Happy Holidays from Davin!

Hope you are all having a great week off!  Great job on the gingerbread house, Davin!

Board Game Fun

This is a bowling alley my grandfather made. He used to sell them during World War II in order to make ends meet. The kids had a blast bowling today! They also played with a ton of other games and had a great time building teamwork skills with their friends. Thank you for letting your kids share their games!

Hallie the Elf

Today we had a visit from Mrs. DeAmicis's dog, Hallie. Hallie has been trained as a therapy dog and is a seven year old golden retriever. Mrs. DeAmicis told us all about how to care for Hallie and what kind of training she has gone through. Hallie can do many tricks, and is very sweet! Here is a short video of Hallie dancing!

Winter Solstice Celebration - Measuring Our Shadows!

End of Week Wrap Up

On Friday we will be doing some fun activities. Students are welcome to bring a special snack for themselves, a flashlight, book, stuffed animal, and board game. We will be doing crafts and also having a sing along. I will post some pictures of the day. I'll be bringing in two homemade bowling alleys my grandfather made and used to sell to help make ends meet during World War II. I hope the kids will enjoy them!

Surprise Visit from Serviceman Jordan Paskell

Our class got a surprise visit this morning from Jordan Paskell, who is serving in the U.S. Army and is stationed in Kansas. Jordan is home for the holidays before he ships off to Germany in February. Jordan is one of our two pen pal servicemen who we are writing to this year. Jordan is a former Johnny Appleseed student, and it was wonderful to see him come and visit our class. There were lots of questions about what Jordan does in the army, and the kids were so inspired and impressed with him. We are so lucky to have Jordan serve our country and come back to his
home school to pay us a visit.

Team Thiago and JA Spread Holiday Cheer!

Today students in our class along with Mrs. Weldon's and Mrs. Joslin's classes were treated to an extra gym with Mrs. Bernard for all of their hard work on the UMASS Toy Drive. Our school raised over $1300 to purchase toys for students who have to spend the holidays in the hospital. Thank you for all of your generous donations. The students were so excited to collect the money and work with some buddies and new friends in K2 and 3E! Today Thiagos' mom came in to collect the toys and she took some pictures! A huge thank you goes out to Gabriela and Thiago for spearheading this worthwhile fundraiser again at JA! Here are a few pictures!

REMINDER - WE ARE SHOPPING AT THE HOLIDAY ELF SHOPPE ON MONDAY AT 1:15 PM!

Holiday Toy Drive Campaign Kickoff with our Book Buddies in K2!

On Friday, our class got together with Mrs. Joslyn's students in K2 to read stories and then color posters for the UMASS Pediatrics Holiday Toy Drive. Our students will team up with their K2 buddies next week to collect money from the classrooms throughout the school. Then, Mrs. Weldon's class in 3E will count the money and keep track of the totals. Our goal is to raise $1000 by the end of the week! 

Fun Friday STEM Project - Design and Build Your Own Birdhouse Prototype

HOLIDAY FUNDRAISER FOR U MASS PEDIATRICS HOSPITAL

 OUR SCHOOL IS GEARING UP FOR OUR THIRD ANNUAL HOLIDAY FUNDRAISER! WITH THE HELP OF THIAGO'S FAMILY, THE SCHOOL IS COLLECTING MONEY DONATIONS. PLEASE DONATE ONE DOLLAR OR MORE IF YOU'D LIKE. IF WE RAISE 500 DOLLARS, THE KIDS GET TO WEAR PAJAMAS ON DEC. 21. IF WE RAISE 1,000 DOLLARS, THE TEACHERS GET TO WEAR PAJAMAS ALSO! MONEY WILL START BEING COLLECTED NEXT MONDAY.

School-wide Book Tree Project

This week at school all of the classes participated in a school-wide book tree project. Each class selected a book to read, and then decorated a tree to show the setting, characters, problem, and solution. Our book was The Ninjabread Man by C.J. Leigh. Miss D led a great lesson by reading aloud the story and then helped the students decorate our very own bamboo tree with characters from the book. Here are some pictures!

Chrome Books For My Superheroes!

Dear families,

I've created a classroom project request on DonorsChoose.org to purchase three Chrome books for our classroom. We presently have three Chrome books but getting three more will allow more of my students to use computers on a daily basis in 2E!

Chrome Books For My Superheroes!

The first seven days are key to my project's success. If you choose to give (any amount helps!), you'll receive updates and photos of this project in action and my students' sincere gratitude. I can almost hear the chorus of thank-yous from my kids already!

Thank you so much!!!

Mrs. Wilson

Counting Coins with NUMBEROCK! A cute song to practice coin identification with!

https://numberock.com/lessons/us-coins/

Pajama Day - The students at JA earned a Pajama Day for raising money for Lucy's Love Bus!

Thanksgiving Social

Last Tuesday the second grade had a Thanksgiving Social. The kids had a great time! Juice boxes, great conversation, and homemade muffins made by Mrs. Comeau! Here are some pics!

Thank you to our most recent Mystery Readers!

Thank you Pat Greenwood, who is Olivia's grandmother, for reading to us!

Thank you also to Leo's dad, Mr. Poldoian "Mr. Leo", for also reading to us!

Learning About Our Veterans

Earlier this month Mr. Richard Voutour from the Leominster Veterans Center paid a visit to the second grade at Johnny Appleseed School. He spoke to the kids about what it means to be a veteran, and talked to the kids for forty-five minutes about the various branches of the military. The students had some wonderful questions, asking questions such as what kinds of jobs servicemen and women have, where they live, and things that they do. This is all part of our pen pal program that the second grade is undertaking!

Grab and Go Math Games

Students will start bringing home a Grab and Go Math Game beginning on Monday. He or she may borrow the game for a day or a week. Return it and get a new one! The games are an awesome way to help reinforce basic facts in addition and/or subtraction!

Scholastic Book Fair and This Week's Spelling List

We will be visiting the Scholastic Book Fair on Wednesday, November 14th at 9:45 am. You are welcome to shop with your child! There are lots of wonderful books at varying prices.

This week we are continuing with the same spelling list as last week. Students will be tested on Friday, November 16th.

Thank you to our mystery readers this month: Jack's mom, Davin's mom, and Treyton's mom