GRAND OPENING

 We made our first trip to the bank today to cash the checks the boys and girls received for their FABULOUS behavior this week.

 After visiting the bank, they went shopping and paid the store clerk for their purchases.  

 Thanks to all the wonderful parents who sent items in today to make the store a TRUE success!

Believe it or not, we had some SAVERS today because they eyed items in the $12-$20 dollar baskets.  

Happy Birthday, GIRLS!

We celebrated two birthdays today at school.  Frances brought donuts to celebrate her birthday which is on Sunday, and Nellie brought cupcakes at lunch for her birthday which was TODAY!  We sang to both girls this morning, and they blew out a candle together.  

All About Me Glyphs

 The students created pictures of themselves that didn't look like themselves!  They LOVED it.

 The color of your hair was determined by your birthday month, the number of freckles you had was determined by how many letters were in your name, the color of your eyes was determined by how you got to school, etc.

 They had to tally the results once they were all displayed.  They had to determine how many students had siblings, how many people had last names that began with A-J and K-Z, and how many students rode in a car to school.  They worked great on this assignment.  FUN!!

Getting to Know Each Other

 Thursday, each child had a handful of M&M's.  He/She sorted them into colors to determine what he/she had to share about himself/herself to the rest of the class.  For example, if I had three brown ones, I would share 3 hobbies of mine.

STAR test

The boys and girls tackled through their first STAR test for the year.  This test tells me the current grade  level your child is reading on and the instructional level I need to be teaching your child on.  I will be sending these reports home soon.

Who won?

The boys had 54 letters...

The girls had 54 letters...

It was a tie!  We couldn't believe it!

We have 108 letters in our class!  

Chrysanthemum

We read Chrysanthemum today at school.  We were amazed that the main character's  name had 13 letters in it.  We wanted to see how many letters were in our names.  We discovered the following:

Sharvari (Sharu) has the most letters in her name (8).

Frances has one letter less than Sharu (7).

9 students in our class have 6 letters in their names.  

7 students in our class have 5 letters in their names.

Abby has the least amount of letters in her names. (4)

The students created a bar graph with this information today.  

Tomorrow we are going to see if the girls or if the boys have more letters in their names.  

TO BE CONTINUED....

Treat Time

 Our FIRST batch of snack mix was a success! 

We enjoyed our snack outside on the curb.

No Talking by Andrew Clements

Our FIRST read aloud in 2nd grade.  We have been discussing many, varied, and unusual ways we can communicate without talking.  Ask your child some ways we discussed in class.  They are LOVING the book!

Getting to Know Each Other

The boys and girls went on a "FIND A FRIEND" hunt this morning.

 Find a friend who loves to eat pizza.

 Find a friend you has a summer birthday.

 Find a friend who has different color eyes than you!

 Find a friend who likes to ride their bike.

 Find a friend who has sibling at our school.

 Find a friend that LOVES 2nd Grade!

 Find a friend who loves math.

 Find a friend who brought their lunch today.

They LOVED it!  It was cute watching them ask each other questions.

Snack Mix

I went to Walmart this evening and got some things for our first batch of snack mix.  If you are interested in helping us keep our snack bucket stocked, these are some items I suggest.  

Great First Day

We began the day reading First Day Jitters.  Afterwards, we washed our "first day" butterflies away with some yummy JITTER JUICE.  

They had a chance to create their own recipes for a Jitter Juice.  Too cute!!!!!

GRAB a Bone!

My WISHLIST still has lots of items on it.  Feel free to come by tomorrow or Monday morning to  grab a bone or two!!!  Thank you for your support!

Orientation at Ben Davis

I'm so glad I got the chance to meet so many of you tonight.  Thank you so much for coming.  

I know lots of information was given tonight, but please read, respond, and return your folder as soon as possible.  

Don't forget to send in $4.50 for your child's subscription of Time for Kids on Monday.

Welcome 2013-2014 Coondogs!

I'm so excited that this school year is finally here!  I've enjoyed painting, decorating, planning, and preparing for this marvelous group of students!  It's going to be a dog-gone good year!