Great Start
We are off to a great start! Thank you so much for sending in supplies right away. Please continue to send in any paperwork that I sent home. I know one of them says to bring it with you at Back to School night, you can send it sooner if you'd like :)

The class supply fee is $40 please send that in as soon as possible. Email me or send in a note if there is a difficulty with this or if you'd like to pay portions at a time.

Welcome!

I hope you've enjoyed your summer. Thank you so much for taking the time to come check out our class blog.  I will use this a lot throughout the year to post announcements, reminders, pictures and updates of what we've been up to in class.

I look forward to meeting and seeing all of you at the Ice Cream Social on Thursday or on the first day of school.  Please bring supplies and class fees with you on the first day if possible as well as the specific supplies I'm requesting for my class. (Supplies are posted below).  Please let me know if you have any questions. 

 For now I thought you may like to know a little bit about me...

  You may email me at bfredrickson@washoeschools.net if you have any questions.  Ta-ta for now :)

Supplies
Here is the supply list for second grade in case you have misplaced yours.  This list is the same for all of the second grade teachers.  If I will be your teacher for the 2012-2013 school year you will also need

• A flashlight with batteries (this will be returned at the end of the year)
• All boys: a package of yellow copy paper
• All girls: a package of colored copy paper (any color but yellow)

Please let me know if you have any questions or problems obtaining any of the supplies or the class fee.

Second Grade Supply List 2012

Happy Summer!
Well the school year is officially over.  I want to thank you for all the support throughout the school year and the well wishes with my maternity leave.  I know that can be tough.  It was great having your families and children as part of my class this year.  Good luck next year and have a fantastic summer!

Here are a few pictures of the fun shaving cream activity we did to bring our school year to an end. :)

The Final Three Days


We're down to the final few days of school.  A few things to note...

1. Please continue to send your child to school with their backpacks through the last day of school.  They will be clearing out their desks and bringing items home each day.
2. Your child will bring home their final report card and next year's placement/supply list on Wednesday; please watch for these items.
3. Wednesday is an early release - school will be out at 1:15pm.
4. The computer lab will be open this summer for those students who wish to take extra AR tests: June 12, 14, 19, 21, and August 13, 15, 20 and 22.

Last week we had a lot of fun.  I have been enjoying the biography presentations thus far.  The students have put a lot of time, effort, and energy into their reports.  

Some of our "famous guests" have been: Sacajawea,

Queen Elizabeth I,

Elvis,

Amelia Earhart,

 Babe Ruth,

Leonardo deVinci,

Annie Oakley, 

and Johnny Depp!

On Thursday, we celebrated our May and Summer birthdays with an ice cream party, and learned a bit about air pressure with our Wind Bags.   More interesting than the science lesson, however, were the things that could be done with inflated Wind Bags! 

We ended our week with a Field Day on Friday (where we played in the sun, and some of us got SOAKED!) followed by our Second Grade BBQ.  Many thanks to Rochelle Strait for organizing this event and to all our parent volunteers who donated their time to cook and/or supervise our children.  

After our fun in the sun, we settled in to watch a movie and cool down.  A small handful of us even took a nap!

Mrs. Fredrickson will return tomorrow to teach the class for these final three days.  I loved the time I spent with your children, and I thank you all for your time spent helping me acclimate to the classroom and doing all the little things!  I wish each of you a fun and memorable summer.  Good Luck in Third Grade!

New Biography Schedule and Last Week's Craziness!

Here is the newest tentative schedule for the biography presentations.  This schedule has been adjusted to meet the needs of the families who contacted me.  Please remember this schedule is tentative and the times can change to allow for flexibility in presentation lengths, student wiggles, and other unexpected things that always seem to surprise us!   We will be having presentations on Monday, June 4th.   Regardless of their presentation date, all students will turn in their information sheet and note cards on Wednesday, May 30th.  They need to bring their costume/props on the day they're scheduled to present.

Wednesday, May 30th

• 9:45 - Julia
• 10:00 - Nicky
• 10:15 - Stanley
• 10:30 - Maia
• 10:45 - Jade
• 11:00 - Paul
• 11:15 - Yareli

Lunch Break/Music Class

• 1:30 - Terry
• 1:45 - Cam

Thursday, May 31st

• 10:00 - Janis
• 10:15 - Olivia
• 10:30 - Enzo
• 10:45 - Sofia
• 11:00  - Lizzie
• 11:15 - Ava

Lunch Break

• 1:00 - Quentin
• 1:15 - Heidi
• 1:30 - Tyler

2:00 - 3:00 - May/Summer Birthday Party.  Please remember to bring in your items!

Monday, June 4th

• 1:15-Joseph
• 1:30 - Gali
• 2:00 - Ashton
• 2:15 - Jake

Last week was rather busy for our class.  The first part of our week was spent practicing for the First and Second Grade Musical.  I was very proud of all our performers; they did very well!  

Right before we went on stage

Singing during the performance

Baby Bear, Mama Bear, Goldilocks, and Stanley!

Later in the week, we returned to things academic.  The class finished their unit on poetry by writing several different types of poems, including an I Spy couplet (thanks Jazzy for the help!).  We also finished our Germ Experiment.  Our observations surprised us.  The class hypothesized the boys' bathroom would have the most bacteria.  As you can see below, however, the library mouse and keyboard proved to be our most "successful" test spot.  

Bacteria growth from the sample taken from the library

as compared to the sample taken from the bathroom

Our very busy week ended with our highly anticipated field trip to the Animal Ark.  The weather was cold, but the animals were cooperative - very active! 

Listening to our tour guide

The class was disappointed that Gracie was not on the schedule to appear, however, Eli was very playful and fun to watch.

Braving the freezing rain!

Enjoying lunch outdoors!

There are only 7 days of school left!   This week we have the biography presentations, our May/Summer Birthday celebration on Thursday, and our School Field Day and Second Grade BBQ on Friday.  This is my last week in the classroom.  Mrs. Fredrickson will return for the last 3 days of school next week.  I have enjoyed getting to know the class these past few weeks.  They're a great group of kids!  I wish all of you a fun and relaxing summer!

Biography Presentations


Here is the tentative schedule for the biography presentations.  Please let me know if you would like to come in and see your child's presentation.  If the time below doesn't work for you, we can move some things around.  Please remember, this schedule is tentative and the times can change to allow for flexibility in presentation lengths, student wiggles, and other unexpected things that always seem to surprise us!  If we run long, there is a slight change that some students might have to do their presentation on Monday, June 4th.  Please note there will not be presentations on Friday, June 1st due to Field Day and the Second Grade BBQ. All students will turn in their information sheet and note cards on Wednesday, May 30th.  They need to bring their costume/props on the day they're scheduled to present. 


Wednesday, May 30th

• 9:45 - Julia
• 10:00 - Nick
• 10:15 - Heidi
• 10:30 - Stanley
• 10:45 - Maia
• 11:00 - Gali
• 11:15 - Jade

Lunch Break

• 1:00 - Paul
• 1:15 - Cam
• 1:30 - Yareli
• 2:00 - Terry
• 2:15 - Ava

Thursday, May 31st

• 9:45 - Ashton
• 10:00 - Janis
• 10:15 - Tyler
• 10:30 - Olivia
• 10:45 - Jake
• 11:00 - Enzo
• 11:15 - Sofia

Lunch Break

• 1:00 - Quentin
• 1:15 - Lizzie
• 1:30 - Joseph

Please remember that on Thursday, May 31st, we will have our May and Summer Birthday Celebrations from 2-3pm.