The Tops and Bottoms of Rocks and Soil

The Tops and Bottoms of Rocks and Soil Part 1! on PhotoPeach The Tops and Bottoms of Rocks and Soil Part 2! on PhotoPeach This week in Science we continued learning about rocks and soil. We measured our rocks using rulers and balance beams. We are learning about the different types of soil. Clay soil, loam, and sandy soil. Our study on soil will continue next week. We also had two special visitors this week. Our first was Dr. Zenk. Dr. Zenk gave us great information about gardening. She helped us get started planting spinach outside in our school garden. We also planted broccoli and cabbage in our classroom. When the broccoli and cabbage begin to sprout, with the help of Dr. Zenk we will replant them outside in our school garden. Our vegetables should be ready for harvest right around Thanksgiving. Yummy! Our other special visitor was Mrs. Alvarado, the mother of S. Alvarado, one of the students in our class. Mrs. Alvarado read two great books. How Full Is Your Bucket For Kids is a charming book that explains to children how being kind not only helps others, it helps them, too, and Chicken Cheeks. The students really enjoyed both books. We appreciate Dr. Zenk and Mrs. Alvarado for sharing their time with us! Enjoy the slideshow!

More "Wild" Learning in 2nd Grade!

More "Wild" Learning in Room 204! on PhotoPeach

Open House 2013 with Harkins and Lankford!

Open House 2013! on PhotoPeach Our Open House was a huge SUCCESS! Thank you to all the parents, big sisters, uncles, aunts, & extended family members that attended. We hope you walk away knowing more about what we are learning in Room 204. Thank you in advance for joining the PTA, sponsoring another student and supplying us with a classroom item. We appreciate all you do!!

"Wild" Learning with Harkins & Lankford

"Wild" Learning with Harkins & Lankford on PhotoPeach Lots of learning going on in Room 204! Fluency Monday is always a fun activity to help students strengthen their fluency and pace while reading. During Reader’s Workshop, students are allowed to read books of their choice! We learned about living together in our neighborhoods in Social Studies. In Science Workshop this week we did a lab on what will happen to the popcorn kernel when heat comes in contact with it? We used our 5 senses to record what we noticed. Did you know that Friday was the 19th day of school? Wow! Time flies when you are having fun! Enjoy the slideshow!

Science Workshop in Room 204!

Science Workshop on PhotoPeach What is the practice of Science? What is a Scientist? How do we work as Scientists? What are the steps of the Scientific Method? So many questions…and we will find the answers through our observations during our Science Workshops. Last week we learned to use our five senses to make observations. Our sense of taste was not used for this task. Each week we will use our Interactive Science Notebook/Journal to draw and write about our observations. At the end of this lesson we were able to describe and discuss what a Scientist does. Enjoy the slideshow!

Reminders from Harkins and Lankford Room 204

Reminders ~Today your child came home with our weekly homework in their green home learning folder. Due to the short week, all homework will be due on Friday. There will be no mid-week check.

~Students should bring their planner and green Homework folder to class every day.

~A red Take Home Folder will come home on Mondays & Thursdays. Please take everything out that night and return anything due back to school the next day!

~Please read and sign your child’s planner daily!

~Please make sure your child is reading and logging every night!

~Please return all forms from your Chets Creek folder ASAP!

~Please join the PTA! :)

Seed Journals In Writer's Workshop! on PhotoPeach A "Wild" day for our students personalizing their Seed Journals. We are ready for Writer's Workshop!

The Walk on the "Wild" Side continues....

The Walk on the "Wild" Side continues... on PhotoPeach

First Day Fun! on PhotoPeach Our first day was an Awesome Walk on the Wild Side! Enjoy the slideshow!

Are you ready to take a walk on the "Wild" side in 2nd grade? Boys and girls who have a passion for the outdoors and a thirst for adventure, your walk on the "Wild" side begins Monday in Room# 204 with Miss Harkins and Mrs. Lankford as your Adventure Guides! We're looking forward to a "Wild" year in our Learning Jungle!