Dan Wardell

Dan Wardell from IPTV paid us a visit on Thursday and he brought along a special guest... 

THE CAT in the HAT!

He also had some great information, and gave us 4 important rules to follow!

1. Turn off the TV

2. Go outside and play

3. Use your imagination

4. Read a good book

Dan Wardell telling us the 4 important rules

We took our picture with The Cat in the Hat!

The Cat in the Hat!

Dan Wardell introducing The Cat in the Hat to the 2nd Graders

Kid Blog.... Check it Out!

Fun times on Kid Blog

Writing a question on Kid Blog

Jack working on Kid Blog

Beautiful Dresses



Aysia



                                                                         Anaulie

Anaulie and Aysia are wearing dresses that are worn by girls and women in Thailand and Laos.  Anaulie said that her grandmother wears fancy dresses to dances, temple, and parties!

Welcome Back!

I hope everyone had a fun and relaxing Winter Break!! I can't believe the wonderful weather this winter has brought us so far.  We are already halfway through the 2011-12 school year, and only 9 more weeks until Daylight Savings! I added something new to our classroom Blog.  On the right hand side, you will see the word, "Symbaloo."  If you click on it, you will find a webmix that I have organized with all of our favorite classroom websites.  Have fun!!  I will also be teaching students how to use Kid Blog, so watch for more information on this.

Talent Show

Ms. Dewerff's Dazzler's showed off their talents in music class at the annual 2nd grade Talent Show!

Mia played two Christmas songs and we all sang along while she played! It was so much fun!

Jack played the musical sticks.  Great job!

Ernesto and Jack did some acting for us.  Jack - dentist, Ernesto - patient

Angel G., Kain, Angel R., and Oswaldo showed us some of their wrestling moves.  Wow!

Zoey sang three verses of Silent Night.  It was beautiful!

Anaulie entertained us with a story - Jimmy Neutron

Drew played two Christmas songs on his violin! Awesome!

Molly read us a Christmas poem!

Brushing our Eggs

 

As you can see from the video, we learned how difficult it is to get rid of plaque!  So, make sure that always brush your teeth and go to the dentist regularly!

Eye Dissection

Wow!  What a fun Friday!  We finally got to dissect the cow eye! Nursing students from Iowa Central Community College assisted Nurse Twyla as students identifyed the parts of the eye!  What a great hands-on experience!

                 Can you see the pupil and iris?  This cow has a blue iris!

 What do the muscles do?  Help move the eye up, down, side to side and around

                    Thank you, Nurse Twyla, for this great experience!