Meet Speedy and Jack

Special thanks to Jacob and his family for our new classroom pets! They are adorable!

Bridge experiments

Here are some results of the experiments we did to start our bridge project. 

Christmas Party

Thanks so much to everyone who helped make our party so much fun!

Bridge Gallery Walk Posters

Here are the posters our class created after their gallery walk in teams. Looks like we had some disagreement on some of the bridges.

Beam Bridge

Arch Bridge

Suspension

Beam Bridge

I loved hearing them discuss this one--there were disagreements over what type of bridge it is....It is a suspension because it has towers and cables. 

Arch Bridge--again some disagreement here. It is an arch bridge because there are arches in the bridge--just underneath the bridge rather than above.

Bridge Gallery Walk

We looked at different types of bridges in small groups. We had to decide what type of bridge it was (beam, arch, or suspension) and write what we observed about the bridge that made it strong.

Our Buttercup Book

Please click in the link below to view the book we made to remember our dear pet Buttercup.

Buttercup Was...

Buttercup

Just wanted to let you know that our class pet Buttercup has passed away. She was almost 2 so I believe she just passed away due to old age.

Inside recess......

Hello, parents:

As the temperatures get colder, we expect to spend recess time inside. We can go out if it is above freezing. When we stay inside, we have to find other fun things to do. I have some games and puzzles, but I'm sure the kids would like different things. If you have any old games (that second graders can play) with pieces and instructions that you no longer want, could you donate them to our classroom? You can just send them with your child. Thank you so much for following our blog and checking in. Also, thanks for your generosity. I know they will appreciate new games to play!

Thanks,
Mrs. Sandy

SPECIAL PARENT MEETING TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2013!

There will be a special parent meeting with the Walton Arts Center on Tuesday, November 12, 2013. We need help from students to demonstrate our arts integrated education, so please come if you can.

We carved a pumpkin....then wrote about it.....then counted the seeds.

We carved our own pumpkin, then wrote a how to story about it. Last we counted the seeds. We estimated how many there were. Our estimations were 50, 100, 150, 6,000 and 60,000. We also discussed what a reasonable estimation for the seeds would be. We eliminated 6,000 and 60,000. Last, we wrote our how to story explaining the steps we went through in our carving.

Vocabulary Parade

The Vocabulary Parade was so much fun today! The Lakeside Junior High Band played for us in the cafeteria. It was great to see everyone's creativity with their words. Here are some photos from the day.

A Bear State of Mind

What a great, interactive experience we had in September! We loved seeing and being in the play A Bear State of Mind! This post somehow did not post correctly back in September. I just now got it to work! 

The kids loved the puppetry!

Some of us even got to have a part in the play!

The woodpecker !

Ask your child about the animals if Arkansas they learned about!

Field Trip to Shiloh Museum

We learned so much from our trip to the Shiloh Museum. It would be a great place for your family to visit so your child would have more time with the exhibits. They are open Monday through Saturday and admission is FREE! Look at some of the things we learned about.

Discussing the word "pioneer" with Ms. Judy

Exploring the wagon that is similar to one taken by pioneers.

Visiting the one room log cabin

Viewing the cabin display inside the museum

Packing our wagon

Joss, Mychael, and Ainsley hauling water

Brandon and Logan "hunting" for deer

Hailey and Jenna churning butter

Andy and Lizette making Lye soap

Alex and Nair repairing shoes

Jacob and Grahm pressing butter

Nicole and Cloe carding wool

Sujina and Addison spinning wool

Telpin and Alexis weaving on the loom

Maynor and Jordan washing clothes

Jaedon and Colton ironing clothes 

Thanks so much for viewing our blog! I hope you enjoyed it!