Fire Safety #1

In second grade, we get four sessions of fire safety.  The Twin Falls Fire Department does an excellent job of teaching us about what to do in case of an emergency.  Firefighter Dave came in to see us today.

He taught us about the importance of having TWO exits to escape your home, should there ever be a fire.  He talked to us about the importance of the family having a "safe meeting spot" once they get out of the house.  He suggested perhaps setting up a safe meeting spot at a neighbors house.  Thanks for the great information Firefighter Dave!

CRHS Library Field Trip

We are so lucky to be so close to Canyon Ridge High School.  The librarian there, Mrs. Johnson, is an old friend of Perrine's.  She used to teach here.  She is always very gracious to welcome the second graders.  She gives a wonderful lesson on fiction and non-fiction.  She teaches students how to find books in the library.  She gives such a fun lesson. 

We enjoyed our walk to CRHS.

 

Mrs. Johnson started by going over our objectives for the day.

 

 

 

Students were sent on a scavenger hunt to find the book The Acorn People.

 

 

Of course...not knowing how to locate a book in a library...this proved to be a very complicated task.

 

Mrs. Johnson taught us how fiction and non-fiction are separated in a library.  Fiction books are on the short stacks, or shelves, and non-fiction is found on the tall stacks.

 

The kids loved hearing a couple of stories.  Mrs. Volle, the librarian assistant, read A Sick Day for Amos Mcgee.

Mrs. Johnson read a wonderful story about bullying, called One.

 Mrs. Johnson was "mixing up" call numbers for books.

 

Time to go.  We had a great time.

 Thank you so much to Mrs. Johnson, Mrs. Volle, and Canyon Ridge High School!!

Sunflowers

Do you love sunflowers as much as I do?  They are so beautiful and I love that they grow anywhere, even in very harsh conditions.  The kids sure had a great time making their own sunflowers using black construction paper, Elmer's glue, and pastels.  The pastels were a little messy, but they turned out beautifully!

 

 

 

 

Swager Dairy

What a great opportunity we had to visit Swager Dairy.  In our reading unit, we were learning about how to care for animals.  Much care goes into the cows at the dairy.  The students, and teachers, were excited to ride the wagon through the dairy to see all of the cows, equipment, and care that goes into these animals.  We even got to see a brand new baby calf.  It was a great day.

 

 

 

Thanks so much to Swager Dairy!!

 

Animal Helpers

In our reading unit we learned about how animals can provide services for us.  We were able to have a dog and his trainer come in.  This sweet pup was being trained to be a service animal.  He was able to bring a telephone, a tissue, and even open a door.  He was very obedient and we were very impressed.

 

 

Learning to Work Together

At the beginning of the year, we had a challenge.  Groups had to work together to figure out how to build a wheel, big enough for everyone to fit inside of, that they could turn and walk down the hall.  They used construction paper to complete the task.  Groups did a great job.  Many of them were able to figure it out.

 Oops.  This group wasn't able to finish their wheel...but they sure tried!

 

 Uh-oh...this wheel was a little small.

 

 This wheel was a little long...but it worked.

 

 

This was a great opportunity for students to work together and get to know each other.