The Silly Elves!

Hi Second Graders!

Did you like our first field trip? Where did we go? What did we see?

I think the play should be called, "Chasing the Penguin." Why do you think this could be a good name? What do you think of the new name?

Tell me: What was the difference between the book and the play?

Missing: Christina's Pumpkin

Click here to find out where the missing pumpkin went.

Cold Weather is Coming...

...so make sure you have plenty of warm clothes, mittens, hats and scarves. Drink hot cocoa and enjoy reading underneath cozy blankets. Yum!

Look Who's Hiding behind the Backpack!

Take a guess and comment below!

Leaves, Leaves and more Leaves

As long as you don't leave, you can bring in leaves! Let's celebrate the beauty of the fall weather.

Just in Case

You forgot what we do in second grade.

Do you remember now?

I hope so...

I miss you and hope to see you tomorrow!

This is how HAPPY you all make me feel...

Miss Lou is ready to return to school after many days of good rest. I did not eat mashed potatoes, or cranberry sauce. I did not stuff myself silly with turkey and gravy, but I did have the best squash soup ever.

What did you eat on Thanksgiving night?

Parent-Teacher Conferences Oh MY!

No worries my dear students. I had many wonderful things to share with your parents yesterday.

Did you know Miss Lou loves to meet parents? Yes, I do. Do you know why? I like to meet your parents because I get to learn more about you and how you became such a beautiful and sweet little person. OH! Now I know...you are wonderful because you have fabulously wonderful parents.

Yes, yes. That makes perfect sense.

Thank your parents for making time to come meet me. We laughed and shared and giggled together.

What did your parents tell you about our conference?

Hope you have a great official 2nd day of vacation! What will you do today?

Bye kids!
Miss Lou

Beware of Marvin Eyes

Don't forget to get lots of rest and have fun with your holiday homework!

Bwock! Bwock!
Happy Thanksgiving to you...

Laughter is the Best Medicine

We have been in school for about
55 days.








We have laughed and shared so much and I am looking forward to more adventures and discoveries after Thanksgiving break.

Eat lots and be kind to one another and keep writing!

Rainbows Everywhere

Who took a bite out of this cupcake?

Party Time!

Here are some of the silly cupcake pictures of our beautiful class.
We love to eat yummy birthday treats. On the right, Felicis is picking at the rainbow sprinkles. Below Felicia, Nathan swallowed the whole cupcake like magic. On the left, Sara is licking her fingers. Yum! We love cupcakes.



Do you like cupcakes too?










Miss Lou let us out 5 minutes early, so we sat outside and looked at all the cool things Arvind and his mom filled inside the goodie bags. Lollipops, a globe, pencils and .... Thanks for a great birthday party!

More on Party and Cupcakes

Be careful not too eat too much SUGAR,








and brush your teeth!

Sticker Boys

You boys are so silly.

Where do the commas go? Click the comment icon below and rewrite the sentence with the correct answer. First student gets a prize! Good luck...

You can put stickers on your forehead your chin your nose your lips and many other crazy places.

Happy 7th Birthday, Arvind!

Hope all your birthday wishes come true.

Love from Miss Lou

Reminder: Early Release

Hi my funny friends! Don't forget that today is an early release day. I think we get out early because Forest Park knows how hard everyone has been working. (Hee, hee.) I know that all of you have been working very hard on writing stories, studying your Spelling words, counting money and being KIND to each other.

The Butterfly House

Unit 2: Kindess
Lesson 4: The Butterfly House
Written By: Eve Bunting
Illustrated By: Greg Shed

Here are some questions from our reading this week:


1. Who are the main characters of this week's story?

2. What Point of View is the story written? (Hint: First Person, Second Person or Third Person?)

3. How do you know what point of view?

4. How did the little girl show her kindness to the larva and butterfly?

5. What is a chrysalis? What would you it look like if you had to draw one?

6. Why did she have to let go of something she loved?

7. How did she feel and what did Grandpa help her with her feelings?

8. Have you ever had to let go of something or someone you loved because it was the kind thing to do?

Where did Miss Lou forget a comma?

