"Fire Pies"
"Pie Hearts"
"The Bombs"
"The Sunshines"
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Music Videos
Check out the karaoke videos from our trip to the Children's Creativity Museum from a few weeks ago! The kids had fun selecting band names, picking music selections, and choosing a background for the green screen- then they busted out some serious dance moves! Enjoy!
"Fire Pies"
"Pie Hearts"
"The Bombs"
"The Sunshines"
"Fire Pies"
"Pie Hearts"
"The Bombs"
"The Sunshines"
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Spelling Words: ow-ew words
1. how
2. new
3. cow
4. clown
5. blew
6. town
7. flew
8. now
9. grew
10. down
11. flowers
12. however
13. knew
14. chewed
15. jewelry
2. new
3. cow
4. clown
5. blew
6. town
7. flew
8. now
9. grew
10. down
11. flowers
12. however
13. knew
14. chewed
15. jewelry
Monday, February 27, 2012
Fifty, Nifty United States!
We are beginning our study of the 50 states and capitals that will last through the spring. The children will be bringing home the note below outlining our study and important test dates. We will be learning through music, puzzles, maps, interactive media, games, reading, research, writing, and workbooks. If you have additional resources you'd like to share, we always welcome them!
Happy travels!
Happy travels!
Monday, February 20, 2012
Self-control/cognitive development article
I hope you are enjoying the beginning of break! I enjoyed leisurely reading the New York Times this morning wanted to share an interesting article about self-control in children, including its importance, varying cultural perspectives, and teaching it. It's part of a debate surrounding "Bringing Up Bebe", a French answer to last year's "Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother". The article is billed as an "American" response written by neuroscientists at Princeton.
Here are couple excerpts that I found particularly resonating:
"Effective approaches for building self-control combine fun with progressively increasing challenges. Rather than force activities onto an unwilling child, take advantage of his or her individual tendencies. When children develop self-control through their own pursuit of happiness, no parental hovering is required. Find something that the child is crazy about but that requires active effort. Whether it’s compiling baseball statistics or making (but not passively watching) YouTube videos, passionate hobbies build mental staying power that can also be used for math homework.
Play allows children to practice skills that are useful in adult life. Young children build self-control through elaborate, imaginative games like pretending to be a doctor or a fireman...
The connection between self-control and social skills seems to be a two-way street. Helping children to identify their emotions and think through possible consequences before reacting improves self-control, in the classroom and at home. According to an analysis of 213 studies involving more than 270,000 students from kindergarten through high school, programs to enhance social and emotional development accelerate school achievement as much as interventions targeted at academic subjects."
Article:
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/19/opinion/sunday/building-self-control-the-american-way.html?src=recg
Here are couple excerpts that I found particularly resonating:
"Effective approaches for building self-control combine fun with progressively increasing challenges. Rather than force activities onto an unwilling child, take advantage of his or her individual tendencies. When children develop self-control through their own pursuit of happiness, no parental hovering is required. Find something that the child is crazy about but that requires active effort. Whether it’s compiling baseball statistics or making (but not passively watching) YouTube videos, passionate hobbies build mental staying power that can also be used for math homework.
Play allows children to practice skills that are useful in adult life. Young children build self-control through elaborate, imaginative games like pretending to be a doctor or a fireman...
The connection between self-control and social skills seems to be a two-way street. Helping children to identify their emotions and think through possible consequences before reacting improves self-control, in the classroom and at home. According to an analysis of 213 studies involving more than 270,000 students from kindergarten through high school, programs to enhance social and emotional development accelerate school achievement as much as interventions targeted at academic subjects."
Article:
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/19/opinion/sunday/building-self-control-the-american-way.html?src=recg
Friday, February 17, 2012
Weekly Highlights 2/17/12 Mrs. Barulich
Dear Parents,
We hope that you enjoy your time off during the President's Day holiday. We've been busy conferencing with each one of the students and trying to have them grasp what it is that they are taking away with them in researching their Civil War figure. One compared Lincoln having a marriage and four sons to that of Mohandas Gandhi. Another related how Frederick Douglas was taught to read and write by his master's wife, which lead to his success in writing a story about his life and encouraging President Lincoln to end slavery at the time of their meeting. Also, while Grant was a poor student at Westpoint and Lee graduated second in his class also at Westpoint, it was Grant who lead the North to their final victory and to the end of the Civil War.
