Ms. Maczko in 2nd Grade

Happy Monday!

  Last Friday, we had a great time at the MIA! The students got to see the artwork that Joshton’s mom had brought into our classroom through Art Adventure. We also had our “I love to read” month kick-off. If Moreland students read 2,500 or more books in the month of February, Mr. Bradley agreed to dye his hair whatever color the students vote on. My vote is green J For every book the students read in class or at home, they will fill out a heart with the title of the book, their name, and grade. Teachers will tally the number of hearts that will hopefully add up to be at least 2,500 books. The class in each grade level that reads the most books will win a Wii Fit Party in their classroom.  Later in February, there will be an “I love to read” spirit week. Look for more details in the future.

  Today, students took the first section of the CogAT assessment. There are three sections of the test so please make sure that your child gets enough sleep at night as well as a good breakfast in the morning. We are looking to be finished with this assessment by Thursday. 

Over the weekend, my mom was cleaning her house and stumbled upon a ton of my work from elementary school. One of the things she gave me happened to be my 2nd grade writing journal. In the journal, I talked about Art Adventures, classroom parties, and everything else that the students this year are doing or have done. I brought in my journals and let the kids check them out. It was fun to see them read the journals and make connections to me at that age. They started to understand that I was in 2nd grade at one point and wrote about very similar things as what they are writing about. 

  Students also signed an "Everyday is Earth Day" Pledge. They agreed to reduce, reuse, and recycle as well as conserve energy and water.

  In writing, we finished writing about our animals’ characteristics and habitat. Most students also finished writing about their animal’s diet. We will hopefully be able to finish writing our sentences this week and begin to look for pictures on the iPads and take pictures to add to our reports. We might also begin the Image Making Process since the kids’ papers for the project are finished. Next week, students will begin to write their report on the iPads to create an end product on iBooks.

  Just a heads-up, this week we will be changing our Book Buddy day to Friday in order to take part of the school-wide Book Buddy day.