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.