ms. Price
November 1, 2011
Dear Parents,
On Saturday I helped my sister
work on her costume for a Halloween Party. She was Alice from Alice in Wonderland and a friend of hers
was the Mad Hatter. They both
looked fabulous and had a great time at the party. I preferred to stay home and bake brownies and cookies. I’ve been in a baking mood lately, but
I’m much better at cooking than baking.
Have a wonderful week! Please email or call me if you need to discuss
anything.
Respectfully,
Ms. Price
October 24, 2011
Dear Parents,
Over the weekend I spent some
time with my niece. We watched a
few movies, played card games, and I let her practice driving with me since she
will be getting her driver’s license in January. She seems to be a very cautious driver – thank goodness!
Have a terrific week and safe weekend! Please email or call me if you need to
discuss anything.
Respectfully,
Ms. Price
October 17, 2011
Dear Parents,
Over the weekend I attempted to put together a
bookshelf I purchased online from Target.
I don’t know why I torture myself and buy things that require
assembly. I finally had to ask my
neighbor if he would give me hand.
I was so thankful for his kindness thatI made him some brownies using
Paula Deen’s recipe. If you have
not tried Paula Deen’s recipe for brownies I suggest you do. All you need is regular box of brownie
mix, the cheaper the better.
Prepare the brownie mix as instructed. Pour half of the mixture into your baking pan, then you lay
three super large Hershey’s Symphony bars (toffee with almonds) on top, and
finally cover with remaining brownie mixture and bake. They are so YUMMY!
Have a fabulous week! Please email or call me if you need to discuss
anything.
Respectfully,
Ms. Price
October 10, 2011
Dear Parents,
This week we will be conducting COGAT testing for
grades 1st through 5th. Please make sure your child gets plenty
of rest and eats a good breakfast daily.
This test will take place over several days as it has several sections. It is also one identifier that is used
to determine qualifications for Quest.
Over the weekend I met up with about 20 of my high
school girlfriends. We enjoyed
catching up with each other and sharing our high school memories. I spent Saturday working in my yard and
painting a wooden stool to use in my classroom. I really enjoy being creative, but it takes me a while to
decide how I want the design.
Perhaps I will finish painting this stool before 2012.
Have a wonderful week! Please email or call me if you need to discuss
anything.
Respectfully,
Ms. Price
October 4, 2011
Dear Parents,
Over the weekend I went to First Monday in Canton with
my sister and Ms. Shoemake. We had
a successful shopping excursion and enjoyed some people watching too. I also volunteered for a Historic
Mesquite event called “Moonlight Meander” at the Mesquite Cemetery. We gave tours of the cemetery and
informed those who attended about its’ history. We had several actors who portrayed former citizens of
Mesquite and told stories about that citizens’ life history. I was a docent during the tour and
spoke about the veterans who were buried there. We gave tours on both Saturday and Sunday evening and the
weather could not have been any better.
Have a fabulous week! Please email or call me if you need to discuss
anything.
Respectfully,
Ms. Price
September 27, 2011
Dear Parents,
Some of you have already returned your Report Card Conference preferences to me and you will receive your scheduled conference time today. If you haven’t made your choices yet please do so very soon. Report cards will be available at the scheduled conference time.
Over the weekend I had the pleasure of seeing two of my students. Friday evening I watched Peyton play in his baseball game and Saturday morning I saw Anika playing in her soccer game. I’m so proud of them both. Peyton received the game ball and Anika received a blue star for her power plays. If your child is involved in an activity and they would like for me to attend, please send me the information and I will do my best to watch them enjoy activities outside of school. I’m pretty sure Maleah would like me to see her at gymnastics this Saturday.
Have a super week! Please email or call me if you need to discuss anything.
Respectfully,
Ms. Price September 19, 2011
Dear Parents,
Later this week I will be sending home Report Card Conference sign-up sheets. When you receive this document, please complete your choices and return it to me as quickly as possible. I will send you a confirmation of your date and time for the conference. At this conference you will receive your child’s first report card.
Over the weekend I had the opportunity to go to the lake and play on a Sea Doo. It was so much fun, however slightly chilly. Brrrr!
Have a super week! Please email or call me if you need to discuss anything.
Respectfully,
Ms. Price
September 12, 2011
Dear Parents,
Please join the PTA as soon as possible and help support the all the wonderful things they do for our school.
Friday evening and for most of Saturday I watched my niece play in a volleyball tournament in Plano. She didn’t get to play much Friday evening, but on Saturday she had some excellent serves and assisted in scoring several points for the team. Overall the team won 4th place out of 20 teams. This is her second year to play on a varsity team and she is only a sophomore. I’m so proud of her. Several colleges will be visiting her campus next week and in a few weeks she is taking the PSAT. She plans on having some kind of career in design. I think she gets her artistic side from me! She is superbly talented in anything artistic.
Have a great week! Please email or call me if you need to discuss anything.
Respectfully,
Ms. Price
September 6, 2011
Dear Parents,
I hope you had a fabulous holiday weekend! Just a reminder… in your child’s take home folder you will find graded papers from last week. Please sign the acknowledgement and return it in their folder tomorrow. If you are not pleased with one of the grades you may have your child correct the paper and turn it in by this Friday and I will average the first grade with the new grade, if the original grade is below 70, for the final grade on the assignment (excluding spelling tests).
Over the weekend I spent time with my family. We went to the lake for a few hours, cooked hamburgers on the grill, and watched a few movies together. It was a fabulously relaxing time and great way to unwind. I am one lucky girl to have such a great family!
Please call or email me if you need to discuss anything.
Respectfully,
Ms. Price
August 29, 2011
Dear Parents,
I hope you had a fantastic weekend! In your child’s take home folder you will find graded papers from last week. Please sign the acknowledgement and return it in their folder tomorrow. If you are not pleased with one of the grades you may have your child correct the paper and turn it in by this Friday and I will average the first grade with the new grade for the final grade on that paper (excluding spelling tests). I look forward to seeing you at Open House Thursday evening.
On Saturday I spent the day watching my niece play in a volleyball tournament. Her team didn’t win any games but I could tell they were doing their best. She plays on a varsity team and they have five new teammates this year so they are still trying to find their groove.
Have a terrific week! Please call or email me if you need to discuss anything.
Respectfully,
Ms. Price
