'To forget one's ancestor is to be a brook without a source, a tree without a root.' ~ Chinese Proverb

I hope that you are enjoying working with your child on their immigration report. I always love to hear when 'new' stories resurface about a great great grandfather or grandmother.

This has been one busy week. We celebrated one month of second grade yesterday! One ninth of the school year is already over. We continue to distinguish the difference between common and proper nouns. In math, several students demonstrated with their bodies just what a horizontal, vertical and oblique (diagonal) line look like. In science, our caterpillars are in their chrysalis form and finally in core, we have started rehearsing our immigration play. Lots of excitement going on in second grade!

Renee - I really liked celebrating Stefan's birthday yesterday, watching my caterpillar in chrysalis from and the new story of Jessie, the immigrant.

Liam - I liked music with Miss Hamill and the bass xylophone, being the doctor in the immigration play and science!

Oliver - I really liked doing my dailies, practicing the play and watching the changes with my caterpillar!

Ivan - I liked being Papa Nabakov in the immigration play, getting to show what a vertical line looks like by using my body. Mrs. Barulich's cousin is funny when he calls her house early in the morning and asks her husband if she is vertical yet, instead of asking if she is up yet. I also liked the myth of Pandora's Box.

Kenna - I really liked music, getting to be the Statue of Liberty for the immigration play. I know all of my lines! And the story of Jessie, the immigrant is very good too!

Rohan - I really liked making our Statue of Liberty books. Mrs. Barulich says I used a lot of detail. I also liked to see the growth of my caterpillar in science and the story of Jessie, the immigrant.

Aidan - I liked art with Mrs. Switkes, practicing our immigration play and watching the many changes with my caterpillar in science.

Vicki - I liked working on my Statue of Liberty book, it was interesting. France gave us the Statue of Liberty! I also like Mrs. Barulich and our ice cream party today, it was yummy!

Stefan - I liked celebrating my birthday in my class with my friends, Mrs. Barulich and making my Statue of Liberty book.

Nathan - I liked seeing the new changes with my caterpillar, art with Mrs. Switkes and Mrs. Barulich.

Madeline - I liked dailies on the new Writing Without Tears paper, making my Statue of Liberty book and our ice cream party!