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100 Days

Posted on January 21, 2016 by teri.blok

Our 100th Day Celebration will be on February 3rd.  Please have our child bring in a collection of 100 “things” to present to the class on that day.  They “things” don’t have to be fancy or expensive.  I’ve seen 100 raisins, … Continue reading →

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WE WON!!!

Posted on January 19, 2016 by teri.blok

2nd grade won the BOX TOP Collection!  We received a prize of assorted balls for use during afternoon recess 🙂  We also ge a dress down day.  We have chosen this Friday, January 22, to be our Dress Down Day. … Continue reading →

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Creating a shovel in 2nd grade

Posted on January 15, 2016 by teri.blok

Our STEM Challenge this month is to create a shovel to dig for gold. Their materials included cardboard, popsicle sticks, paper, tape, and lots of imagination. We have completed the Plan (drew our designs) and Create (made our first attempt … Continue reading →

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Just a reminder

Posted on January 10, 2016 by teri.blok

that your child will need a highlighter starting this week. Also, we will be beginning our stem challenge (building a shovel to dig for gold). The items they may bring to school and use in building their shovel are listed … Continue reading →

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Highlighters needed

Posted on January 7, 2016 by teri.blok

Hello!Please make sure that your child has a highlighter beginning Monday.  We will begin using them in reading (for highlighting where we find our answers) and in other ways.  This is also how they do their reading comprehension in 3rd … Continue reading →

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January STEM Challenge.

Posted on January 7, 2016 by teri.blok

“I Found My Lost Treasure Map but I Have No Way to Dig it Up!”Please have your child look around your home and see if they can bring some of these supplies.  They will start designing/building/constructing their shovels next week.MATERIALS:  … Continue reading →

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Library Diversity Quilt Project

Posted on January 5, 2016 by teri.blok

Parents please read:Hello all, Could you please help me in reminding your students that the squares for the Diversity Quilt are due this Friday the 8th. Also, let them know that this is an assignment from the library & they … Continue reading →

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Spelling Groups

Posted on January 4, 2016 by teri.blok

Good morning and Happy New Year!!!Make sure that you check the Spelling Groups on the Homework Assignments page.  The groups have changed 🙂

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December STEM Challenge

Posted on December 17, 2015 by teri.blok

Our December STEM Challenge was to make toys from junk.  I think our students were pretty  clever at making these fun toys.IMG_1469 IMG_1470IMG_1471

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Library STEM Assignment

Posted on December 17, 2015 by teri.blok

Good morning!  In today’s mail, your student will be bringing home letter about making a Diversity Quilt as part of their  STEM requirements.  Please take the time to complete this with your child and send it back by January 8th. Thank … Continue reading →

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