Hard At Work

We are learning how to round numbers to 10.

KA working on her writing assignment.
MM is concentrating hard too.

We have been focusing on two skills in our writing.

1. Starting with a capital letter

2. Ending with a period

Here LG is doing some peer editing to help her friends accomplish these goals.

We also learned a new spelling game today. We call it Pig.

Maybe your child will teach you how to play it.

I find students learn their words faster and transfer these words correctly in their daily writing if practiced this way. Enjoy and good luck. Spelling test on Friday.

We had an assembly today too.

The group Primary Focus came and encouraged us

to stay drug free and to be the best we can be.

We took a group photo today. Aren't they all cute.

I like them. I bet you do too.

Friends & Reading Buddies

We are having fun at recess getting to know each other.

SW playing with friends from another classroom.
TH taking it easy.

Mrs. Altman's class invited us down to see their dwarf hamsters.

Then we learned some information about them from their class.

Their names are Sleepy and Slippy.

In the afternoon our reading buddies came.

They are in the 4th grade and are fun to read with.

MC sharing a story.

Spelling test on Friday. Words can be found at: www.spellingcity.com

Click on the "Find a List"

Type in Schimel

Click on Cindy Schimel (in blue)

Choose the list that best fits your child.

Welcome to Second Grade

Welcome to second grade everyone!
I am so happy to be back in school after missing the first few weeks due to surgery.
I am 100% better and ready to go.
This afternoon during Mrs. Thorne's guidance lesson TP turned around and gave me this cute smile. Precious. Just one of the many reasons I love my job.

Mrs. Thorne taught us a hand jive so we now have a new way to meet friends at recess. It was a lot of fun and we all laughed through it.

MM and CC playing at recess.

LD on the swings.

TH really liked the monkey bars.

I found BC on the rock wall.

In the morning we did one more math assessment. Here is MM using some cubes to add.

KS chose to use a number line to help with his math.

MC was working hard and doing a great job.

Mr. Schimel made us a special reading table. Now we sit up nice and straight and get to sit on stools. Ask your child what kind of french fry I like to eat? Then ask them how that relates to children sitting at the reading table.

BC and B sharing a book during reading.

We worked on exclamation marks today in reading groups.

Mrs. Thorne invited everyone, that had a birthday in August or September, to eat lunch with her and share a little birthday cake today. Here are our students that attended.

We wont be having birthday parties during class this year but we will make a really nice birthday magazine for each student close to their birthday. Today I brought in a cake and took photos of everyone for the cover of their magazine.

Then we voted that eating the cake would be better than throwing it away. - smile

Later in the afternoon we went to the Book Fair.
It will be open at various times for the next week.
Thank you Parents Club for this opportunity.

We had a great day and can't wait to share more of our events with you.
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