Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Art Docent

Today, Mrs. Webber came into class and taught an intro lesson on art. Students examined actual works of art to discuss line, shapes, color, and mood. They also did a couple of quick hands on activities. It was a fabulous experience and they'll all be ready to dive right in next year when they have monthly lessons! 

Friday, May 11, 2012

Poems, Finally!

Ugh!  So I like to use Flickr to make slideshows of photos and videos because it is quick and easy...usually!  For some reason my app was being really picky about the snips it would download and those it wouldn't...but we finally have a product!  Enjoy!
Some were nervous, and some were confident as can be, but all did a wonderful job! 


Monday, April 2, 2012

By request....



Save the Date!


Are you ever looking for fun, laid back events for your family?  Here's a recommendation! 

On Saturday, Emily and I attended another fun Catching Joy (http://catchingjoy.org/) event.  This event took place a lovely place on Berkeley Street in Boston called Tico (http://ticoboston.com/).  Parking was a breeze because it was an early event (10 a.m.), which is always a bonus! 
Emily's Daisy troop collected books for this event which benefits Reach Out and Read (http://www.reachoutandread.org/).  We delivered a bagful of gently used titles and created bookmarks to go with them while at Tico. 
After making the bookmarks, we enjoyed a DELICIOUS brunch (reasonably priced) and enjoyed the musical talent of Ben Rudnick and Friends (http://www.benrudnick.com/), a fun band that plays music geared toward children.  You may know of them if you have ever attended the Life Is Good Festival! The only cost was for brunch, which is optional.

There is a similar event coming up on June 3rd from 12-2.  The venue and format will be the same, though  on a Sunday (easy and FREE meter parking).  The June event will be to benefit Newton Wellesley Hospital.  They are asking guest to bring a new teddy bear donate to children at the hospital.  The craft (which I will be running) is decorating a paper teddy bear.  Crafters are welcome to donate their decorated bear or keep it as a reminder of their generosity! Here's a link with more info: http://www.benrudnick.com/familyworks/events.html#June3.

If you are not ready to go home after the event, it is also World Oceans Day which will be celebrated at the New England Aquarium.  Catching Joy will also be hosting a table there making turtle crafts!

Friday, March 16, 2012

Learning about Adverbs

Currently, second graders are learning about adverbs in grammar.  It is important to continually review other parts of speech that we have done: nouns, verbs, and adjectives.  Ways to do this are define, come up with examples, try to pick them out of sentences, and revise them in writing.  Enjoy this Adverb Schoolhouse Rock!

Thursday, March 1, 2012

Tim's Voki!

Thanks Tim!  I'm sure everyone will enjoy this!