Daily Briefings 2017/18
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Daily Briefings
In class, we end most days with a Daily Briefing.
This is a time where we create a list of some of the things we did that day.
I hope you can use these to get a better sense of what we’re up to and as a way of starting discussions using specific questions.
•Sing-a-Story from the SF Opera came into our room and led us through a real opera (photos above).
•We tested out our paper airplanes and graphed our results (photo above).
•We had a special music class with Ms. Hunter and her baby Olive.
•Some of us had garden.
Monday, June 11
•We learned how to move our iMovie onto our Google Drive account (photo above).
•We wrote opinion pieces about ________is the best _________!
•We started writing thank you notes.
•We watched a BrainPop video about Goods and Services.
•We had PE.
We had read aloud.
Friday, June 8
•We performed our fable skits with props in the library (photo above).
•We basked in the glory of a performance the actors were rightfully proud of.
•We had art.
•We had PE.
Thursday, June 7
•We practiced our fable skits.
•We wrote appreciations about each other.
•We completed our math quiz.
•We read from Just Right books.
•We had PE.
Wednesday, June 6
•We had music.
•We started a math quiz.
•We heard the final speeches.
Tuesday, June 5
•We completed a two-minute sprint.
•We practiced in fable groups.
•We read independently.
•We made invitations to our fable presentation.
•We had garden and keyboarding.
Monday, June 4
•We practiced our fable skits outside and then later in the library (photos above).
•We did a two minute sprint--please ask your child if s/he would like your help practicing math facts.
•We enjoyed the lack of homework folders.
•We heard half of the speeches today and will hear the rest on Wednesday.
•We took our final spelling assessment of the year.
Friday, June 1
•We had PE.
•We had choice.
•We worked in fable groups to think about EASY and SIMPLE props for our fables that WE ALREADY OWN.
Thursday, May 31
•We practiced The Rainforest Grew All Around.
•We had read aloud.
•We learned how arrays can model multiplication problems.
Wednesday, May 30
•We had music.
•We took a two minute sprint.
Tuesday, May 29
•We practiced for our upcoming performance for the first time (details about the short second grade performance coming home soon).
•We read our first fable together today.
•We were treated to an amazing duet by the two wonderful kids pictured above.
•We took a two-minute sprint.
Wednesday, May 23
•We chose parts for our upcoming performance.
•We read independently from Just Right books.
Tuesday, May 22
•We had our last Rainforest work period.
•We did mindfulness.
•We TYPED our About the Author page.
•We had a two minute sprint.
•We had garden.
•We shared what we learned about ourselves during our rainforest study.
•Sammy's cousin Jenny came to tell us about what it's like living in the rainforest and working to protect it (photos above).
•We had our ALMOST last rainforest work period.
•We worked on an About the Author page for our book of poetry.
•We did a two minute sprint to test our math fact fluency.
•We reviewed our Weekend News from the whole year and noticed how we grew as writers.
•PE.
•Daily Briefing.
•We had two NEW Mindfulness Ambassadors.
•We had our ALMOST last rainforest work period.
•We worked on an About the Author page for our book of poetry.
•We did a two minute sprint to test our math fact fluency.
•We reviewed our Weekend News from the whole year and noticed how we grew as writers.
•PE.
•Daily Briefing.
•We had two NEW Mindfulness Ambassadors.
•We made more paper pulp bowls (photo above). It was a blast!
•We had a rainforest work period.
•We finished a new Math Review.
•We had PE.
•We had a rainforest work period.
•We finished a new Math Review.
•We had PE.
Thursday, May 17
•We went to the library and learned about how to use Book Creator on the iPad (photo above).
•We made a snake and a butterfly in centers.
•Some of us finished our iMovies!!!
•We did rainforest research.
•We played Quidditch in PE.
•We listened to nature sounds during Mindfulness.•We had lunch.
Wednesday, May 16
•We revised our Best Part of Me poems (photo above).
•Rainforest work period.
•We had a fire drill.
•We did math.
•We had music.
•We had read aloud.
•We read from just right books.
Monday, May 14
•Today, our first Mindfulness Ambassadors visited our classroom and led us in mindfulness exercise (photo above).
•We took a mini math quiz.
•We read new information about our rainforest animals and chose Fun Facts that we will include in a new Google Slide.
•We enjoyed read aloud.
•We had PE.
•We completed a new Weekend News.
Friday, May 11
•We had TONS of fun in the art making paper pulp bowls (photo above).
•We finished making and wrapping a handmade gift in honor of Mother's Day (I'm giving you a heads up to gently remind your child on Sunday morning).
•We explored multiplication a bit more.
•We had Read and Relax.
•We completed a new Math Review.
•We had a Rainforest Work Period.
Thursday, May 10
•We learned more about rainforest conservation in the library (photo above).
•Rainforest work period.
•Rainforest animal information card.
•PE.
•Finished correcting our math study guide and brought it home.
•We started to talk about multiplication.
•We had a five slide check in (recorded who was done with their five Google Slides).
Wednesday, May 9
•We had music.
•We shared solutions on the math "assessment" task.
•We completed our pages for our What Lifts Us Up book.
Tuesday, May 8
•We worked on a math study guide with a partner (photo above).
•We did centers.
•We voted for the cover for our class book.
•We had garden and keyboarding.
•We used Lucky 7 to write a paragraph.
Monday, May 7
•We learned a new method for solving vertical addition problems that is called partial sums (photos above) and shared our solutions with each other.
•We completed another Weekend News.
•We started creating the pages for our What Lifts Us Up class book.
•We had PE.
•We read from Just Right books.
•We met with our critique groups for the final time and used the feedback for our scientific illustrations.
Friday, May 4
•Today was ALL about the California Academy of Sciences (photos above). THANK YOU so much for those of you who were able to join us. You helped make it great for our kids.
Thursday, May 3
•We listened to a book read in a library about two kids who started a group to save the rainforest (photos above). Students were inspired and we visited the accompanying Kids Saving the Rainforest . We just may a project brewing...stay tuned.
•Many more students chose to type their paragraph onto the Google Slide!
•We continued to refine our understanding of vertical subtraction.
•We played a new version of the Attention Game created by our very own SACHA!
Wednesday, May 2
•We met in our Critique Groups again and offered KIND, SPECIFIC, and HELPFUL critique of our scientific illustrations (photos above).
•We had music.
•We worked on a new draft of our scientific illustration using the feedback we received in our Critique Groups.
•We worked on new multi-digit subtraction problems and shared our solutions with the class.
Tuesday, May 1
•We shared our solution to an application problem in math and we were surprised to hear two very different ways of getting to the correct answer. Look closely at the two solutions (photos above).
•Many of us finished our watercolor paintings of our rainforest animal (photo above).
•We read from our Just Right books.
•We started to turn our research into paragraphs. Some of started typing this onto out slideshow!
•We added to our Second Grade Timeline for the month of April.
