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!

Last Week

Research with Ms. Z in the Library!

More research  - learning about Martin Luther King Jr.

New Science unit about Balance and Motion!

Can we get the crayfish to balance?  Where is the balance point?

Working on understanding what we read!

Our read aloud and new favorite book!

Where is the balance point?

Where should the counterweights be placed so that the arch is steady?

Be watching for important information about the Read-a-thon coming home tomorrow in the Wednesday folder tomorrow!

Here we go!

Last week we were very busy!  We are back into our routine and loving it!  Here is a quick list of what we have been up to:
         - we read a book called Robot Cat and listened for parts that were humorous.
         - we learned about main idea and sequence in guided reading.
         - worked on number stories that involved comparing amounts.
         - continued learning about geography including the continents and oceans.
         - we started reading The Year of Billy Miller by Kevin Henkes.

Please be sure to sign up for conferences using the online conference scheduling system.  There is a link on the Brimhall homepage or on the right side of the blog.  If you do not find a time that works for you, please let me know and we can schedule something.