What we've been up to....

Planting our pumpkins! 

Technology time 

Materials Needed For Last Week of School Fun

Thank you to families that have already sent in items and volunteered to bring things in!  Check the list below because it has changed.

May 21, 2014

Dear Second Grade Families,

 I am trying to put together some fun activities for the second graders the last week of school and would love some help gathering materials!  The materials are very random but all play an important role in the fun that will happen that last week.  Some of the materials needed are:

-         6 golf balls

-         1 package of water balloons

-         bandanas -9 of any color but blue!

-         bag of cotton balls

-         1 bag of kidney beans

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Please let me know if you would like to help by sending in an item from the list.  I would like to have all these items gathered at school by Monday, June 2.  Thank you so much for your help! –Mrs. Raynor

Hands on nature

Learning how to spot things using monoculars. 

Learning about birds and where they can be seen in the Forest. 

Enjoying the warmer weather

Reading time outside by the garden! 

Preparing the garden for our pumpkin plants. 

Second Grade News – May 15, 2014

This edition brought to you by Sam, Cole, Avery, Amy, Bre, Allie, Sophia, Alex, and Alice these are their words!

Math: During math we have been learning about measurement.  We have been doing pages in our math workbook that involve measuring our classroom and our classroom things.  Then we would record it in our math workbook on the right page.  We think that we have been doing good at measuring!  I hope that you are proud of your kids!

Reading:  During reading we usually read outside, and we can read with a partner if we want to for about 15 minutes.  We usually have reading group, in reading group we read about two chapters in the book we are reading, then we talk about the chapters that we read.  Everyone in our class is reading chapter books, some of the chapter books are A Mouse Called Wolf, How to Eat Fried Worms, and Marvin Redpost A Magic Crystal?  After partner reading we read by our self.   

Word Study:  In word study we have been learning about the sounds oa, ow, oCe, and short vowel o.  Some words like coach are oa words.  Other words like flow and show are ow words.  Also, we are practicing an oCe spelling pattern.  When we practice we usually use our word study notebooks.  It has been a great week for the second graders.       

Science: In science we’re learning about seeds.  We’re also growing beans using a cup, cotton balls, soaked bean seeds and ½ an inch of water.  Last week we planted pumpkins!  We started Bean Germination Books to record our observations of our bean seeds.  Also, at the beginning of the school year we each planted a baby spider plant.  We have been caring for them throughout the year.  Some plants have grown a lot, and others have died, and some are on their last legs!  That is what we have been doing for the past week.                

Other fun stuff: In 2^nd grade we have started some extras.  A few weeks ago we had an all school kickball game – Mr. Middleton made it up.  It was very fun.  The 2^nd graders have been reading outside, it’s really fun for them. 

Thank you for enjoying this special newsletter written by my 2^nd grade friends.

Have a great weekend! – Mrs. Raynor

Seed observations

Our Busy Day

Our guest reader, Beth, came in as part of the Reading to End Racism program. Beth was impressed by how much the second graders already knew about civil rights and racism. 

Rehearsing for the spring concert 

Measurement Mania!

Practicing how to measure accurately using a ruler. 

Dissecting bean seeds - ask a second grader what they found inside their bean seed.