EEEEE!!!!
We love figs. Figs are fun. Figs are strange. Figs are squishy sweet, juicy, and fuzzy.






Suchi and Arvind are having fun by opening their figs up. They are purple on the outside and red inside. The inside is filled with hundreds and hundreds of SEEDS!

Can we plant the seeds to grow more FIGS?

Goggle Girl

Can you guess who this little delight is? She loves to swim and read. We must invent some waterproof books so she can do both at the same time. What do you think? Do you have any ideas how we can do that?

Let me know soon!

Missing Sticker

Dear Andrew,

Where is your sticker? Your forehead looks so empty!

Hee, hee!

Thank you for always making me laugh.

Always,
Miss Lou

This is Nathan

Nathan likes to eat figs. When he writes, he is creative and funny. I am proud of him for doing great work, but most of all, I like that Nathan is kind and very thoughtful of others.

Thank you Nathan!

To a Sweet Girl

My Sweet Annika,

How are you, my dear? Thank you for writing to me. Hooray! You learned how to write a tag for me. Did your mom teach you?

Do you know that I love when you read to me? You make stories come alive!

Love,
Miss Lou

Love from Miss Lou

Hi Claudia! Do you know when I took this picture? I love your smile.

Thank you for your note on the our Orange and Blue Tagboard. You are so bright!

Keep writing...
Miss Lou

Peek-A-Boo!

Hi! Keep reading below. I have put in some new pictures and activities for you to check out. Do you like what you see? Have a safe and fun weekend!

Hello Again!

Hi Visitors!
Welcome back to our Room 401 blog! Did you know how I came up with our school website address? I remember when someone (special and creative) from our class screamed it out one day during our Self-Discovery Journal writing.

He shouted, "My school rocks!" out of the blue. Many of us act silly, but Miss Lou likes it because it means you are using your creative brain juices. Let's keep putting all of it to good use, shall we?

Thank you for all your inspiration and making me laugh everyday.
Keep smiling....

No School Tomorrow!

Can anyone tell me why we don't have to come to school tomorrow? (November 11th) What day are we celebrating and why? Is it Miss Lou's birthday? Is it because we have worked really, really, really hard? Is it because we never have to come to school on Friday EVER again? No....!

Spelling: Challenge Word

Can anyone help me think of a sentence using the word HANDSOME?

OH! I know...

"The handsome knight stood in front of Room 401 to guard and keep away all the scary ghosts and goblins." (Thanks Jonathan for protecting us!)

Huh? Yikes!

Who is this beautiful person? Is it Miss Lou?

Or maybe this one is Miss Lou?

Pals

Here's a fabulous picture of two students that know how to have fun by laughing and being kind to everyone. Thanks girls!

More Costumes Below!

What a beautiful smile Katherine has! Keep smiling, princess! (If you want a perfect smile like hers, don't forget to brush your teeth:)
















Hey! I see you Suchi. Or is that a REAL witch in the background?

Hard Workers: What were we doing?

What did we do with all these cubes? What were we learning about? Do you remember? Tell me by clicking onto the comment below.

The Kindness Tree

A quick reminder: Remember to thank your family and friends for all their kindness. I know you must live with wonderfully kind people because ALL of you are sooooooooooo kind to me!

Oh-so Healthy Lunches. YUM!

Marvin ALWAYS enjoys a healthy and delicious lunch. I wonder who is taking the time (and love) to shop and cook good food for him. No wonder Marvin is so bright and, ahem, well-behaved!?!

Thanks mom!



Oh!

And here is another deliciously healthy lunch.

Guess who's lunchbox this belongs to? She always eats healthy too!

Halloween Guess Who Game!!!

A)
B)
C)
D)
Guess who is hiding inside these cute and creative costumes! Make your guess below by clicking on the "Comments" icon below. (Parents and older siblings: Please help!)

Cells look like potatoes...

Thanks to Mrs. Tian, we got to learn all about cells.

