Original items on this page are Copyright 2008 Diane Trudnowski.

eSurg Tree

This is the tree that was on display at eSurg's office in Pioneer Square. If you look closely, you will see the thank you cards and holiday cards that C-2 made for eSurg hanging from the tree's branches!

"WIZARD OF OZ" FIELD TRIP

On Dec. 2, the students in C-1 and C-2 took a field trip to the Seattle Children's Theatre to watch a live performance of "The Wizard of Oz". It was a magical, wonderful, play - as good as anything you would see on Broadway in New York! (We were not allowed to take any photographs inside of the theatre.) Following the performance, we ate lunch at the Seattle Center "Center House". The Center House was completely decorated for "WinterFest". The students were especially excited to see the miniature train and village up close.

"LA MARIPOSA" FIELD TRIP

C-1, C-2, and C-3 students visited the downtown Seattle branch of the Seattle Public Library on December 3. We watched a performance of the play "La Mariposa" in the library's auditorium. The play was based on the book of the same name, and was performed in both English and Spanish. Many of the students had never visited this library before, and enjoyed riding the escalators and looking at the thousands of fantastic books in the Children's Library!

MAKING GINGERBREAD HOUSES

The students had a wonderful time making some very colorful and creative gingerbread houses during the last week of school before the Winter Break! When everyone had finished their gingerbread house, we made a visit to the Maple office to show off our hard work. The students were very excited to take their gingerbread houses home to share with their families.

FAMOUS COMPOSERS

The second graders have been learning about famous composers from Ms. Young, who visits on the first Thursday of each month. She shares photos of each composer, teaches us some history about each composer's life, and then plays the music of that composer. We have learned about the life and music of composers Johann Sebastian Bach, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ludwig van Beethoven, and Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.

MISSION DELICIOUS/EAT BETTER,FEEL BETTER PROGRAM, PART 2

On December 10, we had a follow-up lesson to our October Mission Delicious/Eat Better, Feel Better lesson, led by Ms. Rossman. During this lesson, the C-2 students got to taste various vegetables (beets, cabbage). After tasting the vegetables, the students had to fill out a characteristics chart to describe each one.

Winter Duck, Snowman, and Winter Bear graphics courtesy of Graphics By Grandma George.