Terrific Tuesday !

Today was a sunny day but it was cold outside. We were busy inside!

5. We read Click, Clack, Moo Cows that Type by Doreen Cronin. We are going to study her the rest of this month and some of December.

4. We read That Rabbit Belongs to Emily Brown  by Cressida Cowell and Elbert's Bad Word by Audrey Wood. We read both of these books as a part of learning about writing a story.  We identified characters, location, action, problem and solution

3.  We had a substitute, Mr. Savre, in Music.  We sang a bunch of songs and then did The Bouncer dance three times.

2. We started our Handwriting books today!

1. In math we studied point, line and line segment. We did secret codes to practice drawing lines.

Have a great night!

Read In Rocks !

Today was our Read In! Here are the top five things we want you to know:
5. We got to bring a pillow or a stuffed animal and we cuddled with them to read our favorite book.

4. We had a snack of animal crackers and fruit snacks. It was amazing and different.

3. We read for an entire hour! That is longer than we read for Read to Self.

2. We watched Owl Moon by Jane Yolen on bookflix.

1. Mrs. Anderson read More Bears by Kenn Nesbit. We learned about speech bubbles.

Have a great weekend! Enjoy our slideshow !

Best Buddies

This morning we got to meet our buddies.  Here are the best things about our buddies:

5.  Our buddies read us a book.  Some people listened to two stories.

4.  They taught us a special handshake.

3.  We showed our buddies three ways we think they are great!

2.  We spent some time getting to know each other.

1.  We loved spending time with them and want to see them again soon.

Tomorrow we are having a Read-In or our reading party.  We need to bring a book, and a stuffed animal or pillow that fits in our backpacks.  We will have a special snack.  School is out at 12:45 p.m.

Marvelous Monday and more !

 Today was a fabulous day because we made our turkey hats!  We made them this morning and wore them to lunch.  It was awesome and we looked very cute!

5.  We had many classroom volunteers come to help with our turkey hats.  Thank you parents!

4.  We read Thank You Sarah.  We learned how Sarah Hale saved Thanksgiving.

3.  We also read Thanksgiving at the Tappletons'.  We learned that Thanksgiving is about being with your family and friends.

2.  We took notes about urban settings.   Buildings are close together and usually very tall.  There are also more people in and urban setting as well as more options for shopping.

Turkeys staying in from recess...a good idea!

1.  It was the first day of recess with snow.  We need to remember to wear warm clothes and clothes that will keep us dry.

We are looking forward to Jungle Tag in gym and meeting our Buddies!

Fantastc Friday !

Today was a great day because we deliverd our letters to our buddies!

5.  We watched a bookflix book for a reward for good behavior during Literacy Workshop.

4.  In math we had four pages of math work!  It was tiring!  We are all feeling better about Ballpark Estimates and Partial Sums.

3.  We had a guest reader Mrs. Erdahl come and read to us.  She used to be a librarian at Brimhall.

2.  In Gym, we got to play a soccer tag game.

1.  We played "Mystery Leader" this morning before Literacy Workshop.

We can't wait until Monday to make our turkey hats!

Wonderful Wednesday

This is the first time we have been able to blog this week.  We have some important things to tell you.

5.  We finished writing to our Fifth grade Buddies.  We are meeting them on Monday!

From Kitten's First Full Moon

 4.  In gym we started learning about soccer.  We learned how to dribble.

3.  We read Kitten's First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes and practiced creating mental images.  Mrs. Anderson did not show us the pictures as she read.  Instead we drew what we saw in our minds.

2.  In math we used attribute blocks and a tape measure.  We also learned a little about Ball Park Estimates.

1.  We continued to learn about Rural, Suburban and Urban.  Today we talked about Suburban.

Be sure to check your Wednesday folders for the Peek at the Week.

Fantastic Friday !

Today felt like a very exciting day !

5.  We had Library today.  We checked out books and showed Ms. Z and Mrs. McNulty "Super Star!"  We even made it on
Ms. Zbacnik's Library Blog !

4.  We made a special art project about clouds and where they are in the sky.

3.  We finished Lily's Big Day by Kevin Henkes.

2.  We found out who our fifth grade buddies will be and started our letters to them.

1.  We are beginning to figure out the calendar pattern Ms. Kath's class made for us.  We think it might be a growing, shrinking pattern.

We can't wait until Monday!  Have a great weekend everyone!

Thrilling Thursday !

Even though it was kind of gloomy outside, we enjoyed our day !

5.  Gym - We played Bear Tunnel Tag.  We also did a test on skipping, running, galloping and hopping on one foot.

4.   We took a Health test about our Brain this afternoon.

3.  We started thinking about and learning about writing a letter to our Fifth grade buddies.

2. During Read to Self Time we had a chance to read, with no interruptions.

1.  We read Lily's Purple Plastic Purse by Kevin Henkes and learned about forgiveness.

Friday we have a spelling test and it will be a great day!

Magnificent Monday

Today was a busy day!

5.  We went to Art and almost finished our torn art project.

4.  We had a special birthday in our class!

3. We went to the Media Center and Ms. Z read us Oscar and the Very Hungary Dragon.  It is one of the books from the 15 Books Student Choice Picture Book award nomination list. 

2.  In math we learned about Number Bonds and practiced Two Rule Frames and Arrows.

1.  We had Read to Self time during Literacy Workshop.

Tomorrow, Mrs. House will be our substitute.  We are very excited to see her!

Read - A - Thon

During the month of November we are having a Read-a-Thon at Brimhall!  As an entire school we are trying to read 1,000,000 minutes.  Students and staff are keeping track of the minutes we read each day at home and classroom teachers are keeping track of minutes read in school.

Happy Reading !

As a part of the Read-a-Thon the Second grade will be having a Read-In  the morning of Wednesday, November 23rd.  We will spend the entire morning reading, listening to stories, watching Bookflix etc.  Students can bring one thing to read with such as a stuffed animal or pillow.  We will also enjoy a special treat.

Please be sure to send the Read-a-Thon calendar  to school every Wednesday.  Keep up the good reading everyone!

Friday! Friday! Friday!+

We were busy taking tests today...but we managed to have some fun!

5.  In gym we learned a new dance and practiced the YMCA!  We had Mr. Savre for a substitute.

4.  We started to learn about our brain.  It is the control system.

3.  We finished our How To writings.  They look awesome!

2.  We read Jessica by Kevin Henkes.  We are studying him this month.

1.  We drew Bengal Pride ticket winners for our class.  The two winners get to have lunch with Mrs. Anderson and a friend.

Have a fun weekend everyone!

High Five

We had a busy and active day!  Here are the High Five events:

5.  In Music we played instruments.
4.  We ran two laps to  calm down after Music.
3.  Math - we did math boxes.
2.  Some people switched out books from our Literacy Bags.
1.  We started our Blog!

High Five

High Five - They Might be Giants

At the end of each day I try to have the kids  name five amazing and awesome things of the day.  Here is the list from today:

5.  Extra recess - We earned this as a result of being on task during Literacy Workshop.

4.  Art - We worked on a puzzle project.

3.  Math - We did four pages of math today...phew!

2.  Math - We learned about double frames and arrows.  They have two rules we need to follow.

1.  We went to the media center and Ms. Zbacnik read Otis and the Tornado.  We also checked out books.

What's in a name?

If you ask the average second grader, "What did you do at school today?" they will almost always say something about their favorite activities, lunch and recess.  While these are very important activities in the life of a 7 or 8 year old, believe me it is far from all that happens in a day.  In this blog I hope to share with you some of the other activities we do as a class, in small groups and individuals.  I will include academic activities as well as some fun things we do in room 109.