Monday, April 30
•We worked on Lucky 7 questions which were all related to the size of our rainforest animal (photo above).
•We had PE.
•We started our watercolor illustrations of our rainforest animal.
•We had independent reading.
•We solved multidigit subtraction problems.
•We wrote thank you cards to Canopy Meg.
•We chose new class jobs.
Friday, April 27
•We had Read and Relax (photo above).
•Some of us measured the exact length or height of our rainforest animal using string and a measuring tape (photo above).
•We worked on our Google Slides.
•We went to art and we got do free art.
•We had PE.
•We had choice.
•We did "exquisite" math.
•Read aloud.
Thursday, April 26
•We Skyped with Canopy Meg (photo above). You can visit her website here http://canopymeg.com for more information. She was fantastic!
•We played baseball with a tennis racket.
•We updated our slideshow in library (photo above).
•We had centers.
•We learned how to make a copy of a shared document in Google Drive.
Wednesday, April 25
•We welcomed Saxton back to and heard about his eventful spring break (photo above).
•We had our first music class with Ms. Wales (photo above).
•We worked in groups of three to prioritize our questions for Canopy Meg (photo above).
•We worked on math word problems with three addends.
•We jumped back into rainforest research on the lookout for five NEW things to learn about our animal.
•We revised our What Lifts Me Up poem via Google Drive and got to play with the fun fonts!
Tuesday, April 24
•We played the attention game (photo above).
•We had buddies.
•In the morning, the guest teacher gave us tickets for sitting down nicely.
•We made seed balls in garden.
•We prepared to Skype with Canopy Meg from the Academy of Sciences (check Google Drive for details).
•Our guest teacher for the morning (Mr. Crowne) was super nice!
Monday, April 23
•We completed a new Weekend News.
•We started a math quiz.
•We learned how to complete a critique cycle with our scientific illustrations of our rainforest animals.
•We enjoyed our new seating arrangements.
Friday, April 20
•We started to paint our rainforest tree (photo above).
•We made a short video for Saxton (who is not feeling well and has yet to return from break).
•We did math.
•We went to art.
•We had Read and Relax.
•We had choice, PE and Daily Briefing.
•Most of us had independent reading.
•We did a math review and we double- (or triple-) checked our work.
Thursday, April 19
•We observed our radish seeds through our root viewer (photo above).
•We each got a photo and a "scientific illustration" of our rainforest animal and started a first draft of our own scientific illustration.
•We had "double math" today and we practiced more double digit subtraction in pairs.
•We had library and heard a bit more about the author event Edna is hosting tomorrow evening. We hope to see you there in the MPR at 7 pm.
Wednesday, April 18
•We had our last music class with Ms. Hunter (photo above).
•We did Mystery Science and made a root viewer.
•We did Rainforest Research.
•We started a new read aloud.
•We had independent reading.
•We had mini-math.
Tuesday, April 17
•We wrote a short poem about what "lifts us up" and shared our favorite lines in a popcorn style (photo above).
•We modeled a method of solving subtraction problems using the stacking way and a place value chart.
•We shared Amazing Rainforest Animal facts that we learned just today during rainforest research (photo above).
•Students had the option of bringing home their green rainforest research folders so they could work on them at home. Check in with your child about this. Also, I shared a new document with your child via Google Drive that includes websites that I thought could be helpful with your child's research. If you find other resources to add to the list, please share them with me.
Monday, April 16
•We chose animals and started Rainforest Research (photo above).
•We watched Planet Earth II.
•We did math and used place value charts to subtract numbers that required regrouping.
•We wore PJs and had lemonade.
•We started our day together with Milling to Music (photos above) to share highlights of Spring Break.
•We had PE and played Pin Down.
•Tahlequah brought a big refrigerator box.
Friday, April 6
•We made models of different seeds from Mystery Science (photos above).
•We watched a short video about habitats from Crash Course Kids.
•We looked at an "amazing book of awesomeness" full of jungle photos.
•We had choice and PE.
•We had an assembly and sang to Ms. Hunter. We also gave her our cards.
•We had Rainbow Day as our spirit day.
•We had art.
•We completed a new Math Review.
•We used our homework to make a class KWL chart about the rainforest.
Thursday, April 5
•We enjoyed all that our library has to offer (photos above).
•We practiced our assembly song for Ms. Hunter with the rest of the school.
•We had another rainforest animal research session.
•We practiced adding larger numbers the vertical way (stacking).
•We decided to wait until the day we return from Spring Break for PJ day (it might make coming back to school a bit less shocking after a week off).
Wednesday, April 4
•We practiced our assembly song with Ms. Shern's class (photo above).
•We had our second rainforest research session.
•We made a plan for a movie/pj/stuffy party on Friday. We earned a party by consistently following our morning routine.
•We read from our Just Right books.
Tuesday, April 3
•As part of our rainforest study, we learned about the diversity and classification of animals using a Mystery Science lesson (photos above).
•We started using the links on our Google Drive account to record preliminary research about three different rainforest animals we choose (photos above).
•We worked on our Second Grade Timelines during centers.
•We read from Just Right books.
•Some of us had garden and the rest of us worked on keyboarding.
•We looked back at yesterday's Weekend News and chose one thing that we could improve.
Monday, April 2
•We celebrated Gracelyn's birthday.
•We watched a bit more of Planet Earth II.
•We played soccer in PE.
•We chose new jobs.
•We used a place value chart to solve math problems with three digits, using the algorithm "the stacking way."
•We had red aloud.
•We changed seats.
•Weekend News.
•We started the homework sheet.
Friday, March 30
•We searched for "three leaf clovers" with our little buddies (photos above).
•We searched through books about rainforests (our next large unit of study) to find interesting animals that we might want to study (photo above).
•We had Read and Relax--thank you for joining us.
•We completed our 21st (!) Math Review.
•He had choice time.
•We watched the first part of Planet Earth II about rainforests.
Thursday, March 29
•We did formal morning greeting (photo above).
•We read a book about families called The Two Mrs. Gibsons in library (photo above).
•We had PE.
•We shared ideas about how we can build an amazing rainforest in room 15 as part of our rainforest study. Look for ways you can help in this week's newsletter.
•We finished our Ancestor Dolls.
•We finished our Family Portraits.
•We are excited about Family Heritage Night.
•We read a book about families called The Two Mrs. Gibsons in library (photo above).
•We had PE.
•We shared ideas about how we can build an amazing rainforest in room 15 as part of our rainforest study. Look for ways you can help in this week's newsletter.
•We finished our Ancestor Dolls.
•We finished our Family Portraits.
•We are excited about Family Heritage Night.
Wednesday, March 28
•We enjoyed a return to Work on Writing (photo above).
•We earned 220 stars in music.
•We worked really hard on getting our scrapbooks and family portraits completed for Family Heritage Night.
•We read from Just Right books.
