End of the Year Party

For the last quarter, our second and third graders have been working on earning an end of the year party for their class. Students earned this party through good behavior in filling up their "marble jar". Students would fill the jar by being good listeners, paying attention during lessons, and making sure they are on task at all times. It was especially tough to make sure we were doing these things through the distractions that come at the end of the year, but students pulled through and filled the marble jar to earn their classroom party.

The classroom party consisted of a movie, popcorn, juice, ice cream, and a little end-of-the-year present from me. This present included light up glasses and a large, fuzzy mustache. Students loved wearing this present and they especially loved posing together for an end-of-the-year classroom photo.

I will definitely be missing these goofballs over summer break! Have a great summer second and third graders, I will see you next school year!

SVSU Field Trip

During the last week of school, our second and third graders had the opportunity to go to SVSU and have some fun with SVSU students. We started out in the gym where students paired up with an SVSU student as they went through multiple activities. Students did everything from throwing balls to jumping and skipping from one side of the gym to another. Our second and third graders loved the opportunity to show off their skills in these different activities.

After finishing up with these activities, students had the opportunity to use the colorful parachute. Students loved using this parachute and being able to run underneath the parachute as well as sit in the parachute while it was inflated with air.

After eating lunch outside, students then moved from the gym to the swimming pool. Students played for hours in the SVSU pool. They loved jumping from the diving boards, playing with many different types of pool toys, and playing with their friends in the pool. Overall, this was a very successful field trip and students were exhausted afterward (which is always a good sign of an excellent field trip).