2nd Grade

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2nd Graders- please practice reciting Twas the Night Before Christmas and singing all of your songs. Lyrics below (scroll down):

TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS

'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house

                                                 (arm wave like first part of hello song)
Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse;

                                                 (finger wave like saying no)
The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,

                                                             (hang stocking)
In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there;

                                                               (tap wrist like pointing to watch)

The children were nestled all snug in their beds,

                                                              (snuggle)
While visions of sugar-plums danced in their heads;

                                                             (hands up like the I’m excited hand sign)
And mamma in her 'kerchief, and I in my cap,

                                                    (put on cap)
Had just settled down for a long winter's nap,

                                                     (sleeping gesture)

When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter,

                                                           (clap on “clatter”)
I sprang from the bed to see what was the matter.

                                                          (jump)
Away to the window I flew like a flash,

                                            (arms forward like superman)
Tore open the shutters and threw up the sash.

                                                (open window)

The moon on the breast of the new-fallen snow

                                                  (fingers snow falling gesture)
 

Gave the lustre of mid-day to objects below,

                                                      (point down)
When, what to my wondering eyes should appear,

                                                     (hands above eyes, looking in distance gesture)
But a miniature sleigh, and eight tiny reindeer,

                (hold up 8 fingers - 4 and 4)

With a little old driver, so lively and quick,

                                           (like throwing a baseball)
I knew in a moment it must be St. Nick.

                                            (one moment gesture)
More rapid than eagles his coursers they came,

                                            (flying gesture)
And he whistled, and shouted, and called them by name;

                                              (Shouting gesture hands around mouth)

"Now, DASHER! now, DANCER! now, PRANCER and VIXEN!

    (2 hands up                    left                   right                    down)
On, COMET! on CUPID! on, DONNER and BLITZEN!
    (2 hands lowest,      low            medium           above heads)

So up to the house-top the reindeer soon flew

(flying)

With the sleigh full of toys and St. Nicholas too

(point straight ahead)

Down the chimney St. Nicholas came with a bound.

(jump)

He was dressed all in fur and his belly was round

   (hold belly)

He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work,

                                                (hammering  gesture)
And filled all the stockings; then turned with a jerk,

                                              (look left)
And laying his finger aside of his nose,

                                                 (finger on side of nose)
And giving a nod, up the chimney he rose;

(point up)

But I heard him exclaim, ere he drove out of sight,

                                                          (looking into the distance)

HAPPY CHRISTMAS TO ALL, AND TO ALL A GOOD-NIGHT!

                                                        (jolly good fellow arm move)

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Springtime is Coming!

spring is coming spring is coming 

Spring is coming spring is coming 

Winter is here but spring time is coming 

Winter is here but spring time is coming 

but it’s not here yet we’ll have to wait a bit the weather still is so cold and it’s starting to get old 

I like to ski a lot a lot 

I like to snowboard a lot a lot 

I like to iceskate a lot a lot 

I like to sled a lot a lot but 

springtime is so nice and I like it better 

springtime is so fun and has better weather 

springtime feels so good and looks even better 

ten degrees is great but eighty is better 

but it’s not here yet we’ll have to wait a bit 

the weather still is so cold and it’s starting to get old 

spring is coming spring is coming 

Spring is coming spring is coming 

Eventually!

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PSL Time

P S L (REST) Pumpkin spice! (REST) P S L (REST) Pumpkin spice! 

When I go with my mom to Ziggy’s A certain drink calls out my name 

It’s three words are verry special And it only comes once a year 

P S L, season is upon us P S L, is only once a year 

P S L Season is my favorite P S L we drink it with good cheer 

It’s in lattes it’s in milkshakes it’s in pancakes and evrything 

Where did it come from? Who invented it? Will our food evver be the same? 

P S L, season is upon us P S L, is only once a year 

P S L Season is my favorite P S L we drink it with good cheer 

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Muffin Monday

It happens on the first day of the week, 

students line up to buy a special treat 

muffins are impossible to beat 

I wish that they were all we had to eat 

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we get up first thing early out of 

bed visions of muffins in our heads 

we move and roll right out the door 

we bring two dollars we made from our chores 

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 (1)blue berry is my favorit nothing’s ever going to change it 

(2)chocolate is the best better than all the rest 

(3)poppy seed has less calories and better for our arteries 

(4)pumpkin spice is my vice the spice is oh so nice 

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