Reading Month: Fun with Dr. Seuss

Second graders each read 200 minutes this month to reach their reading goals.  All second graders earned a trip to the new Muppet movie at the theater in Jamestown at the end of March!  Mrs. Deile is SUPER proud of her readers!!!

Second graders with their Dr. Seuss hats on Cat in the Hat day

Erik and Alex read together on Partner Reading Day

We met with the 5th graders to partner up and read on Partner Reading Day

When we read Because a Little Bug Went Ker-Choo!  the kids wore bandanas or brought handkerchiefs to school

A Cat-in-the-Hat hat with flair

Our classroom door

Our Cats

Winter Happenings

Here are some pictures of many of the activities that help to make winter seem to go by quickly.

Second graders with their cool recycle, reuse projects



The very, very, very old Mrs. Thielges and Mrs. Bader on the 100th day of school

Old Mrs. Deile and Mrs. Bader getting ready to go out and play Bingo after school

Mrs. Deile and Mrs. Thielges showing their age on the 100th day

Some 100-year-old first graders made their way onto our second grade blog

Look out for these 100-year-old second grade boys

Old lady, Aria, is using her walker to get around

Grace uses a cane to help her walk

Old Man, Javen needs suspenders to hold his pants up

In other winter news, math centers have been the perfect way to make sure we are learning the Common Core standards

Learning in small groups make skills easier to teach and ensures better comprehension

We all love Kalli, our high school tutor, who helps us during math centers

Speed Match helps us to learn those dreaded subtraction facts in a super fun way.

 

The cast of Missoula Children's Theater's production of Blackbeard the Pirate

Grace, Damon, Isaac, and Clay were sailors

Kelsey, Aubriana, and Kya were mermaids in the play

A Balance of Skills and Fun: A great ending to October

Don't forget:  Parent-Teacher Conferences on Fri., Nov. 8th

8:15am to 3:00 pm 
Call soon to schedule the most convenient time for you to check on your child's progress.
 
 

Second graders were using their estimation skills with items in a balance scale.



Connor tries to decide which item is heavier.

Along with these skills, second graders spend the fall mastering the basic addition facts with sums to 18, then the subtraction facts to go with them.  We have been brushing up on counting coins using dimes, nickels, and pennies.  We have been counting by 2's, 5's, and 10's and predicting what comes next in a pattern. 

We particularly enjoyed the math lesson in which we cut apples into "fractional parts of a whole".  We then tasted three different kinds of apples and graphed our favorites on a bar graph. 

Following are some pictures to show how we ended the month of October

 

 

After trick-or-treating at the Nursing Home, second graders relaxed with treats in Mrs. Deile's yard.

 

On a personal note:  Fall fun in the Deile house consists of both my children's birthdays and some bird hunting for my son and husband.