Today . . .

Three highlights from the day:


1.  Our Brassica plants are growing!  They are just babies at this point but everyone noticed their progress.  By Monday we will have something to journal about for sure!

2.  We read Duck Rabbit to get ready for our opinion writing project next week.  Ask your child if he/she thinks it is a duck or a rabbit and why.

3.  This afternoon we had Maker Space switching!  Ask your child all about it!  Each student in second grade got to pick which station they wanted to try.  There were Towers, Paper Chains, Brain Games and Puzzles.  It was lot of fun!


*I sent home information about Seesaw yesterday!  Please be sure to find it and log on.  Everyone has something to share and more things are being added daily.  It is an awesome way for you to see what your child does at school.

Library Today

Today in Library we read the very last Star of the North picture book nominee.   This means we will being voting soon for who we think should be the winner for this year.

Today we read Water is Water.  It is a book all about the water cycle and all the things that water can be.   Ms. Z showed us a Pebble Go video all about the water cycle to give us some background information before we read the story.  The story had a lot of rhyme to it and kept us guessing as to what the water would turn into as each page turned.

At the end we got to do a water cycle dance!  Someone record a song and created actions specifically to go with this book!  Here is a link to the water song.

Enjoy!

Also be sure to check the Take Home Folder for information on how you can access Seesaw.  The kids are very excited to share their work in this new way!  

Field Trip to City Hall

Today we went to Roseville City Hall.  It was an amazing field trip!

 Everyone at City Hall was so gracious to welcome us and spend time helping us learn!  Thank you to the parents for going with us.

Ask you child about his/her favorite part!

We visited the Police department, met a few important people, saw a jail cell and a police car.  We also met a few important people along the way.  

Meeting the Police Chief!

Meeting the Police Lieutenant too!

Sitting in a jail cell!

Next we were off to the PublicWorks department.  We saw some huge machines and heard about all the things they do to help our city run smoothly.  We learned about how they make signs for the streets and why they pre-treat the roads with a salt brine.

Learning about how they make signs.

 Then we went to the Fire department and learned about all the important parts of a fire truck and medical truck.  They even turned the lights on the truck on for us and showed us how the ladders work.

Last we visited with the Mayor of Roseville.  He told us about his job as mayor and how he works with many people to help make Roseville a great place to live and work.  He told us that you have to be willing to meet a lot of people to be the mayor.

We even got to meet the Mayor!

Extra Recess!

Today the math lesson was a preview/pretest for the next chapter.  We had a little time to go outside and enjoy one of the first really nice days!  Everyone was all smiles!

Brain Game Time!

Today we tried having Brain Time at the end of the day.  It went well.  Most kids were engaged in an activity and worked well with their group.  Ask your child what he/she did during this time!

Maker Space

Today in Library we had the chance to try out different Maker Space activities.  There were lots of fun things to do including building with various blocks and materials and using systems to create reactions and control a robot.

Ask your child what he/she did today!  There was lots of creating going on!

Achievement Fair

Today is the Brimhall Achievement Fair!  All students have the chance to participate by doing research on a topic of interest.  Many students participate each year.  This year 4 students from our class participated.

We went to see the projects just before lunch.  Each student had the chance to share some important information about their topic with the class.  Thank you to all the participants!  There are many fascinating projects with lots of information.

A. sharing about wind power and how it is used.

H. share about germs, what they are and how to protect against them.

E. shared her project on animal facts.

K. shared about dogs, their sizes and interesting facts.