Happy Holidays!

We had such a fun week!!  We made a bunch of ornaments, "traveled" around the world to learn about holidays in other countries, had a Winter Party, and took a trip on the Polar Express.  Have a wonderful break!

Force of Course

Today we had a scientist from "High-Touch High-Tech" come to do experiements with us for our unit on Force and Energy. We had so much fun learning about types of energy and forces.  What was your favorite part and what did you learn?

The BFG

We've been reading The BFG over the past few weeks. We just love Roald Dahl (we read Matilda first!).
Today we watched the movie and no movie is complete without a treat.  So of course we just HAD to try a drink from Giant Country....Frobscottle!!

To go along with our Frobscottle we had Snozzcumber cupcakes (they were delicious...unlike the Snozzcumbers from Giant Country).

We LOVED the movie and the treats made it even more special. What a fun afternoon!!

Our Turkey

We had a family project for November.  Each student took home a turkey feather and designed their feather with their family.  When they brought them back, we created a "classroom family" turkey.  Look how cute! Everyone was so creative!!

Georgia on Our Minds

We are working hard and learning so much each day.  In Social Studies we have been learning about our great state.  What are some things you've learned about Georgia? What are you looking forward to learning more about?  We are going to be making movies about the regions of Georgia. Stay tuned...you'll see us on the big screen soon!!

Pumpkin Day!

Today we had Pumpkin Day! We began the day by making a prediction on whether or not we thought a pumpkin would sink or float in water.

 Then we put the pumpkin in the water.  Guess What?!  It FLOATS!!

After we did this experiment, we did Pumpkin Centers. We made pumpkins, painted pumpkins, measured pumpkins and played bingo. What a fun day!!



50th Day of School!

We had such a fun time celebrating the 50th day of school!! What was your favorite part of the day?

AR and Math SuperStars Store!

Today we had our first school store to spend the "money" we've earned from taking AR tests and Math SuperStars. Some of us bought some really cool things and some decided to save up for a bigger item next time.  The store was AWESOME and we can't wait to earn more "money"!

Matter!

Today we finished our unit on matter and we took our first science test. Everyone did so well!  To complete our matter unit, we made ice cream!  We reviewed all the states of matter as we made the ice cream in a bag. Science sure can be yummy!!



Fall Break is coming soon!

We've had a great start to the year and deserve a break!  I thought it'd be fun to share what we are doing for Fall Break with each other.  Happy blogging!!

Go Team!

Today we celebrated the beginning of the college football season by wearing our favorite college colors.  Football season is such a fun time! Even though many of our teams are rivals, we still had fun and enjoyed the day with friends.  Enjoy the pictures and have a great football season!!!

Some cute Auburn fans!!

Go Dawgs!!

The only Florida fan!

Go Tech!

Roll Tide!! (Jack has great taste!!!)



This group didn't choose sides!

Rivals on the field, but friends at school!

We had a fun day!



Oh Happy Day!

Well...today we finished CogAT testing.  Everyone did great, but I know we are all glad it's behind us. Today is also my birthday!! We celebrated both by making smores. They were yummy!!  My class bought me lunch and showered me with gifts. I can't wait to go shopping!!  Thanks to everyone for making today so special! I appreciate it all!!!

HFES Family Picnic

We had a blast at the family picnic!  There was great food, music and company. It was so great to see so many students and families from our class. I really enjoyed spending time with everyone and hope you did too.  Enjoy a few of the pictures from the evening. All of the pictures I took are on our class website.

Second Week of Second Grade!!

We had a great week!! We had picture day, our first reading and spelling test, and learned all about graphs.  I can't wait for our third week!  Here is a picture of the class on picture day...everyone looks so cute!!

A GREAT first week of school!

We have had an AWESOME first week of school!!  I'm so proud of how quickly everyone is falling into our routines.  We have a WONDERFUL class!

What are some of your favorite things we've done so far?  Can't wait to hear from you!

Mrs. Plousis

Welcome Back!

Welcome to the 2011-2012 school year!   I'm so excited about this school year. Second grade is such a fabulous grade!!  We will do so many fun things and learn so much. 

We are going to be blogging this year.  This is a new adventure for me, but I'm looking forward to using it in our classroom. I think it'll be a great way to communicate and share all that we are learning with others.  So...what are you looking forward to learning and/or doing this year in second grade?

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