Category Archives: News

March 11 – 14

Posted on March 14, 2019 by Meghan Saxon

Happy birthday to Aiden!   What LEARNING and GROWING went on in room 217 this week: Academics ELA:  Class Novel:  The BFG by: Roald Dahl; multiple meaning words with vocabulary, suffixes -ible and able Writing: POETRY Math:  REVIEW Science:  Life Cycles … Continue reading →

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March 4 – March 8

Posted on March 8, 2019 by Meghan Saxon

Our culminating activity for “How to eat fried Worms” by Thomas Rockwell was eating  (gummy!) worms!  We have quite a few actors in our room!  Ha!      A special thank you to Mrs. Chaconas for FRYING the worms to … Continue reading →

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February 25 – March 1

Posted on March 1, 2019 by Meghan Saxon

  What LEARNING and GROWING went on in room 217 this week: Academics ELA:  Class Novel:  How to Eat Fried Worms by: Thomas Rockwell; using illustrations to better understand characters, plots, and settings; spelling words with -er endings Writing: POETRY … Continue reading →

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February 19 – 22

Posted on February 22, 2019 by Meghan Saxon

Thank you to Anastasia Mosquito Control for teaching us all about mosquitos and their life cycle! Checking out the 5th Grade Science Fair Projects!  We had some proud siblings in our room! 🙂  I can’t wait to see what these … Continue reading →

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February 11 – 14

Posted on February 14, 2019 by Meghan Saxon

Thank you to Whitney Lab for an educational and hands-on experience today! Happy Birthday to Dimitrios and Colvin this week! 🙂   Happy Valentine’s Day!  Thank you to ALL parents for the delcious treats and v-day prizes!  We had a … Continue reading →

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February 4 – 8

Posted on February 8, 2019 by Meghan Saxon

  Bravo!  Bravo!  Bravo!  Student’s did an OUTSTANDING job presenting their biography projects today!  I am so impressed with these SECOND graders!     Happy Lunar New Year!  Thank you to Ms. Sasha for the informative YOGA lesson!  Each student received … Continue reading →

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January 28 – February 1

Posted on February 1, 2019 by Meghan Saxon

We had a great time celebrating Literacy Week! D.E.A.R Day! Read my Shirt Day!  We had 100% participation from our class! Idiom Parade!  On the CHILLIEST day all year!  We were COLD AS ICE! 😉 Q:  What’s BLACK and WHITE … Continue reading →

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January 22 – 25

Posted on January 25, 2019 by Meghan Saxon

Thank you to Soliel’s Mom, Mrs. Heather, for being our first Mystery Reader this week!  We enjoyed listening to “Who Will I Be?” By Abby Huntsman.  Students had a great conversation about what they do for OTHERS!  SERVANT LEADERSHIP at … Continue reading →

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January 14 – 18

Posted on January 18, 2019 by Meghan Saxon

Comparing measurements with non-standard and standard units! Happy 8th birthday to our RAVENOUS READER Tati! Congratulations to Luca for making it into the MILLION WORD CLUB!!!  We are proud of you! What LEARNING and GROWING went on in room 217 … Continue reading →

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January 7 – 11

Posted on January 11, 2019 by Meghan Saxon

Happy New Year!  Students focused on goal-setting this week!  They created “New Year, New Me” mobiles to hang above their desks to remind them of their goals.  Ask your child what they plan to STOP and START in 2019! Speaking … Continue reading →

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