Monday, December 28, 2009
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Mystery Reader
My mom read the book, The Night Before Halloween. My favorite part was when they said they only had one house left.
Written by: Sarina
Mystery Reader
I liked the book my mom read to our class. She read The House That Drac Built. I liked the werewolf because he was cool looking.
Written by: Matt
Mealworms
We have mealworms in our class. They live in a vial with wheat germ. They eat sweet potatoes and apples. They molt, which means they break out of their skin and shed because they are too big. Then they will turn into pupas that look like mummies. Then they are going to turn into Darkling Beetles.
Written by: Alan and Alyssa
Mystery Reader
Dear Mom,
I liked the book, The Adventures of Spookley the Square Pumpkin. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
Love, Michael
Monday, October 26, 2009
Pumpkin Day!!!!
On Friday it was a special day because it was pumpkin day! We did a lot of activities with pumpkins. We counted the seeds by groups of 10 and we wrote adjectives about our pumpkins. We also watched the movie; It’s the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown. We measured the circumference of our pumpkins using a string and a yard stick. We also figured out the weight of our pumpkins by using a scale. We made pumpkin pie in a bag too. We had to bang the graham crackers to crush them. We squished and squashed the filling in a bag using our hands.
Written by: Katelyn and Sunny
Written by: Katelyn and Sunny
Mystery Reader
My nana read the Giving Tree to the class. She gave the book to the class to keep.
Written by: Jeremy
Monday, October 12, 2009
Veteran's Day
On Veterans Day Assembly we sang You’re Grand Old Flag to the veterans. We said the pledge in the gym with the whole school. We had two veterans come into our classroom. One was from the Vietnam War and he was in the army. The other veteran was from the Marines.
Written by: Tommy and Kayla
Written by: Tommy and Kayla
Learning About Bees
Here are some neat facts we have learned about honey bees:
1. There is only one Queen in a hive. (Kevin and Alyssa)
2. Bees will sting you if you wave your arms. (Jovanni)
3. Worker bees have stingers. (Jeremy)
4. Worker bees are only girls and Drones are only boys. (Josie)
5. Yellow jackets can sting you more than once. (Tommy, Mia and Daniel)
6. Queen bees can fly the highest. (Sebastian)
7. Queen bees are the biggest in the hive. (Sarina)
8. You can pet Drone bees because they don’t have stingers. (Emily)
9. There are 1,000 Workers, 100 Drones and 1 Queen in each hive. (Alan)
10. Honeybees make honey in their hives. (Jessica)
11. The Drones help the Queen bee in the hive. (Dominic)
12. Worker bees collect pollen to make honey. (Kayla)
13. The Queen lays all the eggs. (Vinnie)
14. Bee keepers have to wear a special suit to make sure they don’t get stung. (Sharon)
15. A smoker machine is used to calm down the bees so the bee keeper can get the
honey out of the hive.
1. There is only one Queen in a hive. (Kevin and Alyssa)
2. Bees will sting you if you wave your arms. (Jovanni)
3. Worker bees have stingers. (Jeremy)
4. Worker bees are only girls and Drones are only boys. (Josie)
5. Yellow jackets can sting you more than once. (Tommy, Mia and Daniel)
6. Queen bees can fly the highest. (Sebastian)
7. Queen bees are the biggest in the hive. (Sarina)
8. You can pet Drone bees because they don’t have stingers. (Emily)
9. There are 1,000 Workers, 100 Drones and 1 Queen in each hive. (Alan)
10. Honeybees make honey in their hives. (Jessica)
11. The Drones help the Queen bee in the hive. (Dominic)
12. Worker bees collect pollen to make honey. (Kayla)
13. The Queen lays all the eggs. (Vinnie)
14. Bee keepers have to wear a special suit to make sure they don’t get stung. (Sharon)
15. A smoker machine is used to calm down the bees so the bee keeper can get the
honey out of the hive.
Fire Safety
We went into a big trailer with the firefighters. They taught us how to get down on the floor if you hear the smoke alarm. First you feel the door. If the door is cold then peek to see if there is smoke. If the door is hot DON'T open the door. If you see smoke put a blanket or something else under the door to keep out the smoke. Then if you are on the second floor yell for help and throw your toys out the window to get someones attention. If you are on the first floor you need to jump out of your window and go to your family's meeting area. Mine is at our neighbor's house (Sarina) and mine is at the tree in my front yard (Emily).
Written by Sarina and Emily
Written by Sarina and Emily
Mystery Reader
My dad was a mystery reader. He read A Fish Out of Water. It was about a kid who fed his fish too much fish food.
