Brave Buffalos

Check here each day for our latest CREW lessons, activities, and SO MUCH MORE!

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Monday 6/22

Brave Buffalos 2nd Grade 2019-2020

End of the Year Slideshow

Ready for a blast from the past as we look back on an amazing year together?! It might have been cut too short, but we sure had fun while we could!

*Photo Op*

Take a picture with this sign and send it to your teachers! We can add it to our slideshow <3

Thursday 6/18 - VIRTUAL FIELD DAY!!!!

Virtual Field Day 2020

Wednesday 6/17

Math Talk

Join Mrs. Bronwyn for a scattered dot Math Talk! Remember to think about things in different ways to grow your brains even more!

Tuesday 6/16

Animal Sounds

Join Ms. Melissa for a fun activity to identify the different sounds that animals make!

Monday 6/15

Our LAST Poem of the Week!

We really couldn't be more proud of how much you have all grown this year! We know the world is a better place with all of you in it! Go out into the world and show them what kindness, bravery, and equality is all about! WE LOVE YOU! Love, Mrs. Jenna, Ms. Anne-Marie, & Mrs. Abigail

Friday 6/12

End of the Year Writing Celebration!!!

Check out these AMAZING writing pieces from our Brave Buffalo Authors!

Poetry by: Orion

Writing by: Xavia

Writing by: Laila

Writing by: PJ

Poem by: Elise

Poetry by: Oliver

Poetry by: Vincent

Poetry by: Marion

Thursday 6/11

Brave Buffalos June 11th Crew.mp4

Spreading Kindess

Join Mrs. Abigail for a lesson on how our positive actions can bring happiness and joy to others!

Wednesday 6/10

Feelings Heart

Join with Ms. Melissa for a mindfulness Crew today! Get a family member to join you!

Tuesday 6/9

2nd Grade Spring Crew 2020

Singing In the Rain

Join Ms. Deborah for a lesson on recognizing and describing emotions. Get your umbrellas ready!

Monday 6/8

Poem of the Week

Check out our poem of the week and our special dictated drawing activity! Now more than ever it is important to remember to treat people with kindness and equality because our differences are what makes us so amazing and unique!

Friday 6/5

Which One Doesn't Belong?

Join Mrs. Bronwyn for a Math Talk called, 'Which One Doesn't Belong?'. Remember to think of different strategies and different ways to look at it, so you can help your brain grow even stronger!

Thursday 6/4

Career2&3.mp4

Who Do You Want to Be?

Join Ms. Krista for a Crew lesson all about careers! It's never too early to start thinking about the future. We'd love to hear about what you want to be! You can use this sentence starter to help you. "When I grow up, I want to be..."

Wednesday 6/3

Disney Trivia

How much do you know about Disney movies? Try out this trivia game with your family!

https://laffgaff.com/disney-trivia-questions-answers/

Tuesday 6/2

I am Enough crew lesson.mp4

I Am Enough

LT: I can share with others why I am just enough as I am.

Join Ms. Molly as she reads a powerful story about how each of us are enough in our own unique and special way! You can complete your 'I Am' organizer after you've listened to the story.

**BONUS CHALLENGE** Recreate the cover of this book with with your own self-portrait! Send your portraits to Mrs. Jenna by Friday 6/5 to be included in a special project.

Monday 6/1

Poem of the Week

This week will we kick off our new Mission on Zearn, which is all about shapes, time, and fractions! Through shapes and clocks, we will explore and develop an understanding of fractions! Try out this shape hunt by finding objects around your house that represent these 4 different shapes!

Thursday 5/28

Brave Buffalos May 28th Crew.mp4
Brave Buffalos May 28th Crew.pptx

Affirmations

Check out Mrs. Abigail's lesson on affirmations! Think of THREE positive things you can say about yourself. Your teachers can come up with way more than that about our Buffalos - we love and miss you!

Wednesday 5/27

Facial Expressions

Responding to Emotions

Ms. Brooke hosted our lesson today where we acted out different facial expressions, we drew those facial expressions, and then talked about how we can respond to someone based on what we think they are feeling!

Tuesday 5/26

Poem of the Week

Memorial Day is so much more than just time to spend with family. It is a time to be grateful for the men and women who sacrificed everything to serve our country.

We hope you enjoyed your long weekend!

Thursday 5/21

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Say Something

Join Ms. Molly for a lesson on using your words in positive ways!

