Friday Update

We are 20 days into second grade and boy, have we been busy in the classroom!  We are getting used to indoor recess after a few rainy days.  We are much better at cleaning up the Legos quickly and parting with the creations that have been made.  Boys and girls have been writing up a storm in Writing Workshop.  Our goal is to put 2 small moments a week into our folders.  Small moments are stories about us - things we like to do or things that have happened to us.
Last week, we met Franklin, Wheelock's therapy dog.  He sure got us giggling when his cape was removed and he wiggled around on his back!
This week, we have starting learning about how to login and logout of the Chromebooks.  We are already getting speedier!
We have had two school assemblies this week.  Teachers acted in skits to show us expected (and a few unexpected) choices on the bus, lunchroom, bathroom, hallway, and playground.  It can be pretty funny to watch our teachers doing unexpected things!

Bucket Filling

Today we had a school wide assembly about bucket filling.  Mrs. Johnson, our school psychologist, shared a book and a Kid President video (click here to check it out).  We are working hard to sprinkle kindness everywhere!  Have you filled a bucket today?

We are off to a great start!

Even after a 3 day weekend, we were ready to go this morning.  We talked about rules that would help our classroom.  To start, we read the book What If Everybody Did That? and brainstormed rules for our classroom. 



We also enjoyed this silly video about class rules.  It has lots of good ideas - and so many laughs!  Enjoy!