ENDAGERED ANIMAL RESEARCH

Students began researching endangered animals this week. Working in teams has provided a new sense of team work in our classroom!

All research will be conducted IN CLASS, but families should assist by getting resources from the library for students to use in class.

Final INVENTIONS (more info to come) will be due on May 17th.

EARTH DAY!

Thank you for creating wonderful Earth Day costumes. Our students learned about all of the various items that can be recycled on a daily basis to help protect our environment.

Be Buddies......Not Bullies

I came across this image and thought it was so important to share. Given a time with increased bullying and violence in schools, I share this with the class and wanted it to be a constant reminder to our students throughout their years in school and beyond.

How inspirational!!

:)

MORE WAX MUSEUM PICS

WAX MUSEUM

Wow!! What a success we had at the wax museum. Thank you to all of your support and dedication to your child's development as a learner and thinker. Our class has grown so much since the beginning of the year. It is hard to believe they are the same 2nd graders from August!

Pizza Celebration after for all of their hard work :-)

HOBBY CENTER FIELD TRIP-LEARNING ABOUT THE ORIGINS OF JAZZ!

Our class had a GREAT time at the Hobby Center and learned all about the origins of Jazz as well as the instruments used in an instrumental jazz group.

DIVISION

Students learned an introduction to division the week before spring break! WOW!! They understood such a difficult concept. AMAZING!

Our class used cups to DIVIDE and found out how many equal groups they could make when given a certain number of cubes and a certain number of cups.

Houston Arboretum Field Trip!

We had a wonderful time on our field trip this past Friday. Thank you to all the parents who volunteered. The students learned a lot about plant life, pond animals, and caring for the environment.

Multiplication Arrays!

Students began learning about multiplication and what it means last week by building arrays. Although eventually memorizing multiplication facts is important (just like addition and subtraction), it is also important that students understand WHAT and HOW multiplication works. Building arrays is a great example of this. Practice building arrays at home for extra practice!

The Best Way to Learn!!

Last week students learned about 3d shapes and how they are different from 2d shapes. Students studied vertices, edges, and faces.

As a hands on activity, we used gumdrops and toothpicks to represent vertices and edges. The students did a fantastic job and are now masters of 3d shapes!

Welcome Back and Happy New Year!!

I am glad to be back and ready to start off this great year with such a wonderful group of students. Thank you for all the congratulations this past week :-) I will be setting up parent conferences in the next week so please look out for those announcements.

Science, spelling, and vocabulary lists are posted so please remember to check regularly.

Please email me (kali@houstonisd.org) if you have any questions.

~Ms. Ali :)