Holiday Concert

We had our holiday concert on Friday. Each grade level sang a song, then the choir entertained us with some singing. Lastly, we had a school wide sing-a-long. What a fun way to kick off our winter break!

Patiently waiting for the concert to begin



Here is Mrs. Lundmark leading the 2nd grade classes in singing their song.

Field Trip

We had a great time on our field trip to the Children's Theatre. We watched the play Puss in Boots. Photography was not allowed during the play, so the only photos I have are of us waiting for the play to start.

A New Way to Look at Hopscotch

We've been working on the o_e pattern this week. We practiced reading o_e words with the always fun game of hopscotch. I must say, though, that it has been quite a while since I've done hopscotch so the kids had to refresh my memory a bit. Here was our twist to the game: There was an o_e word in each box that they had to read as they hopped in that box. They had a great time. I was thinking about leaving the boards on the tile (I used a wet erase marker) so we could do hopscotch with other words we're learning about. After some thought, though, I think it may be best to wash them off and just redraw them when we want to do it again. I wouldn't want it to stain the tile.

In science, we are learning about what animals do to adapt in the winter (hibernation, migration, change color). Have your child tell you about what they learned. For example, I learned that before woodchucks hibernate, they eat so much that their stomachs drag on the ground. Today we learned about gray whale migration.

Next week, we will start learning about the holiday celebrations of Las Posadas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and Christmas. That will take us into the final week before winter break.

We will also be finishing Unit 5 in our Everyday Math series prior to winter break. We'll start Unit 6 when we come back from vacation.

Don't forget about our field trip to the Children's Theater in SLC on December 17th. Chaperone space is very limited (I believe we can take 2 parents from each classroom) so I will be getting in touch with you, soon, about that if you checked that you'd like to chaperone.

Will you join me in doing the snow dance? :)

Using the C.O.W.

The C.O.W. is our computers on wheels. It is a big cart that contains 30 laptops. Any teacher can check out the C.O.W. for use in his/her classroom. We have used it two times and the kids LOVE it. So far, we have used the computers to type our buddy interviews and to research the continents. I hope to use the computers more often to introduce the students to a world of technological possibilities.

Dreams on Thanksgiving Eve

On Monday, all 2nd grade classes performed the play Dreams on Thanksgiving Eve. The kids were very excited about their production. Everybody did a great job! Thank you to all of the parents who were able to come and watch. It was also great to gather for pie and juice afterwards. Yummy!

You're Invited!

The 2nd grade classes will be putting on a short play on Monday, November 24th, at (about) 9:00 a.m. The play is called Dreams on Thanksgiving Eve and features all 2nd graders. The students are very excited about this event. We hope you can join us on Monday. Juice and pie will be served after the play.

It's Turkey Time!

We met with our 4th grade buddies this past Friday. With Thanksgiving just around the corner, the students made turkey windsocks.

Meeting Our Reading Buddies!

What an exciting day! We met our reading buddies for the first time last Friday. We are going to be buddies with Mr. Tullis' 4th graders this year. For this first meeting, the kids interviewed each other.

Fire Safety Week

Last week was fire safety week, so some firefighters came to our school for a visit. They talked with all 2nd graders for a bit and then everybody got an up-close view of a fire truck.





We had our first "spotlight" presentation last week! The students also asked some great questions. This will be a wonderful way to learn about each other.