Room 19 Rumblings

Spring

2009-04-05T06:25:00.000-07:00

Hi All!!!!!

It's been a while since I've posted any messages. SORRY!!!!

It is hard to believe that it is already the beginning of the 4th quarter.

We are currently involved in learning about dinosaurs, building Lego robots, and learning to program the robots. Some of the concepts we are exploring are: life cycles, how environment played a role in the lives of dinosaurs, research skills, math graphing, grids, etc....

We still have a lot to learn and much to do! Hands-on projects take some time, but in the end it is really worth it. The enthusiasm of the students is what is driving this project.

Celebrate Education is scheduled for Thursday, April 30th. We will probably not be finished with our project, but will have a display of our work in progress, so please do visit our classroom. We will have a special showing for family, friends, and interested parties later in the school year (probably during May).

Enjoy your April vacation!

Looking Ahead

2009-01-04T06:55:00.000-08:00

Welcome to 2009!

When we return this week we will be very busy.

• Reading - We are starting Unit 3

• Math - Finishing the geometry unit

• Writing - Persuasive Posters and Book Reviews

• Science - Weather

Second grade has the display case this month and we have decided to "Go Healthy"! Give us a few days to get everything set-up, but then make sure to visit!

I am anxious four all of us to get back to business in room 19! Hopefully you had a restful vacation and are ready for some work!

Let's hope that everyone has a happy and healthy 2009!

November

2008-11-01T09:27:00.000-07:00

I can hardly believe that it is already November!

We have parent teacher conferences this week.

Currently we are studying insects. We are doing several activities: creating our own model insects using Model Magic, painting a mural of a habitat so we can hide some insects, we will be writing insect poems, and we have been reading several interesting books about all types of insects.

Thank you to the mysterious visitor that left some Legos in my classroom! The extra Legos will come in handy when we are doing the robotics project.

Next week we will be examining pumpkins and estimating how many seeds are in each pumpkin. Next we will count the seeds using different methods. Finally we will graph the number of seeds in each pumpkin using a bar graph.

On Friday, we will work together to make our own bread. While the bread is cooking we will write about "How to Make Bread". Hopefully it tastes good because we plan on eating it.

Well, I hope to hear from you soon!

Take care!

2008-10-19T14:38:00.000-07:00

Hey All! It has been awhile since I have posted anything. I just wanted to let everyone know what is going on this week.

We have finished our first reading unit and will be review then testing this week. A great website to visit to help study for the spelling review test is spellingcity.com. When you get to the site just click "Find A List" and type "gl 2". The first five units have titles (from "David's New Friends" and "My Name Is Yoon".

We are also continuing to discover new and interesting things about insects! This week we will be creating models of insects (our own creations). We will also be creating a classroom mural.

I'm really looking forward to a great week!

2008-09-30T12:46:00.000-07:00

This is our new classroom blog. It will contain updates of all the exciting things happening in room 19.

I hope you check back often.