Oobleck inquiry activity

Is it a solid or is it a liquid? We investigated. Watch us in action! We had a lot of fun!

Let's Make Oobleck!

Bartholomew and the Oobleck

Standards:
PS1. Matter and Its Interactions
 2-PS1-1. Describe and classify different kinds of materials by observable properties of color, flexibility, hardness, texture, and absorbency.

2-PS1-2. Test different materials and analyze the data obtained to determine which materials have the properties that are best suited for an intended purpose.*

Clarification Statements:

• Examples of properties could include, color, flexibility, hardness, texture, and absorbency.

• Data should focus on qualitative and relative observations.

I'll leave you with this joke:

What runs faster, cold or hot?

Hot, because you can catch a cold!

 

Daily Five in full swing!

Every day from 9:00 to 10:00 we have our Language Arts block. I use the Daily Five management system in my class. While I am conferencing with students or engaged with strategy groups the boys and girls are working in their centers. There are five centers : Read to self,  Read to someone, Listen to reading, Work on writing, and Word work. Take a peek at us in action!

Reading Standards for Foundational Skills: 
Phonics and Word Recognition  RF 3. Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words. a. Distinguish long and short vowels when reading regularly spelled one-syllable words. b. Know spelling-sound correspondences for additional common vowel teams. c. Decode regularly spelled two-syllable words with long vowels. d. Decode words with common prefixes and suffixes. e. Identify words with inconsistent but common spelling-sound correspondences. 
f. Recognize and read grade-appropriate irregularly spelled words. 
Fluency RF4. Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension. a. Read grade-level text with purpose and understanding. b. Read grade-level text orally with accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression on successive readings. c. Use context to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding, rereading as necessary.

I'll leave you with this joke: 

1. What did one book say to the other one?… I just wanted to see if we are on the same page.

Meet our class!

Hello,
We are off to a great start in second grade. The weather could have cooperated a bit better but we did a great job under hot conditions. (Fortunately we are on the ground floor which helped a little bit!)
Our Open House is Monday September 17th. At that time I will give you all the information you need for the year. However, until then, please be sure that you check the ingredients in your child's snack each day. A few things to be mindful about are: First, make sure that there are no peanuts or tree nuts in the ingredients. Secondly, be sure that the product is not made in a factory that does handle peanut or tree nut products. Lastly, please don't send in a snack that is not labeled at all (this includes those snacks coming in in a baggie). Obviously, fresh fruits and vegetables are always OK, but if a dip is included, then the ingredients must be checked. Thank you so much for your help with this. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to email me!

Now.......I'd like to introduce our class!!!

Jackson

Neva

Berkeley

Ruby

Elise

Laela

Nikki

Braydon

Jayden

Kaden

Paul

Sawyer

Tyler

McKenna

Noah

Isabella

Emerson

Sajel

Josh

Matt

Charlotte

I'd like to leave you with this joke:  
Do you know how bees get to school?

On the school buzz!