SCS Dance Party

Our whole school had a dance party at the end of the day on Friday to celebrate our efforts at building a safe, responsible and respectful school community. (Please excuse the blury photos . .the iPad could not catch the fun, fast dancing.)

Surprise for our Buddies

A lesson learned: giving is just as much fun as receiving.  We made cards for our 4th grade buddies, taped a treat on the cards, snuck into their classroom while they were at art and hid our cards around the room.  The 4th grade students appreciated their surprise and the effort that the 2nd grade students put into making the cards.

Hands On Nature: Sun and Shadows

Last week we learned about how important the sun is for all living things. It provides warmth, energy and light. It even helps us keep track of the time! When light from the sun (or a flashlight) is blocked by something, a shadow forms. We had fun tracing our shadows on the sidewalk. We waited several minutes and retraced them. We were amazed to see that our shadow had moved! Or had they? Understanding that the sun stays still and the earth is moving is a pretty challenging thing to grasp!

Author Study

We have read and examined the books of Laura Numeroff, author of If You Give a Mouse a Cookie.  We are writing books in this author's style.  We can't wait to share them with you.

I Spy Kaleidoscope

We studied I Spy books and then made a poster of our team name with a similar style.  The next time you are in our kiva, try to spy the face of your child in our Kaleidoscope letters.

4th Grade Buddies

We have new buddies from the Wonder Team, our neighbors in our kiva.  We have gotten together with them to use the app Pic Collage to make electronic posters about ourselves.  The 2nd grade students used this app last year and could show their 4th grade buddies what to do.

The week so far....

In math, students all made beetle glyphs. They used a chart to determine which color, shape, stripes and dots to include in their beetle based on their favorite season, their gender, month born and number of people living in their home. Next, we sorted them by various attributes and created life sized graphs. Finally, each student created their own graph in their work journals.

Students also explored various manipulatives during work station time.

Our early morning routine includes time to either quiet read or respond to a writing prompt in their writing books. Half the class writes, while the other half reads; alternating each day. On Monday everyone starts the week with calming mandala art.

Ask your child to tell you about the relaxing ocean art project we did yesterday!