Playground Construction

Thanks to the PTO and their fundraisers over the years, Captain will be getting some new playground structures. The weather has been rainy and the students have noticed how long it is taking to install the new equipment. Notice the "caution" tape and snow fencing around the construction. The boys really like the bobcat front loader.

Notice the "caution" tape around the area.

The hole has filled up with water from the rain! 

Notice the bobcat front loader in the background.

Magic House Fun!

Today we went to the Magic House to learn about community jobs. Then we planned our own towns during the lesson.  The children loved exploring the indoor village. Thank you parents for all your support.

Life Long Reader

Harper Collins has a post about how to create a life long reader.

Please take a look
http://harpercollinschildrens.tumblr.com/post/82994073693/10-steps-to-raising-a-lifelong-reader

2nd Grade Fairy Tale Theater

We loved watching the second grade's performance of Fairy Tale Theater. Several students saw friends or siblings performing.

Reading Chapter Books with Partners

We have been focusing on reading chapter books with partners so we can talk about the books. We have learned to ask, "Why?" to our partner's responses or predictions. Asking why helps the partner to think and talk deeply about the story. It was a great, rainy day to have a blanket and pillow for this activity.

Bald Eagle Research

We have started our research unit on Bald Eagles. One of our tools for learning about Bald Eagles is the live eagle camera from Decorah, Iowa or in Minnesota.

The links are:
http://www.ustream.tv/decoraheagles
http://mnbound.com/live-eagle-cam/

Today we watched the eagles in Decorah, Iowa.  There were two eaglets and one egg. At the end of the morning we saw a baby eagle being born!  What an awesome experience on the first  day.

Partner Reading

On Thursday,  April 4, 2014 the students will be Partner Reading a shared book after math.
They are allowed to bring a blanket and pillow for this activity.