Holiday Party!

Today our crew spent the morning celebrating the holidays together! We decorated ornaments and ate yummy treats. The highlight of our party, however, was when our crew had the chance to show the Habit of Character of compassion. Our crew spent the majority of our party creating tie blankets for patients at a local children's hospital. The students loved working together and realizing their efforts were going towards helping others. Thank you to Kimberly Eloe for organizing this event! Also a huge thank you to all of those who volunteered and/or donated supplies to our party. Happy Holidays!

Junior Achievement

Today we had two special guests, Mr. Tim and Mr. Conor, join us from Junior Achievement! These two guests are business professionals in our community who volunteer their time in classrooms around the district. Mr. Tim and Mr. Conor helped our crew reach our financial literacy standards focusing specifically on money, jobs, and business ownership. First, they shared with us all the essential components of a community. We learned that a community needs citizens, government, businesses, and money to thrive. Next, we learned that businesses sell goods or services to make a profit. To help us understand this, the students acted as bakers in a donut shop. They worked together to produce as many donuts as they could in a short amount of time without defects. The students had to determine if they produced enough donuts that they were able to sell, or if they were unable to make a profit. After, the students learned about the purpose of taxes. Our crew loved learning from business professionals in our community!

Celebration of Learning

Thank you to all of the families that joined us for our Celebration of Learning Tuesday evening! The students were thrilled to share their learning with you and perform the "Beaver Rap." The Celebration of Learning is important in our community because our students get to take on the role of a teacher! I will keep you updated when our poetry and technical drawings have been published into our book!

Poets and Researchers Hard at Work!

Our poets have been working diligently to create a poem about the wetland or grassland animal they have been researching throughout our expedition. Creating this poem has taken weeks of perseverance! First, our crew discovered the different characteristics of poetry. Next, we researched organisms' physical features, diet, and behavior with the assistance of our YO Buddies. Finally, we have been analyzing the work of other second graders who have written about snakes to inspire us to create our own poems. We are receiving helpful critique from our crewmates in order to improve our multiple drafts. We are excited to share our hard work with you at our Celebration of Learning Tuesday, December 10th at 6pm!

Halloween Party!

Our crew had a wonderful time celebrating Halloween together! We started by parading around the school to show off our costumes. After, Ms. Kimberly Eloe planned an exciting Halloween Party for us! We ate yummy treats, created spider hats, participated in a candy corn relay race, and played minute to win it games and trick or treat surprise! We had a fantastic day! Thank you to all the families that donated supplies and/or joined us for the party. Your support means the world!

Reading Stamina

Our readers have been working on building their reading stamina. To kick-off, the students learned about a famous runner named Wilma Rudolph. She was born small and was sick with Polio at a young age. Doctors told her she would not be able to walk. But because Wilma showed stamina and perseverance, she raced in the Olympics and became the fastest woman in the world. We learned from Wilma that stamina means doing anything for a long period of time without giving up. The students compared their stamina to Wilma Rudolph's stamina as a runner.

After, the students graphed data of their reading stamina and set a goal for themselves. We reflected on behaviors that build and break reading stamina. We are continuing to work on building our reading stamina over the next few weeks. We are eager to share with you are growth in reading stamina at Student-Led Conferences.