Last Day of Second Grade

I asked the students to tell the class what they enjoyed or will miss about our time together:


"I will miss my friends and I enjoyed going roller skating at Oak's Park." Sofie
"I will miss my teacher and I enjoyed technology Tuesday." Obi
"I will miss having a nice teacher and I enjoyed roller skating day!" Henry
"I will miss my teacher and I liked learning about multiplication." Gregory
"I enjoyed going to Crystal Springs and learning about penguins." Peter
"I liked learning about rocks and minerals and going roller skating." Brooklynn
"I enjoyed learning about ants and all the science units we did." Lila
"I will miss all my friends and my teacher." Gracyn
"I will miss you and all my friends." Monty
"I liked learning about penguins and I miss Miss Hite." Tatum
"I liked learning about penguins and I will miss all my friends." Anna
"I liked learning about penguins, all the fields trip and both my teachers." Eva
"I liked learning about all the different science things and I will miss you and Miss Hite." Hazel
"I liked doing my animal report, roller skating, and Miss Hite." Reed
"I liked my animal report and roller skating." Quincy
"I enjoyed doing the animal report and I will miss Miss Hite." Rory
"I liked having Miss Hite and being in the same class for two years." Annabelle
"I will miss my friends and all the stuff we did." Noni
"I liked learning about butterflies and I will miss you all." Syri
"I will miss home toy choosing and liked learning about ants and penguins." Alex
"I liked doing my animal report!" George
"I will miss gaga ball and I liked learning about Penguins." Porter.

Thanks you all for an absolutely magical two years - keep moving forward!

Field Trips

We were busy this week learning outside of the classroom.  Our trip to Oak's Park skating rink really proved that our class is so brave, and willing to get back up after we fall. 

The next day we walked a few miles to Crystal Springs to enjoy another wetlands and each other's company. Thanks to Mrs. Neff for the cracked corn to feed the ducks!

Animal Reports

Wow, did your children work hard over the past 2 months researching and writing reports about animals.  Many students also created projects that enhanced their expertise about their animal, then showed those projects to others.  Take a look! Reed also wrote and recorded his own song and Lila created a digital slideshow.

The life of the Cheetah Game

Perils of the Porcupine game

song lyrics about snow leopards!

original painting

 Alex's Stop Motion Video - Rockhopper penguins

Parade and Wetlands projects

We were so busy on Friday!
We finished our week of wetlands study by showing each other our projects and the most important thing we learned about the wetlands.  We also had a great time in the Duniway parade - some great storybook characters - Harry Potter inspired, Jungle Book, Madeline, even Plants vs Zombies! We had our bubble wands and great smiles on too!

Animal Mask Performance!

The grasslands of the world

Hi everyone!
This week we explored the savannah and prairie biomes.  Here is what they think you should know about this biome:
"The grasslands get a medium amount of rainfall - between 20-50 inches a year" Eva
"Did you know that there are prairies and savannah grasslands - and they have very different animals" Jack
"There are different types of grasslands in the world" Henry
"The grasslands of Africa are called the savannah - this is where elephants live." Tatum
"The fastest, tallest, and largest land animals live on the savannah." Annabelle
"The most important thing you need to know about the grasslands is that in the US in the 1920's, farmers tore up the prairie to make farms, and this took a long time to fix."Lila
"Once the US grasslands turned to dust because farmers pulled out the grass and the ground blew away." Brooklynn
"On the grasslands, the grass holds the soil together." Alex
"The grasslands are miles of plain grass." Hazel

Here are some pictures of our projects we created to teach others about the grasslands!