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May 24

Happy (early) Birthday to Liam!

May 21

Happy (early) Birthday to Addie!

May 21

Star of the Week--Ms. Ketzback--LMC Paraprofessional

May 20

Mystery Reader

Thanks to Addie's mom, Elena, who came in to be our Mystery Reader.  She read, Sofia Valdez, Future Prez by Andrea Beaty.  We love this series of books.  Addies was so surprised to see her mom as our Mystery Reader.  Thanks for coming in!

May 20

Happy Birthday Bea!

May 17

Mystery Reader

Thanks to Coco's big sister, Ella, who came in to be our Mystery Reader.  She read,  The Pigeon Has to Go to School by Mo Willems. What a silly story!  Coco was so excited to have her sister in our classroom, and Ella was so excited to be back in her favorite 2nd grade classroom.

May 16

Happy (early) Birthday to Coco!

May 16

Fox Trot Activity Day

Thanks to everyone who helped to make our Fox Trot Activity Day so much fun!

May 13

Star of the Week--Ms. Potakis, Central School Computer Tech

May 13

Mystery Reader

Thanks to Andrew's mom, Ann, for being our Mystery Reader. She read 2 books: Truck Full of Ducks by Ross Burach and Out Cold by Ryan T. Higgins.  What silly stories!  Andrew loved having his mom in our room again.  Thanks for coming in!

May 10

Mystery Reader

Thanks to Junia's sister, Anna, who is in 4th grade, who came in to be our Mystery Reader.  She read a few chapters from the graphic novel, Bea Wolf by Zach Weinersmith.  Junia was so happy to have her sister in our class.  Thanks for coming in !

May 7

Star of the Week--Nurse Fryer

May 6

Mystery Reader

Thanks to Oliver's twin sister, Emina, and their mom, Rebecca, who came in to be our Mystery Readers.  Emina read, When Things Arent't Going Right, Go Left by: Marc Colagiovanni.  What an inspiring and cute story!  Oliver was so excited to have his sister and mom in our room.  Thanks so much for coming in!

May 3

Last Shape In Wins

Ms. Skutch taught us a fun shape game as an introduction to our unit on Geometry.  Thanks, Mrs. Skutch!

May 3

Mystery Reader

Thanks to Nolan's brother, Bennett, who is in 4th grade for being our Mystery Reader.  He read, After the Fall (How Humpty Dumpty Got Back Up Again by Dan Santat and There's a Lion in My Cornflakes  by Michelle Robinson.  What fun choices!  Nolan was so excited to have his brother in our class.  Thanks for coming in!

May 3

Happy (early) Birthday Oliver

May 3

Kids Science Labs

May 2

Star of the Week--Mrs. Skutch--Differentiation Support Teacher

May 1

Happy (early) Birthday Billy

April 29

Mystery Reader

Thanks to Noa's dad, Danny, for being our Mystery Reader this afternoon. He read, Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World's Most Famous Bear by Lindsay Mattick.  What a sweet story.  We especially loved the pictures of the journal entries at the end of the book.  Noa was so surprised to see her dad in our room.  Thanks for coming in!

 April 26

Mystery Reader

Thanks to Gage's sister, Grace, for being our Mystery Reader.  Grace is in 4th grade.  She read a few stories from Spectacular Stories for Curius Kids by Jesse Sullivan.  Gage was so excited to have his sister in our class.  Thanks for coming in Grace!

April 24

Star of the Week--Señora Weiss--Spanish Teacher

April 19

Mystery Reader

Thanks to Jones' big brother, Jules, for being our Mystery Reader.  He read the first chapter from Flat Stanley's Worldwide Adventrures--The Intrepid Canadian Expedition.  Jones was so excited to have Jules in our class. 

April 18

Star of the Week--Ms. Day--Library Media Specialist

April 15

Mystery Reader

Thanks to Billy's dad, Todd, for being our Mystery Reader.  He read, Messi: A Boy Who Becomes a Star by Steve Herman.  What a great choice with a strong message!  Billy was so happy to have his dad in our class.  Thanks for coming in!

April 12

Mystery Reader

Thanks to Elsa's brother, Dylan, who is in 4th grade, for being our Mystery Reader this afternoon.  He read a chapter from Polar Bears Past Bedtime by Mary Pope Osborne.  Elsa was surprised to see her brother in our room, and Dylan was excited to be back in his favorite 2nd grade classroom!  