We also discussed our school year in terms of fractions. As of March 8th, we will have been in school two-thirds of the school year. While many were sad, I reminded them that it has gone by fast because we have enjoyed so much of our learning. The plays, plane flights, field trips and reports are just part of this second grade journey. This week we have all started multiplication and have almost mastered all of the upper case cursive letters, two biggies in our second grade curriculum. They have both been received with much enthusiasm.
Rohan - I liked our Valentine's Day party, playing Pass the Parcel was a lot of fun. I liked making the butter in science, music,
multiplication and P.E.
Stefan - I liked the new music teacher, science, working on my report of Robert E. Lee, the Valentine's Day party was great and writing my letter to President Obama. I can't believe he authorized the sale of horse meat.
Liam - I liked working on my report of Frederick Douglas, he had a sad life in the beginning. I liked making the butter in science, our Valentine's Day party, playing Pass the Parcel and decorating my heart shaped sugar cookie. I had two!
Ivan - I liked performing our Gandhi presentation for the visitors, the Valentine's Day party was a lot of fun and making butter from whipping cream in science.
Oliver - I liked working on my first draft of President Lincoln with Mrs. Barulich. Boy, is it long! I also liked the Valentine's Day party, making the butter in science and performing for the visitors.
Nathan - I liked wearing my Shark's hat today for Free Dress, working on my President Lincoln report. He went through a lot in his life. It's funny that he kept his important notes in his top hat! I also liked the Valentine's Day party.
Aidan - I liked having my mom and Avery here for the Valentine's Day party! Everything was so good. The game and decorating our sugar cookies. I also liked the Gandhi presentation and the new music teacher!
Madeline - I LOVED the new music teacher. She is teaching us new notes and told us a story about Weedel that was so funny!
I also liked the Valentine's Day party, making the butter in science and the Gandhi presentation for the visitors.
Kenna - I really liked our Valentine's Day party! The sugar cookies were so good and playing Pass the Parcel was a lot of fun. I also liked making butter in science and our new music teacher!
Vicki - I liked everything this week! The Valentine's Day party was great! My mommy made the best cookies! I also liked doing the Gandhi presentation and making the butter in science.
To Renee: We are so happy that you are enjoying France with your family. Tell us about the Mona Lisa, what REAL french crepes taste like and just how tall is the Eiffel Tower! Oui?
We hope that you enjoy your time off during the President's Day holiday. We've been busy conferencing with each one of the students and trying to have them grasp what it is that they are taking away with them in researching their Civil War figure. One compared Lincoln having a marriage and four sons to that of Mohandas Gandhi. Another related how Frederick Douglas was taught to read and write by his master's wife, which lead to his success in writing a story about his life and encouraging President Lincoln to end slavery at the time of their meeting. Also, while Grant was a poor student at Westpoint and Lee graduated second in his class also at Westpoint, it was Grant who lead the North to their final victory and to the end of the Civil War.
We also discussed our school year in terms of fractions. As of March 8th, we will have been in school two-thirds of the school year. While many were sad, I reminded them that it has gone by fast because we have enjoyed so much of our learning. The plays, plane flights, field trips and reports are just part of this second grade journey. This week we have all started multiplication and have almost mastered all of the upper case cursive letters, two biggies in our second grade curriculum. They have both been received with much enthusiasm.
Rohan - I liked our Valentine's Day party, playing Pass the Parcel was a lot of fun. I liked making the butter in science, music,
multiplication and P.E.
Stefan - I liked the new music teacher, science, working on my report of Robert E. Lee, the Valentine's Day party was great and writing my letter to President Obama. I can't believe he authorized the sale of horse meat.
Liam - I liked working on my report of Frederick Douglas, he had a sad life in the beginning. I liked making the butter in science, our Valentine's Day party, playing Pass the Parcel and decorating my heart shaped sugar cookie. I had two!
Ivan - I liked performing our Gandhi presentation for the visitors, the Valentine's Day party was a lot of fun and making butter from whipping cream in science.
