Happy Holidays!

Holiday Fun Itinerary
Wednesday we wore our warmest pajamas, scarves, and hats for a memorable journey aboard the Polar Express.
On Thursday we traveled Around the World. We made lots of crafts to help us remember all the ways people celebrate the holidays in December.
On Friday we had a day to relax and kick back. We watched movies, made crafts, and had pizza for lunch.

We will miss you over our Holiday Break
Come back on January 3rd for new memories to make!

Happy Holidays!
Love, Mrs. Lankford & Mrs. Morgan

Today we had a special visitor from The North Pole. Auntie Claus came to Chets Creek for story time. The story Auntie Claus, Home for the Holidays was about a young Sophie Kringle's dream coming true when Auntie Claus, Santa's older sister, changes her plans and brings the entire cast of the "The Nutcracker Ballet," right to her door in the North Pole!
After the story we enjoyed delicious chocolate milk and cookies. Yummy! Another great day at Chets Creek!

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!