Updates

Second Grade Families,

I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving!  Things get a little crazy getting back into the swing of things after a break from school.   So everyone is on the same page, today is Day 2 (Library/SMART) and tomorrow we have Music/P.E. (Day 3).

Special Dates

FRIDAY, November 30th:          Book orders are due!

Thursday, December 6th:          Winter Concert at the Sami Center 9:00 - 10:00 a.m.
Thursday, December 20th:        Christmas party in our classroom 2:15 - 3:00 p.m.

December 21st - January 2nd:   NO SCHOOL
Thursday, January 3rd:              School resumes

2nd Grade News

We have started talking about our family heritages and will begin discussing holiday celebrations around the world.  We are basing our studies on where our families originated.  A few countries we will be discussing are: America, Germany, Spain, Mexico, and Ireland.  If you have any information about your family heritage, please share it with your child!

We are also having a theme every week up until Winter Break.  The theme this week has been Gingerbread.  We have been reading and comparing the different versions of the gingerbread stories, along with creating our own gingerbread story.  The next three weeks we will be focusing on reindeer, The Polar Express, and The Grinch.

We are working on telling time and money in math class.  If you have a few spare minutes at home, ask your child to tell you what time it is or ask them to give you change for an "item you would pay for".

Bucket Fillers

Alex joined our class about a month ago and has been a great addition!  She is a great friend and is found filling other kids' buckets often!

Sam has been a great example the past few weeks.  He is always volunteering, showing enthusiasm, and has been a great friend to all the kids in our class.  He always raises his hand to participate, too!

Pep Rally

Sending the football team off to the UNI Dome at the pep rally this morning for the Championship game tomorrow.  The McKim's made our class some awesome signs to show off at the pep rally!

Mikayla and Sarah

The football players loved our signs, too!

The sun was a little bright. :)

Decision 2012

The voting booths in our classroom today.  

 

Hannah and Jake casting their votes!

The votes were counted and it was a close race at first, but then Mitt Romney took the lead and won 15 to 6!

Bucket Fillers

Last week's Bucket Filler was Cale!  Cale has been showing characteristics of a bucket filler by being thoughtful and caring.  He has also been respectful to others by listening while others are speaking.

 Allison was named Bucket Filler of the Week today!  She always has a smile on her face and I have heard several times from other students, "Allison filled my bucket."  She is a great friend and has a big heart.