Heart Animal Day !

This afternoon we had a special art project.  First, we read the book My Heart is Like a Zoo by Michael Hall.  We talked about how our heart can be full of various emotions from angry to sad, calm or happy. The animals in the book are all made with hearts.

Next, we picked an animal to make using hearts.  Then we got busy making our own animals.  It was a bit hard at first, but we helped each other and worked hard.  

Here are a few finished projects.  They all turned out very cute!

Today we . . .

We finished our President's Day writing.  We researched with Ms. Z in the library and practiced writing a complete paragraph.

We used the iPads for practicing comparing fractions.  It was lots of fun to use this tool for learning.   

Brimhall Olympics!

Today students participated in the luge during the Brimhall Olympics. It was lots of fun, especially in the snow.  Thanks Mrs. Brink for the pictures!

Door Decorating Contest

This month is I Love to Read month. As a school we had a door decorating contest.  Each classroom was asked to pick their favorite book and the decorate their door to represent the book.  We picked the book The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt illustrated by Oliver Jeffers. It is very funny!

We each made a crayon person with legs, arms and eyes.  We wrote a letter to our crayon telling them why we need them in our crayon box.

We will have the chance to take a tour of the building to see all of the doors and how they are decorated!  What a fun activity!

Working hard on our crayons!

The finished product !

Another view

All done !

Picture Book Switch

Today we had the Picture Book Switch!  Each Second Grade teacher shared their favorite picture book with us.  We loved them all!

The Brimhall Olympics

Today we had the Opening Ceremonies and and start of the Brimhall Olympics!  Students are in teams or countries and will compete in various Olympic style events throughout the month during Phy. Ed. class.  We talked about how Olympians think, concentrate and focus before their event.   It will be a very fun event!  Thanks Mrs. Brink and Mr. DePrez for organizing it!

The glorious torch!

The first practice relay!

Today we ...

Today started with an amazing performance by Cantus. They sang five songs all without instruments just their voices.  The 9 men are from all over the United States and travel to all parts of the world.  We were a great audience and enjoyed the performance.

Cantus!

Special Times in Second grade about Cantus.

Awesome!