•We earned 220 stars in music.
•We worked really hard on getting our scrapbooks and family portraits completed for Family Heritage Night.
•We read from Just Right books.
Tuesday, March 27
•Many students enjoyed the Young Authors' Fair (photo above).
Friday, March 23
•In art, we worked on group pieces that showed what we know about the rainforest before our class study (photo above).
•Colton and Sammy took photos of each student to include in our scrapbooks (one of these photos above).
Thursday, March 22
•We had another Fashion Show for new shoes which walked out runway (photo of the kicks above).
•We worked with a partner on vertical math problems.
•We learned about how things have changed between then and now in the library.
•We had PE.
•We started to design the final pages of our scrapbooks.
Wednesday, March 21
•We learned a strategy to solve addition problems that are presented in a vertical (stacking) format using manipulatives to model regrouping. We call it "make ten below." (photos above)
•We had music and committed to making our last three music classes with Ms. Hunter the very best.
•We continued to work on our scrapbooks.
Tuesday, March 20
•We worked on word problems in math.
•We had a scrapbook work period.
•We listened to two more stories written for the Young Authors's fair.
•We had reading.
•We enjoyed choice time with our little buddies (check out the fun in the photos above).
•We worked on our family portraits without people.
•In garden, we learned about the life cycle of bee.
Monday, March 19
•We did Read, Draw and Write problems in math and shared our solutions with each other.
•We had PE and played Survivor and soccer.
•We did reading.
•We had Adam's birthday celebration (AMAZING).
•We wrote topic sentence that grabbed our readers' attention for Weekend News.
•We had read aloud.
•We started a family portrait collage with no pictures (the photo above is my sample).
Thursday, March 15
•There was a downpour during last recess.
•We had centers.
•We had partners and did puzzles with strings, balls and blindfolds in PE.
•We did Read Aloud.
•We read Marvelous Cornelius and shared people we know who made a difference (photos above).
•We finished our Famous Family Foods.
•We had a sub for 2 minutes in the morning!
Wednesday, March 14
•We shared our thinking about a math word problem (photo above)
•We earned 240 stars in music today
•We worked on scrapbook covers
•We wrote the first chapter of our published All About books
•We read from our Read Aloud and enjoyed lemon poppyseed cake that Bethy brought (delicious)
Tuesday, March 13
•We interviewed our buddies and started a Venn Diagram to show we are similar and different to each other (photos above)
•We created family trees (photos above)
•We read a new read aloud Pax
•We had garden (half of us)
•We did math and reading
•We did Keyboarding Without Tears
Monday, March 12
•We read Yoko and talked about ideas for Family Heritage Night potluck.
•We did a sprint in math and a word problem.
•We had our first day with a new PE teacher.
•We had a work period using our green folders.
•We finished a new Weekend News.
•We had recess and we played helicopter.
•We read just right books.
Thursday, March 8
•We focused on properties of matter as we compared melting points of different types of candy (photos above).
•We welcomed several new books into our room and jumped right into them (photos above)!
•We had PE.
•We researched one of the countries of our ancestry in the library.
•We worked on two word problems in math.
Wednesday, March 7
Some Highlights We Remember from Chinatown:
•I saw a frog in the market.
•I saw live catfish in the market.
•At the fortune cookie factory, I saw a fortune cookie as big as three fists put together.
•When I went to the bathroom, the toilet set was left up.
•I learned how to say "I love dogs" in Chinese.
•I saw a person holding cough drops and he offered them to us. (We said no, of course!)
•I learned that the way Chinatown became Chinatown was that one person told another and then another and then another until there thousands of Chinese people in Chinatown.
•I learned how to say "cat" in Chinese.
•I saw people playing cards and winning money on a cardboard box in the park.
•People talked to me in the park.
•There were dead lizards for sale in the herb and medicine store.
•The medicine store smelled horrible.
•I saw a dragon that was big and colorful.
•There was a deer's leg in the medicine store that could make a great scratcher and can fix your joints.
•In the medicine shop, I saw something that cost $485.
•In the supermarket there was meat that was as a big as a whole pig.
•I found three pennies in the store and gave them to my mom.
•We learned how to say hello in Chinese.
•Linda showed us dinosaur bones that you could eat to make you sleep better.
•There were dried sea cucumbers in the herbal shop.
Monday, March 5
•We got a big lemon from Colton--it's HUGE (photo above).
•We found out if we could fry an egg on a sidewalk. Well, actually, we made mittens out of Styrofoam, foil, and cloth to see
which material could let us touch something hot as we learned about the insulating or conducting property of certain materials (photos above).
•We had PE.
•We did a Show What You Know assessment about math.
•We read just right books and collected interesting words.
•We got new class jobs.
•We finished a new Weekend News.
Friday, March 2
•We were busy during choice time refining our engineering skills and organizing our library of magazines (photos above).
•We had Read and Relax.
•We completed a Math Review.
•We studied our errors on our pretest for the current math unit.
•We worked on All About books.
•We used our homework to complete a chart that shows Where Our Families are From.
•We worked on our scrapbooks.
•We discussed our new furniture arrangement.
•We previewed our homework for the weekend/next week that is DUE ON THURSDAY.
Thursday, March 1
•We shared what we wrote in our All About books (photos above).
•We shared our ideas about new ways to rearrange the desks in our class and then voted on the design we liked best (photo above).
•We started to assemble our Immigration Day/Family Heritage scrapbook.
•We had PE.
•We used our math binders for the first time.
•We read from our just right books and collected words that were interesting and challenging.
Wednesday, February 28
•We designed and created hats to protect us from the sun as we learned about properties of matter during a Mystery Science activity (photo above).
•We collected interesting and challenging words from our reading of non fiction books.
•We had music.
•We worked on our writing of All About books.
•We started a chart of where our families are from.
Monday, February 26
•We played Milling to Music as a way of sharing information about our break with each other (photo above).
•We reviewed our math quiz and spent time studying our mistakes.
•We cleaned out our book boxes and read just right books.
•We made a checklist of "things we can do correctly on Weekend News" and used this as we worked on our Weekend News.
•We had PE.
•We used a blank world map and tried to identify as many countries of our ancestry as we know so far.
•We previewed the homework for the week--it relies on your help!
Friday, February 16
•The fairy houses are alive and well (photos above). Any jewels or treasures you might find lying around would be a big hit (my wife's broken jewelry has been enjoying a second life, much appreciated).
•We took a math quiz.
•We wrote a letter to a (fictionalized) family member telling about our experiences on the boat and at Ellis Island.
•Some of us went to art.
•We had choice time.
Wednesday, February 14
•The big news of the day is that we passed out Valentines and treats (photos above).
•We also converted three digit numbers written in word form, expanded form and unit form into standard form. We compared numbers written in different forms (photo above).
•We wrote a letter in the voice of our immigrant profile using the prompts in the photo above.
•We read more nonfiction.
