Happy Birthday to Another Friend!

This 2nd grader brings so much enthusiasm and joy to 2nd grade!  He always has something funny to say to make us all laugh!  He's also a great student who loves to read and write awesome stories!  Happy birthday to our friend! (Make sure you scroll down to see your messages!)

Happy Birthday to our Friend!

This awesome boy is turning 8 today! All of us from 2nd grade want to wish you the happiest birthday!  We hope you have a very special day! (Make sure to scroll down to see your birthday messages.)

High School Collaboration Art Project

Back in December, Mrs. Lieb arranged a collaboration between her high school art students and the 2nd graders.  The 2nd graders created an idea of a character with details of what it would look like and what would be included in the background.  The high school students came into our classroom to visit with their assigned students to get more details of what the project could look like.  During the next few months, the high school students worked on their version of the project.  Mrs. Lieb dropped off the final products and the students were thrilled!

Happy Valentine's Day!

The 2nd graders were so excited to get to our Valentine party yesterday!  They couldn't wait to hand out their Valentine's and enjoy the party with their classmates! 

Letters from a Soldier!

On Veteran's Day the students wrote letters to soldiers to say thank your for their service.  Some students took home their letters for family members and the rest of our letters were sent to one our student's aunt, Autumn Johnson, who is currently deployed in Afghanistan.  Were were so excited to receive letters back last week!  Thank you so much Autumn!  They were such beautiful cards!

Happy Holidays from 2nd Grade!

Last Friday the 2nd graders had a fun-filled morning of celebrating.  Before heading out for their morning specials, Mrs. Twait come into our room to teach the students how to play the game of dreidel,

After returning from specials, the students couldn't wait to do our gift exchange and begin our holiday party!  What a morning!

Happy Holidays 2nd grade families!  I hope everyone is having a wonderful holiday break!

Turkey Bingo!

We had a blast playing the annual game of all-school turkey bingo!  We even had 1 winner in 2nd grade!  Have a wonderful Thanksgiving everyone!

Thank You to our Veterans

On Monday the 2nd graders learned about Veteran's Day, and many students had stories to share of family members who have served in the past or who are currently serving.  One of our classmates has an aunt who is currently stationed in Afghanistan, and we made letters to send her to thank her for her service.  We attended a Veteran's Day ceremony at the end of the day where the elementary sang a beautiful song for all of the veterans.  You can hear a few short clips of the song below.

Our 2nd Grade Halloween

We had a great Halloween 2nd grade yesterday!  We began our afternoon with our parent performance of Spunky Punky.  The performance couldn't have gone better!  I'm so proud of the students for all of the hard work they put into practicing their lines.  The show was a hit!

Then the students changed into their Halloween costumes for the costume parade.  They couldn't have been more excited to show off their costumes!

After the costume parade the students enjoyed Halloween snacks, a short Halloween movie, and classroom game time.

Classroom Visitor

We had a visitor pop is on Thursday to play us a quick song during our reading time.  My son loves to play guitar, and it's always fun for the kids to hear a few minutes of music while we read.

Red Ribbon Week

The students had a lot of fun this week dressing up for Red Ribbon Week.  Each Monday the students meet with Mrs. Johnson for social skills class.  This past Monday the focus of the class was on making healthy choices for our bodies.

Community Mural Painting

Last week we were invited downtown to help with a mural painting that will go up in the community.  The students helped to prep the canvas that the colorful mural will be painted on.  Once we arrived the students were introduced to the artist who is designing the mural.  They then were equipped with brushes and set to work! 

Red Ribbon Week

This week the Lanesboro Elementary students will be recognizing Red Ribbon Week.  The focus in grades K-2 will be on ways to keep our bodies healthy and safe.  I've listed the dress up days below as a reminder:

Monday: "Red Out Day"  Wear read to show support for Red Ribbon Week
Tuesday: "Be a Hero, Be Drug Free"  Patriotic Theme (camo, red/white/blue)
Wednesday: "Team Up Against Drugs, Alcohol, and Tobacco Use" Favorite team apparel theme
Thursday: "Surf the Drug Free Wave" Hawaiian theme
Friday: "Your Choices are the Key to Your Dreams" Pajamas theme

We are Bananas for the Burros!

The students were so excited for Homecoming today!  Arriving in Burro colors and filled with school spirit, they couldn't wait to start the day!

We began the day with decorating cupcakes and a pep fest in the gym.

During gym they did face painting, and they were set for the parade!

They could hardly wait to get on that parade route!

Thanks for coming to support us as we were "Bananas for the Burros!"