Poems and Update

Sorry for the long delay! Here is an update as to what we have been up to!

November: We had our first reconciliation! Everything went great and was a lot less nerve racking than any one had thought! Our next one is in late March or April (during school) I believe.

December: We had a lot of fun creating our space video. Check it out on the queen's website: www.jcsqueens.org Each group had to research a different topic about space, then they had to work together to build a script based on what they learned. I am very proud of all the hard work that was put in by each group. Great job everyone!

I was truly blessed this Christmas with many gifts from each one of you! Thank you for the ornaments, the candies, the lotions, and for everything. I had a blast spending my gift card from the class. It was hard to choose what I wanted to get, but ended up putting it towards an e-reader. Which I absolutely LOVE!

: ) So thank you for all of your support and love this year!

January: We started off January with a field trip to the planetarium to finish off our space unit! It was very fun and interesting!

We have written poems for the poetry contest. We wrote diamante poems, which means that our poems are in the shape of a diamond. If someone wins, they get their poem published and a few other perks. Hopefully someone will win! Find our poems at the end of this post!

Coming up in February: We are starting our human body unit and will have visits from a dentist and possibly a doctor! We have our open house on February 3 (Thursday)! Come and see what we have been doing in school! Check out our interactive white board in action as well as the mice in action. We started geometry last week. This involves hands-on methods to learn about shapes (solid/3-D and plane/2-D), angles, symmetry (Check out our name aliens!), turns, flips (Check out our tesselations!), and more. We have had fun so far! : )

We are also mastering the craft of How-to books! Hopefully we will be finished in time to show at open house.

Second grade is going great, keep working hard! Look for the poems underneath here: Enjoy!

Giraffes by Bridget

Giraffes

spots, cool

walk, run, stand

Africa, baby giraffes, zoo, long tongues

lick, eat, smell

tall, small

Giraffes

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Dragons by Nathan

Dragons

fire, sharp teeth

fly, bite, breathe fire

horns, scales, wings, spikes

look, smell, eat

big eyes, yellow

Dragons

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Legos by Ben

Legos

fun, cool

build, play, create

Star Wars, Lego people, Sands of Persia, blocks

battle, destroy, start over

big, small

Legos

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Pizza by Ethan

Pizza

pineapple, ham

eat it, make it, cut it

crust, cheese, pepperoni, mushrooms

smell it, slice it, taste it

yummy, sauce

Pizza

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Kittens by Alondra

Kittens

Toys, cute, necklace

Play, eat, run

Lay, water, fun, kisses, soft

Cats

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Snowmen by Gracie

Snowmen

unique, snowy

cool, funny, fun

scarf, hats, gloves, carrot nose

smile, laugh, melt

tall, small

Snowflakes

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Michigan by Jackson

Michigan

big, fun

swim, play, run

glove shaped, Detroit, Jackson, free

throw, jump, roll

cold, thick

St. Ignace

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Books by Andrew

Books

long, short

go new places, mystery, make you wonder

The Ugly Truth, Freak Out!, Sharks, Mario Lemieux

read, flip pages, ask questions

colorful, words

Books

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Elephants by Sierra

Elephants

big, gray

slowly moving, spraying water, stomping

hairy, fat, big ears, long trunk

walks, does not sit, does not lay down

cool, fun

Elephants

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Guinea Pigs by Chloe

Guinea Pigs

soft, fast

run, hide, play

water, food, lettuce, grapes,

scratch, bite, lick

cute, carrots

Playful

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Snowman by Tristan

Snowman

cold, white

playing, standing, watches you

carrot, coal, button, sticks

roll it, build it, make it

scarf, hat

Me

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Michigan State by Caleb

Michigan State

Green, White

hike, pass, TOUCHDOWN!

Michigan State University

football, basketball, baseball, hockey

dribble, shoot, SCORE!

Sparty, #1

Spartans

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Just Dance! by Morgan

Dance

fun, pink

ballet, hip-hop, jazz

jump, first position, stretch

shoes, stage, studio, tutu

sauté, plié, tap

blue, leotard

Class

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Michigan State by Griffin

Michigan State

White, Green

Hike, pass, touchdown!

Michigan State University

Basketball, baseball, football,

He shoots, he scores!

Spartans

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Kittens by Sydney

Kittens

cute, small

run, lay, roll

fun, walk, play, treat

meow, crawl, scratch

fuzzy, kind

Cat

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The GREAT State of Michigan by Matthew

Michigan

White Pines, Lansing

Visiting Greenfield Village, Michigan Adventures, Joe Louis Arena

Apple blossom, Robin, Petoskey stone, Brook trout

Swimming, hunting, boating

mitten, peninsula

State

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Hockey by Jacob K.

Hockey

sport, fun

shoot, check, skate

goalie, puck, coach, sticks

score, cheer, high-5’s

crazy, loud

Fan

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Coconuts are Cool! by Kennedy

Coconuts

brown, medium

drinkable, milk, cool

playful, Hawaii, palm tree, bumpy

hard, fall, CRACK!

round, hairy

Sweet

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Kittens by Hunter

Kittens

cute, cuddly

purring, drink milk, eat

play, yarn, sleep, chased

sit, smell, meow

baby, mice

Cat

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Non-stop Quaking! by Ally

Ducks

beaks, ponds

quacking, flying, waddling

colorful, small, feathers, cute

fuzzy, weird

Ducklings

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Christmas by Jack

Christmas

special, important

person, helping, loving

Son, God, Savior, Hero

Prince, peace, Sheperds

Church, house

Winter

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Hamster by Alex

Hamster

little, small

eat, drink, run

cage, food, water, hay

jump, sit walk

fuzzy, cute

Fluffy

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Cats Love by Grace

Cats

black, white

run, scamper, sit

milk, sniff, lick, fluffy

meow, jump, eat

warm, cute

Kittens

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Farm Animals by Dalton

Cow

fat, fun

kiss, sit, milk

Brownsmith, bull, Herferd, calf

Cool, drink, hay

Food, grind, fair

Animals, farm

Pig

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Fruits by Claire

Fruits

Yummy, good

Fat, big, watermelons

Star fruit, cute, nice

Plums are purple.

Strawberries are red

Peaches are fuzzy.

Fruits

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Michigan by Jacob M.

Michigan

Blue, yellow

Throw, ball, score

Stadium, touchdown, football players, fans

Tackle, kick, run

Team, strong

Wolverines

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Friends by Lilly

Friends

Nice, fun

Playful, all different

Helpful, loveful, funny, BFF

Fights, cute, kind

Talented, smart, laugh

Friends