Monday, February 12
• We shared our different solutions for two word problems (photos above).
•We wrote our passports for Immigration Day.
•It was Joey’s birthday and we enjoyed popsicles.
•We played knockout (and other stuff) in PE.
•We wrote a love poem.
•We read non-fiction.
•We wrote our Weekend News as paragraphs.
•We completed the first two pages of our “Non Fiction Fun
Pack.”
Friday, February 9
•We enjoyed the beautiful sunny day during choice time (photo above).
•We loved listening to speeches. Please remember that "immigrants" will not give a speech during Immigration Day, but DO need to be able to answer questions about all the information the speech feedback sheet (photo above).
•We had our Interactive Art Show (and I forgot to take any photos!).
•We studied last week's Math Review and worked on a new one.
•We listened to Matt de La Pena's new book Love and had a great conversation about it.
Thursday, February 8
•We had our Interactive Art Show (and I forgot to take any photos!).
•We studied last week's Math Review and worked on a new one.
•We listened to Matt de La Pena's new book Love and had a great conversation about it.
Thursday, February 8
•We had Ms. Duvall come and teach us how to make "fortune tellers" using vocabulary that we have learned during our immigration study (photos above).
•We practiced writing a fiction story in the library.
•We had math, parts one and two.
•We worked on our All About Books.
Wade's mom helped with centers--THANK YOU!
•We talked more about tomorrow's speech and the homework that is due tomorrow.
Wednesday, February 7
•We designed checkered hearts (photos above).
•We made two and three digit numbers and compared them using greater than, less than, and equal to notations (photos above).
•We celebrated Global Play Day with our TK buddies.
Tuesday, February 6
•Ms. Jen was here to talk about the Stop Hand and the THINK acronym (photo above).
•We played a number tracing game with our TK buddies and we thought it was easy (photo above).
•Read Aloud.
•The photo above shows us working on our All About books and centers (thanks to Kaiyan's mom and Myles' grandma for helping us today).
•We answered questions about immigration in a gallery walk (see photo above).
•We had garden and we broke up pumpkins and threw at a fence (wow!).
•We read Her Right Foot by Dave Eggers
•We did a sprint in math.
Monday, February 5
•Kaiyan showed us some photos of his trip to see elephant seals (photo above)
•We taught first graders a bit about coins (photos above).
•We had PE.
•We chose new class jobs.
•We cleaned out our book boxes.
•We talked a bit more about Immigration Day and homework.
Friday, February 2
•We celebrated Global Play Day with our TK buddies.
Tuesday, February 6
•We played a number tracing game with our TK buddies and we thought it was easy (photo above).
•Read Aloud.
•We had garden and we broke up pumpkins and threw at a fence (wow!).
•We read Her Right Foot by Dave Eggers
and we loved it.
•Keyboarding Without Tears.•We did a sprint in math.
Monday, February 5
•Kaiyan showed us some photos of his trip to see elephant seals (photo above)
•We taught first graders a bit about coins (photos above).
•We had PE.
•We chose new class jobs.
•We cleaned out our book boxes.
•We talked a bit more about Immigration Day and homework.
Friday, February 2
•We met with our buddied and traced their shadow in honor of Groundhog's Day (photo above).
•We worked more on our All About books.
•We had homework discussion.
•We finished Math Review.
•We had Read and Relax
•We had PE.
•We had Choice.
•We had Read Aloud.
Wednesday, January 31•We worked more on our All About books.
•We had homework discussion.
•We finished Math Review.
•We had Read and Relax
•We had PE.
•We had Choice.
•We had Read Aloud.
•In small groups, we read about the different reasons groups of people immigrated to America (photo above).
•We had Music.
• We enjoyed Wishtree during Read Aloud.
•We finished the first drafts of our Immigrant Profile.
•We learned the word emigrate.
•We watched a short video about the Statue of Liberty.
•We created a wish tree (photo above).
•In math, we did a sprint and we traded tens and hundreds as we counted by ones (photo above).
•We had PE.
•We had PE.
•He had read aloud.
•We wrote about our writing.
•We wrote Weekend News as a paragraph.
•Daily Briefing.
Friday, January 26
•We LOVED sharing our grandparent biographies with you (photos above). Thanks so much for joining us.
•We had art.
•We worked on our immigrant profiles.
•We made visual models of larger numbers and practiced saying the value in standard- and unit-form.
•We started a new read aloud called Wishtree (photo above).
•We had art.
•We worked on our immigrant profiles.
•We made visual models of larger numbers and practiced saying the value in standard- and unit-form.
Thursday, January 25
•Arden created a new version of The Attention Game and we enjoyed it very much. Her game was a bit more challenging and A LOT more fun than Adam's version (photo above).
•We loved the big dumps of rain and got to see a beautiful rainbow on the way to library (photo above).
•We had centers with Zola's dad.
•We decided who wanted to read their paragraph at the beginning of the sharing tomorrow and are looking forward to sharing our biographies with you.
•We listened to the author of the wildly popular Hi Lo books.
Wednesday, January 24
•We loved the big dumps of rain and got to see a beautiful rainbow on the way to library (photo above).
•We had centers with Zola's dad.
•We decided who wanted to read their paragraph at the beginning of the sharing tomorrow and are looking forward to sharing our biographies with you.
•We listened to the author of the wildly popular Hi Lo books.
•We discussed Immigration Day as we started our Immigrant Profile. (More details will follow, but I just wanted to give you a heads up about the costumes. This photo from last year might help with ideas.)
•Music class was fun and we earned 205 stars!!! (photo above)
•We each wrote a paragraph about our grandparent and we were careful to include an introductory and conclusion sentence.
•Music class was fun and we earned 205 stars!!! (photo above)
•We each wrote a paragraph about our grandparent and we were careful to include an introductory and conclusion sentence.
Tuesday, January 23
•In pairs, we continued our Webquest about Ellis Island (photos above).
•Ms. Jen came in for another Kimochi lesson (photo above).
•We did math using place value disks (photo above).
•We played the Attention Game 2.0 and many of us are inspired to write our own version (check your email for details).
•Half of us had Garden.
•We had centers with Sienna's mom and Ms. Coleman.
•We chose the country that we want to be from for Immigration Day.
•We did Keyboarding Without Tears.
•We read My Beuatiful Birds about a boy who was fleeing Syria.
Monday, January 22
•We played the "Attention Game" (photo above).
•We read an article about Ellis Island with room 16 (photos above).
•We spent time on finishing touches to our biographies.
•We had "Physical Exercise."
•We had Read Aloud and are getting close to the end of The Tale of Desperaux.
•We finished Weekend News.
Friday, January 19
•We enjoyed Read and Relax (photo above).
•We worked on our first Webquest about Ellis Island.
•We finished Math Review (and felt really great about it).
•We worked on our biographies.
•We heard a story about Sudanese refugees called My Name is Sangoel and added it our chart (photo above).
