Halloween Safety

Today we had an assembly about Halloween Safety. We should always go with an adult. Wear something bright or a glow stick. You can bring a flashlight. Always cross the street with your mask up. That will help someone see you. Don't go to houses that do not have their lights on. Always have someone check your candy.

Halloween Party

We will have our Halloween Party on Friday morning. I'm sure we will have a good time. We have some mothers coming to help us. We are going to save dressing up in costumes for Friday night when we go trick or treating. Remember don't go to houses when they do not have their light on. Some people might be gone. If a stranger asks you to go with them, say no. Don't tell them your name or where you live. Bring a flashlight or a glow stick when you go trick or treating. Some people will stay home to give out treats for awhile and then go trick or treating. There will be lots of scary and silly costumes on that night. Don't forget to say thank you for the treats. It's rude if you don't say thank you. Have an adult check your candy before you open it and enjoy it. Don't eat all your candy in one night.

Today's Guidance

We watched a movie. The movie was about safety. The movie was called Safe Side. In the movie there was a "don't know" dog. If a stranger comes to you, don't tell them your name. If you're playing a game and a stranger comes up, yell for your mother. If a stranger drives by or a car drives up, don't let him make you go with him. If you are afraid at a store, go to a worker. Don't answer the door if are alone. Make sure your door is locked and don't answer the phone. Don't be tricked by strangers with candy. Strangers can be nice or mean. Don't go with strangers. When a stranger comes close to you, say no and run. If you don't know them, yell and run away. Try to have a parent or guardian around you.

Super Students

Today we have our Super Second Graders' Assembly. We will announce them at 2:45 this afternoon. Several students have been really trying to follow those directions right away and to be good listeners. They have also tried to be nice to all of their classmates. There will also be a "white hat" going home today for coming in quietly after the noon recess. I'm hoping that there will also be a 4-Star winner. Mrs. S. has been gone this week and she usually announces the 4 Star winners. I'm hoping someone will help out. Please check to see if your student was one of these students.

Science in Mrs. D's Room

We are learning about the food groups. The vegetables help you see. The fruits help you get healthy. It has vitamin A in it. The milk group helps you to have strong bones and strong teeth. The milk group has calcium. The meat group has protein. Peanut butter is in the meat group. It has protein in it. That's why it is with the meat group. The wheat group gives you energy. We also learned about Sickie Steven. Someone in our class must have been a Sickie Steven. We are learning about germs. Germs have friends and enemies. Best friends of germs are those people who forget to wash their hands and pick their noses. Enemies of germs are those people who wash their hands with soap and don't pick their noses. You should wash your hands with soap for about 45 seconds or more. The soap doesn't let the germs hang on. Also dry your hands. Our school nurse read us the book called Germs, Germs, Germs. If you fall down and get hurt, wash it with water right away. Put medicine on it. It might get infected if you don't clean it. Sorry people, but infections hurt us. Always cover a sneeze and when you cough. I hope all of our class stays healthy -- not Sickie Steven.

Making Our Writing Book

Starting out, we had a blank piece of paper and scissors. We used different colors of paper. We got to choose from stickers and different things to cut out shapes from. We took the words that we made on the computer and glued them on the paper. The words were: September, Writing, and Our Name. We put a lot of thought into it. We will glue an October story on it soon.

Ronald McDonald

He did magic and juggled sticks and three balls today. He had really big shoes. He's the most famous clown we have seen. He changed a ribbon into a sword. He's cool. He made a big flower from a little one. He talked to us about friendship and not being a bully. Try to be nice to others. He was very funny. He had a helper called Matt and he followed Ronald's directions. A third grader came up and he pretended to be a bully. Then he was the hero.

Free Blog Day

Maura is having a bad day, but it's getting better. Connor and Sam played football at recess. Abbie's Grandma and Grandpa are coming today. Baylee, Abbie, and Darien played catch the football. Colissa is playing cub scouts and spying on them. Caleb may earn a badge in cub scouts. Noah and Destiny played together at recess. Maura and Sarah played Star Wars. Noah learned how to go fast on the monkey bars. Connor is having friends over after school for a sleepover. We hope that everyone gets to participate in the special recess. Alexis played football and was injured a little.

More Reading

Abbie had to do a comprehension test today in reading. It was over the Mixed Up Chameleon. Maura has to keep track of the books she reads. You have to write down the genre, the title, and the author. We also have to write about the beginning, middle, and ending. Connor's group read The Mixed Up Chameleon and they finished The Leaving Morning in Mrs. D's room. Sam is making word cards and putting them into sentences. Riker's group has workbooks to do with different pages to do. Destiny's reading group is divided into different groups. In Darien's group, they read George and Martha books. We have a birthday today. Treats are coming soon.

