I can’t believe that we have been in 2nd grade for 100 days!! It is amazing all that we have learned so far!! Name your favorite things about 2nd grade and let’s see if we can get to ONE HUNDRED!!!
If you had $100 what would you do with it?
Month: February 2015
Passport to 25+ Book Club
Hey there avid readers!!
There are so many ways to show how much you remember of a book. When you get older, you will have to do a book report… in 2nd grade, you have to keep track using sticky notes and a reading log. Here are a bunch of creative ways to show your understanding…take a look at the possibilities here at this page!
https://blogs.socsd.org/czatarga/ela/passport-to-25-book-club/
What a SUPER SOUP-er Bowl it was!
We had so many amazing donations to celebrate our SOUP-er Bowl! The whole day was so much fun! What a great time packed with snacks, bingo, football toss, and even goody bags! Thank you so much to everyone who was able to come and help, and those who helped out behind the scenes!
1-30 – Our SUPER SOUP-er Bowl on PhotoPeach
Mrs. LoPresti thanks each and every one of you to donating to the South Orangetown Legacy X Food Box!!
From Ms. Eyer: February Challenge
Did you know that Valentine’s Day is the fourth largest holiday for candy sales after Halloween, Easter and Christmas! After Christmas, Valentine’s Day, which happens annually on February 14, is the most celebrated day of the year in the U.S. Here is some interesting trivia about the international day of love.
Visit Ms. Eyer’s blog for details about the February Challenge!
Super Bowl Commercials – which was your favorite!?
If you don’t remember all of the commercials, take a look at some of my favorites below…
Which one was your favorite?!
McDonald’s – New Type of Payment
Snickers with the Brady Bunch
Coca Cola – Make It Happy
Jeep – Beautiful Lands
BMW – Stumped
Mercedes – Tortoise and the Hare
From Ms. Eyer: Word of the Month = KINDNESS
Read: Enemy Pie by by Derek Munson
One boy’s perfect summer seems to be ruined when his worst enemy, Jeremy Ross, moves in down the block. Fortunately, though, Dad has a recipe for enemy pie. But it seems that the pie will only be effective if the recipient is treated kindly before eating it. Reluctantly, the boy agrees to spend time with Jeremy.
It might not be Enemy Pie or like your grandma’s apple pie, but these factories go through quite the process and add their own magic touch for a melt in your mouth taste. Watch the video below to see how this factory produces mini apple pies.
People say they don’t have time to be kind. Watch the video below to see how to stop and remind others that kindness only takes a moment! Kindness blossoms…
Read: I Like Your Buttons by by Sarah Marwil Lamstein, illustrated by Nancy Cote
When Cassandra compliments her teacher, she starts good feelings flying throughout the school, out onto the playground, and all around the neighborhood.
Pay It Forward!
Watch a clip from the movie “Pay It Forward.”
Create a paper chain by giving students a paper link every time they preform an “Act Of Kindness.” Challenge the students to create a kindness chain the length of the playground.Collect weekly data and make predictions by measuring the length of the kindness chain. Count the links of the kindness chain, by ones, twos, tens or hundreds! Can your students create a kindness chain longer than the one shown in the video below….5925 links to be exact!