•We worked on our first Webquest about Ellis Island.
•We finished Math Review (and felt really great about it).
•We worked on our biographies.
•We heard a story about Sudanese refugees called My Name is Sangoel and added it our chart (photo above).
Thursday, January 18
•Miss Jen came into our class and taught us about the Seven Keys to Communication (photos above). Today, she taught us about the first Key to Communication which included saying the name of the person you want to talk to, waiting for eye contact and giving a communication tap, if necessary.
Wednesday, January 17
•We played the Attention Game and set a new class record (photo above).
•We took a math quiz.
•We read Stepping Stones which told the story of an immigrant family from Syria.
Tuesday, January 16
•We solved a math story problem and went on a gallery walk looking at all of the different solutions (photos above).
•Read aloud.
•We had our first day with our new center schedule (THANKS for your flexibility, Karen!).
•Some of us went to the garden class and others worked on keyboarding.
•We talked about the difference between "immigration" and "traveling."
•We worked on Weekend News and included a topic sentence.
Friday, January 12
•We loved painting tooth fairies in art (photos above).
•We had Read and Relax.
•We completed Math Review.
•We read from Tale of Despereaux.
•We had choice time (and fairy houses are still a hit).
Thursday, January 11
•We continued to hear about exciting adventures during break and after (photo above).
•We had fun finding new places on a world map during library (photo above).
•We did some remodeling and rebuilding of our fairy houses (photo above).
•We drafted our title pages for our biographies.
Wednesday, January 10
•We practiced counting bills (photo above).
•We had fun in music (photo above).
•We played a new group game.
•We were productive during a Biography Work Period.
Tuesday, January 9
•We used this Daily Briefing page to remind ourselves about the things we did in December as we completed our Second Grade Timeline (photo above).
•We played "Milling to Music" as a way to move around and talk about our break.
•We worked on a 2018 plan for the future.
•We cleaned out some of our supplies and got used to our new desk seats.
Thursday, December 21
•We enjoyed a Winter Cafe and created a shopping list using what we learned about money (apologies for the abundance of junk food). Our "cashier" checked to make sure the addition was correct (see photos above).
•We enjoyed the book The Polar Express (photo above).
•We heard from two partnerships share their writing from Work on Writing (photos above). This was a lot of fun and inspiring to the rest of us. I know there are more creations brewing among the writers in room 15.
Wednesday, December 20
•We found ways to make $1.00 using coins (see photos above).
•We worked on our biographies.
•We earned 200 stars in music.
•We moved desks and other furniture (see the photo above)!
•We did Read Aloud.
•We held our raffle.
•We did Work on Writing.
Tuesday, December 19
•We enjoyed a truly DELICIOUS speech from Wade (photo above)
•We had fun at today's Winter Sing (photos above)
•Hajra taught us how to make three different holiday cards (photos above)
•We worked on our biographies
•We had garden or keyboarding
Monday, December 18
•We worked on our biographies (check out the photo of our project planner above).
•Some of us read from just right books today.
•We did math with money.
•We helped our buddies make snowman hats for the winter sing.
•PE.
Thursday, December 14
•In the library, we listened to a wonderful new biography about Temple Gradin (photo above).
•We made mini-me's for to thank our Kiddo classroom supporters.
•We had PE.
•We listened to The Night Tree which told a story of one family's winter tradition.
•We practiced spelling number words.
Wednesday, December 13
•We made a thank you card to the grandparent we interviewed (photo above).
•We had music and earned a 200 point certificate!
•We worked on our Grandparent Biographies.
•We had read aloud.
•We learned about expanded form to write bigger numbers.
Tuesday, December 12
•We used Hide Zero cards in math (photos above).
•We worked on Grandparent Biographies.
•We wrote larger numbers in word form, numeral form, and unit form.
•We went to garden OR Keyboarding Without Tears.
•We read from our read aloud.
•We shared ideas for the upcoming Family Tradition speech.
Monday, December 11
•We listened to Tale of Despereaux for Read Aloud (photo above).
•We had PE.
•We enjoyed Independent Reading.
•We completed a new Weekend News.
•We finished a Math sprint.
•We helped Adam prepare materials for tomorrow's math activity.
Friday, December 8
•We learned how to use Osmo Coding during choice time (photo above).
•The fairy houses are alive and well (photo above).
•Sacha shared with us some interesting information about bananas that he found in a magazine during Read and Relax (photo above).
Thursday, December 7
•Wade shared a great book that many of the students were interested in. Here is a link to the book on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Who-Your-Name-Here-Story/dp/0448487152/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1512771997&sr=8-1&keywords=who+is+a+story
•We had PE.
•We used open number lines on a mini-assessment.
•We were AWESOME during our first Biography Workshop period.
Wednesday, December 6
•We played a math game focused on trading ones and tens (photo above)
•We used open humber lines to solve subtraction problems with larger numbers
•During centers, we worked on our final copy of the first chapter of our grandparent biography (photo above)
•Music (photo above)
•Work on Writing
Tuesday, December 5
•We used open number lines to solve subtraction problems and shared our solutions with each other (photo above).
•We went to the Book Fair with our buddies.
•Half of us went to garden.
•We finished the first draft of the first chapter of our grandparent biographies (photos above).
•We read Tale of Despereaux.
•We made a sentence patterning chart using the noun biographies.
•We went to the Book Fair with our buddies.
•Half of us went to garden.
•We finished the first draft of the first chapter of our grandparent biographies (photos above).
•We read Tale of Despereaux.
•We made a sentence patterning chart using the noun biographies.
Monday, December 4
•We analyzed math strategies for efficiency.
•We had PE.
•We organized our completed Grandparent Interview sheets.
•We completed our November timelines.
•We wrote about our weekends.
•We finished our second biography about one person with our partner.
•We had PE.
•We organized our completed Grandparent Interview sheets.
•We completed our November timelines.
•We wrote about our weekends.
•We finished our second biography about one person with our partner.
Friday, December 1
•We had choice time.
•We completed a Math Review.
•We had time with Keyboarding Without Tears.
We continued to read biographies in pairs.
•We worked on a new "Focused and Relaxed" display.
•We completed a Math Review.
•We had time with Keyboarding Without Tears.
We continued to read biographies in pairs.
•We worked on a new "Focused and Relaxed" display.
Thursday, November 30
•In pairs, we started to read two biographies about one person. We are taking notes from each text and comparing the information in each (photos above).
•We went worked on our final copy of our Family Metaphor poem.
•We read two biographies of Frida Kahlo and took notes about what we learned.
Wednesday, November 29
•We wrote Family Metaphor poems and illustrated them (photos above).
•We created a new sentence patterning chart and used it to play a card game (photo above).
•We earned 160 stars in music today.
•Some of us spent time in the fairy house garden space.
