Jonah & Micah's Spring

ACTIVITIES:

For months, the 2nd graders worked on making their own books. They created the story line, then wrote and edited it into a book format. They drew pictures to illustrate what the words were saying. They created the binding for the book, typed the story, and put it all together. The final touch was to make the cover for it. They read their books to other students in the school, and then the whole 2nd grade had an Author's Night after school one day in May. All the books were on display, and there were pictures and videos of the kids reading, and there was refreshments for everyone to enjoy. It was so great to see the products of all their hard work! Jonah's story was called "The Three Brothers", and it was about three brothers who lived in a magic land. Micah's book was titled "Mack and Robot" about the adventures of a boy and a robot.

The last week of school, Jonah and Micah's class did a Reader's Theater of 3 stories. Jonah and Micah are great readers, and they were readers in all 3. I thought the stories were cute and funny, and I enjoyed listening to the students.

SPORTS:

The students in our elementary school rotate between going to music two days a week and P.E. two days a week. Beginning in the 2nd grade, the students get to participate in a track meet that the P.E. teacher organizes and directs. Jonah and Micah were so excited for their first track meet! They participated in 2 individual events, and 2 class events. They both ran the 400m. They are both fast runners! Jonah placed 3rd in the race. 

They both participated in the gunny sack race, too. Micah placed 3rd and Jonah was 4th. This was such a fun race to watch! Boys were bouncing and falling and rebounding all over the place!

The two class events were the tug-o-war and the over-under relay. Ms. Schauss' class placed 2nd in the tug-o-war (out of 3 classes).

FIELD TRIPS:

The 2nd graders got to go on 2 field trips this spring. The first was sponsored by the BLM and Forest Service. They had 3 stations that the classes alternated between. They went to the airport, and got to look at and be inside the Forest Service helicopter training apparatus. The boys loved that! They also went to the Forest Service/BLM buildings and got to go in a fire truck and put out a fire, and they went to city park and learned about fire safety from Smokey the Bear.

Their final field trip in May was to the Alpaca Ranch. I got to go with them, and I found it fascinating. They learned all about Alpacas and their fur, and the competitions that their owner takes them to. They were such adorable animals!

AWARDS:
On a day during the last week of school in May, the elementary school had an awards assembly. Jonah and Micah received Terrific Kids awards for getting all A's on their report card. These are the 2nd graders who earned all A's:

They both also earned the 100% attendance award for the entire year. They didn't miss a single day! They received small awards each month, but there were only a handful of students who received it for the whole year. They got their own cups filled with fun things, including free movie passes.