Happy Holidays

On Tuesday, December 7th, our class will be
performing our Holiday Musical! We have
been working so hard and can’t wait
to share it with you. We will have a full
dress rehearsal on Tuesday afternoon at
2:15pm followed by our night time performance at 7:30pm.

Our expectations for both the dress rehearsal and performance are…
1.Wear a PLAIN, WHITE shirt long or short sleeve and nice blue jeans.
2.Have your lines, songs, and motions memorized.
3.For the night performance please be in our classroom at 7:15pm!
4.Smile and have fun!!!

We are looking forward to a special performance!

Happy Thanksgiving!

We have so much to be thankful for. Enjoy the moments!

2nd Grade Holiday Play

Our Holiday Play “Once on the Housetop” rehearsal is in full swing!
We are working very hard at school learning all the songs for our play. Please have your child practice their speaking part at home daily. Our dress rehearsal will be on Tuesday December 7, 2010, at 2:15pm. Our evening performance will be at 7:30 pm. The children should wear a plain white shirt with nice jeans. We will be providing each child a scarf to wear. We are looking forward to a fun filled evening!

Busy Times in 2nd Grade

So much to do so little time!
In Math we played the game Beat the Calculator.

In PE we learned all about Bike Safety with Coach Bailey, Coach Robinson, Coach Hall and Coach Leclair. Ask your child what they learned about Bike Safety last week.

Bean Biologists at Work Part Two

We have finished our study of beans. After seeing that one part of the embryo becomes the root and the rest becomes the upper stem and leaves, the students were very pleased at the way their beans grew. They noticed that the stored food got smaller, which helped the plant grow. They loved seeing the roots beneath the dirt. The beans that were planted and placed in the closet also grew. That plant was not as green as the one we planted near the window. We concluded that with sunlight, plants grow stronger and greener. We took our plants outside and planted them in our school garden with hopes of bean pods coming next.
In Science, we have moved on to studying and testing the properties of Matter. We made slime and tested the properties. Ask your child if slime is a solid or a liquid?? Look for more to come on Matter.

Sykes and Cooper Farms

Our field trip was awesome! Thank you to our chaperones, Mrs.Kaiser, Mrs. Boyd, Mrs. McKinney, Mrs. Taylor, Mrs. Mann, and Mr. Krueger. It was a fun filled day!

Our Literary Pumpkin

Our Literary Pumpkin is finished! A huge “Thank You” to Mrs. McKinney, Mrs. Boyd, and Mrs. Mann, who willingly came in to work on our beautiful pumpkin. They did the research, came up with an idea, and executed it amazingly with the students. Our pumpkin is based on the book “Happy Birthday, Bad Kitty” by Nick Bruel. Hopefully you had a chance to see all the wonderful creations on display in the front lobby.

Field Trip Reminders

We will be visiting the Sykes and Cooper Farm on Monday, November 1st.
We will depart the school at 9:10 and return at 2:00. All children must bring a bag lunch to school unless you signed up for a bag lunch from the dining room. Please wear your Chets Creek green t-shirt and comfortable shoes. Chaperones can ride the bus with us. Please be on time, we are looking forward to an exciting day!

Bean Biologists at Work in 2nd Grade

For the past week we have been studying the life cycle of a bean plant. Our first day started with observing several different types of seeds. We discussed what was the same and different about the seeds. Where do we think seeds come from?
We also observed and planted lima beans. Did you know that the lima bean has a seed coat to protect them?

We are discovering that beans do not need soil to grow, but are usually grown in soil. We put two beans in a bag and planted some in soil. Through the bag we are able to see the seed germinate (grow) and sprout to become a seedling. We are learning that plants grow both above the soil and below. Our Bean Biologists are still observing. Ask your child about our beans on the window and in the closet.

What’s happening in Science and Math in 2nd Grade

Over the past few weeks in Science we have been observing and recording our thoughts about rocks, soil and earthworms. The students have learned that our Earth is made up of rocks and soil is made of pieces of rock and dead plants and animal parts. Earthworms help change the soil.

In Math the students have been investigating the value of coins and finding solutions to addition and subtraction situations with hands on activities.Turn over Ten, Tens Go Fish and Collect 25 cents. Oh yeah! Learning through play is so much fun!