Original items on this page are Copyright 2011-2012 Diane Trudnowski.

THANK YOU, DONORSCHOOSE.ORG, FOR THE "WEEKLY READER" SUBSCRIPTION!

Click on the DonorsChoose.org logo below to read about our Weekly Reader project that was funded by very generous donors!

THANK YOU, DONORSCHOOSE.ORG, FOR THE "WRITERS WORKSHOP" MATERIALS!

Click on the DonorsChoose.org logo below to read about our Writers Workshop materials project that was funded by very generous donors!

"EAT BETTER, FEEL BETTER" NUTRITION PROGRAM

OUR FAVORITE FALL THINGS

GREAT MUSICAL COMPOSERS LESSONS

Once a month, Mrs. Young visits the C Pod second graders to teach them about great musical composers. We have learned about Bach and Vivaldi so far this year.

OCTOBER BIRTHDAYS BIRTHDAY CAKE

Thank you, Principal Hunter, for the wonderful cake for students celebrating a birthday in the month of October! (Thank you, Safeway, for making such cleverly designed cakes!)

"MUSIC IN THE SCHOOLS" CARPE DIEM STRING QUARTET ASSEMBLY

EVERYDAY MATH FUN

MULTI-ETHNIC DINNER

The annual Multi-Ethnic Dinner was held on October 20th. K-2nd grade families met in the gym, while the upper grade students met in the main school building. Delicious foods from many different cultures were served, and a raffle drawing as well as a pumpkin sale were held by the PTSA. In addition, parents signed up for a November parent-teacher conference appointment. A fantastic time was had by all!

MISSION DELICIOUS

C-2 participated in the "Mission Delicious" program, which promotes eating healthy foods every day. We worked with the Mission Delicious instructors in Maple's lunchroom. The students learned basic nutrition concepts, and how to make a healthy meal. The children got to help the instructors make two "healthy snacks" and then got to have a taste of each! Thank you, Mission Delicious!

SOILS UNIT

We have been learning about soil and earthworms in Science. The students got to examine earthworms up close at their Science PCP class. In our homeroom, we observed local soil from Maple's garden, and also took a close look at samples of sand, clay, and humus.

"PUMPKIN FACTS" PROJECT

We read Gail Gibbons' book "The Pumpkin Book", and learned many interesting facts all about pumpkins! We brainstormed and reviewed the pumpkin facts that we learned from the story, and then wrote our five favorite facts. We designed our own unique pumpkins and glued our facts onto them. Now they are hanging from our ceiling!

Pumpkin bear and Duck witch graphics courtesy of Graphics By Grandma George.