Plant Update!

Our classroom is filled with children but also filled with plants! 

Our Brassica plants are growing very quickly!

Up close view!

We planted grass!  Lots of grass!

Today we did another observation.  As scientists, we measure, draw and write about what we are seeing.

Studying and observing.

Amazing Concert!

Last night was our very first concert!  It was so much fun!  There were definitely some mixed emotions of feeling both nervous and excited, but we managed to pull through and did a wonderful job. 

Here are a few pictures from just before the evening concert.  We were anxiously waiting for Ms. Liadova to come and tell us it was time.

Today we wrote in our Special Times in Second Grade books about the concert.  Here are a few entries.  We are getting pretty good at writing a description.

Plant Life in Pictures

Our first observations!

Brassica beginnings!

As scientists, we make detailed writings and pictures of our plants.

Details, details!

Watching them grow each day!

Today we . . .

Today was another great day!  We continued working on our animal research project. Today we used Kidpix to draw our animal in its habitat. It was harder than we thought it would be but a good experience.

We also finished our Rural, Urban and Suburban unit. Here is a picture of a learning tool we made. 

Our New Favorite Book

We have started a new read aloud book, The World According to Humphrey by Betty Birney.  It is a story about a classroom told from the perspective of the class pet, Humphrey the hamster.   It is hilarious and really makes us laugh and giggle and at the same time serious and causes us to think about life through another person's eyes.  There are many more books in this series, which we are all excited about.  We LOVE Humphrey!

Research

Today we started our animal research project.  We are very excited about it!  In the library we used the site Pebble Go! to gather facts about our animals.  We are looking for information about their body, diet, habitat, life cycle and if the are predators or prey.  It was lots of fun to work with a partner on this project.  Next we will use books to gather more information.

This afternoon we went to the Third Grade Concert.  It was interesting to see the kids play instruments and dance.  This means we are next to perform a concert.  We are excited and nervous at the same time!

Jump Rope for Heart and Rural Communities

Last week we participated in Jump Rope for Heart.  It was an opportunity to raise awareness of heart disease as well as get some exercise.  Here is what a few students wrote in their Special Times in Second Grade.

Today we continued learning about rural communities.  Here are a few things the students said about rural communities.
Rural Communities are/have:
- not very many houses
- open spaces
- farms
- lots of green space
- few roads
-fewer choices for things (i.e. shopping, activities)

We illustrated note cards to represent a rural setting.