Spring is.....

Spring is.....

We wrote poems about the spring and had to use our adjectives and the five senses when writing. Then we painted a brown branch and used the bottom of a coke bottle to paint the blossoms. 

Ellis Island Cartoons

Ellis Island Cartoons 

We are learning about our heritage and how our ancestors came through Ellis Island. We read the ebook "Ellis Island: An Interactive History Adventure" book where we learned how people came to America and got to choose our own adventure. Then, we dressed as people from our country of heritage in the year 1894 and created cartoon strips with speech bubbles saying what we might be thinking back then. We used the apps Comic Book and Halftone. 

I am a girl from Portugal and I wore a scarf over my head and  scarf around my neck. If I could bring only one thing from Portugal I would bring my dog, Beau. -Cookies and Cream

I am a girl from Poland and I wore dresses and a braided front to it. I would pack my dog if I had to leave to come to America. -Lemonhead

Here is our cartoon strip.....faces have been covered....

 

Chinese Painting

Chinese Painting

We learned how to paint with special brushes and paints from China. At the end we were able to make one large painting together. I made a panda when I painted. -Lemon Chocolate Chip

 

Chalice for first communion

Chalice for First Communion

On Saturday we have our special first communion retreat. We will make our banners, practice receiving and also make these beautiful wine glasses which show the date of our communion as a special memory. -2LC foodies

Paper Tear Mosaics

Paper Tear Mosaics for First Communion

It was fun to paper tear but it was hard to rip it all out because you had to have a very steady hands. -Grape
It was hard to tear the chalice and I just had to rip it out. -BubbleGum

 

Painting like Michelangelo

Painting Like Michelangelo

Today for a heritage report we learned about Italy and we were able to paint like Michelangelo painted the Sistine Chapel by painting on our backs. Some of the kids in our class got paint into their mouths!  It was hard! -Bacon

 

Heritage Projects Begin!

Heritage Projects Begin!

This week the kids in 2LC take the teaching into their own hands and teach the class about their countries of heritage! So far we have had cooking shows to teach us about the foods of Argentina, a picture walk through the country of England and also a lesson on how to make origami from Japan! They are having so much fun running the class, calling on classmates, and answering questions!

St. Patrick's Day Lucky Charms Math

St. Patrick's Day Lucky Charms Math

We were each given a cup of lucky charms that we had to sort by type of marshmallow. Then we had to graph our marshmallows and make predictions about what other classmates had in their cups by looking at what we had the most and least of in our cups. At the end of the math lesson we were able to eat the Lucky Charms. 
-2LC foodies

The Leprechauns came to 2LC!

The Leprechauns were here in 2LC!

