Friday

I am off to the PTA presentation of Polar Express with my girls pretty soon.  I hope I see some of you there.

We had a nice day today.  It was Ms. Adams' last day today.  We surprised her with a banner, a book, cupcakes (approved by Mrs. Conley), and a morning message.  I will post pictures. I was so moved by the students' show of appreciation for all she has done in our room.  We have such a SWEET group of kiddos here!  It was so special.

Mrs. Jones came in to do math with us and we learned something new called Bar Modeling.  It's an approach to solving word problems that Math in Focus uses.  For some, it seems easy but it's important to establish a solid foundation for this concept, especially if we adopt this program in the future.  The concept will follow as they solve problems involving multiplication, division, and even algebra. 

We did a lot of catch up work including typing those published pieces.  We are almost done!  In word work, we worked on vowel word families with long vowel patterns (a difficult concept for many second graders). 

This afternoon, we learned a new digital storytelling app called Toontastic.  FUN!  Some of us even shared their stories with the class.

Please remember the book swap book for Monday.  See you at the concert!