100th Day!

Today was the 100th day of school! As an art project I gave my students a 1, 0 and 0 to turn into their own work of art. Here are some of the gems :) 

This one is a lumberjack, complete with flannel shirt :) when I asked the student to tell me about it, she said, "DUH. it's a lumberjack. Couldn't you tell by the shirt?!" Pretty adorable!

This student made a robot! I told him that it looked like a crab, he said "no, those are his muscles!" ...my bad! 

This student made a scuba diver!!! 

It wouldn't be an art project without at least one student doing something with Minecraft!

#GoHawks! :) even after the Super Bowl, the little 12s still have some seahawk fever! 

And last but certainly not least.... The classic "rocket ship" 0__0

Substitutes & Apple Seeds

The kiddos had a sub today because I had a professional development meeting all day. I came back to my room find that apparently one of my students tried to shove two apple seeds into the wall by my hall pass... WHY?! HOW?! I don't understand...      -__-

 

15 minutes...

So today, I was going over the daily schedule with my class and mentioned "then you will have your 15 minute recess..." all of a sudden one of my students yells out "hey! 15 minutes could save you 50% or more on car insurance!!"

It's moments like these that make my job worth while! :)

2nd Graders Are Experts!

My students just finished their non-fiction writing unit. Their task was to complete an "expert book" where they teach someone about something they're an expert on. They had to include a table of contents, glossary, fun facts, pictures, etc. Today we had our publishing party where students walked around, read each other's books, and wrote compliments to each other :)

The books turned out amazing! However, amidst all these lovely books and the stacks of books about Pokemon and cats, there were some hidden gems ;) 

Here's some expert advice from my lovely 2nd graders. Take notes. 

Did you know that when you get to know worms they could be "really nice?" I need to start hangin' out with more worms!

Cheerleaders save friendships!

Caution: do not feed fish to cat, or it will die! 

It wouldn't be a writing unit with out my one student writing about vacuums and "hepa filters." Seriously, this child knows more about vacuums than I do!! (He recommends the Shark Rotator Lift Away... "It's apparently the best vacuum out there today" 

.... I think?

This student wrote his book all about cards (Pokemon, playing cards, etc.). Here he warns us to keep cards away from fire!

Go Hawks!

In November we had the pleasure of welcoming the Seattle Seahawks and Blitz (the hawk himself) visit McMicken! Let's just say the kids were VERY excited! #GoHawks!

Pumpkin Guts, Yuck!

I know it's almost Christmas, but I decided it's better late than never to post the hilarity that ensues at Halloween time. For our Halloween party, we did a pumpkin investigation, full of writing about our senses and the pumpkin, some measurement, estimation, and even feeling the guts inside! The kids' faces were priceless! 

What's different?

This child took the question a LITTLE too literally.... 😒