Oliver - I liked working on my first draft of President Lincoln with Mrs. Barulich. Boy, is it long! I also liked the Valentine's Day party, making the butter in science and performing for the visitors.
Nathan - I liked wearing my Shark's hat today for Free Dress, working on my President Lincoln report. He went through a lot in his life. It's funny that he kept his important notes in his top hat! I also liked the Valentine's Day party.
Aidan - I liked having my mom and Avery here for the Valentine's Day party! Everything was so good. The game and decorating our sugar cookies. I also liked the Gandhi presentation and the new music teacher!
Madeline - I LOVED the new music teacher. She is teaching us new notes and told us a story about Weedel that was so funny!
I also liked the Valentine's Day party, making the butter in science and the Gandhi presentation for the visitors.
Kenna - I really liked our Valentine's Day party! The sugar cookies were so good and playing Pass the Parcel was a lot of fun. I also liked making butter in science and our new music teacher!
Vicki - I liked everything this week! The Valentine's Day party was great! My mommy made the best cookies! I also liked doing the Gandhi presentation and making the butter in science.
To Renee: We are so happy that you are enjoying France with your family. Tell us about the Mona Lisa, what REAL french crepes taste like and just how tall is the Eiffel Tower! Oui?
Weekly Highlights 2/17- Ms. Der Yuen
In honor of Presidents’ Day, we learned about the history of the holiday (did you know it used to be called Washington’s Birthday?) and a few other presidents. We also learned about some of the responsibilities of the president, which formed a great foundation for writing letters to President Obama. They developed letter writing skills and wrote about an issue of concern, ranging from protecting endangered animals to reducing pollution to increasing computers in school and spreading acting classes in schools. It was wonderful to see the kids excited about exercising their rights to voice their concerns as citizens. We are mailing them today and keeping our fingers crossed that we receive a response!
Thank you to all the chaperones who joined us on our field trip the Children’s Creativity Museum. The kids created clay blob characters to use in stop-motion animation. Their productions lasted between 10-30 seconds, including flying, dancing, jumping, slithering, and bouncing blobs! They also had to invent tools to help them solve tricky problems using assorted objects such as toilet paper rolls, bottle caps, and paper clips. Among the contraptions were a slingshot to tame a dragon in a grocery store parking lot and a dolphin trap to lure other sea creatures to rescue someone stranded at sea. They also got to do karaoke against a green screen, which is making me smile just thinking about their performances! All the clay animation and karaokes videos were given to me on a DVD format that can’t be shared, so they are sending differently formatted files so I can distribute them to you. In the meantime, Dan Avida kindly filmed (and gently edited) a couple karaoke performances for your entertainment (will also post links on the blog):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgH55SVxdDA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYcSQJaH9_o
Thank you to all the chaperones who joined us on our field trip the Children’s Creativity Museum. The kids created clay blob characters to use in stop-motion animation. Their productions lasted between 10-30 seconds, including flying, dancing, jumping, slithering, and bouncing blobs! They also had to invent tools to help them solve tricky problems using assorted objects such as toilet paper rolls, bottle caps, and paper clips. Among the contraptions were a slingshot to tame a dragon in a grocery store parking lot and a dolphin trap to lure other sea creatures to rescue someone stranded at sea. They also got to do karaoke against a green screen, which is making me smile just thinking about their performances! All the clay animation and karaokes videos were given to me on a DVD format that can’t be shared, so they are sending differently formatted files so I can distribute them to you. In the meantime, Dan Avida kindly filmed (and gently edited) a couple karaoke performances for your entertainment (will also post links on the blog): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgH55SVxdDA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYcSQJaH9_o
Enjoy the week off! Looking forward to sharing final Civil War reports upon your return.
Kayla: I liked reading Stuart Little, the butter experiment, earning our compliment party, writing letters to the president, the new music teacher, Valentine’s Day party, and getting warm fuzzies.
Brennan: I liked writing a letter to President Obama, the Valentine’s party, Stuart Little, and PE.
Nina: I liked seeing Ms. Der Yuen, making butter with Mrs. Wendlendt (even if my butter wasn’t very buttery), learning about Chinese inventions, Gandhi presentation, and the compliment party.