Tuesday, November 28
•Kaiyan showed us how to play Kakooma from Gregtangmath.com (photo above)
•We watched Fantastic Mr. Fox.
•We bundled straws into groups of tens and hundreds.
•We solved a word problem involving 100 and shared our solutions with the class (photo above).
•We had garden and keyboarding.
•We had Work on Writing.
•We started a metaphor family portrait poems.
•We started a metaphor family portrait poems.
Monday, November 27
•We chose new jobs.
•We shared important stories from our break.
•We categorized biographies into five groups; those about artists, athletes, humanitarians, politicians, and scientists.
•We started The Tale of Despereaux as our new read aloud.
•We had PE.
•We started to draw family portraits.
Friday, November 3
•We used a model to illustrate how sand gets to the beach (photos above).
•We created monsters of one sort and another in art (photos above).
•We celebrated Jasper's birthday.
•We finished Math Review #9.
•We had Read and Relax.
•We added our first item of the year to Seesaw! (Thanks goes to Lisa Monge for showing Adam how to do this!)
Thursday, November 2
•We worked on an iPad project in the library (photos above).
•We had PE.
•We crafted our Halloween Night small moment stories.
•We completed our Self Evaluations.
•We corrected yesterday's math problem set and used those corrections to help us with a new one.
Wednesday, November 1
•We measured using lengths of string and learned about using tape diagrams to model problems (photos above).
Tuesday, October 31
Friday, October 27
•We explored landforms and created a definition of the term in library.
•We solved equations to make one meter.
•We explored structures (you can visit google drive to view the collection) and we were inspired to design and sketch plans for more permanent fairy houses to be built tomorrow during art.
Wednesday, October 25
•We read from our just right books
•We learned a new routine called Sentence Patterning and we even learned a song to go with it!
•We participated in a successful disaster drill
Tuesday, October 24
Thursday, October 19
•We created our Kindness Rocks (photos above).
•We shared our small moment stories and created a list of small moment memories we could write about later.
•We started our Haunted House writing.
•We used small paperclips, large paperclips and centimeter rulers to measure many items (photo above).
•We went to the library and learned about LANDFORMS.
Tuesday, October 17
•In pairs, we shared a small moment story in our life. As we listened to our partner, we asked questions and helped flesh out the story. We will write these stories tomorrow (photos above).
•We each chose one rock and created a design plan to turn it into a Kindness Rock (photos above).
•Half of us went to garden and half of us practiced keyboarding.
•We cashed in our three Golden Lunchbox tickets and enjoyed five extra minutes of recess.
•We voted on our next read aloud. Hello, Fantastic Mr. Fox!
•We each chose one rock and created a design plan to turn it into a Kindness Rock (photos above).
•Half of us went to garden and half of us practiced keyboarding.
•We cashed in our three Golden Lunchbox tickets and enjoyed five extra minutes of recess.
•We voted on our next read aloud. Hello, Fantastic Mr. Fox!
Monday, October 16
•After reviewing our last Weekend News, we created a new Weekend News today and showed how we can proofread our own writing (photo above).
•We read about compass roses and used this information to answer questions about a map.
•We had OUTSIDE PE!
•We enjoyed tea this morning as Read and Relax was canceled Friday.
Thursday, October 12
•We learned a new game called The Attention Game that fosters teamwork, focus, attention, and fun (photo above).
•We assembled our Fall Poems.
•We shared what we knew about small moment writing.
•We had math in two parts.
•We found out that we don't have school on Friday.
Wednesday, October 11
•We played a "Mindful Game" called Pass the Cup. This activity/game sharpens concentration, strengthens empathy and builds community (photos above).
•We measured things around our classroom using three measuring tools; a meter stick, a measuring tape and a ruler (photos above).
•We reviewed yesterday's Weekend News looking for things we did well and things we want to improve in the future.
•We stayed inside again all day.
•It was Chase's birthday.
•We reviewed yesterday's Weekend News looking for things we did well and things we want to improve in the future.
•We stayed inside again all day.
•It was Chase's birthday.
Tuesday, October 10
•We spent time with our buddies. We introduced Kindness Rocks and then had some time to participate in choice time with them (photo above).
•We completed a map of North America.
•We started Keyboarding Without Tears (a keyboarding program).
•We completed Weekend News.
•We started Keyboarding Without Tears (a keyboarding program).
•We completed Weekend News.
Friday, October 6
•After making a sad discovery that some of the fairy houses and a couple of the hummingbird plants had been damaged, we drafted a message (above) that we hope to have read--or read ourselves--as part of the school's morning message. Students were disappointed, but amazingly gracious.
•Math Review
•Choice time was super fun.
•Patricia Polacco rescheduled her assembly for next Wednesday.
•We enjoyed Read and Relax.
•We created the final draft of our fall poems.
•We earned our THIRD golden lunchbox ticket for being super duper during lunch-eating.
•Math Review
•Choice time was super fun.
•Patricia Polacco rescheduled her assembly for next Wednesday.
•We enjoyed Read and Relax.
•We created the final draft of our fall poems.
•We earned our THIRD golden lunchbox ticket for being super duper during lunch-eating.
Thursday, October 5
•We made a few signs to help keep our fairy houses safe (photo above).
•We created a centimeter ruler and used it to measure things in our classroom.
•We enjoyed another Patricia Polacco book in advance of her visit tomorrow.
•We learned how to mark a Post-it with an asterisk to indicate a particularly important part of a book.
•We had time to Work on Writing.
•Five more of us assembled our Me On the Map flipbooks (thanks, Bill Morrison!).
Wednesday, October 4
•We earned a certificate in music (photo above).
•We had our first centers activity.
•We completed another sprint (fluency practice) in math.
•We read another Patricia Polacco book.
•We made individual mailboxes for letters we receive.
•We did work on writing.
Tuesday, October 3
•While half of us were in our school's garden, the other half jumped into building fairy houses (photos above). We realized that building houses takes a lot of materials, so many of us decided we needed to collect interesting things from our homes and neighborhoods.
•We continued measuring a collection of things using a single centimeter cube using the "mark and advance" or "mark and move forward" technique. Your child should be able to show you what we did using a single standard item (penny or dime) to measure various objects.
•We read Some Birthday by Patricia Polacco who will visit our school this Friday.
•We agreed on a notation to use on Post-its to mark surprising parts of books we read.
•We started a list of Fall nouns, adjectives and verbs.
Monday, October 2
•We learned a new birthday song and had a wonderful opportunity to enjoy it on Sienna's birthday (image above).
•Many of us completed the Me On the Map pages for our flip books.
•We learned a new homework routine of Word Sort using the five focus words on list #4.
•We reviewed our Math Review from last Friday.
Friday, September 29
•We had a blast at the Stampede Pep Rally (photo above).
•We had our first Read and Relax with parents!
•We had choice time and Kaiyan showed us how to use Book Creator.
•We worked in the garden space.
•We visited our buddies.
