P. E.

We play soccer, blue ball tag, pull ups on the bar, flex arm hang, and exercise  in P.E.  We are doing our fitness test on the track.  Some of us ran 2 times around the track.  We play games in gym.  Some people like gym and some don't.  Some people might get hurt a little in gym. 

By Heather, Dakota, Jessca, Halle, Alex, Aiden, Mason, Colton, Jackson, Serena, and Lexi

Reading

Some of us go to Mrs.  Garrett's room for reading. Some of us stay in our homeroom for reading.  We read lots of different books.    We have spelling in reading.  Chapter books are for some of us.  Some books have big and hard words.  Sometimes we get stumped on some words.  We're learning our consonants and vowels.  Mrs. Riggs' group used their imagination for Ats and Hats.  The more you read, the more you know and the smarter you get.  We're talking about reading genres. 

By:  Mason, Dakota, Kaylee, Jolyssa, Claire, Josie, Heather, Serena, Jackson, Brent, and Aiden

Science

We have been learning about plants. We have learned the parts of a plant--roots, stem, leaves, flower, and seed. We talked about how seeds can move. Animals can help the seeds move. When it rains, it gives the soil water. The leaves help the water get into the flower and other parts. Flowers can be different colors. Mrs. Garrett's class comes over for science and sometimes we go to her room. Yesterday we went on a leaf walk. We are making a leaf rubbing.

By Jackson, Heather, Josie, Aiden, Dillya, Kaylee, Brent, and Dakota

We're off to a great start this year.  We have 21 students in our class.  We have been busy practicing our math facts, reading, and making new friends.  Please check our blog often.  We'll try to blog once a week.  See you then.

November

We are starting our second quarter of school. We are busy practicing our math facts, studying spelling words, and getting ready for the Iowa Assessment tests. They will be the week of November 7th. Don't forget to do your best, get to bed a little early, and have breakfast. Have a good week.

Friday

It's Friday and it has been a busy week for our second graders. On Wednesday we participated in the Fall Fitness Day at the track. Students chose to walk, jog, or run around the track. Washington Elementary logged in over 914 miles from 10:00 to 12:00. Our class logged in over 30 miles. Keep up the good work.

Science

We have been busy plants and their parts. We have talked about their roots, stem, leaves, flowers, and seeds. Today we made leaf prints. We also compared leaves that we brought in on Thursday. We predicted what had happened to them.