Mihir: I liked our Gandhi presentation, the Valentine’s party, earning a compliment party, and everything!
Lindsay: I liked reading Stuart Little, writing the letters to the president, getting warm fuzzies, the Gandhi presentation, the Valentine’s party, learning about Chinese invention, the butter experiment in science, and I loved seeing Ms. Der Yuen and the new music teacher!
Maya: I liked meeting the new music teacher, French, Stuart Little, Valentine’s Day party, earning the compliment party, and more cursive.
Alexander L.: I liked learning more cursive, Stuart Little, writing letters to the president, the Valentine’s party and getting warm fuzzies, computers, meeting the new music teacher, art, making butter in science, PE, earning the compliment party, and seeing Ms. Der Yuen.
Riley: I liked everything! My top four favorite things were meeting Ms. Sharick, making butter in science, the Valentine’s party, and earning the compliment party.
Matt: I liked everything! I liked computers, science, starting multiplication in math, PE, more cursive, the Valentine’s party, and earning the compliment party.
Mishal: I liked seeing Ms. Der Yuen, playing Steal the Bacon in PE, science, art, and everything else.
Spencer: I liked earning the compliment party, Valentine’s Day, Stuart Little, doing more multiplication and doing division, and getting warm fuzzies.
Brynn: I loved everything! I liked getting warm fuzzies, earning the compliment party, seeing the Chinese inventions, and seeing Ms. Der Yuen.
Kayla: I liked reading Stuart Little, the butter experiment, earning our compliment party, writing letters to the president, the new music teacher, Valentine’s Day party, and getting warm fuzzies.
Brennan: I liked writing a letter to President Obama, the Valentine’s party, Stuart Little, and PE.
Nina: I liked seeing Ms. Der Yuen, making butter with Mrs. Wendlendt (even if my butter wasn’t very buttery), learning about Chinese inventions, Gandhi presentation, and the compliment party.
Mihir: I liked our Gandhi presentation, the Valentine’s party, earning a compliment party, and everything!
Lindsay: I liked reading Stuart Little, writing the letters to the president, getting warm fuzzies, the Gandhi presentation, the Valentine’s party, learning about Chinese invention, the butter experiment in science, and I loved seeing Ms. Der Yuen and the new music teacher!
Maya: I liked meeting the new music teacher, French, Stuart Little, Valentine’s Day party, earning the compliment party, and more cursive.
Alexander L.: I liked learning more cursive, Stuart Little, writing letters to the president, the Valentine’s party and getting warm fuzzies, computers, meeting the new music teacher, art, making butter in science, PE, earning the compliment party, and seeing Ms. Der Yuen.
Riley: I liked everything! My top four favorite things were meeting Ms. Sharick, making butter in science, the Valentine’s party, and earning the compliment party.
Matt: I liked everything! I liked computers, science, starting multiplication in math, PE, more cursive, the Valentine’s party, and earning the compliment party.
Mishal: I liked seeing Ms. Der Yuen, playing Steal the Bacon in PE, science, art, and everything else.
Spencer: I liked earning the compliment party, Valentine’s Day, Stuart Little, doing more multiplication and doing division, and getting warm fuzzies.
Brynn: I loved everything! I liked getting warm fuzzies, earning the compliment party, seeing the Chinese inventions, and seeing Ms. Der Yuen.
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Monday, February 13, 2012
Spelling Words Week 2/13/12
Spelling words with one and two syllables, with the exception of the five bonus words:
1. put
2. want
3. many
4. out
5. saw
6. who
7. off
8. any
9. from
10. her
11. president
12. citizenship
13. election * * Please note that honest has been changed to election
14. Valentine
15. special
1. put
2. want
3. many
4. out
5. saw
6. who
7. off
8. any
9. from
10. her
11. president
12. citizenship
13. election * * Please note that honest has been changed to election
14. Valentine
15. special
Friday, February 10, 2012
Weekly Highlights 2/10/12 Mrs. Barulich
Watch out Walt Disney! Our second graders quickly picked up on clay animation and made some very good "shorts" today at the Creativity Museum. The boys in my group also got to perform to the song, 'Dynamite' so it was only fitting to call their "band" The Bombs! The girls on a softer note, sang, 'Here Comes the Sun'. Lots of fun and creativity for sure!
