Happy Birthday, Emma!

We celebrated Emma's birthday!  Emma's dad came to Lunch Bunch, and we celebrated after with Cheryl's cookies and two stories with Emma's mom!  Emma read one of her favorite books: Hondo & Fabian by Peter McCarty.

Read-In Recommendations

We LOVE our Read-In days!

Your Fireworks have some recommendation for Summer Reading based on the books they read during the Read-In.  Check them out!

Dairy of a Wimpy Kid: Hard Luck and Cabin Fever by Jeff Kinney

Extra Yarn by Mac Barnett

Squish: The Power of the Parasite by Jennifer L. Holm and Matthew Hold

Percy Jackson: The Battle of Labyrinth by Rick Riordan

Missile Mouse: The Star Crusher by Jake Parker

What Presidents Are Made Of by Hanoch Piven

I Survived Series by Lauren Tarshis

Ook and Gluk: Adventures in Caveland by Dav Pilkey, George Beard and Harold Hutchins

Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein

Cobble Street Cousin: Summer Party by Cynthia Rylant

Happy Reading!

Happy Birthday, Noah!

We celebrated Noah's birthday with Graeter's ice cream thanks to Noah's dad!  He read us one of his childhood favorites, the Steadfast Tin Soldier.

Happy, happy birthday, Noah!

Special Friend Day

Thank you to everyone who came and participated in Special Friend Day!  

We started off the morning with introductions.  After introductions, your second grader instructed his or her friend in an activity.  They were able to show off their memory book, read their published work and present their family tree.  After their presentation, they walked the halls to show off our very own art gallery.  The hallways are very colorful right now!

We finished the day with music and sent our second graders home with their special friends.  It was a day full of smiles!

Check out our slideshow that shows off the fun day!

Special Friends - Video Maker

Reading with Pre-K

For one of our final visits with our Pre-K buddies, we read our favorite stories to each other!

PK Reading - Video Maker

Star of the Week, Julius | Spring Strings

Our Firework Friends learned about their classmate, Julius, last week!  He is a THIRD generation Academy student, loves his family and sports.

Thank you for sharing with us, Star of the Week!

Julius also participates in first year Strings with classmates Ria, Grace, Mikey, Camille and Maria.  We enjoyed their concert at assembly this morning.  Congratulations to all who completed their first and second year Strings program!  Excellent job!

 

Outdoor Week

Our Fireworks were lucky enough to have a nice and warm Outdoor Week.  

We enjoyed extra recess!

We played with new toys...

...and new sand in the sandbox!

Bubbles were a big hit.

 The nature hike was a big hit, too!

 We picked out pet rocks, and we decorated them in class.

We enjoyed days of dress down and measurement math lessons outdoors.  It was fun to join the other second grade classes to hike and play!

Star of the Week Tanner, Aanav & Dominic

We have been busy in 2A!  Between the art museum, COSI, outdoor week, senior's visiting and the family tree project...we've been on the go!  

We enjoyed learning about our latest Star's of the Week: Tanner, Aanav and Dominic!

Tanner entertained us with his fun facts about his childhood and his cake-covered baby pictures!

 Aanav shared about his love for math, physical education and recess!

 Dominic shared stories and his love for his video gaming adventures with our Fireworks.

We enjoyed learning more about these three boys!  We are so glad they are a part of the 2A Fireworks this year.  It is hard to believe they will soon be THIRD GRADERS!