Dear Parents,
Please click on this link to complete the homework survey for Firefly Second Grade parents. Your feedback will be very helpful to me in planning for next year.
Thanks!
:)Deb
Friday, May 25, 2012
Jog-a-thon
This week Sam did his Discovery table about Optical Illusions. We learned how the eye works and why it is tricked by optical illusions. We had a chance to look at some optical illusions, gather data about them and create a graph comparing what boys and girls saw. If you are interested in doing more exploring about optical illusions, you can find them at: http://kids.niehs.nih.gov/
Thursday was the Jog-a-thon. We had terrific weather for this event. We spent our jogging time doing laps around the school circle, then enjoyed lunch outside and music and dancing. It was a terrific day of fun!
Next Friday will be the K-2 Field Day. Please make sure your child is dressed appropriately for this event. They should wear sneakers and bring a water bottle and hat. Please make sure they apply sunscreen before they come to school that day.
The week of June 4th will be Spirit Week for the Firefly Team. Please check the list of upcoming events on the blog to see what we will be doing each day that week.
If you're at the Vermont City Marathon this weekend, be sure to cheer on team "Running On Principals". I will be running with Jenn Niles, Megan Maynard, Liz Rider and Allegra Miller. We chose our team name to celebrate Allegra's years of dedication to SCS!
Thursday was the Jog-a-thon. We had terrific weather for this event. We spent our jogging time doing laps around the school circle, then enjoyed lunch outside and music and dancing. It was a terrific day of fun!
Next Friday will be the K-2 Field Day. Please make sure your child is dressed appropriately for this event. They should wear sneakers and bring a water bottle and hat. Please make sure they apply sunscreen before they come to school that day.
The week of June 4th will be Spirit Week for the Firefly Team. Please check the list of upcoming events on the blog to see what we will be doing each day that week.
If you're at the Vermont City Marathon this weekend, be sure to cheer on team "Running On Principals". I will be running with Jenn Niles, Megan Maynard, Liz Rider and Allegra Miller. We chose our team name to celebrate Allegra's years of dedication to SCS!
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Friday, May 18, 2012
Pajama Party!
Woo-hoo! We finished most of our end of year assessments this week and finished reading The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. Today we had a Pajama Party/Movie Day to celebrate!
We also had a wonderful Discovery Table presentation on Monday by Ian. He taught us all about Costa Rica and share pictures of his family's recent trip to Costa Rica. Great job, Ian!
Next week we will get back to our poetry unit and begin our final unit in Fundations. We will also be creating toy store problems in math.
Thursday will be the SCS Jogathon. Please be sure to send your child to school that day dressed appropriately. Please make sure he/she brings a hat and wears sunscreen and/or brings sunscreen to apply here at school.
Have a great weekend!
We also had a wonderful Discovery Table presentation on Monday by Ian. He taught us all about Costa Rica and share pictures of his family's recent trip to Costa Rica. Great job, Ian!
Next week we will get back to our poetry unit and begin our final unit in Fundations. We will also be creating toy store problems in math.
Thursday will be the SCS Jogathon. Please be sure to send your child to school that day dressed appropriately. Please make sure he/she brings a hat and wears sunscreen and/or brings sunscreen to apply here at school.
Have a great weekend!
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Thursday, May 17, 2012
Pajama Party/Movie Friday!
Firefly will be celebrating finishing The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe on tomorrow with a pajama party and popcorn and a movie. We will be watching the animated version of the book (it's a non-rated, less scary version). If you have any concerns about your child seeing this movie, please let me know.
Friday, May 11, 2012
A Very Busy Week!
On Monday we visited the Flynn for a performance called "Cuentos". "With colorful tales and music from the Caribbean, South America, Spain,
and the Bronx, brilliant storyteller David Gonzalez paints a vivid
picture of the people and rich cultures of the Spanish-speaking world.
Enchanting characters from Puerto Rico, Cuba, Colombia, and other
countries inhabit this upbeat introduction to the vast treasury of
literature created in Latino cultures. Cuentos! is performed
in English, but Spanish words spice up stories and songs, giving
students the chance to learn and retain their meaning." This was an amazing show that was incredibly engaging and funny for everyone.
Monday afternoon Henry did a terrific Discovery table about the Titanic. He made game about the Titanic and showed us a map of the Titanic's journey. Great job, Henry!
On Tuesday we had our final Hands On Nature lesson for the school year. We learned about dandelions and other flowers. We learned about the different parts of flowers and spent some time dissecting different kinds of flower. We put the pistils, stamens and other parts on paper and compared them to each other. Finally, we listened to a story about dandelions. A big thank you to our Hands On Nature parents for another great lesson!
