We use our nose to smell...

What's going on this week...

Gators won this weekend and are still #1 in the country, just like our #1 Class!

Please bring an empty shoebox. We will be decorating them to put our Open Court books in. We have to start treating our books like treasures not trash:)

Important Dates:
Sept. 24- Kinder Planning Day--your students will all have subs but we will be in the building.
Sept. 28- NO SCHOOL

Science Home Project: A message from Mrs. Espinosa-
Parents, please work with your child to make a display of five different smells. Your child needs to be able to identify each of the odors or smells of each item. The materials can be placed in baggies or containers, or glued on a chart. The project works best when the class can not identify the items using sight. The students will present their project to the class on Friday, September 25th.

Fundraiser: Kinder will continue to sell paletas after school for $1. Help us reach our goal so we can go on our field trip!

High Frequency Words: Please make flash cards and practice with your student at home. We need these words to read! This week: are, you at. Letters and sounds: Hh and Tt.

We are a Blue Ribbon School!

Congratulations to Lantrip Elementary We are EXEMPLARY AND a BLUE RIBBON SCHOOL!
On September 15 2009, the 2009 National Blue Ribbon Schools were announced by U. S. Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan. 314 public and private schools will be honored at a ceremony in Washington, D.C., November 2-3. Two people from each school, the principal and a teacher, are invited to the ceremony. Each school will receive a plaque and a flag to signify their Blue Ribbon School status.

More info. on Blue Ribbon: http://www.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/index.html
This is an INCREDIBLE HONOR making me so proud to work at Lantrip and even more proud of your kids! Give yourselves and your students a HUGE high five...we did it!

Science Projects: Sense of Touch

Check out our awesome science projects! Here are a few--click the Flickr link on the right sidebar to see all the pictures in an album.

Important Dates

THIS WEDNESDAY: September 16th- Early Release (12:45pm)
TPRI Testing: Until September 29th
September 28th- NO SCHOOL
October 14th- Early Release
October 15- Field Trip to Main Street Theatre

Green Gator in Training!

Ashley's baby brother came to get her sporting Alligator gear! He's got a few years before he's in kindergarten but he's already supporting his sister. Go Gators!

Meet our Magnet Science Teacher Mrs. Espinosa

Mrs. Espinosa has been teaching in HISD for 16 years. Her love for teaching began when she started as a special education teacher assistant. She received her degree from Texas Southern University in Bilingual Education. She has taught 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th grades. She is excited to be part of a wonderful school and can’t wait to make a difference at Lantrip. Mrs. Espinosa believes in developing students’ knowledge, social consciousness, and their ability to be stewards of our great planet Earth. Science is part of our everyday experience and something that students enjoy and can connect with while developing their critical thinking skills. Her goal this year is to create active learners who succeed not only in science but in their lives. She encourages her students to be creative, engaged and active learners.

Birthday Bonanza!

Happy Birthday to Natalie and Antony! We had so much fun celebrating! The kids were covered in florescent icing and happy as can be.

I hope everyone had a great holiday weekend. I can't wait to see the Green Gators! I had a wonderful time at the wedding and the Gators (UF) won the first game of the season 62-3!