April 10

Star of the Week--Mrs. Wysocke--Tech Teacher

April 10

Bike Safety

We had such a fun afternoon learning all about bike safety.  We are thankful for the warm weather and for all of the grown ups who helped to make it so successful!

April 8

Mystery Reader

Thank you to Gage's mom, Mary, for being our Mystery Reader.  She read, The Secret Knowledge of Grown-Ups by David Wisniewski.  What a silly (and informative!) book!  Gage loved having his mom in our class.  Thanks for coming in!

April 8

Solar Eclipse

Thank to our PTA/Ignite for purchasing the solar eclipse glasses.  What a fun science filled afternoon!

April 5

Happy Birthday Parker

April 4

Mystery Reader

Thanks to Lucy P's mom, Sarah, for coming in this morning to be our Mystery Reader.  She read 2 great books: The Big Cheese by Jory John and Mother Bruce by Ryan T. Higgins.  Lucy was so surprised to have her mom in our class.  Thanks for coming in!

April 1

Star of the Week--Ms. Roberts--Music Teacher

March 21

Every Fox Bring a Box!

Thank you, Central families! Our school collected nearly 300 boxes for the New Trier food pantry.  Today student council reps lined up the boxes like dominos and we had so much fun  watching them fall!

March 18

Star of the Week--Ms. Berngard--Art Teacher

March 18

Mystery Reader

Thanks to Teagan's dad, Eric, for being our Mystery Reader this morning.  He read 2 books: The Lady With the Alligator Purse by Nadine Bernard Westcott and The Luckiest St. Patrick's Day Ever by: Teddy Slater.  Both were very cute stories!  Teagan was so excited to have her dad in our room.  Thanks so much for coming in!

March 14

Mystery Reader

Thanks to Bea's dad, Bill, for being our Mystery Reader.  He read, The Circus Ship  by Chris Van Deusen.  We love this story--such a fun choice!  Bea was thrilled to have her dad in our class. Thanks for coming in!

March 13

Star of the Week--Mr. Aussem-PE teacher

March 11

Mystery Reader

Thanks to Parker's dad, Jeff, for coming in to be our Mystery Reader.  He read 2 great book: Five Minutes by Liz Garton Scanlon and Audrey Vernick and Waiting by Kevin Henkes.  Both were funny and engaging stories.  Parker was thrilled to have his dad in our classroom.  Thanks so much for coming in!

March 7

We Are Experts!

We loved learning how to research and then had fun giving presentations!

March 7

Mystery Reader

Thanks to Parker's step brother, Alec, who came in to be our Mystery Reader.  He read, Pirates Wear Underpants by Claire Freedman.  Parker was so surprised to see Alec in our room, and Alec was so happy to be back in his favorite 2nd grade classroom!

March 5

Non-Standard Measurement

We used little cubes and little paperclips to measure items around our classroom.  So fun learning new ways to measure!

March 4

Word Builders

We started a new unit in phonics today "2nd Graders are Word Builders." Naturally, we need construction worker hats to go along with our theme!

March 4

Star of the Week--Liam

Feb. 28 and 29

2nd Grade Music Show--Commotion in the Ocean

Feb. 26

Pop Tabs

Hooray!  Our class won the most pop tabs for the month of Feb.  So exciting!  Please keep collecting pop tabs and send them in!

Feb. 26

Mystery Reader

Thanks to Lucy's dad, Taylor, who came in this morning to be our Mystery Reader.  He read a class fave, Rosie Revere, Engineer by Andrea Beaty.  Lucy was so surprised to see her dad in our class.  Thanks so much for coming in!

Feb. 26

Star of the Week--Teddy

Feb. 22

Star of the Week--Miss Otto

Feb. 21

Mystery Reader

Thanks to Bea's 4th grade brother, Tripp, for coming in this afternoon to be our Mystery Reader.  He read, Beatrice Doesn't Want To by Laura Numeroff.  Bea was so excited to have her brother in our class.  

Feb. 21

Happy Birthday Jones

Feb. 16

Happy (half) Birthday Teddy

Feb. 15

Celebrating Lunar New Year

Feb. 14

Happy Valentine's Day!

Feb. 13

Creating Valentines for Veterans and Hospital Heroes With Our 4th Grade Buddies

Feb. 12

Mystery Reader

Thanks to Hunter's mom, Gail, who came in to be our Mystery Reader.  She read, If I Built a School  by Chris Van Deusen and If I Built a Car also by Chris Van Deusen.  Such great books to share.  Hunter was excited and surprised to see his mom in our room. Thank you for coming in!

Feb. 12

Star of the Week-Parker

Feb. 9

Happy Birthday to Noa

Feb. 8

100th Day of Second Grade

Feb. 7

All School Assembly

Our all school assembly featured our 3rd graders, who sang and shared about spreading kindness every day.  Go Central Foxes!

Feb. 5

Mystery Reader

Thank you to Christian's mom, Danielle, for being our Mystery Reader.  She read, The Four Money Bears by Mac Gardener.  Such a great book to teach us all  about money-spending, saving, investing, and giving.  Christian was so surprised to see his mom in our class.  Thanks for coming in!

Feb. 5

Star of the Week--Coco

Feb. 5

Field Trip to see "Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus"

January 29

Mystery Reader

Thanks to Elsa's mom, Jenna, who came in this morning to be our Mystery Reader.  She read the first 2 chapters from the book, Whatever After-Fairest of All by Sarah Mlynowski.  She left us at a cliffhanger!  Elsa loved having her mom in our room!  Thanks for coming in!

January 29

Star of the Week-Billy

January 22

Fiction vs Nonfiction

January 22

Mystery Reader

Thanks to Billy's mom, Megan, who came in this morning to be our Mystery Reader.  She read, The Yuckiest, Stinkiest, Best Valentine Ever by Brenda Ferber.  What a cute and silly story!  Billy was so excited to have his mom in our room.  Thanks for coming in!

January 22

Star of the Week-Addie

January 8

Mystery Reader

Thanks to Lucy P's dad, Jonathan, and sister, Noa, who came in today to be our Mystery Readers.  Noa read, Bink and Gollie by Alison McGhee and Kate DiCamillo.  What sweet stories!  Lucy was thrilled to have her dad and sister in our classroom to read to us.  Thanks so much for coming in!

January 8

Star of the Week--Christian

December 22

Winter Fun

We've had a super fun week getting ready for Winter Break.  We played Farkle (a dice game) with our 4th grade buddies, did some fun STEAM activities in the Learning Commons, participated in an All School Assembly and had a super fun class party!  Woo hoo!

December 18

Mystery Reader

Thanks to Oliver's dad, Rob, who came in this morning to be our Mystery Reader.  He read, There's No Place Like Space by Tish Rabe.  What a cute book!  Oliver was so surprised to see his dad in our classroom. Thanks for coming in!

December 18

Star of the Week-Lucy P.

December 15

Bridges

To end our Science unit about materials, we partnered up and built a bridge.  We worked collaboratively and tested our bridges.  Nice work, 2nd graders!

December 13

Holiday Traditions

Thanks to Andrew's mom, Ann, who came in to share about their Christmas holiday traditions.

December 11

Holiday Traditions

Thanks to Hunter's mom, Gail, and Charlie's mom, Sasha, who came in to teach us about Hanukkah and also taught us how to play dreidel.  Thank you for sharing about these important and fun traditions.

December 11

Mystery Reader

Thanks to Andew's mom, Ann, who came in this morning to be our Mystery Reader.  She read, Penguin Huddle by Ross Montgomery. What a sweet story!  Andrew was so excited to have his mom in our classroom.  Thanks for coming in!

December 11

Star of the Week--Nolan

December 4

Mystery Reader

Thanks to Jones' mom, Katy, who came in this morning to be our Mystery Reader.  She read 2 books: The Great Paper Caper by Oliver Jeffers and The Artist  by Ed Vere.  Both books are such great stories.  Jones was so surprised to see his mom in our classroom.  Thanks for coming in!

December 4

Star of the Week--Teagan

November 28

Happy Birthday Christian

November 27

Happy Birthday Junia

November 27

Mystery Reader

Thanks to Noa's mom, Mari, for being our Mystery Reader.  She read, The Good Egg by Jory John and High Five by Adam Rubin.  What great choices!  Noa was so excited to have her mom in our class.  Thanks for coming in!

November 27

Star of the Week-Hunter

November 15

Star of the Week--Mrs. Littmann

November 13

Mystery Reader

Thanks to Charlie's mom, Sasha, for coming in this morning to be our Mystery Reader.  She read, The Legend of Rock, Paper, Scissors by Drew Daywalt.  What a silly and fun story!  Charlie was so excited to have his mom in our class.  Thanks for coming in!

November 13

Happy (early) Birthday Elsa

November 7

Author and Illustrator Grace Lin Visits Central

Thanks to the PTA and Ignite fund for bringing in Grace Lin.  We all had a great time learning about the Chinese culture, "making" moon pies,  and drawing a rabbit with her.

November 6

Mystery Reader

Thanks to Parker's mom, Donely, who came in this afternoon to be our Mystery Reader.  She read such a silly book, Someday A Bird Will Poop on You by Sue Salvi.  What a silly book, but our class made lots of connections with it!  Parker was so excited to have his mom in our room.  Thanks for coming in!

November 6

Star of the Week--Elsa

November 2

Field Trip to The Grove

October 31

Happy Halloween!

We've had such a fun few weeks celebrating Halloween!  From creating book characters out of pumpkins, to writing and sharing our own spooky stories, to Halloween math centers around the room, and let's not forget a Halloween parade and awesome class party!  Best Day Ever, despite the snow!!!  Thanks to all of the parents who helped to make it such a great few weeks and day!

October 30

Mystery Reader

Thanks to Nolan's mom, Melissa, for being our Mystery Reader this morning.  She read, Trick or Treat, Smell My Feet by Diane deGroat.  What a silly story!  Nolan was so excited to have her in our room.  Thanks for coming in!

October 30

Star of the Week--Andrew

October 27

Gage's Mom --Breathe Like a Bear

Thanks to Gage's mom, Mary, who reminded/taught us about some deep breathing techniques from the book Breathe Like  a Bear. Thanks for coming into our room!

October 26

All School Assembly

Scaring Alive video and other pics from a fun Fall assembly.  We learned ASL to a poem "It's Halloween".  Nice job 2nd graders!

October 24

What Does a Scientist Look Like?

(Hint--We are all scientists!)

October 23

Mystery Reader

Thanks to Coco's mom, Sarita, for being our Mystery Reader this afternoon.  She read, The Most Haunted House in America by Jarrett Dapier.  What a perfect story for the Halloween season!  Coco was so excited and surprised to see her mom in our room.  Thanks so much for coming in!

October 23

Star of the Week-Noa

October 20

Bolt Visits our Classroom

October 19

Happy Birthday to Andrew

October 18

Fire Safety Assembly

Thank you to the Wilmette Fire Department for teaching us about fire safety.  

October 16

Mystery Reader

Thanks to Gage's Grandpa Doug for coming all the way from California to be our Mystery Reader!  He read a few short stories from the book Mistakes That Worked by Charlotte Foltz Jones.  We had such a great conversation about these stories after and how mistakes really help our brains grow!  Gage was so surprised to see his grandparents in our class.  Thank you for coming in!

October 16

Star of the Week--Jones

October 10

Happy Birthday Hunter

October 9

Star of the Week-Bea

October 6

How Many Words in Back to School?

October 3

Base 10 Block Buildings

We had so much fun building with Base 10 blocks.

October 2

Mystery Reader

Thanks to Charlie's Grandma Adrienne for coming in this afternoon to be our Mystery Reader.  She read 2 books: The Vanishing Gourds-A Sukkot Mystery  by Susan Ave-Bronk and  Moon's First Friends by Susanna Leonard Hill.  Both were very sweet stories!  Charlie was so excited and proud to have his grandma in our class.  Thank you for coming in!

October 2

Star of the Week--Gage

September 28

Planting in the Garden 

Thank you to the PTA and Ignite for bringing The Organic Gardener to Central.  We had fun in the garden using our senses and even got to plant some spinach and radishes. 

September 28

Bus Evacuation Drill

September 26

Star of the Week--Lucy M

September 18

Mystery Reader

Thanks to Teddy's dad, Scott, for coming in this afternoon to be our very first Mystery Reader.  He read, The Snail and the Whale by Julia Donaldson.  I just love Julia Donaldson!  What a great book choice!  Teddy was so surprised to see his dad in our class.  Thank you so much for coming in!

September 18

Star of the Week--Oliver

September 15

Ms. Otto Reads to Our Class

September 14

All Smiles on Picture Day!

September 13

Mrs. Littmann Reads to Our Class

September 11

Math with Ms. Skutch

September 11

Star of the Week-Junia

September 7

Math with Ms. Cummins

September 5

Star of the Week--Charlie

August 31

Happy Birthday Lucy P

August 30

We are 2nd Grade Readers

August 28

Happy Birthday to Lucy M.

August 25, 2023

First Days of School 2023

We've had a great first few days of school!  We've had fun learning about each other, sharing stories, and we even had a fun all school assembly.  Go Foxes!

June 5

Happy (early) Birthday to Anna!

June 2

Unforgettable Slime Time

June 2

Google Meet with our Sister School--Little Village Academy in Chicago

June 1

Star of the Week--Mrs. Skutch

June 1

Happy (early) Birthday to Lawsen

May 31

Shadows Day

May 26

Transportation

Thanks to James' dad, who came in to talk about how Feastables chocolate comes from Peru to the US to make their yummy bars!

May 23

Bike Safety

Thanks to Mr. Tom (Bike Safety expert) and to all of the parents who helped make our Bike Safety event so successful.

May 22

Mystery Reader

Thanks to Lawsen's mom, Wendy, for being our Mystery Reader this morning.  She read, Balloons Over Broadway by Melissa Sweet.  What a great non-fiction story about the puppeteer of the Macy's Day parade.  Lawsen was so excited to have his mom in our classroom.  Thank you for coming in!

May 22

Star of the Week-Ms. Potakis, Central's Computer Tech

May 19

Happy Birthday Charlie!

May 19

Fox Trot

We had so much fun at the Fox Trot this morning!  Thank you to everyone that helped and came to cheer us on!

May 17

Star of the Week--Nurse Fryer

May 16

Happy Birthday William C!

May 15

Mystery Reader

Thanks to William J's mom, Nadia, for being our Mystery Reader.  She read 2 books: When Oliver Speaks by Kimberly Garvin and If I Built a School by Chris Van Dusen.   What great stories!  William was so excited to see  his mom in our classroom.  Thank you for coming in!

May 10

Star of the Week--Ms. Berngard

May 9

Mystery Reader

Thanks to Audrey's sister, Olivia, who is in 4th grade, for being our Mystery Reader today. She read, Scribble Stones by Diane Alber.  What a great idea!  Audrey loved having Olivia in our room.  Thank you for coming in!

 May 8

Mystery Reader

Thanks to Noah's mom, Liana, for being our Mystery Reader this afternoon.  She read one of our favorite books, Dragons Love Tacos by Adam Rubin.  Noah was so surprised to see his mom in our classroom. Thank you so much for coming in!

May 5

Mystery Reader

Thanks to Nicholas' mom, Anna, and his Grandmother, who he calls Tweety, for being our Mystery Readers this afternoon.  They read, Julius, The Baby of the World by Kevin Henkes.  That is such a sweet story.  Nicholas was so happy and proud to have his grandmother and mom in our room!  

May 5

B Day-Big Show Day

Thank you to our PTA-Ignite Fund for our wonderful time with Creative Dramatics.  We had so much fun with Ms. Vanessa acting out our short stories!

May 4

A Day--Stuffed Animal Day

May 1

Mystery Reader

Thanks to Jack's mom, Aileen, who was our Mystery Reader today!  She read 2 books: Jack and Luke ????, which was a book made for Jack and his twin brother, and Viking in Love by Doug Cenko.  We loved both of the stories and Jack loved having his mom in our room. Thank you for coming in!

May 1

Star of the Week-Mrs. Day, Library Media Specialist

April 26

Star of the Week--Mrs. Wysocke, Tech Teacher

April 24 

Mystery Reader

Thanks to Isaac's mom, Esther, and older brother, Jacob, who came in this afternoon to be our Mystery Readers.  They read, Who Would Win T Rex Vs. Velociraptor.  Our class loves this series and Isaac loved having his mom and brother in our class.  Thanks for coming in!

April 20

Star of the Week--Ms. Roberts, Music Teacher

April 19

All School Assembly

April 18

Green Team Read Aloud--Earth Week

Thank you to 4th graders Macayla and Olivia who read us a book about recycling, reducing, and reusing!  

April 18

Ms. Jacob's SEL Group

April 17

Mystery Reader

Thanks to Oliver's mom, Beth, who was our Mystery Reader this morning.  She read, Pete the Cat and the Perfect Pizza Party by James Dean and Kimberly Dean.  Such a silly story.  Oliver was so excited to have his mom in our class.  Thanks for coming in!

April 13

Get Ready to GLOW!

Thanks to our fabulous Art teacher, Ms. Jaime Berngard, who invited parents and led our class in such a fun glow art activity. Thanks to all of the parents who came in to help!

April 12

Playground Fun!!

April 12

Star of the Week-Señora Alvarado--Spanish Teacher

April 10

Mystery Reader

Thanks to Nicholas' mom, Anna, who was our Mystery Reader this morning. She read, Arnie the Doughnut by Laurie Keller.  What a silly and sweet story.  Nicholas was so surprised to see his mom in our room.  Thank you for coming in!

April 6

How Many Words in "Jelly Beans"????

April 5

Clay Volcanoes

We have been learning about how the Earth changes quickly through landslides, earthquakes, and tornadoes.  We used clay to create our own landforms and volcanoes.  Science is fun!

April 5

Star of the Week--Ms. Peth--PE Teacher

April 3

Mystery Reader

Thanks to Noah's sister, Adele, for being our Mystery Reader.  She read, Adele and Simon by Barbara McClintock, which was the same book that her parents read to us when they were our Mystery Readers.  Such a sweet story!  Noah was so excited to have his sister in our room, and Adele was so excited to be back in her favorite 2nd grade classroom!

March 23

Happy Birthday Isaac!

March 22

If You Floated Down a River, Where Would You End Up?

We had a lot of fun with our science experiment today learning about how water gets to rivers and how all water is connected.  

March 20

Mystery Reader

Thanks to Scarlett's dad, Patrick, who was our Mystery Reader today.  He read, I'm Not Scared, You're Scared by Seth Meyers.  What a silly and sweet book!  Scarlett was so surprised to see her dad in our classroom.  Thanks for coming in!

March 20

Star of the Week--Mrs. Michau

March 17

Happy Birthday Scarlett

March 17

Leprechaun Traps

We worked with our buddies, Mrs. Voss’ 3rd graders, to create a fun STEAM activity--leprechaun traps.  We met last week to view a slide show with helpful hints for designing our leprechaun traps and to create blue prints.  Then on Wednesday, we met once again to build the traps using many materials, including Irish Spring soap, toothpaste, popsicle sticks, pipe cleaners, glittered rocks, coins, foil, colored tape, and so much more!  The best part is that there was no right way to catch a leprechaun and every trap was unique! 

March 13

Mystery Reader

Thanks to Marin's dad, Keenan, for being our Mystery Reader today!  He read, Doggo and Pupper by Katherine Applegate.  What a sweet  and silly story!  Marin was so happy to have her dad in our class.  Thanks for coming in!

March 9

The Day the Crayons Quit

Wow!  What a week!  Our 2nd graders performed 3 shows of "The Day the Crayons Quit," based on the book by Drew Daywalt.  2nd graders, you were AMAZING!!  Big thanks to Ms. Roberts, our wonderful music teacher, for bringing the show to us!

March 6

We Are Word Builders!

Feb. 27

Mystery Reader

Thanks to Floor's mom, Constance, for being our Mystery Reader today.  She read a picture book about the Netherlands.  Floor was so excited to have her mom in our classroom.  Thanks for coming in!

Feb. 24

How many words can you make with the word PRESIDENTS???

Feb. 24

Happy 1/2 Birthday to James!

Feb. 22

Happy 2-22 day from 2nd grade!

Feb. 14

Happy Valentine's Day!

Thanks to everyone who made today such a great day full of love and fun!  Big thanks to Oliver's mom, Beth, Lawsen's mom, Wendy, James' mom, Molly, and Floor's mom, Constance, who all came to our classroom party!  

Feb. 13

Mystery Reader

Thanks to Jackson's mom, Ashley, who came in this morning to be our Mystery Reader.  She read, Who Would Win Ultimate Jungle Rumble by Jerry Pallotta. We love Who Would Win books!  Jackson was so happy to have his mom in our room.  Thank you for coming in!

Feb. 9

100th Day of 2nd Grade

Wow!  What a week!  We've had sooooo much fun celebrating the 100th day!  

Feb. 8

Valentine's for Vets With Our 3rd Grade Buddies

We met with our 3rd grade buddies to make valentines for veterans (sorry, animal doctors as one student thought!)

Feb. 7

Star of the Week--Oliver

Feb. 6

Happy Birthday to Lachlan

Feb. 3

Happy Birthday to Audrey A.

January 30

Mystery Reader

Thank you to Lawsen's mom, Wendy, who was our Mystery Reader this morning.  She read 2 books: The Efficient, Inventive (Often Annoying) Melvil Dewey by Alexis O'Neill and The Firehouse Light by Janet Nolan.  What great non-fiction books!  Lawsen was so excited to have his mom in our room.  Thanks for coming in!

January 30

Star of the Week--Isaac

January 23

Mystery Reader

Thanks to Lachlan's mom, Hillary, for being our Mystery Reader today.  She read, On Account of the Gum by Adam Rex.  What a silly story!  Lachlan was so excited to see his mom as our Mystery Reader!  Thanks so much for coming in!

January 23

Star of the Week--William J

January 23

Happy Birthday to Jack

January 18

Happy Birthday to Noah

January 17

Star of the Week--Jack

January 13

Our Class Earns Time with Bolt Next Week

January  12

How Many  Words Can You Find In "DECORATIONS"?

Our class worked so hard this morning finding over 50 words in the word decorations!

January 11

Happy Birthday Eve

January 9

Happy Birthday Marin

January 9

Star of the Week--William

December 22

Holiday Fun

We've had so much fun at school this holiday season. This week we played dreidel, had an exciting and interesting STEAM morning up in the Learning Commons, participated in a Winter Wonderland Sing-a-long, and had a super fun class party!!  Wow!   Thank you to everyone who helped to make it so special.  

December 22

Happy Birthday, Audrey C!!

December 20

Holiday Traditions

Thanks to Lawsen's mom, Wendy, for coming in today to share about their holiday tradition of the pickle in the tree.  So fun!

December 20

Star of the Week--Scarlett

December 19

Mystery Reader

Thanks to Nicholas' mom, Anna, who came in this morning to be our Mystery Reader.  She read two books: Enemy Pie by: Derek Munson and Strictly No Elephants by: Lisa Mantchev.  What great stories!  Nicholas was so excited to have his mom in our room.  Thanks so much for coming in!

December 14

Holiday Traditions

Thanks to William C's mom, Kim, for coming in today to share about their holiday tradition of lighting the advent wreath.  

December 13

Bridges

We have been talking about building with different materials in science, and we tried to answer the question, "What are the best materials to use in building  a bridge?"  Great job building bridges, 2nd graders!

December 12

Star of the Week--James

December 12

Mystery Reader

Thanks to William J.'s mom, Nadia, for being our Mystery Reader this afternoon.  She read two books:  The Wishing Tree  by Meika Hashimoto and The Christmas Book Flood by Emily Kilgore.  What sweet stories!  William was so excited to have you in our class.  Thanks so much for coming in!

December 9

Holiday Traditions

Thanks to Marin's dad, Keenan, who came in this morning to share about the Pridmore family tradition of making cavatelli--homemade pasta!  What a fun and yummy tradition!  Each student got a turn to crank the pasta maker wheel (with play dough). So fun!  Marin was so proud to share about her tradition.  Thank you for coming to our class.

December 5

Mystery Reader

Thanks to Isaac's mom, Esther, who came in this afternoon to be our Mystery Reader.  She read 2 books: After the Fall (How Humpty Dumpty Got Back Up Again) by Dan Santat and The Girl Who Never Made Mistakes  by Gary Rubinstein and Mark Pett.  What great stories!  Isaac was so proud to have his mom in our class.  Thanks for coming in!

December 5

Holiday Traditions

Thanks to Floor's mom, Constance, who came in today to talk about the Dutch holiday tradition of Sinterklaas.  We loved the costumes, songs, and paper shoes that we created.  Floor was so excited to share all about this tradition with our class. Thank you!

December 5

Star of the Week--Anna

November 29

Happy Birthday to Oliver

November 28

Mystery Reader

Thanks to Audrey A's mom, Kristin, for being our Mystery Reader this afternoon. She read, Lady Pancake and Sir French Toast  by Josh Funk and Grumpy Monkey by Suzanne Lang.  What great chouces for stories to share with our class.  Audrey was so happy to have you in our class.  Thanks for coming in!

November 28

Star of the Week--Nicholas

November 16

Star of the Week--Mrs. Littmann

November 14

Mystery Reader

Thanks to William C.'s mom, Kim, who was our Mystery Reader this morning.  She read 2 books: Do Unto Otters  by Laurie Keller and Hello Lighthouse by Sophie Blackall.  Such great choices! William was so excited to have his mom in our classroom.  Thanks for coming in!

November 10

Veteran's Day Wall of Honor

2nd graders honor our veterans with a Wall of Honor.

November 7

Mystery Reader

Thanks to Audrey C.'s dad, John, who came in this morning to be our Mystery Reader.  He read a class facorite, Dragons Love Tacos  by Adam Rubin.  Such a fun choice!  Audrey was so proud to have her dad in our class.  Thank you for coming in!

November 7

Star of the Week--Marin

November 3

Field Trip to The Grove in Glenview

Thank you to PTA/Ignite for our wonderful field trip to The Grove in Glenview.  We learned all about the Potawatomi--the Native American tribe, who was indigenous to that area.  We played games, learned about their homes, food, and families.  Thank you also to James' mom, Molly, and William C's mom, Kim, who joined us this morning.  The Grove is open year round, so if you haven't been, I'd highly recommend a visit!

November 1

Meeting Author Cynthia Lord

Thank you to the PTA/Ignite for bringing author Cynthia Lord to Central today.  We had such a great time getting to know her and made so many connections.  She even read a few of her books to us!  So exciting!

November 1

Star of the Week--Lawsen

October 31

Happy Halloween!!

We've had such a fun week celebrating Halloween!  From creating book characters out of pumpkins, to writing and sharing our own spooky stories, to Halloween math centers around the room, and let's not forget a Halloween parade and awesome class party!  Best Day Ever!!!  Thanks to all of the parents who helped to make it such a great week and day!

October 28

Happy Birthday to Nicholas

October 25 and 26

Leaf Man with 3rd Grade Buddies

We had so much fun meeting our 3rd grade buddies on Tuesday and Wedsnesday this week.  We read the book, Leaf Man by Lois Ehlert and worked together to create our own leaf people and animals. 

October 24

Mystery Reader

Thanks to James' dad, Jim, for being our Mystery Reader this morning.  He read, Creepy Pair of Underwear by Aaron Reynolds.  We all love that story and James was so happy to have his dad in our class.  Thanks so much for coming in!

October 24

Star of the Week--Audrey A.

October 21

All School Assembly

We had an all school assembly today, and 2nd graders were the stars of the show!  I was able to snag a video and of course took a few pics of our students in action!

October 18

Star of the Week--Noah

October 17

Around the Room Halloween Math

October 17

Mystery Reader

Thanks to Anna's mom, Amy, for being our Mystery Reader today.  She read, The Little House by Virginia Lee Burton.  What a sweet story!  Anna was so excited to have her mom in our classroom.  Thanks so much for coming in!

October 10

Mystery Reader

Thanks to Scarlett's mom, Connie, who was our Mystery Reader this morning.  She read, The Circus Ship by Chris Van Dusen.  What a great story!  Scarlett was so surprised to see her mom in our class.  Thanks so much for coming in!

October 10

Star of the Week--Audrey

October 3

Star of the Week--Charlie

October 3

Mystery Reader

Thanks to Marin's mom, Allison, for being our Mystery Reader this morning.  She read, Knight Owl by Christopher Denise.  What a sweet story, and thank you for donating it to our classroom library!  Marin was so excited to have her mom in our class.  Thank you for coming in!

October 3

Happy Birthday, William!

Sept. 29

Garden Education

Thank you to PTA/Ignite for the wonderful Garden class!

Sept. 29

Base 10 Block Buildings

We had so much fun using Base 10 blocks to create our own buildings. 

Sept. 27

Star of the Week--Floor

Sept. 22

Base 10 Blocks Around the Room

We had so much fun finding Base 10 blocks around the room.  

Sept. 19

Mystery Reader

Thanks to Eve's dad, Bill, who was our Mystery Reader this afternoon.  He read, The Wolves in the Walls by Neil Gaiman.  Eve's dad had us all on the edge of our seats with this interesting story!  Eve was so happy to have her dad (and stuffed wolf)  in our classroom.  Thanks so much for coming in!

Sept. 19

Star of the Week-Jackson

Sept. 15

Bus Safety Drill

Sept. 15

Mrs. Littmann Visits Our Classroom

Thanks to our principal, Mrs. Littmann, who came into our classroom to read us 2 wonderful stories!

Sept. 12

Mystery Reader

Thanks to Charlie's mom, Krista, for being our very first Mystery Reader.  She read, Charlie Cook's Favorite Book by Julia Donaldson.  What a funny story! Charlie was so excited to have his mom in our classroom. Thank you for coming in!

Sept. 12

Star of the Week--Eve

Sept. 7

Math

We've been working with Ms. Skutch (Our Differentiation Support teacher) during math these past few weeks.  Math is fun!

Sept. 7

Happy Birthday to Floor!

Sept. 6

Star of the Week--Lachlan

August 29

Mrs. Engstrom as our Star of the Week!

August 26

First Week of 2nd Grade 2022

We've have a wonderful first week in 2nd grade!  The kiddos are doing a great job learning routines.  I'm loving the stories, music, kindness, and jokes that we have shared these first few days to help to get to know each other better.  I hope that they are also sharing positive stories. Please click to see a slide show of pics from this first week!

August 24

Happy Birthday to Jackson!

June 8

Happy Birthday to me!

June 7

Happy (early) birthday to Ella

June 3

Slime