Astronaut Ice Cream!

Just the other week, we went exploring with an astronaut during our reading time and discovered that astronauts eat powered ice cream while in space. Our para, Mrs. Perkins, got our class actual astronaut ice cream to taste! The class enjoyed it very much. Whispers to neighbors could be heard saying things like: "Super good!" "It tastes just like the real thing!" "Delicious!" Thank you Mrs. Perkins!

Abbi gives the "ice" cream a thumbs up. Nevaeh seems unsure before eating hers.

WU Shock!

Christian is wearing my favorite team shirt! My alma mater, Wichita State University! Go Shockers!

Slushes for SUPERSTARS!

Congrats to Melody and Cale for being this week's slush winners! Every Friday, Principal Leis hands out slushes to a handful of students who have exhibited SUPERSTAR behavior for the week. Students can be nominated by ANY faculty/staff member, so it's important to always do the right thing even when we think no one is watching. **Christian was last week's winner! **

Word FUN!

2nd Graders are still learning HOW to read, so it's important to do as much word work as possible to help kids understand the relationship between letters and their sounds. This week, we had LOTS of fun during our Phonics and Spelling time!

"Team Formations" Teams had to listen to me say a word and then decide what either the: beginning, middle, or ending sound was. Once they put their "heads together" and decided, they then had to form the consonant that made that sound with their bodies! The kiddos had so much fun!

We introduced "Sneaky e" this week during our Reading Phonics time. We learned this cute song to help us remember "Sneaky e"s job. Finally, we practiced turning short vowels long with our magic "e" wands during Quiz, Quiz, Trade.

Our weekly Spelling words matched the phonics skill of "Sneaky e". On Monday, we practiced writing our words ON OUR DESKS! The kids couldn't believe they were allowed to write on the desks. Later in the week, we had fun with "Scribble Spelling."

Welcome Back!

What a SUPER bunch of 2nd Graders in Class 2C this year! I am looking forward to another SPECTACULAR year in Second Grade! 

2C Rocks!

Check out this AWESOME lineup for 2C! I can't wait to see what amazing things this school

year will bring!

Super Second Grade Readers!

Congratulations to these Super Readers for reading over 62,500 words! WOWZERS! Words are tallied with every AR test taken. More tests=More Words. Keep Reading!

Back Row: Lydia and Peyton (2A)
Middle Row: Vegeta (2A)
Front Row: Britta (2B), Rihanna (2C), Alaina (2B)

Valentine's Day

What a LOVE-ly day 2C had last Friday, February 12! We spent the afternoon watching an original Alvin and the Chipmunks Valentine episode. Followed by a very fun Valentine's Party! Thanks to the parents who helped make it a special day for the kiddos!

 

Our "fox" sacks turned out grrrreat!

2C has the "write" stuff"

Cassidy brought these delicious conversation heart sugar cookies!

Jacobi stacking candy conversation hearts in our "Minute to Win It" Game.

Harlie vs. Addison in the game "Cupid's Arrow." Students blew a q-tip out of a straw and saw whose "arrow" shot the farthest.

Kitty Cat Capers!

What a purrrfect mewsicial purrformance 2nd grade put on  Wednesday, February 10! Look and listen to how CATastrophically cute the 2nd Grade "kitties" were in: Kitty Cat Capers.

What a bunch of "Cool Cats!"

Itty Bitty Kitty Cats

Mischief and Mayhem

Squeaky Clean

Scaredy Cat Strut Meow, Meow, Meow

Itty Bitty Kitty Cat (Reprise)

The Bug Lady

Late last month, The Bug Lady came to Marshall Elementary and showed us a variety of insects along with many other critters! Big thanks to Eureka PTA for making this possible! The kiddos LOVED it!

Tarantula

Tarantula "shed"

These roaches are 6X cleaner than a human!

Mrs. Schlup and Hagen Ashlock(2A) are checking out the roaches!

Addison is not afraid!

Rihanna petting a hedgehog.

A hairless rat

Rabbit

Centipede

Mrs. Good even got in on the action! She wasn't afraid of this corn snake!

Liara isn't afraid either, but Nate...

A cockatiel. Check out the video below to hear him sing!

You will be missed Mrs. Good!

How lucky we were to have Mrs. Mary Good as the substitute teacher while I was gone on Maternity Leave. Mrs. Good was great and the kiddos sure loved having her! Thank you Mrs. Good!

Baby Zenith is Here!

Friends-
Sorry for not keeping current on the blog. I have been busy figuring out what life is like as a family of 6! Zenith Rose made her appearance on November 30th and has made our hearts full and our eyes sleepy, but we wouldn't have it any other way! We are blessed!

Brand New - 1 Day Old

 

 

 

 

5 Weeks Old

2 Months Old

What a bunch of "Cute & Corny" Second Graders

A big thanks to the families who were able to make it to our 2nd Grade Family Fun Night on October 21st! We had a great time! The evening started with learning what Accelerated Reader is. We then played a great math game that was fun and had us up and moving! Next, we headed into the gym for the Annual 2nd Grade Pumpkin Rolling Contest! finally, we ended the wonderful night with some sweet treats! Thanks again for all the support you give your 2nd Grader!!!!

Rihanna reading to her mom and dad.

Jacobi's family listening to him read.

London reading with her dad.

Jackson showing his mom and dad how to take an AR test on the iPad.