Tomorrow is our 70th day of school.
[I think...all the K through 2nd teachers have different counts!]
Tomorrow is also the last (half) day before the holiday break. Part of me is shocked to be at this point in the year already! Another part is not surprised at how fast it's gone. With so many holidays and breaks throughout the fall, it felt like I did a lot of everything except teach!
But we have had some good times in room 205...
We started the year with a unit on Dinosaurs! After learning about paleontologists and all the tools they use, we grabbed our tools (toothpicks) and dug for fossils in the dirt (chocolate chips in a cookie)!! Added challenge: create a dinosaur out of the chocolate chips you recover. My friend on the left had the best (albeit only because everyone else ate the 'fossils') attempt!
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They made these masks in French class. I have no idea why. But they loved them!! I still find the stray mask tucked into a desk or cubby.
They also had a storyteller come in for French class one day. I left to make copies and came back to find my kids staring at a man in a cape wearing a Fez hat and playing the guembri (guitar-ish). My non-French speaker informed me later that his friends all translated for him so he didn't miss out! Sometimes, they're sweet like that!
We studied Morocco! From the different mountain ranges to the symbols on the flag, we looked at different parts of life here in Morocco. The students all prepared presentations at home and shared them in front of classmates and parents! One presentation was on couscous, the national dish. His mother made a huge plate of couscous that my students couldn't wait to devour! Shortly after our unit was the school's annual Moroccan Festival and Traditional Moroccan dress day. *I don't think pink fur actually qualifies as 'traditional' but it was a chilly day.
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We joined with the other second grade classes and all of the lower school to sing in the Jazz-inspired Holiday Concert. 2nd grade sang 'Winter Wonderland' and 'How High the Moon.'
(I would like to brag for a moment...in the top picture, all those kids to the far right sitting quietly in nice little rows, that's MY group! Classroom Management Win!!)
Most recently, we did a math unit on polygons and 3D shapes. We used straws and play-doh to create 3D figures like pyramids, cubes, and prisms. We also did a classroom scavenger hunt. They were struggling to find many pyramid shapes... an object that joins in a pointy tip...with this group of boys... I'm glad they struggled!
Overall, this group is certainly different from my bunch last year. But also wonderful! They have crazy imaginations that never seem to end (nor would I want them too!). They love to hug, giggle, and talk. and talk. and talk. But they are also a kind, respectful, sweet, and helpful little community!
Basically, I won the class lotto! ;)
It's been a fun year so far and I am very excited to see them grow and discover even more!
[I think...all the K through 2nd teachers have different counts!]
Tomorrow is also the last (half) day before the holiday break. Part of me is shocked to be at this point in the year already! Another part is not surprised at how fast it's gone. With so many holidays and breaks throughout the fall, it felt like I did a lot of everything except teach!
But we have had some good times in room 205...We started the year with a unit on Dinosaurs! After learning about paleontologists and all the tools they use, we grabbed our tools (toothpicks) and dug for fossils in the dirt (chocolate chips in a cookie)!! Added challenge: create a dinosaur out of the chocolate chips you recover. My friend on the left had the best (albeit only because everyone else ate the 'fossils') attempt!
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They made these masks in French class. I have no idea why. But they loved them!! I still find the stray mask tucked into a desk or cubby.They also had a storyteller come in for French class one day. I left to make copies and came back to find my kids staring at a man in a cape wearing a Fez hat and playing the guembri (guitar-ish). My non-French speaker informed me later that his friends all translated for him so he didn't miss out! Sometimes, they're sweet like that!
We studied Morocco! From the different mountain ranges to the symbols on the flag, we looked at different parts of life here in Morocco. The students all prepared presentations at home and shared them in front of classmates and parents! One presentation was on couscous, the national dish. His mother made a huge plate of couscous that my students couldn't wait to devour! Shortly after our unit was the school's annual Moroccan Festival and Traditional Moroccan dress day. *I don't think pink fur actually qualifies as 'traditional' but it was a chilly day.
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We joined with the other second grade classes and all of the lower school to sing in the Jazz-inspired Holiday Concert. 2nd grade sang 'Winter Wonderland' and 'How High the Moon.'
(I would like to brag for a moment...in the top picture, all those kids to the far right sitting quietly in nice little rows, that's MY group! Classroom Management Win!!)
Overall, this group is certainly different from my bunch last year. But also wonderful! They have crazy imaginations that never seem to end (nor would I want them too!). They love to hug, giggle, and talk. and talk. and talk. But they are also a kind, respectful, sweet, and helpful little community! Basically, I won the class lotto! ;)
It's been a fun year so far and I am very excited to see them grow and discover even more!