•We practiced our cheer with all the second graders in the hallway.
•We finished our Math Review.
Thursday, September 28
•We measured crayons with centimeter cubes and answered some measurement questions (photo above).
•We practiced our cheer for tomorrow's Stampede Pep Rally.
•We shared ideas about how we keep reading across multiple days.
•We had PE.
•We generated lists of fall nouns.
•We had independent reading.
•We hear a Patricia Polacco book in advance of her upcoming visit on Friday, October 6.
Wednesday, September 27
•We used Calm.com to practice mindfulness.
•We started work on our year-long timelines. You can look forward to seeing the finished product at Open House (that's called building suspense!).
•We earned our second certificate of the year in music. Although, we do need to still work on ALL students fully participating in music class.
•We continued our work on our Me On the Map books.
•We studied our corrected math quiz. Each of us learned something that will help us next time.
Tuesday, September 26
•We worked on Me On the Map books as we searched maps for specific land masses (photo above).
•We took our first math quiz and will review it tomorrow and see what we can learn about ourselves as mathematicians and "quiz-takers."
•We started Sideways Stories from Wayside School as our read aloud.
•Half of us went to garden and the other half researched fairy houses.
•We finished our class scarecrow for the Stampede (thanks to Sarah for her leadership with this).
Monday, September 25
•We were met at school today with a beautiful collection of plants for our hummingbird/fairy house garden. We put those into the ground today during lunch. Very soon after, we spotted the hummingbird photographed above visiting every single one of the new plants. It was amazing. Thank you!
•We reviewed our Math Review to study our mistakes.
•We took a math practice quiz in preparation of Tuesday's quiz. Students brought this practice quiz home, as we shared solutions and correct answers.
•We had a Work on Writing session today. This is a relatively small amount of time that allows students to spend time writing whatever they want. Today, I saw stories, letters, a post card and a detailed labeled scientific illustration.
•Many of us spent part of lunchtime gardening.
•We completed Weekend News.
•We chose new class jobs.
•We had PE.
Friday, September 22
•We enjoyed our first Read and Relax. You are invited to join us next Friday at 8:35 for tea and magazine-reading.
•We had our choice between two versions of Math Review-- 4 and 4+.
•We had choice time.
•We finished Poppy as our first read aloud. (I hope you have enjoyed hearing a bit about this fantastic book.)
•We planted more plants in our growing garden space.
•In art, we were inspired by Noguchi's playscapes as we built a playscape of our own design in teams (photo below).
•We dug up some of the plants in our garden space and PLANTED THREE NEW PLANTS (photo above).
•We used our Google Drive accounts to check out a list of websites that teach about plants that attract hummingbirds and butterflies. Some students were interested in donating a plant to help beautify our growing space. BONUS--Sloat happens to be holding their 25% off outdoor plant sale this weekend.
•We read TWO chapters of Poppy today.
•We are getting better at raising our hands to share an idea and to ask a question.
•We identified realistic reading goals for ourselves (photo of the chart below).
•We earned a CERTIFICATE in music class today (yahoo!).
•We did Math Review Review where we studied the mistakes we made on our two most recent Math Reviews (these came home today in the Wednesday folder and should stay home).
•After reading Owl Moon, we each wrote about a time we did something with just us and one parent.
•The fairy house materials were organized (by Adam's daughter--the students haven't seen this yet). Please feel free to send in other natural materials that you think we might be able to use.
Tuesday, September 19
•We heard three Weekend News pieces and notice out loud what we noticed each writer did.
•We helped each other in pairs (one student who felt like s/he could use some help and the other who felt that s/he could offer help) use number bonds to solve problems.
•We read a paragraph about a map and answered questions about what we read.
•We did a quick write in our Writer's Notebook.
•We shared realistic reading goals.
Monday, September 18
•We looked at many different maps and decided how each could help us (photo above).
•We played freeze tag and basketball during PE.
•We talked about how to set realistic and helpful reading goals.
•We stretched our own writing as we wrote Weekend News.
•We ate lunch at our new class lunch tables.
Thursday, September 14
•We explored the nonfiction section of our library (photo above).
•We completed our Character Day reflection sheet about the books we heard from the second grade teachers.
•We completed a two-part math lesson and shared our thinking about the math that we solved (photo below).
Wednesday, September 13
•We participated in Character Day (photo above) by traveling to the other second grade classrooms and discussing the character strengths shown in picture books.
•We used number bonds to solve large addition problems within 100.
•We developed a "book shopping schedule" to ensure that students always have a full book box without taking reading time to choose books.
•We had an earthquake drill.
•Half of us interviewed Farmer Cat and Kristy Kale while Tahlequah was the videographer. The other half of us interviewed Mr. Kostelnik and Ms. Coleman while Kaiyan was the videographer. We got a lot of information that will help us move on our garden space plans.
Tuesday, September 12
•We had "outside buddies" today. We showed them how to use the big play structure safely and had a great time (photo above).
•We used number bonds to solve large addition problems within 100.
•We chose new seats/desk partners.
•We learned about the Kindness Rock Project and watched a short film. We added it to our list of choices for our garden space.
•Kaiyan and Colton were our Dynamic Duo today.
•We had a few spare minutes before dismissal and told jokes. We thought this was a great idea and may be on the lookout for some good jokes to share. (Your child may be asking you for a few!)
•We voted on the types of garden we want to include in our garden space.
Monday, September 11
•We chose our first pair of Dynamic Duo students. Benji and Henry each shared their Star Student poster and also led a discussion based on the quote they chose (randomly) which is shown in the photo above. It says "Choose a job you love and you will never have to work a day in your life." This led to a fun and lively conversation.
•We used number bonds to practice Take One Away in math.
•Some of us played frisbee and survivor in PE.
•We chose new class jobs for the week.
•We wrote a new edition of Weekend News.
•We added Fairy Gardens to our list of ideas to include in our garden project. We will be voting on our favorites tomorrow.
Friday, September 8
•Some of us played frisbee and survivor in PE.
•We chose new class jobs for the week.
•We wrote a new edition of Weekend News.
•We added Fairy Gardens to our list of ideas to include in our garden project. We will be voting on our favorites tomorrow.
•We chose new class jobs for the week.
•We wrote a new edition of Weekend News.
•We added Fairy Gardens to our list of ideas to include in our garden project. We will be voting on our favorites tomorrow.
•We had our first session of Read to Someone aka partner reading (photo above).
•We had school photos.
•Half of us had art today.
•We met a fun character named Ereth in our read aloud book.
•We studied our errors on last week's Math Review before we started a new one.
•We had choice time and created a wish list of things we would love to use for next week.
•We had our first session of Read to Someone aka partner reading (photo above).
•We had school photos.
•Half of us had art today.
•We met a fun character named Ereth in our read aloud book.
•We studied our errors on last week's Math Review before we started a new one.
•We had choice time and created a wish list of things we would love to use for next week.
