Reports, plays, and butterflies- oh my! What a whirlwind week we’ve had in second grade. Between sharing our immigration reports, performing our play, and releasing our butterflies, we have been busy.
The kids did an excellent job reading their immigration reports to the rest of the class. Thank you for sharing your stories with us! We located our ancestors’ homeland on the world map which is on display in the class- it’s interesting to see such geographic diversity.
Thank you, thank you, thank you for all your help with the play! I know a lot goes on behind the scenes with practicing lines, listening to Neil Diamond on repeat, and pulling together costumes. Thank you also for taking the time out of your schedules to see their performance and culmination of our immigration study. We rehearsed our play many times this week in preparation for our performances on Thursday. The kids were diligent practicing their lines and actions and (usually!) used self-control while rehearsing.
Our butterflies are now free! After watching them transform from caterpillars to chyraslises to butterflies, the students were ready to release them into the wild. We read a funny book about Velma Gratch who also sets a butterfly free, and the kids wrote acrostic poems as odes to their dear butterflies. Mrs. Wendlandt had the children perform a song, read their poems, release them, then enjoy a snack of butterfly food (fruit). What a treat!
Brynn: I liked practicing the play and performing it, letting butterflies into the wild, playing Car Lot in PE, seeing Ms. Der Yuen, and sharing my Alaska book as VIP.
Spencer: I liked playing Car Lot in PE, the immigration play, and the butterfly release.
Maya: I liked the car game in PE, performing the play, and even the practices.
Nina: I liked doing the play, seeing Ms. Der Yuen, when Ms. Der Yuen read Velma Gratch and the Way Cool Butterfly, making attribute trains, and I’m looking forward to the butterfly release.
Brennan: I liked Car Lot in PE, sharing my immigration report with the class, doing the immigration play, and I am looking forward to the butterfly release.
Kayla: I am going to like the butterfly release, I liked the play, Brynn sharing her Alaska book, and when Ms. Der Yuen read Velma Gratch and the Way Cool Butterfly.
Matt: I liked the immigrant play, Car Lot in PE, sharing the reports, Maya sharing her pictures from the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, Brynn sharing her VIP poster, making attribute patterns, and the Daily.
Mihir: I liked Maya’s picture from New York, the immigration play, earning Compliments (we only have three more to go!), and Brynn’s VIP.
Riley: I liked rehearsing the play, hearing the comments from the audience, watching 2A perform the play, and performing myself.
Alexander C.: I liked playing chess, making attribute trains, Car Lot in PE, the play, and I’m looking forward to the butterfly release.
Mishal: I liked doing the play, seeing my report on the map, seeing Ms. Der Yuen, and I’m looking forward to the butterfly release.
Alexander L.: I liked bringing in my moths, sharing my report, having Ms. Der Yuen read Velma Gratch and the Way Cool Butterfly, doing attribute trains, the play, and I will like the butterfly release.
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