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!

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!

Spring Break and Recent Learning

With Terra Nova testing finished, we resumed our normal routines this week.

Among many wonderful read aloud stories, we read a magazine about Dr. Seuss! We "celebrated" his birthday about a week late (birthday = March 3rd) with goldfish (One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish) and Dr. Seuss erasers.

In Religion, we talked about ways to be peacemakers in our school and in our homes. Our ideas are written on outlines of our hands and are hanging on the door as reminders to us for ways to act like Jesus.

In Science we've been learning about animal habitats. Check out the group posters about the rainforest, forest, desert, and arctic.

We finished our after-lunch read aloud The Tale of Despereaux, and we compared it with the movie- we found some similarities and also quite a few differences. The students were already asking what great book we are going to read next... They'll have to wait and see!

In writing, we finished up our class report about the Statue of Liberty. I was proud of how the students took the chart with notes and transferred it to an outline/paragraphs. They even added some illustrations and made a simple bibliography to cite their sources. After spring break, the students will get a chance to work on their very own research projects about a topic of their choice! (The picture below is the model I made while the students were working on their own papers.)

Please remember:
Next week is spring break (March 17th-21st). I look forward to seeing your children again on March 24th. Enjoy the time off! Please remember to have your child(ren) read every day. It is very important!

Thursday - Feb. 13

Just two quick announcements for Thursday, February 13th:

1. Students may bring valentines (cards or snacks) to pass out to the class. (Please note, we have 27 students.) Please do not address each individual card- just have your child write his/her name on them, as this will aid the process of passing out the treats. Thank you!

2. Thursday will be a dress down day to raise money for Kevin's Lemonade Stand. Your child(ren) may bring in $1.00 and wear red, white, or pink with jeans. Thank you for your generous contributions!

Please also remember, there is no school on Friday (teachers have meetings) or Monday (Presidents' Day).

Hooray for the 100th Day!

We have been counting up the days since the start of school!

Today we celebrated the 100th day - wow! We read a book about a girl's first 100 days of school. We also built towers out of 100 cups and enjoyed delicious cake at the end of the day. It's hard to believe the year is more than halfway done. It has been a blessing to work with your children this year, and I look forward to the remaining (hopefully warmer!) months. Thank you for all of your support. Enjoy the weekend, and we'll see you on Monday.

We also celebrated the opening of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics with a special assembly. Each class was assigned a country (2nd grade has Sweden). We are going to keep track of the medal count for the next two weeks. The country with the most medals overall wins a dress down day. Come on Swedish athletes!!

Happy Father's Day

Wishing all fathers a Happy Father's Day!

Happy Easter

He is risen! Alleluia!

Have a blessed and beautiful Easter!

Easter break

Have a blessed Easter break! Safe travels to all of those who are traveling. We will see you on Monday, April 8th.



Also, enjoy a few photos I took of the students working on some March Madness (basketball-themed) math and vocabulary problems:

Label the court

Basketball vocabulary matching activity 

Basketball for early finishers - take your best shot! 

Concession Stand - money problems

Please help your child remember to complete his/her reading log every day. Thank you!