On Thursday we visited Shelburne Farms to learn about farming. We began our day at the Dairy Barn. We milked a cow, visited the calves and saw a baby being born. We traveled to the Farm Barn by wagon. We ate lunch at the Farm Barn and learned how cheddar cheese is made. Then we had an opportunity to watch cheese being "cheddared". It was a fantastic day of learning about the farm! A big thank you to all of our parent volunteers for making this a great trip!
Flat Stanley has been arriving daily in the mail from his adventures around the world. He has visited Ohio, Pennsylvania, Alaska, Florida, California and many other destinations. We have been sharing a few of his adventures every day and will continue to do so for the next week or so. If you are in school be sure to check out the bulletin board outside the Firefly space to see all the places he has traveled.
Today Benjamin brought his cello in and played several songs for us. We were all very impressed with his talented playing!
Monday afternoon Henry did a terrific Discovery table about the Titanic. He made game about the Titanic and showed us a map of the Titanic's journey. Great job, Henry!
On Tuesday we had our final Hands On Nature lesson for the school year. We learned about dandelions and other flowers. We learned about the different parts of flowers and spent some time dissecting different kinds of flower. We put the pistils, stamens and other parts on paper and compared them to each other. Finally, we listened to a story about dandelions. A big thank you to our Hands On Nature parents for another great lesson!
On Thursday we visited Shelburne Farms to learn about farming. We began our day at the Dairy Barn. We milked a cow, visited the calves and saw a baby being born. We traveled to the Farm Barn by wagon. We ate lunch at the Farm Barn and learned how cheddar cheese is made. Then we had an opportunity to watch cheese being "cheddared". It was a fantastic day of learning about the farm! A big thank you to all of our parent volunteers for making this a great trip!
Flat Stanley has been arriving daily in the mail from his adventures around the world. He has visited Ohio, Pennsylvania, Alaska, Florida, California and many other destinations. We have been sharing a few of his adventures every day and will continue to do so for the next week or so. If you are in school be sure to check out the bulletin board outside the Firefly space to see all the places he has traveled.
Today Benjamin brought his cello in and played several songs for us. We were all very impressed with his talented playing!
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Thursday, May 3, 2012
Field Trips
We have a busy week ahead with a field trip to the Flynn to see "Cuentos" on Monday and a field trip to Shelburne Farms on Thursday. Please make sure your child comes to school with a pocket snack and bag lunch on Thursday as we will be having our lunch at Shelburne Farms. We will be leaving school at 9:15 and arriving back at 1:45. Those of you who are chaperoning, please send me an email to confirm you are still coming. I know schedules are busy this time of year and availability may change.
We will be moving away from homework for the remainder of the school year. Spring is here and I am a firm believer that kids should be outside playing! We will be busy here at school working very hard on end of year assessments-a break from homework will be well deserved. I will still be sending "Home Connections" for the next few weeks and have told students they can still do Fasst Math and hand in any extra homework they would like to do, but will not be require the weekly homework we have been doing all year.
We had a great week back from vacation! Zoe did a Discovery Table about "Hearing Loss". She talked about parts of the ear and how hearing loss occurs. She showed us hearing aids and molds, and had us put cotton balls in our ears to simulate hearing loss. Her mother read us a story about hearing loss. Great job, Zoe!
We started a poetry unit and have been learning about probability, fractions and graphing in math. We also enjoyed an Arbor Day Celebration with songs, poems and the planting of a tree on the school grounds. In addition to that, our Flat Stanleys have been arriving daily from all over the country! We will be sharing about all our Flat Stanleys' adventures next week.
Please try to get the Field Day T-shirt order forms back to school as soon as possible as w need to place the order by Friday, May 11th.
We will be moving away from homework for the remainder of the school year. Spring is here and I am a firm believer that kids should be outside playing! We will be busy here at school working very hard on end of year assessments-a break from homework will be well deserved. I will still be sending "Home Connections" for the next few weeks and have told students they can still do Fasst Math and hand in any extra homework they would like to do, but will not be require the weekly homework we have been doing all year.
We had a great week back from vacation! Zoe did a Discovery Table about "Hearing Loss". She talked about parts of the ear and how hearing loss occurs. She showed us hearing aids and molds, and had us put cotton balls in our ears to simulate hearing loss. Her mother read us a story about hearing loss. Great job, Zoe!
We started a poetry unit and have been learning about probability, fractions and graphing in math. We also enjoyed an Arbor Day Celebration with songs, poems and the planting of a tree on the school grounds. In addition to that, our Flat Stanleys have been arriving daily from all over the country! We will be sharing about all our Flat Stanleys' adventures next week.
Please try to get the Field Day T-shirt order forms back to school as soon as possible as w need to place the order by Friday, May 11th.
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