Renee - I loved making my Valentine's Day mailbox, making my flip book and EVERYTHING about today's field trip. It was the best!
Kenna - I really liked today's field trip and having my mom chaperone. I loved the clay animation. I was too shy to get up and sing though. I also liked making my flip book and getting my mailbox ready for Valentine's Day, which happens to also be my birthday!
Stefan - I liked playing Dodge Ball in P.E. Singing at the Creativity Museum was really fun. It was great seeing The Bombs on TV! I also liked working on my Valentine's Day mailbox and making my flip book.
Ivan - I liked singing at the Creativity Museum, that was the best part. I also liked working on my Civil War figure, P.E., making my flip book and working on my Valentine's Day mailbox.
Liam - I liked working on my Frederick Douglas report. He went through a lot. I really liked today's field trip. The singing was the best part and sharing the microphone with the other boys. I liked finishing my Valentine's Day mailbox too!
Madeline - I liked the group I was with at the field trip. It was so much fun! I liked the singing, the mystery box and the clay animation.
Vicki - I liked Open House this week and getting to peek in to what we will do next year in third grade! I loved today's field trip and working on the mystery box project. I also liked making my Valentine's Day mailbox.
Rohan - I liked science and blowing the balloon with just two ingredients! I liked today's field trip, the clay animation was cool. I also liked making my mailbox.
Oliver - Making my Valentine's Day mailbox all by myself was very cool I love how we know all of the lower case cursive letters. Today's field trip was a lot of fun and my mother got to chaperone!
Aidan - The clay animation film was so much fun! I also liked working on the Mystery Box project with Liam. I LOVED getting the Courage Award also!
Renee - I loved making my Valentine's Day mailbox, making my flip book and EVERYTHING about today's field trip. It was the best!
Kenna - I really liked today's field trip and having my mom chaperone. I loved the clay animation. I was too shy to get up and sing though. I also liked making my flip book and getting my mailbox ready for Valentine's Day, which happens to also be my birthday!
Stefan - I liked playing Dodge Ball in P.E. Singing at the Creativity Museum was really fun. It was great seeing The Bombs on TV! I also liked working on my Valentine's Day mailbox and making my flip book.
Ivan - I liked singing at the Creativity Museum, that was the best part. I also liked working on my Civil War figure, P.E., making my flip book and working on my Valentine's Day mailbox.
Liam - I liked working on my Frederick Douglas report. He went through a lot. I really liked today's field trip. The singing was the best part and sharing the microphone with the other boys. I liked finishing my Valentine's Day mailbox too!
Madeline - I liked the group I was with at the field trip. It was so much fun! I liked the singing, the mystery box and the clay animation.
Vicki - I liked Open House this week and getting to peek in to what we will do next year in third grade! I loved today's field trip and working on the mystery box project. I also liked making my Valentine's Day mailbox.
Rohan - I liked science and blowing the balloon with just two ingredients! I liked today's field trip, the clay animation was cool. I also liked making my mailbox.
Oliver - Making my Valentine's Day mailbox all by myself was very cool I love how we know all of the lower case cursive letters. Today's field trip was a lot of fun and my mother got to chaperone!
Aidan - The clay animation film was so much fun! I also liked working on the Mystery Box project with Liam. I LOVED getting the Courage Award also!
Weekly Highlights 2/10- Ms. Der Yuen
Happy 100th Day of School! We spent our 100th day of school in San Francisco at the Children's Creativity Museum. We made clay stop-motion animation, invented solutions to crazy problems with our mystery box challenges, and even sang karaoke! For more photos, check out SmugMug (password: wildcats). Thank you to all the chaperones who generously volunteered their time and energy to join us!
Lindsay: I liked starting multiplication, the field trip especially the clay animation, making flipbooks, researching Harriet Tubman, Stuart LIttle, and my birthday of course!
Mishal: I liked Stuart Little, the clay animation, the bus ride to the field trip, interviewing Mrs. Whited about Clara Barton, math, science, and everything!
Mihir: I liked the field trip- especially the clay animation, Lindsay's birthday, Alex C. and Spencer getting Core Virtue Awards, multiplication, and doing Roman Numerals in math.
