The Videos on this BEHAVIOR CELEBRATION are priceless! If you can please take the time to watch :) :) We took the 2nd graders who earned the April Celebration outside in search of the The Sloof Lirpa bird which only migrates to our area at the beginning of April. It is very hard to find. It likes to hide in tall trees. It stays in the trees almost all day until it is time to have food. The Sloof Lirpa eats seeds and small insects like most birds. But it also eats something strange that most birds don’t like. The Sloof Lirpa loves to eat carrots. The carrots give the Sloof Lirpa bird bright orange feathers on it’s head. If the bird hasn’t had enough carrots, the feathers will be whitish-gray. The Sloof Lirpa bird is brown, white and black. Its wings and tail feathers are black and white. Sloof Lirpa’s body is brown and white with a white head. The Sloof Lirpa’s beak and feet are yellow-orange.
The best time to spot a Sloof Lirpa is during the first week of April. Here is the best way to see one: * Go outside and look up in the trees for the bright orange feathers. * If that doesn’t work, sing “Sloof Lirpa” very loudly 3 times in a row. * If that doesn’t work, try spinning around in a circle while you make the call so the call can be heard in all directions. * If you still don’t see one, try flapping your arms like a bird while you spin around and sing. * If we don’t see one at school, go home and try with mom and dad tonight. * If you still can’t find one, write the words SLOOF LIRPA in capital letters on the back of this page. Hold it in front of a mirror and smile.
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We had some fun using marshmallows to make different types of two dimensional and three dimensional shapes. We are learning about QUADRILATERALS and POLYGONS. There are many important shapes for us to know as second graders: hexagon, pentagon, quadrilaterals and triangles. Students must move beyond visual recognition and identify shapes based on their defining attributes; such as the number of angles, number of equal sides etc. We try to have FUN while doing math. Many of our MEASUREMENT activities were done as partner work. We measure the length of an object by selecting and using appropriate tools such as rulers, yardsticks, meter sticks, and measuring tapes. We measure the length of an object twice, using length units of different lengths for the two measurements; describe how the two measurements relate to the size of the unit chosen.
We made our own TABLECLOTHS for the party and what fun this was! The kids really enjoyed being a part of the decorating committee. There were close to 80 books that the kids made and I have to say a HUGE THANK YOU to MRS. MILLER who put the books all together for me! These books will come home at the end of the year. We are EXPERTS!! |
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June 2022
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