We're 100 days smarter!

We celebrated our 100th day of second grade on Friday, February 7.  Students created 100th day projects at home to showcase their knowledge of the large number.  Take a look at the creative creations in our classroom!

We FINALLY went to school!

The polar vortex is hitting us hard!  We've had 4 snow/cold days since Christmas break!  You would think it would be hard to stay in the learning groove with so many interruptions, but today we came back from our (second in a row) extended weekend and rocked it!

 We measured our arm spans in math.  We used the data to make a frequency table and a line plot.

We practiced our keyboarding skills in the computer lab.

We researched deserts in science.

There's more learning in store tomorrow!

Exciting Math News!

We can now....

...multiply and divide!!

These are pictures of us playing Array Top-It, which helps us develop our multiplication and division skills!  How cool!

Happy New Year!

After an extended winter break, we have had a wonderful start to the second semester of second grade!  I cannot believe how fast the school year is flying by.  Tomorrow is our half-way point:  88 days down, 88 to go!

We started 2014 by reflecting on 2013 and setting goals for ourselves.  We made mobiles to hang in the hallway!  Are your resolutions still on track?

Christmas Excitement

I hope you are having a wonderful Christmas break with your family and friends!  Enjoy the time at home, relax with your loved ones, and rev up for our second semester in second grade!

The weeks leading up to break were very busy!  We had a lot of excitement in our classroom and school.

The 2nd/3rd grade musical, led by Mr. Gibb Clark, was phenomenal!

We toured the world!  Second and third graders traveled around the "world"… er, hallway, and learned about a different country's Christmas traditions in each classroom.  They learned about France, Italy, Mexico, England, Germany, and China.  We made poinsettias, which originated in Mexico.

We had Grinch Day!  We read the story, talked about the lessons the Grinch taught us, and played Grinch-themed center games.

Last, but definitely not least, we had a big Christmas party on the last day before break!  We played games and made crafts.

Thank you so much, Mrs. Hulett and Mrs. Duewer!

And after that, we decorated sugar cookies (and ate a snack of sprinkles with a side of sugar cookie)!

Although we had a lot of fun, we tried really hard to stay focused on academics and do our best in reading, writing, and math.  To celebrate our reading successes, we put on a readers' theater play!  

Have you ever heard of Bob the Reindeer?

He's goofy, but he saved Christmas!

Thanksgiving & Bullying Assembly

I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving!  Before break, we took some time out to celebrate the holiday and have some FUN!

First, we "bought" groceries for a Thanksgiving feast.  We quickly learned that $50.00 doesn't go far!

After all of that hard work, we deserved a treat!  We made pumpkin-pie-in-a-bag!  

With full bellies, we settled down, relaxed, and watched A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving.

We were welcomed back to school after our 5 day weekend with a special school-wide assembly.  We learned about bullying and what it means to be a bystander.  Bystanders are people who see someone being bullied.  The bystander has a choice:  do nothing, encourage the bully, or do something to stop the bully.  The speaker had some great ideas to help us internalize the message and stand up for ourselves and others!