Measurement Game

http://mrnussbaum.com/sal-play
http://www.childu.com/sample_act/math_k/grade/subject/mak_04_03_03.html
http://interactivesites.weebly.com/measurement.html

MEAL WORMS!!!!!!

If you have not heard,  we received our meal worms last week. We have named them, played with them, and have done a few experiments with them. WE LOVE OUR MEAL WORMS!!!

Measurement Games

http://www.funbrain.com/measure/


http://www.turtlediary.com/grade-1-games/math-games/length-measurement.html

BYOT Survey

Dear Parents,

As you know, your child’s class has been participating in the IPSD 204 BYOT program. Please take a few minutes to complete a brief survey, which can be accessed through the link below. The survey will remain open through the afternoon of May 16. Thank you in advance for providing feedback through this brief survey. If you receive this message from multiple teachers, please only complete the survey one time.
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/IPSDBYOT2013

Fine Arts Festival

The Indian Prairie Educational Foundation is pleased to announce the 27th annual Fine Arts Festival will take place on Saturday, May 18 from 9 am to 4 pm. The all-day festival will take place at all three high schools and involve approximately 14,000 students from each of the schools in the district. The festival will include vocal and instrumental performances as well as display artistic creations developed by students throughout the year.

Fraction Game

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/mathgames/earlymath/fractions_shoot.htm

Fine Arts Festival

The Indian Prairie Educational Foundation is pleased to announce the 27th annual Fine Arts Festival will take place on Saturday, May 18 from 9 am to 4 pm. The all-day festival will take place at all three high schools and involve approximately 14,000 students from each of the schools in the district. The festival will include vocal and instrumental performances as well as display artistic creations developed by students throughout the year.

PTA Blood Drive

The PTA is sponsoring a Blood Drive from 3:45-6pm on May 16th. Please come out and help support this good cause.

Aaron Reynolds Visits

Thanks to the PTA we got to listen to a very inspiring Aaron Reynolds. He is a children's author of many favorite children's books. He was very entertaining and he taught us a lot about how and why he became an author. During one part of his presentation, he picked students to come help him out on stage. Tationna was chosen from our class and she did a FANTASTIC job! If you are interested in learning more about him you can visit his blog at http://www.aaron-reynolds.com/.

Animal Research

We have finally started animal research. The students picked out an animal that they knew little about, to do research on. We have been using books and online databases to collect all of our information. Everyone is doing a great job and having a lot of fun with it as well.  Here are some photos from the computer lab today!

Sink and Float Party

We ended our Sink and Float unit with a party. We had root beer floats, made an oil and water experiment, and sank our boats. It was a great way to end the unit. We all had A LOT of fun on Thursday. A BIG thank you to all the volunteers that helped out.

Testing out our boats

Enjoying our root beer floats

DELICIOUS

Making our oil and water experiments

Community Projects

Second Grade will be busy learning about urban, suburban, and rural areas in social studies.  We will be designing a mini-replica of the suburban community in which we live.  As a class, we have brainstormed many places that we live, work, play and shop.

          Each child has been assigned a place in the community to design.  Using the paper provided and other materials at home, your child needs to design their building.  Please help your child be as creative and realistic as he/she can!  Keep in mind that the projects will be mounted on the walls in our second grade hallway.

          Along with creating a building in your community, your child will need to write a paragraph to be presented in class describing the purpose of the building.  Be sure he/she includes a main idea, at least three details and a conclusion.  The paragraph should be indented and neatly written on the template provided.  It may also be written on a notecard for presentation purposes, but is not necessary.

          The finished projects and paragraphs are dueFriday, May 3, 2013.  We are very excited to build our own community!  If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call us at school.  Thank you for your help and cooperation!

Baby Oil

We are in need of more bottles of baby oil. These are going to be used for a project at our sink and float party. Please send in your baby oil by Thursday!!!

Screen Free Week

 

We are looking for ALL GATORS to register for Screen Free Week. Pledge cards will go home with the kids after registration is turned in as confirmation and used for a fun raffle. When the kids register to be Screen Free for the week they have a choice to enter the contest “The Most Clever Use of Time Without Screens.” Your Gator has a choice if they enter the contest to pick one of the following using the above theme. They can write an essay or poem about how they use “The Most Clever Use Of Time” that week or they can draw an illustration or even put into photographs they take themselves to emphasize the theme during their “Screen Free Week” Entries should be NO BIGGER than a regular sized poster board. K-2 will be in one category for judging and 3^rd-5^th in a second. Of course there will be prizes for the MOST CLEVER use of time during Screen Free Week.

There will be a certificate of accomplishment for all the Gators that sign up and participate in Screen Free Week, April 22-28. Look for information to come home in back pack mail. We hope you will continue some of this “Screen Free” fun in your family long after Screen Free Week! PROJECTS ARE TURNED IN BY MONDAY, APRIL 29th TO THEIR TEACHER. Entries NO bigger than a regular size Poster Board.

Book Fair

You are invited to the Gombert Anderson's Book Fair, a reading event packed with excitement for students and families. We invite you to visit our Book Fair in person and see the complete selection of great books our book fair has to offer. If that's not possible, you can order them online at www.ABCFairs.com.

