Career Days

The last several weeks, we have been learning about the importance of having a job and what it provides for ourselves and the community.  Monday and Tuesday, we were lucky enough to have parents come in and tell us about their real jobs!  We had such a great time!  Take a look...

Pharmacists need to know A LOT about science!

Physical therapists work in clinics, nursing homes, and even come to your home. 

L.G. checking out some tools of a PT.

School nurses stay really, really busy!

Physical therapists also need to know ALL about our different body parts like our muscles, joints, and bones.

Whoa!  Check out that vertebrae!

Firefighters have to wear a lot of special gear.

Some of us got to try it on!

THANK YOU parents for helping to make Career Days a success!

Fun Run

Last Friday, we had a blast at Fun Run!  We all tried our very best to run for the WHOLE hour!  While it looked like rain all day, it never came down.  It was the perfect temperature- not too hot and not too cold. We were also very thankful to have our new water bottles from PTO, because we definitely needed some water when we were done!  

As a school, McDole students ran a total of 1, 239 miles!  Can you believe that?!  That is about 2.5 miles per student.  Way to go second graders!

Our Read Aloud: Henry Huggins

This is A.J. and B.C! today we are going to talk about Henry Huggins. 
this is a book about Henry and his dog Ribsy. The auther is Beverly Cleary. There are a lot of other Henry Huggins books and most of then include Beezus and Ramona. The main charter in this book is Henry Hugins.  Henry Huggins is a boy in the 3rd grade and  he does not have the best of luck. this story also takes place at klickitat street and also sometimes at school. The charcters are Henry, Ribsy, Scooter, Ramona, Beezus and Henrys parents.
your kid bloggers,
A.J. and B.C.

Good Readers Make Connections

This week, we brushed up on our connecting skills.  Good readers try to find ways books remind them of things in their own lives to help better understand the story.  To practice this, we read A Couple of Boys Have the Best Week Ever by Marla Frazee.  It was about two boys who stay at their grandparents house while going to camp all week. We had many good laughs while reading it and were all able to think of one connection!

We all made one connection to the story and stuck it on the chart!

Here are our connections a little closer...

Author Share Preview

We had our first Author Share Day this week!  On Author Share Day, volunteers have the chance to stand in front of their classmates and read a story they have been working hard on.  It can be one that is finished or one still in progress.  We were very impressed by all of the talented authors in room 119!

We are turning into AWESOME authors!

We have been reading some excellent books that show us what great authors look and sound like!  Here are some things we have learned:

•  Authors let their imaginations go wild, like in Spilt Milk.
• Authors use lots of details to help readers understand the story and any new words, like in The Sneetches.
• Authors have fun things to share about themselves that make good stories, like in My Map Book.
• Authors do not need to have everything perfect right away, like in Ish.

Now that we know what it means to be a great author, we get our own personal Author's Notebook for our stories.  Let the writing begin!!  

Our First Spotlight Student

Last week, we had our first spotlight student.  BL shared many interesting facts about himself and did a great job decorating the poster!  We were also able to touch real antlers from a deer.  Everyone was so impressed with his interest in outdoor sports.  Great job, BL!