 The leprechaun went inside my desk and took out everything of my desk and his name was Toot and I do not like him!-Gumball
On St. Patrick's Day a leprechaun came into our classroom. First, he knocked down everyone's desk! Next, he put my finish folder on my chair!-Bubble Gum
I know who did it!! It was the fifth graders but since I am writing this I walked into the door and my reaction was'" Wahooo!"- Hot Dog
On St. Patrick's Day a leprechaun came into our classroom. The leprechaun made our classroom a mess. He took all the books out of my desk and took all of the crayons out of the box. That leprechaun was sure crazy!-Donut
When the leprechaun came to my classroom they made a mess. My desk was poured out of everywhere. It took so long to clean it up. -Wild and Reckless Ice Cream 
The leprechaun messed up the classroom. We got treats all day on St. Patrick's Day!- Caprese Salad
The leprechaun messed up our classroom. They did lots of things. My friend, Jolly Rancher's desk got dumped out and they put paper  towels on Lemon Head's desk. -Marshmallow
My leprechaun moved my desk and gave me candy! -Bacon
When we walked in the classroom our room was trashed. They messed up our pods and poured all our stuff out of our desks but the good part is that we got erasers, chocolate and a pencil! -Jolly Rancher
The leprechauns trashed our room! First, they made a pyramid out of desks and chairs. They gave us cards and I got Papa Leprechaun and it said," Happy St. Paddy's Day." Then they hung weird stuff like a dog from his little paws. -Smarties   
Yesterday the leprechauns made a mess. My desk was in the way back where the sink was. The leprechauns also gave us candy and made cards for us. They took stuff out of everybody's desk and they left a message on the board and they have very messy writing. -Risotto
The leprechauns made the desks a  mess. And it took a long time to clean up. One day they will repay!-Brownie
The leprechaun messed up my desk by putting tissues on my desk. And the leprechauns also broke my crayon box! -Pepperoni Pizza
My leprechaun, Ace,  put my phonics on my desk. And he spilled my crayons all over the place!-Chocolate Ice Cream
Yesterday the leprechaun put my desk at the back table. Then he left chocolate coins on my desk.-Jawbreaker
On St. Patrick's Day a leprechaun came into my classroom and moved all the desks all around the place! -Noodles
My leprechaun took my dum dum collection and put it all over my desk and replaced it with two Junie B Jones books in my pencil pouch. -Lemonhead
What my leprechaun did to me is he/she tipped over my desk and took out all my books. And he/she gave me so much candy. He/She is the best leprechaun. But did you know I never found out the name so that's why I do not know if it is a boy or a girl. -Cookies and Cream
On St. Patrick's Day my desk was stuck in the corner! These crazy leprechauns stuck my chocolate coins to our class tree!- Pasta
When we looked at our desks I could not find my desk. They left candy on our desks. -Gummi Bear
The leprechaun stole my chair! -Fudge
When I came in the classroom I was really mad. They messed up our classroom. -Grape
The leprechaun threw my stuff everywhere. -Lemon Chocolate Chip Cookie
They gave us chocolate and erasers and they messed up our desks. -Pizza
      
 

St. Pats Math

St. Patrick's Day Math

We created pictures of leprechauns and water colored rainbows. Then we had to cut out coins and decide how many coins were in our pot of gold. We added the coins and added up the amounts and wrote the amount on our pots. It was fun to make the leprechauns guarding the gold!

 

Simple Machines

We hope you enjoy our books we made in science on simple machines!

Class Brainstorming on St. Patrick

We read the book and there are some legends about St. Patrick and we do not know if they are true or false. Then we went on to an app called Popplet and we wrote about St. Patrick. Next, we colored a picture of St. Patrick. -Fudge
 
 

Tour of the Church with Fr. Joe

Tour of the Church with Father Joe

Yesterday we went on a church tour with Father Joe. We go to see the paten and the chalice. The tabernacle was really cool! -Gum

I learned that every time there is leftover host they put it in the tabernacle and the light turns on. The smokey incense smells very bad. There is a little locket that is someone is sick you ask for a pyx and they put the hosts in it. -Wild and Reckless Ice Cream

 

The Cat in the Hat visits Second Grade

The Cat in the Hat visits 2LC!

The Cat in the Hat came to visit 2LC on March 2! We made pictures of the Cat in the Hat and wrote what he would do if he came to our school for the day. It was very fun to make the project. I wrote that the Cat in the Hat broke the ipads and he knocked over all out desks! -Gum
I think the Cat in the Hat is going to mess up the whole classroom. He will leave me airhead candies. I hope he doesn't eat all the candy in the candy jar! -Wild and Reckless Ice cream 
 

leprechaun fun

Leprechaun Fun!

The leprechaun came to 2LC! WE had the first leprechaun to come which was Clancey and then all his friends came! Hopefully, they will not cause any mischief in class. 
We used tissue paper to make the hair and the eyebrows. My leprechaun's name is Billy Bob Joe and I hope he does not break the ipads!-Gum
We used tissue paper and rolled them into balls. I hope that the leprechauns don't mess up our desks! My leprechaun's name is Lucky! -Wild and Reckless Ice Cream