•We had school photos.
•Half of us had art today.
•We met a fun character named Ereth in our read aloud book.
•We studied our errors on last week's Math Review before we started a new one.
•We had choice time and created a wish list of things we would love to use for next week.
Thursday, September 7
•We visited our buddy class and enjoyed a follow the leader silly walk on the way back to room 15 (photo above).
•We followed our Morning Routine perfectly.
•We completed our first Problem Set as part of our math lesson.
•Some of us shared our first piece from our Writer's Notebook.
•We read for 16 minutes without stopping during independent reading.
•We had PE and Library.
•We visited our buddy class and enjoyed a follow the leader silly walk on the way back to room 15 (photo above).
•We followed our Morning Routine perfectly.
•We completed our first Problem Set as part of our math lesson.
•Some of us shared our first piece from our Writer's Notebook.
•We read for 16 minutes without stopping during independent reading.
•We had PE and Library.
•We followed our Morning Routine perfectly.
•We completed our first Problem Set as part of our math lesson.
•Some of us shared our first piece from our Writer's Notebook.
•We read for 16 minutes without stopping during independent reading.
•We had PE and Library.
Wednesday, September 6
•We solved a math problem and then shared our thinking about that problem with the class (a photo of this is above).
•We got our reading spots and used them for the first time.
•We earned 90 stars in music (a new class record, but not yet a certificate).
•We talked about our class jobs.
•We used our Writer's Notebook for our first entry of the year.
•We got our reading spots and used them for the first time.
•We earned 90 stars in music (a new class record, but not yet a certificate).
•We talked about our class jobs.
•We used our Writer's Notebook for our first entry of the year.
•We earned 90 stars in music (a new class record, but not yet a certificate).
•We talked about our class jobs.
•We used our Writer's Notebook for our first entry of the year.
Tuesday, September 5
•We had our first garden class with Farmer Cat.
•We chose our first class jobs and started full employment.
•We strengthened our math fluency with another round of sprints.
•We requested our top three reading spots for independent reading.
•We had a visit from a librarian from the Mill Valley Public Library who told us about two awesome things (see our homework folder for more info).
•We created a list of questions from our Garden Design presentations. We categorized those questions into two groups. One set of questions are for Farmer Cat and the other set is for Mr. Kostelnik.
•We strengthened our math fluency with another round of sprints.
•We requested our top three reading spots for independent reading.
•We had a visit from a librarian from the Mill Valley Public Library who told us about two awesome things (see our homework folder for more info).
•We created a list of questions from our Garden Design presentations. We categorized those questions into two groups. One set of questions are for Farmer Cat and the other set is for Mr. Kostelnik.
•We requested our top three reading spots for independent reading.
•We had a visit from a librarian from the Mill Valley Public Library who told us about two awesome things (see our homework folder for more info).
•We created a list of questions from our Garden Design presentations. We categorized those questions into two groups. One set of questions are for Farmer Cat and the other set is for Mr. Kostelnik.
Friday, September 1
•A few of us started to clear out some of the weeds to make way for our upcoming beautification of the space (photo above).
•We enjoyed a refreshing birthday treat in celebration of Zola's birthday.
•We had our first Math Review of the year (more details at Back to School Night).
•We each started an Authority List of things we know about. This were glued into our Writer's Notebook.
•We enjoyed our first Choice Time session (and decided we could use well-loved Legos or Magnatiles and such that are ready for a new home).
•We dropped by our TK buddies to say hi.
•Ms. Duvall (a beloved Edna teacher on leave this year) and her baby boy Archer stopped by for a quick hello and Q & A session.
•A few of us started to clear out some of the weeds to make way for our upcoming beautification of the space (photo above).
•We had our first Math Review of the year (more details at Back to School Night).
•We each started an Authority List of things we know about. This were glued into our Writer's Notebook.
•We enjoyed our first Choice Time session (and decided we could use well-loved Legos or Magnatiles and such that are ready for a new home).
•We dropped by our TK buddies to say hi.
•Ms. Duvall (a beloved Edna teacher on leave this year) and her baby boy Archer stopped by for a quick hello and Q & A session.
Thursday, August 31
•We had a guest teacher today so that I could meet with you! Thank you for making the time to tell me about your child.
Wednesday, August 30
Wednesday, August 30
•We discussed about how to choose "Just Right" books using the I-PICK acronym (and the collection of shoes shown above)
•We had our first fire drill
•We shared ideas about which types of rules/agreements we want to have in our classroom
•We celebrated Tahlequah's birthday with a sweet treat
•We talked about which class jobs we need in our classroom
Tuesday, August 29
•We had our first fire drill
•We shared ideas about which types of rules/agreements we want to have in our classroom
•We celebrated Tahlequah's birthday with a sweet treat
•We talked about which class jobs we need in our classroom
Tuesday, August 29
•Garden Design Teams presented their design proposals to the class (photo above)
•We learned Take Five (that's a mindfulness exercise that could help us get back into the Green Zone)
•We read a story called "The Kingdom with No Rules..."
•We met our TK buddies and created a book together
•We completed our first Math Sprints (these are fluency exercises)
•We shared what we know about how we choose books to read
•We played a math game in partners called Target 10 which helped us practice our combination of tens
Monday, August 28
•We met our TK buddies and created a book together
•We completed our first Math Sprints (these are fluency exercises)
•We shared what we know about how we choose books to read
•We played a math game in partners called Target 10 which helped us practice our combination of tens
Monday, August 28
•We created a GROUP Garden Design in our teams (photo above is a team at work)
•Mr. Kostelnik came into our classroom and talked to us
•We had PE today (we have PE every Monday, Thursday and Friday)
•We did our first Weekend News writing
•We celebrated Colton’s birthday
•We sorted feeling cards into different Zones
•We talked about second grade homework and took home our yellow homework folders
Friday, August 25
•We had art with Jackie (see photo of a masterpiece created there)
•We met in Garden Design Teams and shared our individual designs
•We did math!
•We read Ish and worked on “ish” drawings
•We read independently from books in our book boxes
•We shared more favorite books from home
•We learned what “subject to change” means with respect to our daily schedule
Thursday, August 24
•We chose and traded lanyards (photo above) to complete our attendance tags and we learned how to use them
•We started sketching our ideas to redesign the “garden area” right outside our door
•We started our “Second Day of Second Grade” books
•Ms. Jen visited and taught us about the Zones (of Regulation)
•We had a “Hallway Meeting” with all of the Edna second graders
•We had PE
•We completed this Daily Briefing
Wednesday, August 23
•We used photos (like the one above) to take a school tour
•We started reading Poppy
•We read books from our book boxes
•We learned our Morning Routine and our Closing Routine
•We met each other and got to talk about our summer
•We played outside
•We had music with Ms. Hunter
Room 15
Second Grade
Edna Maguire School
asanchez@mvschools.org
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