Gina's Class

As part of our nonfiction unit, our class has worked together to create a book all about our wonderful playground. Each child picked a structure or activity to write about and then created a page for our book. They worked hard to write paragraphs about their playground feature, typed the paragraphs and decided on the layout of their page. Here are a few pages from our book. Please stop by the classroom to see the complete book.

At the end of our mapping unit the kids created pirate maps, using all the map features they have learned. Check out some of our finished maps!

We used jellybeans to practice sorting and graphing!

We had a great Valentine’s Day yesterday! Complete with cards, crafts and sugar! Here is a fun writing craft we did in response to the book Love, Splat! by Rob Scotton. If you have not read this adorable book, you should check it out sometime. The kids made their own Splats and wrote about things that make them feel loved. They are hanging in the classroom, so next time you are down our way come take a look!

As we finish our science unit on the night sky, we used a Venn diagram to compare the Earth and the moon. We found a lot of difference between the two. The kids then wrote a report about the differences and made their own moons. They used white glue to draw the craters and when that dried they used watercolors to make a phase of the moon. Here are some pictures of the craft in progress and the finished product.

Today in math we learned a great game for practicing doubles (2+2, 5+5, etc.)  and doubles plus one facts (2+3, 5+6, etc). Just divide a sheet of paper into 12 sections and write the numbers 2 through 13 in the boxes. Each player will need a different colored crayon. Players take turns rolling a dice and doubling or doubling and then adding one with the number they rolled. They then use their crayon to mark the sum they got. The player with the most boxes marked wins. Ask your child to teach you how to play!

Dillon, River and Owen built a very impressive block structure today and wanted to show it off!

Everyone is working hard on our play Squirm! Here are some great shots from a recent practice.

Wow! The days keep flying by and before I know it another week is over. I just wanted to send out a quick reminder about a few things:

1. Please make sure your child is practicing their lines for the play. The scripts are in your child’s folder.

2. Second graders need to be practicing their spelling words for the Friday tests. A few minutes of practice each night makes a big difference on Friday.

3. Tomorrow is another skiing day! Don’t forget to pack all your child’s ski things. Hopefully we will get a few inches of snow tonight to soften things up.

4. We are continuing our unit on the moon and night sky. We have learned so many interesting things. Ask your child what we have learned so far.

5. Finally, remember to have your child read every night for homework. The only way to become a great reader is to READ,READ, READ!

Let me know if you have any questions about anything happening at school!