Welcome Baby!

Good morning, Team 21A. I hope you are having a great time with Mrs. Tobin! I’ve been spending my days at home with our new baby! We are having such a good time getting to know him and introducing him to the world. The warm weather has allowed us to be able to take walks around town. Our little bear loves being out in the sunshine, I can tell because as soon as we start cruising in his stroller he drifts off to sleep.

I miss each of you very much and can’t wait to introduce you to my son. I hope that you are learning a lot each day and always putting forth your best effort. It’s hard to believe you are in Term 3 of second grade now. Remember, that means you have one foot in second grade and the other is stretching its way to third grade. Think about your goals, what you want to improve on, and what you’ve already learned this year. Mrs. Tobin and I are so proud of all that you’ve accomplished already. Now, it’s time to look forward to more challenges and adventures for the end of second grade!

I would love to hear from you! Please take a moment to leave a comment here or write me an email. I will write back to you as soon as I can. Happy Friday.

Be Brave!

Love,

Mrs. Lewis & Baby Bear

Book Talks, Take Two

Check out a few more book talks! Some of these students presented a second book talk and others presented for the first time. What do you think they did well or improved on? I noticed more extra props, eye contact, and evidence of careful thinking.

Enjoy!

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Round 2 from Sarah Lewis on Vimeo.

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Cross Age Student Teaching (C.A.S.T)

Students talking to other students, hand on learning, and science demonstrations all filled the walls of Team 203 last week when Cross Age Student Teachers visited from Lawrence Junior High. Five students taught our third graders about circuits, insulators, and conductors to help culminate a science unit on energy.

Third graders love interacting with older students and got to learn about some interesting science topics.

These junior high students will visit two more times before the year is through. What a great experience

for everyone involved!

Third graders, do you remember your volunteer’s name? Try to remember it for our second visit on Friday. What was the most interesting fact you learned? Think about what you could include in a thank you letter for these volunteers . . .  hint, hint, we’ll be writing thank you letters next week to give to these deserving students!

Geometry Vocabulary

Team 203 finished our Geometry unit by creating Geometry Picture Dictionaries. Students decided which vocab. words they found most important from Unit 6 and then created dynamic visuals that illustrated new understandings!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Check out some draft pictures and the final projects that were sent home last week.

Falmouth Historical Society

The Falmouth Historical Society visited our room to teach third graders about colonial life. We learned to card wool and different fabrics that were indigenous in our town!

Next month, we will take a walking trip to visit the Falmouth Historical Society and learn about Dr. Wicks, a historical doctor who lived near the Village Green!

Final Star

Our last star showed off her musical talents with a drum from home. She shared her many interests and was celebrated by her class. It’s hard to believe that we are so close to the end of our year together. It has been such a pleasure to dedicate a week to each of our special stars this year!

Our last two stars

During the last two weeks both of our stars have impressed us with their ability to share in front of the group and for the unique goodies that they brought in which showcased their lives.

This star shared his love of the Chinese culture and told us about growing up in New York city. He brought in many childhood memories, hobbies, and even a favorite book that his mom would read to him over and over.

 

This star brought in some beautiful art work and was brave enough to read her book aloud! We learned about how she lived in Alaska and have heard many stories about the different wild life there. Both of our stars did a great job!

Fly, Eagle, Fly

This week in our reading workshop we read the story Fly, Eagle, Fly by Christopher Gregowski. The students had many great discussion about the theme of staying true to yourself. Coincidently this live web cam of an eagle in Idaho has been all over the news this week. Today in the computer lab students got to observe the eagle in hopes of sneaking a peek at the baby chicks as well.

Take a look at the link from home:

http://www.baldeagleinfo.com/eagle/eagle13.html