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Mrs. Curtis

Second Grade Teacher

Denver Elementary School in Denver, Iowa

Welcome to my Wiki page! :-) In creating this my hope is to be in better contact with my families, keep the lines of communication open!

I want to be able to post information on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis here. For quick notes I'll post information HERE! To the right, under 'side bar', you can click on different pages and links to view information that is long standing! Please feel free to comment on this page as a form of communication between myself and other families in my classroom!

Upcoming Events:

Wed. Nov. 25 NO SCHOOL ~ Staff Development

Thur. & Fri. Nov. 26 & 27 Thanksgiving Break

Mon. Nov. 30 Holiday Music Concert 6:30pm

No Spelling list or test for Nov. 23rd or 24th

List for Dec. 2 & 4

1. smooth

2. roots

3. food

4. scooter

5. boot The BEST birthday gift.....

6. broon Click on the link below to watch the video!

7. moon reading fluency.AVI

8. cartoon

9. roof

10. spoon

11.springtime

12. ostrich

13. answer

14. paper

15. page

Check out our classroom videos...

*Watch for the AVI that is a clue that it is a video*

Tuesday, Oct. 13 David M. Nieves, herpetologist and author of Reptiles Up Close and More Reptiles Up Close, (www.reptilesupclose.net) came to Denver to share with the kids how his love of reptiles helped him become a writer. He explained to the children that in writing a book about the wonderful reptiles he was finding across the globe enabled him to share/communicate this passion with the children across the globe. He spoke to the 6 traits of writing: Organization, Ideas, Sentence Fluency, Word Choice, Voice, and Conventions

Here are some video links to the presentation we saw:

David Nieves7.AVI video link

David Nieves6.AVI video link

David Nieves5.AVI video link

David Nieves4.AVI video link

David Nieves3.AVI video link

David Nieves.AVI video link

**Having troubles with viewing the video links?? You aren't the only one! First, try to pull up the videos using the application "QUICK TIME". This seems to work better for Mac users, although I did have success on a PC using Media Player.

Friday, Sept. 18 the second graders visited the Cattle Congress in Waterloo. They learned about cows, swine, poultry and all the different products that come from these animals. The kids also got to see different farm animals up close and even allowed to pet several. Check out these great videos showcasing what a wonderful day we had!

Catle Congress.AVI video link

Cattle congress 11.AVI video link

Cattle congress 13.AVI video link

Cattle congress 14.AVI video link

Cattle congress 16.AVI video link

The Daily 5:

The first step is introducing & practicing 3 ways to read a book.

1) Read the pictures

2) Read the words

3) Retell the story

3ways to read a book 3.AVI Video link

Next, we learned how to properly "Read to Self". The students came up with their "jobs" for "Read to Self" and they are: