Miss Pinard's 2nd Grade Class

Rescue Workers

2010-01-29T12:14:00.000-05:00

The Little Problem

By: David

Jim and his friends are playing Marco-Polo. Jim is it. Jim’s friend Lee is over by a big wave. Lee moves and Jim is now by Lee’s old spot. All of a sudden, Jim gets hit by a wave. The lifeguard jumps into the water as fast as he can. All of Jim’s friends watch as the lifeguard pulls Jim to shore. The ambulance comes. They load Jim into the truck and take him to the hospital. Jim’s mom and dad come to pick him up. But, Jim has to stay over night. The next day, Jim’s mom and dad come to pick him up. Jim is all better because the lifeguard and ambulance workers are courageous.

How can we help each other in dangerous situations? Students explored this question in our new Reading Street books! Throughout the week, we read and wrote about courageous rescue workers. To demonstrate their understanding, students wrote a paragraph highlighting dangerous situations and the rescue workers who help. Can you find the use of amazing words in the writing?

I Have a Dream

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Snowballs

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Winter Wonderland

2009-12-14T12:23:00.005-05:00

Leaders, Lawmakers, Judges

2009-11-22T18:48:00.002-05:00

This week in Social Studies, our focus has been on the branches of government. The students learned about the leaders, lawmakers, and judges at the national, state, and local levels.

Reminder

2009-11-17T11:30:00.001-05:00

* Thursday is our Thanksgiving feast. The fee for this meal is a donation of 1 non-perishable food item. Please have your child bring in their non-perishable item by Thursday 11/19.

Playdough

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Stop, Drop, and Roll

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Thank you Firefighter Brian Pinard and Goffstown Fire Department!

Halloween Parade

2009-11-02T17:44:00.001-05:00

Food Webs

2009-10-28T15:56:00.004-04:00

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Please visit, http://sites.google.com/site/misspinardscommunitybooks/ to view more food webs!

What a busy day we had today! We took advantage of the mobile lab and created food webs using Kidspiration 2! Not only did the children learn how to use Kidspiration, but they practiced logging into the network, saving to the desktop, and creating a PDF for the website!

Squam Lake

2009-10-19T08:00:00.002-04:00

We had a beautiful day at Squam Lake Science Center! The children were given the opportunity to experience lions, bears, birds, skunks, deer, and more in their natural habitats. The weather was beautiful, the leaves were bright, and the children were learning! A special thank you to Mrs. Lamson for taking the snapshots of the animals.

Community Books

2009-10-09T10:31:00.002-04:00

First Two Weeks

2009-09-12T18:47:00.002-04:00

Here is a quick peek at our classroom after the first two weeks in second grade!

9/8/09 Spelling List

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there

can

your

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Government

2009-05-13T10:17:00.005-04:00

Since vacation, the students have been working on our government unit. They have learned many facts about the three branches of government! Activities include, making graphic organizers, foldables, and reading from our new books! On friday, I look forward to creating the "branches of government" trees, which will be on display for the Celebration of Learning on Thursday, May 21st.

Spring Fun

2009-04-26T08:03:00.001-04:00

Earth Hour

2009-03-23T07:28:00.002-04:00

Many of you may have noticed that the background of our blog has changed. We are turning off the lights in preparation for Earth Hour. Don't forget to join us on March 28th at 8:30!

How do you plan to celebrate Earth Hour?

Book Discussion

2009-03-18T08:08:00.003-04:00

Communities Change

2009-02-20T13:13:00.001-05:00

100 words for 100 days of learning

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2009-02-10T19:20:00.003-05:00

Our Class Crayon Box

2009-01-21T10:39:00.002-05:00

Inspired by Martin Luther King Jr and the story, The Crayon Box that Talked, written by Shane DeRolf, the class created our own dreams for the future. Along with our dreams, the class designed their own crayons displaying all of our unique qualities! We took these crayons and created digital pictures and recorded our voices using the programs Animoto, Voicethread, Garageband, and Imovie! Enjoy!

Fractions and Decimals are Everywhere

2009-01-09T12:21:00.001-05:00

Gingerbread Houses

2008-12-23T20:17:00.001-05:00

Winter Fun!

2008-12-19T12:13:00.006-05:00

Snow, snowmen, icicles, sledding, hot chocolate, and of

course snowboarding and skiing. These are just some of

our favorite winter words. There is no mistaking, winter

is here in full force. The students were asked to make a list

of their favorite winter words to help celebrate the beginning

of the season. They took their words and created a wordle.

I'm pretty sure, the students will be able

to participate in many of these favorite activities this weekend!

I know my hot chocolate is waiting!

Stay warm and safe this weekend,

Miss Pinard

2008-12-08T11:29:00.003-05:00

To finish our weather and water cycle unit, I had the children write down some of their favorite vocabulary words. I took their list of words and created a Wordle.

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In a little town called Chewandswallow, from the story Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, the townspeople faced violent storms filled with food, which caused everyone to leave the town for good. The class pretended they returned to the town to be part of receiving their meals from the sky! Here are their stories.

Pumpkin Seed Contest

2008-10-30T11:34:00.001-04:00

BubbleShare: Share photos - Craft Ideas

It wouldn't be October without a pumpkin seed spitting contest! To enhance our measuring unit, students participated in this contest. Each had to measure how far their seeds went. Congratulations to David, whose seed landed 345 centimeter away from him.

October News

2008-10-29T11:37:00.001-04:00

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Weather Graphs

2008-10-23T14:38:00.001-04:00

BubbleShare: Share photos - Craft Ideas

For the past two weeks, the students have been collecting weather data. Today, we took their data and made graphs using the Create a Graph Website. The students had a great time creating these fancy graphs!

Picture Retakes

2008-10-21T21:01:00.001-04:00

Landform Maps

2008-10-17T11:41:00.000-04:00

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Our First Voice Thread!

2008-10-10T10:01:00.000-04:00

ENJOY!

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Community News

2008-09-29T15:29:00.000-04:00

The class has been very busy this month! We have been working hard, studying different types of communities. The students eagerly chose their favorite place in the Goffstown Community. They drew the picture using Kid Pix, saved a JPEG, and imported the JPEG into Comic Life! WOW! We got a lot done already and it's only September! Click on the picture to view a larger image.

Welcome Back

2008-08-30T12:00:00.001-04:00