We've Been Busy Bees!

It was so great to meet most of you on Tuesday night! Thank you for coming! I am having a great time getting to know my sweet students!

We have been learning about nouns and verbs by doing fun activities. We even learned a fun song about verbs too! 

We have also been learning about what makes a great personal narrative. We are making a class book about the first day of school. They began editing today and will start writing their final copy next week. I'm very impressed!

We completed Topic 1 in Math on addition and subtraction and took our test today. 

We also started learning about amphibians. They seem very interested! :)

Have a great weekend! :)

-Mrs. Farrand

My Lunch Buddies! 

Noun and Verb Puzzle Activities

A Great First Week!

Welcome to a brand new school year! I am so excited to be starting my eighth year teaching second grade! We have had a great first week getting to know each other. We have been going over and practicing important classroom and school routines. We also brainstormed our classroom rules and signed our names to agree to follow them. 

     
 
I love reading stories and I am so happy that my students love listening to stories too! Some of the books we read this week were: First Day Jitters, Miss Nelson Is Missing, Chrysanthemum, How I Spent My Summer Vacation, The Color of Us, I Like Me, and Odd Velvet. Odd Velvet is one of my favorite books! After reading this story, we had a terrific talk about what it means to treat other people and not judge them before truly getting to know them. We also discussed how we are each valuable, special, and unique. We drew pictures and used different adjectives to describe ourselves. Each child did a great job!
 

     Thank you for filling out the important paperwork that went home in the folders. If you still have any papers  please try to fill out the forms and return them as soon as possible. I know it is a lot, but it is very helpful! Also, I sent home a blog permission slip, so that I can begin posting fun photos and things from the students. The slip should be returned by tomorrow! 
    

  I look forward to meeting all of you at our Open House on Tuesday, September 15th. 

  It’s going to be a great year! 

Welcome Back!

Welcome to a brand new school year! I look forward to seeing all my new students on Monday, August 31st! 


Summer is Here!

We had a great year! It always goes by so fast! Thank you to all the parents for all of your kind words and support throughout the year! I will miss my students, but I'm looking forward to summer with my family! Be safe and have a great, relaxing summer! :)

Spirit Week!

Memorial School’s

Spirit Week!

June 15-19, 2015

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Hat Day Make a wacky hat or wear your favorite!	Sports Day Have a favorite sports team or play on a team? Wear your favorite!	Wacky Wednesday Wear your pj’s, clothes backwards, mismatched clothes, and/0r crazy hair	Neon Day Show off with your neon colors!	Memorial School Spirit Day Wear Red, white or blue or your Memorial Gear!

    *Please note, this is not a contest - It is just for fun!

Peek At The Week

The weeks keep flying by! We had a great time learning and also spending time at The Harvard Museum! Check out the photos! I know many students are busily working on their Blizzard Bag projects! The project is due on June 1st.

Here's a peek at our week....

In Math:

• completed out unit on money by taking our test
• began Topic 15 on measurement
• read Measuring Penny
• played a measurement game using estimation and cubes
• measured items using non-standard measurement (paper clips) and standard measurement using rulers

In Science:

• focused on the moon by reading The Moon Book by Gail Gibbons and The Moon
• watched All About the Moon video 
• learned about the moon phases focusing on the 4 main phases (new moon, first quarter, full, last quarter)
• learned about different types of fossils
• watched All About Fossils and a short Brain Pop Jr. video
• Read Fossils Tell of Long Ago and Buried in the Backyard

***A study guide went home for our test on the Sun, Moon, and Earth on Wed. 5/27***

In ELA

• completed unit 16 on sounds of aw, au
• began unit 17 on consonant -le
• learned words fable and pebble
• played trick word relay
• partner read and summarized How Pizza Came to Queens
• began DRA testing 

In Writing:

• began a longer persuasive unit researching India and creating a class travel brochure

Have a nice long weekend with your family!

-Mrs. Farrand :)

Peek At The Week

We had a fast week! I still can't believe it's May and our time is moving so fast!! Please turn in your field trip money and slip if you have not done so yet by Monday. Also, don't forget to check out my page on the Blizzard Bag info! The project is due on June 1st.

Here's a peek at our week....

In Math:

• began learning about money and coins
• identified the value of coins and examined real coins using magnifying glasses
• read Alexander Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday and The Penny Pot
• played Collect 25 and 50 cents to trade coins that equal the same value
• counted coins using the larger coin to begin

In Science:

• played Jeopardy to prepare for our insect test
• took our insect test (They all did great!)

In ELA

• continued to work out sounds of oo
• took unit 15 fundations test
• read The Old Woman Who Lived in a Vinegar Bottle

In Writing:

• practiced homework writing
• read I Wanna Iguana and wrote a persuasive letter (Look for a letter to you about a pet! :)
• wrote a persuasive piece about the best season
• wrote a special poem about our mothers

Happy Mother's Day! Enjoy the weekend! It is supposed to be beautiful!

-Mrs. Farrand :)