Our New School Theme 2014-2015

Readers Theatre

We closed our authors study on Tomie dePaola with some Readers Theatre! 

The 3 stories performed:

1.Little Grunt and the Big Egg 

2. Strega Nona

3.Oliver Button is a Sissy

The students did awesome!! 

Have a great weekend!

Love, Miss Harkins and Mrs. Lankford

What's 2nd grade all about?

There is nothing like getting a little heads up on what the next grade level is all about. Our soon-to-be 3rd graders gave some soon-to-be 2nd graders a few pointers on how to survive next year. 

The jump from 1st grade to 2nd grade is HUGE! From getting a planner, having their own desk, going to the big playground and doing a holiday play, it can get pretty intense. ;)

This morning we gave 3 classes a sneak peak into 2nd grade. Our students presented something different about 2nd grade and gave our new friends a tour of their desks. We are so proud of all our students for talking about everything they have learned and experienced. They did AMAZING!

Summer is around the corner, which means next school year will be here soon. Let's not forget how hard we have worked to get here! Keep reading and practicing your math facts! 

Love,

Miss Harkins and Mrs. Lankford

Writing on a Beautiful Day

Today, we took advantage of the weather and moved Writer's Workshop outside :)

Good-Bye Butterflies

Good-Bye Butterflies on PhotoPeach Fun Times in the Garden at Chets Creek on PhotoPeach Our study on the life cycle of a butterfly is over. We released the butterflies last week. Ask your student about the awesome unit! We also harvested vegetables from our school garden. We appreciate Mr. Durkin for making a delicious soup from our vegetables. Yummy! Enjoy the slideshow.

Our Study of the Human Body in 2nd Grade!

Our Study of the Human Body on PhotoPeach We have finished our study of the Human Body in Science. We have learned so many interesting facts about what our body does for us. During our study we learned about the Skeletal, Nervous, Digestive, Circulatory, Respiratory and Muscular systems. Did you know that bones hold up our body, give it shape, and protect organs inside our body? As adults we have 206 bones in our bodies. The heart is in the chest and it pumps blood throughout the body. Our lungs are in the chest and we use them to breathe. Our brain is the control center of our bodies. Whew! So much information! As your child about our study of the Human Body.

Nonfiction Report Celebration

Today, the students became teachers and taught their classmates! Each student got to share their report with their table members. Then each table picked someone person to represent their table and each representative got up in front of the class and read their report to the whole class. Several other student had their name randomly drawn to read as well. Some of the topics shared: Art, Soccer, Puppies, Skateboarding, Baseball, Cats, Swimming and Running. Everyone had a great time teaching and learning! What a great celebration!

Here are a few of our awesome authors:

Make sure to ask your student to read their report to you!

Measuring Length and Time

Measuring Lengths and Time on PhotoPeach We have been gathering an understanding of the concept of length and how length is measured. Using a ruler as a standard measuring tool we are becoming familiar with the terms inches, feet, yards, centimeters, and meters as standard units of measure. During our scavenger hunt we were finding items that are about the same length as each sentence strip. The students had a great time sharing their strategies for comparing lengths. The Land of Inch was hilarious! Ask your child about what’s going on in Math.

Don't Be Fooled!!

It may have been April Fool's but in room 204, no one was fooled by any tricky homophones! :)

 

Here a couple friends that finished their April Fool's fun skills activity :)

Ask your friend if they know the difference between: 

- pair and pear 

- threw and through 

- sent, cent and scent

Remember, Don't be Fooled!!

Love,

Miss Harkins & Mrs. Lankford

Catapulting into Spring Break

As we continue with our informational writing unit, we remember all we know about science (force and motion) and about scientific writing (how scientist write experiments).

For this experiment, each team was trying to find out which ball (pingping or cotton ball) would go farther by using the catapults they built. We really got to work on our writing skills in both informational and procedural writing. Plus we had a lot of fun doing it! 

Check out a few pictures from our day of catapulting:

Ask your student what the team results for both balls were and if their hypothesis was correct or not.

Stay tuned to find out how the experiment went! 

Have a GREAT Spring Break!!!

Love, Miss Harkins & Mrs. Lankford

See everyone on Monday, March 24th!