Read to Self and My Math

Today we did many new things!

One new thing we did was to learn about Read to Self time.  We learned about our job and the teacher's job during this time.  We talked about how we look and sound during Read to Self.  We practiced reading for 5 minutes without a break or talking.  It was fun!

This afternoon we started our new math program My Math.  It was very interesting to use our new books and the smartboard!  We have homework for the first time!

We also started spelling.  Here is a picture of the listfor this week AND next week.

Special Times

Today we started our very own book!  Each 2nd grader is writing a book called Special Times in Second Grade.  We will write a new entry each time we do something special.  We will write about field trips, assemblies, parties etc.  Today, we wrote about our first day or first week.  My hope it that this will be a keepsake for students.  It will showcase their writing and how much is grows throughout the year.  

Thinking about what to write.

First entry!

We also worked on our Me mobiles!  We will put these in the hall by our coat hooks.

What a fun week in Second grade!  We are all getting along well and having fun learning and playing!  See you next week!

Today we ...

Today we  . . .

1.  Visited the Lunchroom to learn about the Brimhall Expectations!  We heard from our teachers, Mrs. Zbacnik and Mrs. Bidne about how to behave in the Lunchroom.  Ask your child if they can tell you a few of the expectations.
      When we came back, we read a few books and talked about what the lunchroom should look like, feel like and sound like.

2.  We visited the Library!  We met Ms. Zbacnik and learned about showing Bengal Pride in the Library!  We were so busy learning and talking that she forgot to read us a story!


3.  We explored our new math books!  This year, we are starting a new math program.  Today we looked through our new books and used some of the math tools.

4.  We had our first birthdays of the year!  These two have the exact same birthday!  Today is their golden birthday too!  What a special day!

Happy Birthday!

First Day

Today was our First Day of Second Grade!  It was a busy day of learning about school and our new classmates.  We spent the morning learning about routines and procedures in Second grade.  We took a tour of the school and read some good books.

This afternoon we read a favorite book Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes.  See if your child can tell you what this book is about.  After reading it we learned about each other and our names.  We created a tally chart and graph  comparing the length of our names.  We were surprised by our results!  Many students in our classroom have a name that is 7 letters long and just a few students have names with 3 letters.  

It was a great first day!  I am looking forward to a wonderful year!

Last Day of School

Today was the last day of 2nd grade!  What a wonderful year it has been!  

We read a few books, had a Dance Party, enjoyed popsicles, played outside, watched a bit of Ramona, wrote in Special Times in 2nd Grade and had a birthday party!  Before we knew it, it was time to go!

As one last reflection on the year, I asked the students to complete this sentence:  "I am . . . "

It was so interesting to see how they felt about their year and what they have accomplished.  I love how it turned out in the end.  

Happy Summer!

What Fun!

What a fun afternoon we had today!  

Many families and other special people came to school to listen to us perform our readings and share our portfolios of all the work we had done this year!  We even enjoyed a popsicle a some time to play on the playground.  

Thank you to everyone who came to support our students!  It was a wonderful time together!

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