100 Days Smarter

We celebrated 100 days of school during the last week of February. Some of our highlights from our 100th day of school:

*Counting 100 steps out of our door. Where did we end up? Some of us ended up at the library, and others made it to the music room.

*Imagining what we would do with $100!
*Creating portraits of our 100-year-old selves. These turned out so great! :)

"When I am 100 I will have wrinkly skin."

"When I am 100 I will still be alive."

*Creating a 100 Day snack. We had to choose 10 pieces of 10 different treats. This was serious work! :)

*Counting 100 Fruit Loops (in rows of 10).
*Making tasty necklaces with our rows of cereal.

Such a fun day! We survived 100 days of school, and we survived the celebration!

Freedom Quilt

After reading several picture books about the Freedom Quilts that the slaves used to make, we learned that each quilt pattern was a secret message for the slaves that were planning to escape.

The quilt patterns, used in a certain order, told the slaves when to leave, where to go, and which paths to take. The quilts were hung over fences and out of windows. Because they looked like an "ordinary" quilt, the slave owners didn't know what the patterns really meant.

We each created our own quilt square following one of the patterns we learned about. Our class quilt turned out beautiful!

Rosa Parks

One of the famous black Americans we learned about was Rosa Parks. We learned that in 1955 she was a seamstress, and was taking the bus home after a long day of work. She refused to give her seat to a white man, and this started the historic event called the Montgomery Bus Boycott. It's hard to believe now, that people could've been treated so unfairly. We're lucky to be in this time, and in this place!

Black History Month

Another thing that kept us busy in February was learning about many famous African Americans. This month it was the 2nd grade's turn to "perform" at the Friday Morning Meeting. Using the letters from Linwood's monthly theme - cooperation - we created a presentation about African American history.

Some of the kids read the information, while others held up the letters.

They all did a great job! And, it went along great with our weekly story, "African American Inventors".

Friendship Party!

Whew! What a fun day! Our math activity involved working with candy hearts. I overheard someone say, "This is math??". Love it! :)

Our party was later that afternoon. We had fun decorating sugar cookies... many of them were loaded with sugary goodness. (Sorry, moms and dads!)

The highlight of our day was unloading our Valentine holders and opening Valentines.

Even with all of the chaos and excitement of the day, the kids were so sweet to each other. :) They were all so thankful for each and every Valentine they opened.

What a great bunch of kids... I love my job!

Heart Art

We used paper hearts - and our imaginations - to make our own Heart creations. I love how creative the kiddos were... their pictures turned out great! :)

This picture is actually titled "Self-Portrait". :)

Super Heroes

After learning about nutrition and healthy eating, we created our own super heroes with super powers to fight the "Unhealthy Eating Man". Here are just a few:

Super Woman

Gavin

Yogurt Girl