Our Fall Tree

Last week we visited our adopted tree and made observations. We paid special attention to how our tree has changed since we first visited in September, when it was still summer. 

Now that it is fall, we noticed that...

The ground beneath our tree is covered with very long roots. The roots stick out of the ground. We collected the seed pods which we call helicopters. We opened them and found the seeds inside.

The leaves are almost all gone. The leaves were yellow and fragile.

The branches are strong, thick, and overlapping.
The tree's trunk is covered with bumpy bark. The grooves in the bark are shaped like Vs.

We noticed that a lot of leaves fell off from the wind. We also saw that one of the branches was cut, which we didn't see in the summer observation. We think we didn't notice the broken branch because it was covered with leaves.

Then we drew pictures of our tree to record our observations.

                         

                         

                         

Go Noodle

Sometimes we just need to move, so we GoNoodle.

              Here we are moving as we count by 2s, 5s, and 10s!

Meet the Happy Campers!

Welcome to 2-B!                                          

             

                                             

                       What makes you happy?  

                                         

Veterans Day

We are thankful for our veterans.

We are thankful for the freedoms we enjoy in America!

Fall Leaves

Writing

      Personal Narratives are stories we write about our own experiences. It is personal writing that covers an event in the writer's life; it often contains personal comments and ideas, as well as, a description of the event.

CCSS W.2.3. Write narratives in which they recount a well-elaborated event or short sequence of events, include details to describe actions, thoughts, and feelings, use temporal words to signal event order, and provide a sense of closure.

 In September, the students were presented with this prompt... 

"Brainstorm about a time when you had fun playing or working in the fall leaves."

Then we ventured outside where each student collected leaves from the courtyard. When we got back to the classroom, Ms. Conroy passed out crayons to each table. The students had to break the crayons (Boy, were the students surprised about that!) and peel the paper off. Then we put all the leaves in the center of the table to share and make leaf rubbings.

The students were very excited and made beautiful color combinations.

                                          

                                   

                                                 The final results were beautiful! 

                                                     Then we added the writing. 

What is your favorite thing about fall leaves? 

Halloween FUN!

                

Halloween Parade!

           

Halloween Party Fun!

A sincere THANK YOU to Mrs. McHugh and Mrs. Pellizzaro for planning fun activities for our class party!
The children had a blast!  

What is your favorite part of Halloween? What is your favorite candy or treat? Click here to add your answer to our padlet.  (Or comment below.)

Global Read Aloud

Over the past few weeks, our class has enjoyed being part of Global Read Aloud. I have been reading The Year of Billy Miller to the class each day, following the schedule for GRA.  We have Skyped several times with Mrs. Frey's class to discuss the book. We have also joined other teachers from across the nation in a live discussion on Twitter.  Yesterday we completed the 3rd part of the book about Billy's little sister Sal.  I have created a Padlet that the students are invited to comment on.

Created with Padlet

Ask your child to tell you something about the book. Who are the main characters? What problems does Billy have? How does Billy solve his problems or get help from other characters?  We are just getting started on the fourth and final part, Mother. We can't wait to see how the story ends! We LOVE to read!!!!