We have had a busy time this second six weeks. Report cards will
be coming home Friday, Nov. 17. You will find lots and lots of pictures
if you click on the blue buttons on our page. First, our class along
with the rest of the second grade classrooms went on our first field trip
on October 27. We went to Serenity Hollow Farms. It was great
fun. We made potpourri bags, went on a hayride, and had a picnic
lunch. After lunch, we saw lots and lots of unusual animals as well
as the “regular” farm animals and even got to shuck corn and grind it using
a grinding stone which reminded us of the one the Pueblo Indians used in
our reading story, “Pueblos of the Southwest”. We finished up our
trip with a visit to the pumpkin patch where each of us got to choose our
own pumpkin.
Next, we had a very busy day on October 31. First, Mrs. Bailey
our P.E. teacher took us on a field trip to the Parkway Bowling Lanes.
This was a culminating activity for her bowling unit. We went
with Mrs. Davis’s fourth grade class. We even got to go “behind the
scenes” and watch what actually happened to the pins and the bowling ball
after you roll it down the lane. This was a lot of fun.
We finished off the afternoon with our Halloween party.
We would like to thank all our parents for helping to make this
a fun party and a special thank you to Mrs. Tisher for organizing everything.
We also added to our Looney Tune family on October 30th with the arrival
of a new student. It is so nice to have 9 boys and 9 girls again.
November 3 was “Purple and Gold
Day” at our school. This was very special to our class
because it was in honor of the Columbia High School Football team who made
it to the playoffs. Mrs. Latta’s youngest son plays for the Lions.
We had three team members and the coach come to visit our class.
We made lions that roared to honor their visit. We also had a snack
for them. They signed autographs and everything! It was great
fun! (even if they did lose that night. We tried!!)
 It’s
always a busy time in our classroom!!
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