What's Going on in Reading

Emma's reading group is reading silently. Connor's group is reading the Mixed Up Chameleon and talking about characters that change and don't change their feelings. In Sam's group on Wednesday or Friday, they do games on the computer. Destiny's class does AR tests in their room or in the library. In Sarah's group half the class goes to Mrs. D's room. They are also reading the Shoeshine Girl and the Leaving Morning in that room. The groups have to switch. In Abbie's group, they are making slide shows on the computer. The slide shows are about the presidential election. In Colissa's group, they read a lot. In Caleb's group, he is sorting words and pictures according to vowel sounds. In Noah's and Riker'sgroup, they are reading about the Enormous Turnip and learning about the turnip.

Tuesday

What a busy day. We worked in the computer lab making our October scrapbook page. Tomorrow we will do some writing on our 5 Finger Planner.

Tips for Doing Your Best

These are suggestions from my class: Don't make noises or sounds, Try to be quiet, Try to be a good listener, Follow directions the first time, Try to stay quiet in your seat, Bring your homework back, Try to be here on time, Don't push others, Don't make fun of people, Do good things when no one is looking, No put downs, No fighting, Don't annoy people, Don't trip anyone, Try to ignore others when they are bothering you, and keep your hands to yourself. We're hoping everyone brings their homework tomorrow so we can have a happy dance. We have not had one yet.

Special Recess

Today we will have a special recess for those students that have done their best to: follow directions quickly, be an active listener, and to be nice to each other. Lots of us will have an extra recess today. Sadly, not everyone will get an extra recess today. Those students that were told several times to follow directions right away, to try to be a better listener, and to be nicer to others will not get the extra recess today. Hopefully, they will do their best for next week when we do this again for our students. I'm hoping that we have EVERYONE next week. Have a good weekend!!!

P.E.

The first thing we played was Catch the Leader. We played soccer today. Connor was the goalie on the team. Two people kicked the ball really high and accidentally hit the ceiling fan. We had a substitute. He told us to call him "coach." We did 4 count Murbies. Our class did crazy eights, push-ups, and stretches called hang stretch. We did some running. Our teams' names were one, two, and three.

Science in Mrs. D's Room

We are studying about our bones. We are learning about the royal food family. All of us listened to the teacher read us the story about the royal food family. There was a dragon with blue, red, purple, green, yellow, and brown on it. The dragon's name is Little D. We watched a movie about milk and foods that are made out of milk. In Mrs. D's room we read about food. Healthy food keeps our bones healthy.

A Long Weekend

Riker went to the YMCA and spent the night at a friend's house. Darien went to his dad's house. Abbie played with her presents from her brother's party. Emma went to grandma's house for two nights. Maura went to Des Moines to see Walking with the Dinosaurs. Destiny and Connor lost their teeth over the weekend. Noah stayed with his dad all weekend and went bowling. Sam went to Council Bluffs and he got a new football. Caleb went to his cousin's great grandmother's house. Alexis stayed up last night and watched tv. Colissa went to God Squad and tasted apple butter.

Friday

Today Riker received the white hat. He has been working very hard in math this week. He gets to wear it today and then take it home. Next week we will all be working on following directions and good listening. Those people that are good listeners and follow directions quickly will get to do something special. I'm hoping that it is everyone in our class!!!! Have a good weekend. We will not blog on Monday since there's no school for the students.

Thursday

Today Mrs. R. did not choose the topic. It was a free blog choice day. These were our ideas. This morning we had art. In art, we got to free paint. We got to paint butterflies in art today. Noah painted a funny picture. Sam played Star Wars during recess. Alexis and Colissa had fun playing Star Wars also. Alexis played a princess in Star Wars. We had pretend swords when playing Star Wars. Maura and Sarah played detectives today. Some others from our class played Star Wars too. Nathan and Darien played basketball. Darien and Destiny used basketballs to pretend they were bowling. Baylee and Abbie played football. This morning Connor and Alexis were playing football. Today at lunch we had rainbow sherbert. It was hot today. We had a lot of fun today.

Apple Activities

We talked about apples today. We made a Johnny Appleseed hat. The hats look like pots. We kind of look funny in our Johnny Appleseed hats. We also did apple math problems. Also we did a Scholastic News on apples. We watched a movie about apples and how they get from the orchard to the store. We did a sequence page on apples. We had a good apple morning.