Fair Dates: April 22-26
Shopping Times: Students; during school hours
Families; after school until 4:00 or during Family Literacy Night on Wednesday, April 24th from 6:00-8:00

Sink and Float Boats due WEDNESDAY!!!

Just a reminder that ALL students must return a Sink and Float boat by Wednesday, April 17! These boats will be used at our sink and float party!

Aaron Reynolds visits Gombert

Aaron Reynolds, author of Buffalo Wings, Chicks and Salsa, and many other fantastic books, will be visiting ALL Gombert students on Monday, April 29th. Second Grade will hear him read Creepy Carrots at 12:05 that day. In preparation for his visit, Gombert students are invited to purchase his books to be personally autographed on the day of his visit. All books are provided by Anderson's Book Shop in Naperville and can be ordered using the order form in your student's backpack mail!

Back of the Bus - $16.99 (hardcover)
Buffalo Wings - $16.95 (hardcover)
Buffalo Wings - $6.99 (paper)
Chicks and Salsa - $16.95 (hardcover)
Chicks and Salsa - $7.99 (paper)
*Creepy Carrots! - $17.99 (hardcover)
**Joey Fly Private Eye #1 Creepy Crawly Crime - $12.99 (paper)
**Joey Fly Private Eye #2 Big Hairy Drama - $16.99 (hardcover)
**Joey Fly Private Eye #2 Big Hairy Drama - $9.99 (paper)
Snowbots - $16.99 (hardcover)

Family Reading Night

 

 

Step Right Up to Gombert's Family Reading Night!

When: Wednesday, April 24 (6:00-8:00pm)

Where: Gombert Elementary School

Join us for a fun filled reading carnival! (The Big Top includes: Poetry, Reader's Theater, Games, Anderson's Bookfair, Aurora Public Library Bookmobile, Face Painting and more!!!!!)

PTA Spring Flower Sales

The PTA is putting on a spring flower fundraiser. All orders are due no later than Monday, April 8th.

Field Trip Permission Slips

Please return the field trip permission slips, along with $3.50 by Monday, April 8th. Our field trip is on Wednesday, April 10th. Since, we do not have school on Tuesday the 9th, it is very important that we receive all permission slips back before Wednesday.  We are headed to see the play of Junie B. Jones in St. Charles.

Spring Party

The Spring party was an excellent time! The kids played a game and made a craft. The game was definitely a hit. I hope everyone enjoys their Spring Break!!!

Sink and Float Boats

For our Spring Party, we will be celebrating our Sink and Float science unit. We are asking each student to build a boat at home for a cargo contest. We are encouraging each student to design and construct a boat that has the greatest capacity. Boats will be loaded with ceramic tiles or plastic cubes until they sink, so strength is also a consideration. The boat can be made from any available materials you have at home. Some suggested materials are waxed paper, cardboard, foam trays, foil, Popsicle sticks, etc. (No store bought boats will be allowed in the contest.) boats larger than the required size will be disqualified. Completed boats are due back at school on April 17, 2013. Our contest will be on Thursday, April 18th. We want to emphasize that the activity is designed to be a fun learning experience rather than a highly competitive event. Please consult the letter in your student's backpack mail regarding the size restrictions for the boat.

PTA Spring Plant Sale

The Gombert PTA wants you to think spring!  Please don't miss out on this opportunity to buy your spring flowers, hanging baskets and vegetables all while supporting our school.  Prices start as low as $8 for a 6 pk of your favorite veggies or herbs and as low as $10 for your favorite summer blooms.  There is an array of flowers to choose from.  Please see order envelopes in backpack mail for full color photos of all plants, flowers, and arrangements available.  Your receipt has planting/care instructions for all products.

Orders Due to Main Office: Friday, April 5, 2013
Delivery/Pickup at Gombert: Week of May 6 (just in time for Mother's Day!)
Please make your checks payable to: Gombert PTA

Order by April 5 and be entered into a drawing to win a free 12' hanging basket on pick up day!

Sink and Float

This unit for Science is titled, Sink and Float. We did an experiment on Friday with water and a bunch of different objects. We were predicting whether they would sink or float. The students had a BLAST with this experiment!

Working Together

In Math, we have been practicing Math word problems. We have been asked to draw, write, and solve the problems. Working together with a partner has helped us talk about our strategies and answers. We will continue to do this throughout the rest of the school year!

Math Acceleration Test

Next Tuesday, April 19, all Second Grade students will be taking the Math Acceleration test during their normal math block. The best preparation for this exam is a good night's rest and a healthy breakfast.

Ozzie's Reading Club

Once again, the Kane County Cougars are giving away free tickets to baseball games in May to Gombert students who are reading everyday! In Second Grade, students are asked to read 100 minutes per week, which is about 15 minutes per day. Tonight in your student's backpack mail is a calendar where students can record how much reading they are doing. Completed reading calendars are due by April 10th in order to receive your ticket.

Game date options are May 14 @ 6:30pm and May 27 @ 1:00pm. On May 14, the Gombert chorus will be performing the National Anthem!

Cursive App

I can not take credit for this, but Aliza in our class found a free cursive app. It is called Abby Pal and  it is used to practice cursive. If you would like to download, go for it!

Jump Rope for Heart

Here are pictures from Jump Rope for Heart: