Where Have We Been?

We've been busily learning a variety of topics and haven't found time to blog!
In reading we have discussed and practiced determining cause and effect situations. We've also been working hard to increase our fluency...we need to be reading 87 words per minute by the end of the year!
In writing, we have mastered writing letters and personal narratives. Soon we'll be researching an animal and writing a report about it.
Math has also kept us busy! With telling time, fractions and adding money, our brains are packed with information.

Next up: Story problems with another second grade classroom and maybe even some multiplication! :)

Don't worry, we'll blog too!

Orange Group's Favorite Books

Here's another group's selections of favorite books. Every time we do this activity, it's interesting to see the wide array of reasons for everyone's favorites. Next up: Blue group!

My favorite book I have read this year is Scooby doo because there are scerey mosters and olso there are some scerey cats.
By: Jose Angel

My favorite book I have read this year is clik clack moo because of the auther. I like clik clack moo
because the cows and they coud rite notes.
By: Jordanne

My Favorite book I have read this year is the gentle cow because it was fun and the gentl cow was
rili gentl and the gentl was funny.
By: Jahaira

My favorite book I have read this year is click clack moo because I like it and it is fun righting about it I like this story .
By: Abigail

Unsolicited Compliments

In our classroom we have a marble jar. Our class' goal is to fill the jar so we can earn a celebration!

We get small marbles when we follow directions, quiet down quickly and have good behavior. We get medium-sized marbles when we get unsolicited compliments from adults in our building, which is our FAVORITE part of having a marble jar!

"Wow 2nd graders! Great line!"
"Ms. Booth, your class is so quiet!"
"Look at the amazing learning that's happening right now, great job 2nd graders!"

These are just some of the unsolicited compliments we have received this year...and believe us, silent cheers don't do them the justice they deserve.

Thank you to all of the teachers, parents and principals who have given us unsolicited compliments! We promise we will continue to work hard, follow directions and stay quiet in the halls so we can earn more medium-sized marbles!

Green Group's Favorite Books

Here are Green Group's thoughts on their favorite books. Wow, I am impressed with the amazing and thoughtful insights on their books!
Keep up the good work, readers :)


My favorite book I have read this year is yu-gi-oh because it tech mi how to play in yu-gi-oh. In they show me people in ther manstors they are nat scary they are cool.
By: Jesus

My favorite book I have read this year is Madeline because there is a girl that is not scard of nothing.
By: Aileene

My favorite book I have read this year is tornadoes becous it shows real pitchers of tornateoes and they
look real and the book is fun to read.
By: Sterling

My favorite book I have read this year is green eggs and ham because dr. seus makes his book funea.
By: Isaiah

My favorite book I have read this year is green eggs and ham because dr seuss do not like green eggs and ham and dr seuss do want to eat with a fox.
By: Brian

Checking In

Happy 40th day of school! It's unbelievable to think that we have been in school for two and a half months. I wanted to check in and ask a couple of questions.

Students, have you...

1. Learned more words and reading strategies? If so, which ones?

2. Become more confident in your math skills? Like skip counting and double digit addition/subtraction?

3. Grown into a second grade learner who listens to their teacher the first time and follows the Monaco RULE?

I hope you can answer YES to all three questions! It's good for us to think about what we are learning and how we can help ourselves to become better learners.

I am looking to the learning that the next 40+ days brings :)

Ms. Booth

Yellow Group's Favorite Books

During centers this week, the yellow group wrote and typed their thoughts on their favorite books they have read in our classroom this year.


My favorite book I have read this year is Junie B Jones because Junie B Jones is so funny. The book I am talking about is Junie B Jones and some sneaky peeky spying because she trys to find out where her teacher lives.
By: Elizabeth

My favorite book I have read this year is the army in action because it is super cool and it
shows you tanks and stuff. This books is so cool I read it everyday and it was asome.
By: Aaron

My favorite book I have read this year is stinky socks because a boy is runnig because
the stinky socks are fooling the boy.
By: Misael

My favorite book I have read this year is Junie B. Jones because Junie B Jones is Almost a Flower Girl is so funny I cryed of lafter I hope you liked my blog .
By: Jazzmine

My favorite book I have read this year is Madeline because it is exiting to read and I hope you liked my blog.
By: Emily

My favorite book I have read this year is tow times the fun because they like the same thing but they fight for everything they fight for socks julery and pensuls I hope you love my blog.
By: Amy

My favorite book I have read this year is skippy jones and the big bones because part of it is funny and wired and skippy jones takes the bones.
By: Lexus

What's your favorite book so far?

This week the children in the yellow reading group will be answering this question during their independent writing time. Then, they will be asked to post it on the blog! I'm excited for their first blog post and I am looking forward to commenting on their thoughtful work.

Before I allow the children to explore the idea, I'm going to answer the question myself!

My favorite book I have read this year is "Imogene's Antlers," because it tells a hilarious story about a girl who grows antlers while she is sleeping! The solutions to her antler problem are creative...but nothing beats the fantastic ending the author wrote!

Check back soon for thoughts from seven readers who have very different opinions!

Happy Reading!

Ms. Booth