LT: I can use my voice to say something to make a positive difference!

Wednesday 5/20

Work It Out Wednesday

Find a way to get your body moving to start this Wednesday! Go for a walk, play outside, try some yoga, or do an exercise video with your family.

Tuesday 5/19

Black Widow.mp4

Ms. Katie's Black Widow Workout

Get your body moving with Ms. Katie!

Monday 5/18

Poem of the Week

As we kick off our new Expedition unit, KABLOOM! we wanted to start off our week with an inspiring poem about trees. This poem is about so much more than just trees - what does it mean to you?

Friday 5/15

FORT NIGHT!!!!

Join us on Google Meets (code BUFFALOS) at 7:00pm tonight to show off your fort and ONE piece of artwork that you're most proud of!

Thursday 5/14

Identifying Emotions

Join Mrs. Jen for a lesson on identifying different emotions. You will learn to recognize the different emotions you can feel and how you can describe them.

Wednesday 5/13

Ms. Brooke's Art Lesson

Ms. Brooke led us in an awesome lesson that involved us all working together and following directions! Don't forget to send us your work so we can showcase it here!

Tuesday 5/12

Community Meeting

Share this community meeting with all of your family and friends! Be proud of how hard you have worked!

Monday 5/11

Poem of the Week

Check out one of Mrs. Jenna's FAVORITE poems, Smart! We can't wait to see your illustrations for this one - don't be afraid to get creative!

Thank you to everyone who was able to sign onto Google Meets for our first meeting using this new platform! Please email us with any questions - we can't wait to see you all on Wednesday!

Friday 5/8

Mother's Day Crew

Happy Mother's Day!

This Sunday is MOTHER’S DAY! It is a day to celebrate the special women in your life!

Thursday 5/7

Brace Buffalos May 7th Crew.mp4
Brave Buffalos May 7th Crew.pptx

Should I keep it to myself?

Check out Ms. Abigail's Crew!

LT: I can sort through statements and decide if I should keep it to myself or if it would be helpful to say it out loud.

Wednesday 5/6

Gratitude.pptx

Showing gratitude to the special people in our lives!

Think of the person who takes care of you and someone who you re grateful for - follow Ms. Brooke's slideshow to create a piece of art you can give to them to show just how much they mean to you!

Tuesday 5/5

5/5

HAPPY CINCO DE MAYO!

HOLA! Send us ways to celebrate if you do. Mrs. Jenna is making tacos and Ms. Anne-Marie is listening to Mexican music while she cleans.

Have a great day!

Illustration by: Vincent

Illustration by: Oliver

Illustration by: Xavia

Illustrations by:

The Calabrese Family

Monday 5/4

5/4 Monday - Crew

May the FOURTH Be With You!

Check out our new poem of the week, Your Best and remember that we love and miss you and only want you to TRY YOUR BEST each and every day! At the end of the slideshow, you can find a How To Draw Baby Yoda for a little fun this Monday! Enjoy!

Friday 5/1

5/1 Friday - Crew

Better World Day!

How can you make the world a better place?! Join thousands of students taking action for Better World Day by creating videos, paintings, sidewalk chalk creations, letters, and cards of appreciation for those who are demonstrating courage and kindness by helping others in this difficult time—and posting them on social media with #BetterWorldDay. Follow hashtag #BetterWorldDay here and across social media to see students in action in communities around the country.

https://eleducation.org/news-and-events/better-world-day

Thursday 4/30

4/30 Thursday - Crew

Gratitude Scavenger Hunt

Showing gratitude for the things you do have during a time like this helps us to focus on the positives, even when it seems hard. We are so GRATEFUL for all of you and we can't wait to see what you're grateful for, too!

Wednesday 4/29

Blue Hearts for Heroes

To celebrate Better World Day this Friday, May 1st, many of us will be placing blue hearts in our windows, on our doors, on a sign on our front lawn, or any other creative place that we can to honor our brave and amazing health care workers. If you are able to get a photo of your child's blue heart, or a very short video clip of your child holding up the blue heart and thanking someone, then please send it to me by Thursday morning.

In addition, the Tapestry staff will be driving through the K-5 lot on Friday between 9am and 11am to thank our food service staff. If you want to take a quick drive through with a sign or some words of encouragement, we'd love to have you swing by. You can also bring a painted rock in a ziploc back to leave for our rock garden.

THANK YOU <3







Tuesday 4/28

4/28 Tuesday - Crew

What does is mean to be IMPULSIVE?

Today we worked on identifying impulsive behaviors. We learned it can be difficult to identify the best response to a situation when our emotions are involved. Have you ever felt this way?


Monday 4/27

4/27 Monday - Crew

Poem of the Week

This week's poem is one you can have a lot of fun with! Grab your materials, get outside, and draw your version of the Green Giant! Send us those pictures - we can't wait to see! ENJOY THE SUNSHINE, Buffalos!!!!

Illustration by: Lennox

Illustration by: Xavia


Illustration by: Vincent


Illustration by: Marion


Friday 4/24

Strengths & Challenges

4/24

Use this slideshow to revisit this crew lesson on our strengths and weaknesses! Our Buffalos did an excellent job thinking about things they are good at and things that they are still working on. Some of our friends shared that their strength is their artistic ability and their ability to show P.I.R.R. When we identified our weaknesses we remembered that these are just areas where we are still growing.

Have a great weekend, Buffalos!

Thursday 4/23

Brave Buffalos April 24th Crew.mp4
Brave Buffalos April 24th Crew.pptx

Mrs. Abigail's Crew

Please watch the pre-recored Crew lesson from Mrs. Abigail! Today, we will focus on what makes us happy and think about how we can make others feel happy, too!

Wednesday 4/22 - EARTH DAY!!!

4/22 Wednesday - Crew

HAPPY EARTH DAY!

Check out the link in the slideshow to draw your very own Earth to help celebrate EARTH DAY! Don't forget, there are lots of way to help take care of our Earth - let's make EVERY DAY Earth Day!

Drawing by: Vincent


Drawing by: Mrs. Abigail


Drawing by: Mrs. Jenna

Colored by: Lily


Drawing by: Xavia


Drawing by: Umar


Drawing by: PJ


Drawing by: Michaela

Tuesday 4/21

EmpathyCrewLesson.mp4

Empathy at Home

Mr. Riccio reads us Grumpy Monkey with a very important lesson about showing empathy towards others.

Monday 4/20

4/20 Monday - Crew

Poem of the Week - Earth Day

Don't forget to send us your work this week!

Check out these activities each day this week!


Work by: Vincent


Work by: Marion


Friday 4/17

mindfulness lesson .mp4

Hitting Pause

Join Ms. Molly for a wonderful lesson on hitting pause when things get hard. This will be a great tool for you to use next week as we kick off our first week of online learning.

LT: I can take a pause when I am having a tough feeling.

After the video, make your own Box of Pausabilities with your family!

Thursday 4/16

How do you overcome your fears and worries?

Think about how you can overcome your fears and worries. Draw a picture and write an explanation to go with it using the writing stem, "I can overcome my fears and worries by...."

Make sure to add details and use complete sentences!

Then, send them our way!!!

Work by: Marion


Work by: Xavia


Wednesday 4/15

4/15 Wednesday Crew

How Do Buffalos Zoom for Crew?

Together we created norms that we can follow while we participate in Zoom meetings. We want to show our P.I.R.R. traits and kindness each and every time we "meet"!

Tuesday 4/14

4/14 Tuesday - Crew

Poem of the Week

Check out our new poem for the week for a special message from your teachers who miss you SO very much! As always, don't forget to send us your work!

Poem by: Oliver

Poem by: Vincent

Illustration by: Marion

Work by: Xavia

Monday 4/13

Mindfulness Monday

Start your week off with a fun Cosmic Kids Yoga session! Talk with your family about how you can kick start your week in a positive way!

Friday 4/10

4/10 Crew

Thursday 4/9

ThinkItOrSayIt.pptx


Special THANK YOU to Mrs. Jen Petrick for hosting an awesome Crew this morning!

Check out her slideshow here!

Wednesday 4/8

2nd Grade Crew Lesson April 7-9, 2020

THANK YOU MS. DEBORAH!!!!

Check out the read aloud, This Jazz Man from the slideshow and think about how we can continue our artist learning even at home! Take a look at the Super Subjects tabs on this site for some ideas.

Here are some examples of our Buffalos doing just that!

Send us your work, too!

Tuesday 4/7

Pete the Cat I Love My White Shoes.mp4
4/7 Crew

Monday 4/6

Artwork by: Lennox


Illustrated by: Oliver


Illustrated by: Vincent


Written by: Marion


Illustrated by: Marion


Illustrated by: Xavia