-Every living things is made of millions and millions of cells.
-Human, animal and plant cells all look different under a microscope.
-Every cell has a nucleus (or yolk) that contains a special (DNA) code that is created from both your mom and dad. This is why you look like them!
-When cells duplicate (double), they divide in half and make more. This is called mitosis.

Take care of your cells by drinking lots of water, eating healthy and exercising.

(Above is a picture of potatoes, not cells! Arvind mentioned that they looked like potatoes. Yes, they do...What else do cells look like?)

Leukemia

This is dedicated to the beautiful nine-year old who was recently diagnosed with Leukemia. I would still like to believe the big universal spirit does not ever bring into our lives what we are not able to handle. This little girl is strong, brave and filled with light. She was born with the will to fight against even the most harmful, stubborn cancers.

According to statistics, treating childhood cancer is one of modern medicine's greatest success stories. The cure rate jumped from 10% in 1970 to today's overall survival rate of almost 70%. Nonetheless, she must now battle a combination of chemotherapy, radiation and surgery at a time of life when her body is still growing and developing. Treatment can have a significant long-term impact on children's physical and psychological health.

There is a sudden urgency to capture all of the world's hope here and there to save for this special little being. I believe there are those that live and those that live vicariously. This little girl must live, but like so many others, she must face life's obstacles at her young age without a choice. "Mommy, will I die?" she asked with worried eyes. I feel there is nothing I could ever complain in my not-so serious world. I have health, a life filled with my own joys and sadness most of the time by choice. I am once again reminded of how grateful I should always be. She is strong. She is brave. She will protect her little body by fighting against all that harms her world like the way she had for the last nine years. She is bright and wonderful and may her spirit continue to bring us joy.

May her strength and positivity continue to touch all of us who live vicariously.

Gifts, gifts and more gifts

I love all the gifts you bring me during and after recess. It brings a smile to my face and warms my heart.

How did I get so lucky?

Thank you!
Thank you!
Thank you!

Hi Everyone!!!

It's me....Miss Lou! I missed all of you so so much. Thank you for all the hard work and good behavior while I was away. All the substitutes have left wonderful comments about our class. (Of course!) I have heard that you are checking out our Room 401 website. Many of these postings are for you to read because you have been doing excellent writing. (However, sometimes it will be for your parents to read.)

What do you think about our website? Tell me what you like and what you want to see more next time, ok? You can also tell me if you don't want your writing to be seen!!

Here is a way to tell me: At the bottom of each posting, there is a place for YOUR comments (as well as your friends and family). All you need to do is click on the link and type away! I need to hear from you!

Thank you for visiting and come back soon!

Love,
Miss Lou

Happy Halloween!

Dear Students,

Did you know that was me? I hope I didn't scare you! Did I dye my hair blue? Did I have to go to the dentist because I forgot to brush my teeth in China?

No....it was just a costume, I promise.

Warning: Brush your teeth before you go to bed and try not to eat too much candy because you might have teeth like those someday. Yikes!

(Also parents: Please remember to sign the photo release form so I can put your child's pictures on this blogsite!

I missed you!

Love,
Dr. Rotten Tooth Fairy D.D.S.

NOT Your Friend!!!

There is something you don't want to be friends with...and that is something you will find sneaking into your foods!

This enemy is called partially hydrogenated oils.

What a LONG word that is very, very, very BAD for you! Look for this in your food wrapper the next time you eat. This is a terribly harmful ingredient. Do you want to know why? Partially hydrogenated oils are bad because it is not natural so your body cannot digest it properly. If you eat foods that have this oil, then your body gets tired trying to chew and understand what you fed it.

*Parents: Children function better, learn better when they are given proper nutrition. Get your child to start making healthy food choices at a young age and it can establish better habits for the rest of their life!

Where do I find this BAD oil?

You will find partially hydrogenated oil in many foods.
-Most fried foods like french fries, chicken, chips
-School lunches (Isn't that ironic?)
-poor quality crackers
-poor quality cookies
-frozen foods
-genetically modified cereals

How do I know if I am not giving my child foods that contain this ingredients?
-Always read labels before buying your foods
-Try to eat whole vegetables, fruits and less processed foods
-Seek out health food or natural food stores