Ocean animals and Christmas time!

We have been learning about the Ocean.  The Ocean can get really, really deep.  Many sea creatures live in the deep part of the ocean.  We are learning about the giant squid and the octopus. ----Avery

We made a reading contract with our teacher.  We have to read books and do a response for it.  The first book we read was Amazing Dolphins Amazing Sharks.  There are ocean books, Christmas books, and Jan Brett books to read!  We did a booklet for Amazing Dolphins Amazing Sharks. ----Gracie

In two days it is my birthday!!  My birthday party is today.  Right now we are doing DEAR time.  I am ready a Geronimo Stilton book.  So far it is good. -----Joe

Our teacher put lights up in the classroom.  We made a Christmas tree out of words.  Everyone used the different names for Jesus to make Christmas trees on Taxedo.  Then we put all of our papers in the shape of a big Christmas tree.  We are talking about pollution in the ocean.  There was a big oil spill a few years ago. -----Joshua

Oceans and more!

On Wednesday we got to Skype with my dad in Dubai.  He told us about the tallest building in the world.  Dubai is on the other side of the world.  We skyped in the morning, but it was night time for him.  He was 10 hours ahead of us!  -----Haley

We are learning about the line of symmetry.  We are also packing boxes for soldiers.  We collected eye drops in our class to send to them.  They are in the desert right now.  We are also learning how to write friendly letters. -----Emily

We are learning about oceans and we are writing messages to the soldiers.  Most of the ocean animals live toward the top part of the ocean.  They can find their food there.  Some fish can find shelter in coral reefs.  -----Gracelynn

We are learning about the dark and light parts of the ocean.  Not very many fish live in the dark part of the ocean.  The fish that do live in the dark part have really big eyes and can make their own light.
----Charlie

We have been learning about bats!  I learned that bats are nocturnal which means they hunt for their food at night and sleep during the day.  ----Rachel

In science we are learning about land habitats.  In a woodland forest you can find deer, mice, frogs, and raccoons!  Mushrooms also grow there.  There are a lot of plants there and it has all four seasons.  Moss also grows on the trees.-----Katie

We are going to do a book report next Friday.  Mine is about snakes.  I will be interviewing a snake for my project.  We are learning about compound words.  -----Spencer

We are also learning about adjectives.  Adjectives are words that describe nouns.  My favorite adjective is humongous.  The dictionary is humongous!  We are also learning about Gideon.  Gideon was a farmer that God chose to be a leader for the people.  ----Joshua



We have been learning about maps in Social Studies.  We are working on making our own maps.  They need to have symbols and a map key and a compass rose.  I added Six Flags, a pumpkin patch, and a zoo to my map! -----Gracie

We have been working on our tall tales.  Mine was about a time I went to the baseball game and we were in the first row! I said that I ate 1,000 Dip n' Dots and that I caught 80 foul balls! ----Jack W.

In my tall tale my mom and I went to Schnucks.  The real part was that we got some food, but then we tried to fit it all in our car, but it didn't fit, so we ate it!!!  We got so big that a helicopter had to come and pick us up!!  -----Jack B.

In math today we did Pumpkin math.  We weighed them, measured them, and tested to see if they would sink or float.  ----Landen

Animals, Animals!

We are going to the zoo for a field trip.  We want to learn about prey and predators.  Today we had a test in Science about different animals groups.  My favorite group is the birds.  They are very pretty and sometimes they can be pets.-----Emily

Today we had a spelling test. My hardest word was require.  In Language Arts we were learning about Johnny Appleseed.  I learned that Johnny Appleseed's real name was John Chapman.  He was good with animals and was a friend to all nature.  Here's a joke: How do you spell candy with two letters?  (We will post the answer next time!) -----Joe

Today we had a Circle of Concern day.  If you brought in 10 items you could wear jeans, a hat, and pick your own shirt to wear.  We are writing tall tales.  My tall tale was about when I dropped my Grandpa's birthday cake.  ----Avery

We learned about animals in science.  We also did animal book reports.  Mine was about whales.  They can eat up to 700 squid a day! And we learned about animal groups.  My favorite animal group is either mammals or reptiles. ------Charlie

Second grade begins!!

Our class is doing a project with plants in Science.  Our class has two plants: Plant A and Plant B.  We put tin foil over the leaves of plant A.  We will keep watering both plants and see what will happen.

In Social Studies we are learning about communities.  Our school is in a suburb. 
In Religion we learned about how God made the sun, the moon, and the stars.  He also made the grass, the trees and the plants.  He made everything!!
We have also been learning Bible verses.  Our first verse is "I trust in You, O Lord; I say you are my God." Psalm 31:14.
In Math we are doing our doubles addition facts.  We also made a graph of all of our birthdays.
***Mason, Will, Haley, and Gracelynn