Brynn: I liked Lindsay's birthday, the Core Virtue Awards for Alex and Spencer, seeing a brown pigeon on the field trip- I've never seen a brown one before! I also like making flipbooks, Stuart Little, multiplication, and seeing Ms. Der Yuen.
Alexander L.: I liked science, seeing brown and white pigeons in SF, playing Star Wars in PE, making flipbooks, Lindsay's birthday, and dancing at the field trip.
Nina: I liked the field trip and the clay animation, Lindsay's birthday, and interviewing Mrs. Whited about Clara Barton.
Spencer: I liked the field trip and clay animation, getting my Core Virtue Award for Courage, Lindsay's birthday, multiplication, and graduating tutoring.
Kayla: I liked reading Stuart Little, Lindsay's birthday, the clay animation on the field trip, gym, making flipbooks, when Alex and Spencer got their awards, and seeing Ms. Der Yuen.
Matt: I liked singing karaoke on the field trip, Stuart Little, library, PE, Lindsay's birthday, Alex and Spencer's Core Virtue Awards, and Tintin in French.
Maya: I liked the field trip especially because my dad was there, playing Star Wars in PE, Stuart Little, and learning "z" in cursive.
Brennan: I liked everything about the field trip, Spencer and Alex's awards, Lindsay's birthday, Star Wars in PE, the Art Show, making flipbooks, and Stuart Little.
Riley: I liked the karaoke and mystery box challenge on the field trip, interviewing Mrs. Whited, flipbooks, multiplication, Lindsay's birthday, and seeing Ms. Der Yuen.
Alexander C.: I liked the clay animation, dodgeball in PE, Lindsay's birthday, getting my Core Virtue Award for Integrity, the vinegar and baking soda experiment in science, and multiplication.
Lindsay: I liked starting multiplication, the field trip especially the clay animation, making flipbooks, researching Harriet Tubman, Stuart LIttle, and my birthday of course!
Mishal: I liked Stuart Little, the clay animation, the bus ride to the field trip, interviewing Mrs. Whited about Clara Barton, math, science, and everything!
Mihir: I liked the field trip- especially the clay animation, Lindsay's birthday, Alex C. and Spencer getting Core Virtue Awards, multiplication, and doing Roman Numerals in math.
Brynn: I liked Lindsay's birthday, the Core Virtue Awards for Alex and Spencer, seeing a brown pigeon on the field trip- I've never seen a brown one before! I also like making flipbooks, Stuart Little, multiplication, and seeing Ms. Der Yuen.
Alexander L.: I liked science, seeing brown and white pigeons in SF, playing Star Wars in PE, making flipbooks, Lindsay's birthday, and dancing at the field trip.
Nina: I liked the field trip and the clay animation, Lindsay's birthday, and interviewing Mrs. Whited about Clara Barton.
Spencer: I liked the field trip and clay animation, getting my Core Virtue Award for Courage, Lindsay's birthday, multiplication, and graduating tutoring.
Kayla: I liked reading Stuart Little, Lindsay's birthday, the clay animation on the field trip, gym, making flipbooks, when Alex and Spencer got their awards, and seeing Ms. Der Yuen.
Matt: I liked singing karaoke on the field trip, Stuart Little, library, PE, Lindsay's birthday, Alex and Spencer's Core Virtue Awards, and Tintin in French.
Maya: I liked the field trip especially because my dad was there, playing Star Wars in PE, Stuart Little, and learning "z" in cursive.
Brennan: I liked everything about the field trip, Spencer and Alex's awards, Lindsay's birthday, Star Wars in PE, the Art Show, making flipbooks, and Stuart Little.
Riley: I liked the karaoke and mystery box challenge on the field trip, interviewing Mrs. Whited, flipbooks, multiplication, Lindsay's birthday, and seeing Ms. Der Yuen.
Alexander C.: I liked the clay animation, dodgeball in PE, Lindsay's birthday, getting my Core Virtue Award for Integrity, the vinegar and baking soda experiment in science, and multiplication.
