The last day of school for the year 2013!!

What a year we have had so far! Our last day for 2013 was so much fun! We entered our "Polar Express Train" classroom in our pajamas with a golden tickets in hand! We had some tasty doughnuts, hot cocoa and watched the movie Polar Express play on our big screen! :) It was a great day that ended with a great Chets tradition, Candy Canes with Auntie Claus!!! We could not have asked for a better last day and look forward to what the new year brings!

 Last Day for 2013 on PhotoPeach

We hope you have had a wonderful winter break so far and we wish you a very Happy New Years! See you in 2014!

School returns on January 6, 2014!

Multi-Cultural Day 12/17/13

We traveled around to different classrooms and learned about many different cultures from all over the world! It is important to learn about different cultures because it helps us understand people who may seem different from us and what a FUN day it was!

The different cultures we learned about were: 

1. Feliz Navidad ~ We sang to the office staff

2.  Kwanzaa ~ We made a Kwanzaa mat called a Mkeka

3. Traditional Christmas ~ Mrs. KK our Book Fairy read of the book Silver Packages. We made a silver package of our own filled with thankful notes to our loved ones. 

4. Hanukkah ~ We danced the Hora and played dreidle

5. Christian Christmas ~ We read a LEGO Christmas book and did a small play of the nativity scene 

6. the Legend of the Poinsettia ~ We read the book Legend of the Poinsettia and made poinsettias of our own. 

Multi-Cultural Day Part 1 on PhotoPeach

Multi-Cultural Day Part 2 on PhotoPeach

It's December in Our Town 2013!

It's December in Our Town 2013! on PhotoPeach
Our 2nd grade Holiday Play was Awesome! Here is a sneak peak! Enjoy the slideshow!
Merry Christmas!

So Much To Be Thankful For!

We have so much to be Thankful for! We had a busy week!

In Science we measured solids with our balance beams and we made a liquid (heavy cream) turn into butter. Yes! Heavy cream and a pinch of salt, shake, shake and shake and like magic Butter! We enjoyed our butter on toast with cinnamon sugar. Who knew learning could be so delicious! We also did a “Race for Change Lab”. In this lab we were turning a solid (ice) into a liquid. Oh my goodness, melt ice in my desk, my hair, my armpit or my shoes. It was so much fun!

Our Field trip to MOSH was Awesome! “What’s the Matter” show was aligned with what we are learning in class.

Our family projects for Social Studies were incredible! The students learned valuable information about their families to share with the class. We ended the day with a yummy Thanksgiving feast! It was the best way to start our holiday break!

We really do have so much to be THANKFUL for. Enjoy the slideshow and your Thanksgiving break! See you on Tuesday, December 3^rd.

Can you believe it will be the 70^th day of school?

Being Thankful Part 1 on PhotoPeach

Being Thankful Part 2 on PhotoPeach

Being Thankful Part 3 on PhotoPeach

Due to the short week there will be no Math or ELA

 homework this week. Please visit our

Classroom Blog and Reflex math for activities.

No school on Wednesday 11/27- Monday 12/2.

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving Holiday!

Enjoy your family time.

  Holiday Play

The students have been working very hard for our upcoming performance. J

Our class Holiday Play “It’s December in Our Town” will be on Tuesday,

December 10, 2013

Not Wednesday, December 4^th. Please change the date on your calendar.

Please have your child wear jeans and a plain white shirt, long or short sleeve to school on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2013.  We will have a dress rehearsal at 10:00 am in the dining room. If you are concerned that your child will not stay clean please send in a change of clothes. Our evening performance will be at 6:00 pm. Please have your child at school in our classroom wearing jeans and a white shirt by 5:15 pm! 

We will have red scarves for each child to wear.

THANK YOU to all of the parents who have sent in a donation for our costumes and canned goods for our food drive.

We appreciate all your support!

Second Grade Season of Giving!

