School Website

Thank you for checking this blog for updates.

When the school year starts, please visit this website to read more updates and see photos of what the 2nd graders are doing:

http://www.stanncrusaders.org/category/academic/ms-foyle/

Please note: I will no longer be using this site to post information. Thank you.

End of Summer

Enjoy these last couple weeks of summer!

See you on the 26th! Looking forward to another wonderful year at St. Ann's!

safe return - thank you!

I have returned safely from the Holy Land. Thank you for your prayers.

I cannot wait to share my pictures and stories with the students next year as we learn all about Jesus' life and prepare for the sacraments!

loaves and fish

Garden of Gethsemane

Sea of Galilee

Prayer Request

My dear school families,

I have a prayer request for you. Please keep me and a group from my church in your prayers as we travel to the Holy Land for a pilgrimage. I will be praying for all of you while I'm there, especially on the day we visit the Church of St. Ann! (I will also be sure to share some photos in the fall.)

The prayers mean a lot. Thank you so much!

Onward to 3rd

Congratulations 2nd Graders!

You did it! Have a wonderful summer! Remember to read every day (scholastic.com/summer) and practice your math (xtramath.org) every day. Please call the office with questions. Miss Debbie has all of the login information.

See you in August! I can't wait to hear all about your summer adventures!

Books, shaving cream, and a visitor

We have had a really great past few days leading up to our last day of school (Friday). I am really proud of how the students are following directions and doing their best work up to the end. We are also cleaning up quite a bit. We are excited for summer, but we're going to miss second grade!

Here are some photos from the past week: end-of-the-year gifts (books), shaving cream spelling, writing assignments, the fire fighter's visit, and the book swap:

Stretch those brains over the summer by reading!

So much fun they wanted to do this during recess too...

Writing pieces going in their portfolios for third grade

Most of them memorized their addresses and phone numbers so the fire fighter came back for another visit!

Showing off their book swap books - such eager readers!

Reminders:
*Friday = Field Day, last day of school, and report card pickup
*Please log on to scholastic.com/summer with the username and password provided
*Math login information (for xtramath.com) will go home in this week's Thursday folders

More Andy Warhol Art

This week we took our Andy Warhol projects and changed our medium- We used oil pastels! What bright and vibrant colors for our pictures!

We're so lucky to have the art program this year! It has been very enjoyable and educational!

They turned out great! Well done 2nd graders!

Reminder: No school Monday! Enjoy the Memorial Day weekend!

Websites and Resources

Here are a couple of websites to check out:

1. First Communion Photos - Click on the link to see photos on a Shutterfly account. Many thanks to Miss Clare and Miss Longton for taking the photos and for uploading them to the site!

2. Scholastic Summer Reading - Click on the link, sign in (using your username and password that went home in your child's Thursday folder last week), and start logging those reading hours! It's important to read every day!

Forgot your child's username and/or password? Need assistance? Email me (foyleolu@gmail.com).

3. FREE Summer Reading Programs for Kids - Check out this website for deals from the library, Scholastic, Barnes & Noble, and more!

Art Show Thanks and a few more photos

Thank you to all students and families who attended the art show! Miss Longton and Miss Snyder did a fantastic job organizing all of the student art projects. It was wonderful to see the students share their work with you!

Poet-Tree from 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Grades

2nd Grade artwork

The year is not over yet... This past week we learned about Andy Warhol and his art styles. I showed the kids a couple of pictures I made in his style, along with some photos on the internet, and then they set to work. Some still need to finish next week!

Miss Foyle's "Andy Warhol" music notes

Miss Foyle's footballs

Finally, you may have seen a recent math project come home in your child's folder. We learned about shape transformations, more specifically, translations, rotations, and reflections.

This visual, along with another activity on Friday helped us remember these big vocabulary terms:

Translation = slide (hexagon with paper clip)
Rotation = turn (pentagon with brad)
Reflection = flip (triangle with tape)

zoo field trip and art project

We lucked out with beautiful weather for our field trip to the Lincoln Park Zoo.

Here are a few photos from the day. If any parent chaperones have pictures to share, please email me (foyleolu@gmail.com), and I will gladly add them to this blog. Thank you!

Posing with the lion statue

the hogs

lots of birds- and some fascinating facts to read

How tall are you compared to a polar bear?

On Friday, we enjoyed some extra time in art to work on a special project for our moms...

We reviewed mixing colors too!

We hope you enjoy your frames with your children's pictures!

Finished product - they came out great!

Happy Mothers' Day!