Print Making

This week we have been writing personal narratives and time lines. Today we did print making of our faces to go along with our time lines. It is always a messy project, but pretty cool. First we drew our faces on foam plates. Then we used a brayer to put ink on our foam plates. Last we stamped the foam plate on a piece of paper. They looked fabulous!

Amazing Readers

Today we celebrated because everyone in our class met their AR goal for third term. These kids are such amazing readers and I am so lucky to teach them! Thanks for working so hard this term!!!

Thunder Cake

Thunder Cake!
Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.

Cream together one at a time:

1 cup shortening

1 3/4 cup sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla

3 eggs, separated ( blend yolks in. Beat whites until they are stiff, then fold in.)

1 cup cold water

1/3 cup pureed tomatoes

Sift together: 2 1/2 cups cake flour

1/2 cup dry cocoa

1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda

1 teaspoon salt

Mix dry mixture into creamy mixture. Bake in two greased and floured 8 1/2 inch pans at 350 degree for 35 to 40 minutes. Frost with chocolate butter frosting. Top with strawberries. ENJOY!!!

Those Darn Leprechauns

Last night those darn Leprechauns snuck in through an open window and messed with our classroom. What a mess.

They left some juice for us. Luckily, Liam sent our class an email to explain what the juice was. He said that if we drink it really slow it might turn our feet green while we sleep. He did say that it doesn't work on everyone and some feet are dark green and other are light. Can't wait to see what happens to our feet.

They must have been dirty Leprechauns because their footprints were all over our tables.

They even dumped some of supplies on the floor. What a day!

Up, Up, and Away!

Today we started making kites to decorate our classroom. Sorry there are not more pictures, my camera died in the middle of the project. The kids had lots of fun making the kites and playing with the primary colors. The watercolors mixed on the coffee filter paper to make new colors. It was fun to see how different and unique each kite was!

Class Pictures

Just a quick reminder that Tuesday, March 9th is class picture day. If you would like to purchase a picture they are $7. Envelopes will go home today or you can just send in a check. Get ready to smile!!!

Oobleck and Goober Balls

On Friday we had lots of fun playing with Oobleck and Goober Balls. We learned about Oobleck in the Dr. Seuss book Bartholomew and the Oobleck. After we finished the story we were able to play with the Oobleck. Our class had a hard time deciding if it was a liquid or a solid. We then tried an experiment with Goober Balls. They started out as tiny little balls that we then soaked in water. After a few hours they were the size of marbles. Why is that?!?!

Dr. Seuss Read-a-Thon

We had a blast at our Dr. Seuss/Jalapeno Bagels read-a-thon. It was fun to see all the different types of treats. Each student probably gained five pounds in yummy food. Hopefully they got some reading in as well!

Weather

We have been learning a lot about weather this week. Each day we have been tracking the temperature, wind speed, clouds, wind directions, and the rain. These fun tools helped us track the weather.

Chango Bars

Our story for the week is Jalapeno Bagels. We learned about a lot of different items that are for sale at Pablo's family bakery. At the end of the story they gave us the recipe for Chango Bars.

Chango Bars

1/2 cup butter

1/2 cup margarine

2 cups brown sugar

3 eggs

2 1/3 cups flour

1 tablespoon baking powder

1 teaspoon salt

1 cup chocolate chips

1 cup mixed nuts

Melt butter and margarine.While this is melting, cream brown sugar and eggs, then add melted butter and margarine.Combine flour, baking powder and salt and stir into sugar mixture. Fold in chocolate chips and nuts. Pour mixture into a greased 13 x 9-inch baking pan and bake for 45 to 50 minutes at 350 degrees F.

Wise People

Today we talked about Wise People here at Creekside. We are so lucky to have Wise People at Creekside to keep us safe. Here are a few Wise People we discovered.

Dr. Seuss Read-a-Thon

On Friday we will have a Dr. Seuss read-a-thon.

This week we are reading the story Jalapeno Bagels. It is about a traditional food that Pablo's family makes. If you would like to share a family food with us, we would love it!

Please bring a pillow, books and a family treat that you would like to share.

Headphones

Today we talked about headphones in our computer labs. We go to the computer lab everyday and use headphones. If you would like your child to use their own headphones they can bring a pair to school that we will keep in the classroom. They can also buy them from the office for $4. I have purchased them at Dollar Tree and last okay. It would be a great idea to use their own headphones to stop the spread of germs.

Verbs

I wanted to say thanks to our entire class! Last week we did a review of verbs and it didn't go so well. We spent the rest of the week reviewing verbs like the verb dive. At the end of the week we did a verb quiz and the class did fabulous on it. Thanks for working hard on verbs. You are the best second graders!!!