Second Grade Season of Giving Project

We will be collecting canned goods and non-perishable food items to give to the Grocery Fairy and BEAM (Beaches Emergency Assistance Ministry).  As we rehearse our holiday play, we see the characters we portray go from home to home collecting canned goods for their community food drive.  What better way to give back than to replicate this service project in real life! We hope every family can send in something, whether it’s during the school day or when they attend our evening performance of “December in our Town”.  Thank you in advance for your donation!

Literary Pumpkins at Chets Creek! on PhotoPeach
Thank you to Mrs. Badger, Mrs. Long & Mrs. Weaver for helping our class paint their pumpkins!
We hope you had a chance to stop by our lobby to see all the creative pumpkins.Thanks again to all the families and students who came out to support our school at the Fall Carnival. Our Football Toss ran like clockwork!

Caddy Shack Fun!

This free scrapbooking design customized with Smilebox

Our field trip to the Caddy Shack Ranch Wildlife Sanctuary was “Wild!” The Caddy Shack is a non-profit organization that provides a safe environment to many of the great species that are endangered or threatened due to the loss of natural habitat.

There are currently over 45 animals, including lions, tigers, cougars, leopards, and arctic foxes. The students had a great time! Thank you so much to all our chaperones, we appreciate all your help!

Enjoy the slideshow!

Shared Research, Earthworms, and "Wild" Learning in Room 204!

Shared Research in Room 204! on PhotoPeach

Earthworms Part 2! on PhotoPeach

The End! on PhotoPeach

Do you know the difference between a narrative and shared research?

Ask your child if they could tell you the difference.

This week the students did shared research on our Author Patricia Polacco.

Wow! We learned so much about her. We learned that a meteor landed in her backyard. She is 69 years old…thank goodness she’s older than Mrs. Lankford. Her family, friends, and her pets inspire her to write. The students finished the week creating a poster from all their shared research.

The students also shared their published Narrative writing. Some of the topics were, A Disney Cruise, Lost at Adventure Landing and When my dad jumped on the bed.

Incredible! We have an awesome group of writers.

During Science we explored earthworms. It was hilarious! Earthworms can do all kinds of surprising things. Did you know that they breathe through their skin? They dig burrows by eating soil. If they lose part of their tail they can grow a new one. Earthworms can survive in a habitat of soil. They chose the wet paper towel.

We had another special visitor. Mrs. Shannon’s 5^th grade class stopped by with their baby chick to discuss the life cycle of a chicken. We ended our day on Friday discussing the Life Cycle of a Plant. So much learning going on in Room 204!

Enjoy the slideshow!

39 Days and Counting....

39 Days and Counting.... on PhotoPeach

Day 39 and counting! We are almost done with our first nine weeks of school. Wow! Time flies when you are learning and having fun! Last week during our Skills block we wrote about being stranded on an island and the 10 things we would take with us…

A fishing pole, swim gear, drinking water and mom were some of the thoughtful responses.

Did you know that on October 9, 1876 the first two-way telephone conversation took place? The students were asked to write about whom would they call and why. Very interesting responses; Pizza Hut, grandma, grandpa, Tim Tebow and a veterinarian for a future job to name a few.

The students were also asked to finish the sentence When I grow up, I will be a….

 Cruise Ship Owner, Pet Store Owner, Firefighter, Math Teacher, Artist were some of the responses. Please ask you student about our daily morning Skills Block.

In Science we are continuing our study of soil, we planted Lima beans to see which type of soil would be the best for the Lima bean to grow and we tested each soil with water to see what happens when we pour water on the soil.

The different soils apart of our study are Clay, Loam and Sandy Soil. The students are excited to see how the Lima beans are growing.

We took another visit to our school garden to take down our broccoli and cabbage. Patiently waiting on the harvest!!

Thank you to all the parents who attended our Math Night. We appreciate all your support and we hope you walked away feeling great about our Math workshop and strategies. Enjoy some snapshots of our week!