Written by: Dominic
Sunday, October 4, 2009
Apple Day
We had our Apple Day last week. We did several fun activities all involving apples. First, we wrote adjectives about our apples we brought in. Some of the adjectives we came up with were juicy, red, bumpy and smooth. Then we read a story about the little red house with no windows and doors. There was a secret at the end of the story. Maybe you know the secret: what is hidden in the middle of every apple? Our class also used water colored paints to paint our apple trees for our apple number stories. Then we tasted six different apples. Our class voted on gala apples for our favorite taste. Miss Herrmann, helped us make apple chains at the end of the day. We learned about the steps to grow an apple. First a seed needs to be planted, that turns into an apple tree, then a blossom grows and a bee comes to pollinate the apple blossom. Then the blossom turns into an apple. We had a great apple day!!!
Mystery Reader
Mrs. Stacey came in and read us a great dragon book. We really liked the message at the end of the book. Our family will always be there for us no matter what. Thank you for coming in and being our Mystery Reader, Mrs. Stacey.
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Our First Mystery Reader
Mrs. Aguilar was our first mystery reader. She read us a great book about a caterpillar turning into a beautiful butterfly. We really liked the colorful illustrations. Thanks Mrs. Aguilar for coming in and being our first mystery reader.
Broken Arm Day
We have two students in our class who have broken arms. We decided it would be fun to have a broken arm day and see what it is like having a broken arm. A lot of us thought it was tough and some of us decided to change our broken arm to the other arm so it was easier to write. We were all very creative with our casts. Some of us even used an old sock for our pretend cast.
Saturday, August 22, 2009
School Year 2009-2010
Welcome to second grade! I can't wait to begin this school year! We are going to be doing A LOT of fun sctivities this year and will be learning many new things! Remember to check back often and see what we have been up to in class!
Monday, June 8, 2009
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Mother’s Day Tea
We held a Mother's Day Tea in our classroom to celebrate how much we love our moms! Our moms came and we welcomed them to our classroom. We did a Reader’s Theater performance called The Mother’s Day Surprise. Some of us read a Mother’s Day poem and other people read the book, Love You Forever. Thanks again to all of our moms who came to our class for our special day!
Spring Sing
The Spring Sing was at Bartlett High School. We sang three songs named: Play me a Cowbell, Hey May and Right Here Right Now!! Thank you Miss Byker for teaching us the songs!!
Earth Day
On Earth day, we celebrated our Earth because we love our planet. We went to an assembly about Earth Day and recycling. We learned that some pants are made out of corn. Miss Frandsen’s sister, Gena came in and read a book called Milo and the Mystery of the Golden Rock. Our class made bird feeders out of pine cones and peanut butter. We also made recycled paper out of newspaper and we put seeds in it.
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Readers Theater: The Shepherd and Fairy
We hope you enjoy our performance of the Shepherd and Fairy.
Sunday, March 15, 2009
Readers Theatre: The Boy Who Cried Wolf
Please enjoy our Readers Theatre performance of The Boy Who Cried Wolf. You may need to turn the volume up on the computer!
Readers Theatre: Tortoise and Hare
Please enjoy our Readers Theatre performance of Tortoise and Hare. You may need to turn the volume up on the computer!
Sunday, March 8, 2009
A Visit to Washington D.C.
Since, we have been learning about our country's government we decided we wanted to take a pretend trip to our nations capital, Washington D.C. Miss Frandsen gave us a plane ticket and a gumball during our pretend flight. When we arrived we found out that some very important monuments were missing in the capital. Miss Frandsen put us into three groups and we had to draw the Washington Monument, Lincoln Memorial and the White House. We drew all three places after we did some research about the specific place. We all hope one day we can go see the real places in Washington D.C.
Science
We just finished our science unit about motion and balance. We did several experiments involving motion and balance. Our final experiment was to make a roller with a small group. We used a sphere and foam roller pieces to make amazing "roller coasters." We had a blast!
Monday, January 26, 2009
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Monday, January 12, 2009
Holiday Party
Sorry this is so late. I didn't want to over load the blog with all of the other posts from last week. Enjoy and I hope you had a great holiday! Thanks again to all the parents who came in and helped at our party.
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Writing Letters
We wrote letters to friends or family we were not going to see over the holidays. It was so fun writing the letters and the addressing the envelopes. Then we walked to the nearest mailbox and dropped our letters inside.
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Gingerbread Houses
We made gingerbread houses. We used graham crackers and frosting to make the houses. Then we decorated them with all types of candy. They were beautiful to look at and yummy to eat!
Monday, January 5, 2009
Kwanzaa
We learned about Kwanzaa. People put corn on a mat called a Mkeka for how many children are in the family. They use a candle holder called a Kinera. The Kinera has eight candles. There are three greens, three reds and one black. Kwanzaa starts on December 26th and ends on January 1st. Happy Kwanzaa!
By: Daniel, Maha, Tyhowon and Luis
Tangrams
We tried to make a square with seven tangram shapes. It was hard at first but we helped each other. Then we used our tangram shapes to make different animals.
Written by: Amanda, Tristan, Kaley and Adam
Written by: Amanda, Tristan, Kaley and Adam
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