Monday, February 6, 2012
Spelling Words Week 2/6/12
Double o words:
l. wood
2. took
3. too
4. noon
5. good
6. root
7. book
8. boot
9. wool
10. food
11. choosing
12. smoothly
13. afternoon
14. understood
15. neighborhood
We will give the children their spelling test THIS THURSDAY as we have our field trip planned for Friday. Please remember to be at school by 7:45 a.m. with a sack lunch and either a Woodland School sweater or fleece. No sweatshirts please.
l. wood
2. took
3. too
4. noon
5. good
6. root
7. book
8. boot
9. wool
10. food
11. choosing
12. smoothly
13. afternoon
14. understood
15. neighborhood
We will give the children their spelling test THIS THURSDAY as we have our field trip planned for Friday. Please remember to be at school by 7:45 a.m. with a sack lunch and either a Woodland School sweater or fleece. No sweatshirts please.
Friday, February 3, 2012
Weekly Highlights 2/3/12 Mrs. Barulich
I'm going to have pretty high expectations when I fly to India and Pakistan someday as today was just over the top. Thank-you, thank-you to Mr. Aggarwal, Mrs. Junaid and Mrs. Mathur for their outstanding presentations. Mrs. Natarajan for the beautifully artistic henna on the children's hands and for Mrs. Smith taking so many wonderful pictures. And last of all, Mr. Nandori aka Mohandas Gandhi. It was an honor having you on our flight. Today IS a day that second graders will never forget.
Liam I loved the flight to India, dancing with the sticks, the henna on my hands, also celebrating my birthday at school with my friends and science!
Stefan I liked P.E., science, the flight to India was really cool. I'm happy that my mom was able to be here. I also liked working on my research report and discovering that Robert E. Lee married George Washington's great granddaughter!
Renee I liked the flight a lot! Andre, Audrey and momma also got to fly to India with us. I liked science and our experiment for mixing water, baking soda and vinegar and seeing it explode a little.
Rohan I liked flying to India! Today was the best day! It was cool that my dad gave one of the presentations. I also liked the henna, P.E. this week was fun and science!
Oliver I'm really liking the creative writing on Thursday. I liked writing about winning any toy I could have. I also liked the flight, the stick dancing was fun and the food was good too. I liked playing on the drums.
Madeline I really liked the flight to India, the dress I got to wear, my bangles, and the dancing. I also liked Tikki Tikki Tembo, science and art.
Vicki I liked the flight a lot. The henna was so pretty. I liked working on my Weekend News, Mondrian Art and science too!
Ivan I really liked the flight to India and seeing Gandhi! I also liked P.E., science, gym and Mrs. Barulich
Nathan I liked all the dancing we did in India today, that was a lot of fun! I also liked celebrating Liam's birthday, P.E. and seeing the results of our science experiment explode!
We missed you today Aidan and Kenna we missed you this afternoon. Happy Weekend and Namaste to all!
Liam I loved the flight to India, dancing with the sticks, the henna on my hands, also celebrating my birthday at school with my friends and science!
Stefan I liked P.E., science, the flight to India was really cool. I'm happy that my mom was able to be here. I also liked working on my research report and discovering that Robert E. Lee married George Washington's great granddaughter!
Renee I liked the flight a lot! Andre, Audrey and momma also got to fly to India with us. I liked science and our experiment for mixing water, baking soda and vinegar and seeing it explode a little.
Rohan I liked flying to India! Today was the best day! It was cool that my dad gave one of the presentations. I also liked the henna, P.E. this week was fun and science!
Oliver I'm really liking the creative writing on Thursday. I liked writing about winning any toy I could have. I also liked the flight, the stick dancing was fun and the food was good too. I liked playing on the drums.
Madeline I really liked the flight to India, the dress I got to wear, my bangles, and the dancing. I also liked Tikki Tikki Tembo, science and art.
Vicki I liked the flight a lot. The henna was so pretty. I liked working on my Weekend News, Mondrian Art and science too!
Ivan I really liked the flight to India and seeing Gandhi! I also liked P.E., science, gym and Mrs. Barulich
Nathan I liked all the dancing we did in India today, that was a lot of fun! I also liked celebrating Liam's birthday, P.E. and seeing the results of our science experiment explode!
We missed you today Aidan and Kenna we missed you this afternoon. Happy Weekend and Namaste to all!
Weekly Highlights 2/3- Ms. Der Yuen
Namaste! A huge thank you to Malika Junaid,Vinita Mathur, and Laxmi Natarajan for their tremendous energy and efforts into organizing our incredible flight to India and Pakistan! The food, dancing, clothes, music, photos, and instruments truly brought our learning to life. The incredible Powerpoint presentation that they created is on CD that each child is bringing home so they can share with you. Many more photos will be uploaded to SmugMug.
Nina: I liked researching Clara Barton, the flight to India (especially since my mom was there!), seeing Ms Der Yuen and the antler that Alice found in her yard, and making a flying dog tangram.
Mihir: I definitely like the flight the best, especially the food. I also like seeing Ms. Der Yuen, making the vinegar and water mixture in science, starting Stuart Little for read aloud, and Sarah Plain and Tall in literature.
Riley: I liked the science experiment with vinegar, starting Sarah Plain and Tall, showing my tangram pillar story to Ms. Sue, and the flight.
Maya: I liked the flight, especially getting bangles and henna. I also liked starting Stuart Little in read aloud, PE, and the vinegar experiment in science.
Spencer: I liked Sarah Plain and Tall, Ms. Der Yuen sharing the antler that Alice found, the flight to India, and kickball in PE.
Brennan: I liked the food on the flight, starting Stuart Little, and kickball in PE.
Lindsay: I liked Ms. Der Yuen’s VIP poster and antler that Alice found, science, the flight, Stuart Little for read aloud, and making the tangram and story about Cutie and Cutie Pie’s house.
Kayla: I liked starting Stuart Little in read aloud, getting henna on my hand in the flight, and the vinegar experiment in science.
Mishal: I liked everything! I especially like the flight and all the good food, PE, science, and starting Stuart Little.
Brynn: I liked everything! I liked science, seeing Ms. Der Yuen, learning more cursive, the flight- especially the food, starting Stuart Little for read aloud and Sarah Plain and Tall in literature, making tangrams, and seeing the antler that Alice found.
Alex C.: I liked playing doctor and spy in PE, seeing the antler that Alice found, getting henna on my hand during the flight, and the baking soda experiment in science.
Alexander L.: I liked getting bracelets on the flight, putting up my coffee filters in science, and playing doctor and spy in PE.
Matt: I liked the flight, making a tangram house and story about it, and math.
Nina: I liked researching Clara Barton, the flight to India (especially since my mom was there!), seeing Ms Der Yuen and the antler that Alice found in her yard, and making a flying dog tangram.
Mihir: I definitely like the flight the best, especially the food. I also like seeing Ms. Der Yuen, making the vinegar and water mixture in science, starting Stuart Little for read aloud, and Sarah Plain and Tall in literature.
Riley: I liked the science experiment with vinegar, starting Sarah Plain and Tall, showing my tangram pillar story to Ms. Sue, and the flight.
Maya: I liked the flight, especially getting bangles and henna. I also liked starting Stuart Little in read aloud, PE, and the vinegar experiment in science.
Spencer: I liked Sarah Plain and Tall, Ms. Der Yuen sharing the antler that Alice found, the flight to India, and kickball in PE.
Brennan: I liked the food on the flight, starting Stuart Little, and kickball in PE.
Lindsay: I liked Ms. Der Yuen’s VIP poster and antler that Alice found, science, the flight, Stuart Little for read aloud, and making the tangram and story about Cutie and Cutie Pie’s house.
Kayla: I liked starting Stuart Little in read aloud, getting henna on my hand in the flight, and the vinegar experiment in science.
Mishal: I liked everything! I especially like the flight and all the good food, PE, science, and starting Stuart Little.
Brynn: I liked everything! I liked science, seeing Ms. Der Yuen, learning more cursive, the flight- especially the food, starting Stuart Little for read aloud and Sarah Plain and Tall in literature, making tangrams, and seeing the antler that Alice found.
Alex C.: I liked playing doctor and spy in PE, seeing the antler that Alice found, getting henna on my hand during the flight, and the baking soda experiment in science.
Alexander L.: I liked getting bracelets on the flight, putting up my coffee filters in science, and playing doctor and spy in PE.
Matt: I liked the flight, making a tangram house and story about it, and math.
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