Jarett: writers workshop and tech time
James: shades of Yale assembly and weaving in art
Jake: shades of Yale singers and art
Dylan: weaving in art
Taraan: Simple machines and Chinatown
Cyrus: Simple Machines and Lachlan's B.O.W.
Dyon: Yale singers and Lachlan's B.O.W.
Phil: Reading Group
Ryder: shades of Yale singers and weaving
Asher: spelling and weaving in art
Mikhail: Shades of Yale singers and Lachlan's b.o.w.
Cole: the acapella group and reading group
Ollie: seeing my teachers and friends again!
Alex: touching touching the bunny fur in Art
John: Shades of Yale singers and Chinatown
Soren: Lachlan's B.O.W.
Will: is that I'm finally back at school today!
Adrian: lunch and Ms. Colgate
Webb: weaving in art and Shades of Yale singers
Jackson: weaving in art and Lachlan's B.O.W.
Lachlan: my B.O.W. and assembly
Theo: weaving in art and Shades of Yale singers
Jay: shades of Yale singers and weaving in art
Friday, January 9, 2015
Thursday, December 18, 2014
Victorian House Books are here!
Dear second grade families,
Below you will find the links to the Victorian Real Estate project we have been working on over the past several weeks. They boys used their best persuasive writing techniques to write an ad that would make you want to buy their house! In art, they made clay models of their dream home and used characteristics of Victorian architecture to add details to their work. Enjoy the books and a huge thanks to the library and art department for their collaboration on this project!
Have a fantastic winter break!
Warmly,
Rachel, Jennifer, Sophie and Eric
Friday, December 12, 2014
2B Highlights: December 12
My Highlight this week was…
James: Owl Moon in Art.
Ollie: The whole week!
Soren: Having our 1st Quiet Time.
Theo: The whole entire week!
Taaran: Making our compliment challenge
Asher: Learning about a parallelogram.
Jackson: Owl Moon art Project
Dylan: Making Holiday Cards!
Cole: Making Holiday Cards
Jay: The whole entire week!
Alex: Playing volcano tag in PE
Dyon: Making Holiday cards!
Lachlan: Owl Moon art
Ryder: Owl Moon Project in Art.
Webb: Glee Club
Will: Owl Moon in Art
Cyrus: Everything this whole week
Jake: Making our Holiday cards
John: The whole entire week!
Jarett: Owl Moon art!
Phil: Giving to the food drive
Mikhail: The whole entire week!
Monday, December 8, 2014
"Be Aware, Hunger is Everywhere!"
"Everyday is Christmas if you're giving food." "Give food, give love." "Be aware, hunger is everywhere!" These were some of the catchy slogans that the boys came up with for signs to spread awareness of local hunger within Town School. These signs can be found hanging throughout the building, including some key messages in the lunch room ("Only take what you will eat").
As part of our plant and food study, we learned about issues surrounding access to healthy food. The boys realized that some people in San Francisco- and all over the world- don't eat healthy food for a variety of reasons: it's expensive, it's not available nearby, they don't know about the health benefits. When they realized that KIDS LIKE THEM in San Francisco don't have access to healthy food, they wanted to take action and help the community. We helped mobilize these changemakers by brainstorming solutions and selecting the one with the most direct effect. As a result, we are holding a second grade food drive for hungry children through Second Harvest. Here's a list of the most needed children's foods that get distributed at children's organizations. That said, we are happily donating any non-perishable food.
We will be holding the food drive through Friday, December 14th. If your family would like to participate in our food drive, your son can bring his food to donate in our collection barrel outside of the second grade rooms. Even if you aren't able to contribute, we hope you can have conversations with your son about hunger and service.
As part of our plant and food study, we learned about issues surrounding access to healthy food. The boys realized that some people in San Francisco- and all over the world- don't eat healthy food for a variety of reasons: it's expensive, it's not available nearby, they don't know about the health benefits. When they realized that KIDS LIKE THEM in San Francisco don't have access to healthy food, they wanted to take action and help the community. We helped mobilize these changemakers by brainstorming solutions and selecting the one with the most direct effect. As a result, we are holding a second grade food drive for hungry children through Second Harvest. Here's a list of the most needed children's foods that get distributed at children's organizations. That said, we are happily donating any non-perishable food.
We will be holding the food drive through Friday, December 14th. If your family would like to participate in our food drive, your son can bring his food to donate in our collection barrel outside of the second grade rooms. Even if you aren't able to contribute, we hope you can have conversations with your son about hunger and service.
Open Houses Presented by Tiger Realty
Next week the boys will present their Victorian homes they created with the art team as an extension of our community study of San Francisco history and culture. After learning about Victorian architecture and our trip to Haas-Lilienthal House, the boys began creating their dream Victorian homes. They wrote about these homes in real estate listings. Using graphic organizers, they planned the features and style of their homes, then embarked on writing a persuasive listing. They studied real estate listings to learn about elements in writing. Then through the process of brainstorming, drafting, revising, editing, and now, publishing. In the art room, they molded clay facades with geometric features and careful glazing.
These beautiful homes will only be on the market briefly! This fresh crop of real estate agents at Tiger Realty is eager to make some big sales pitches to you at our Open House on Tuesday, December 16th from 8:00-8:25. We hope you come ready to make an offer. We will also be sharing their work digitally, so don't fret if you are unable to attend.
These beautiful homes will only be on the market briefly! This fresh crop of real estate agents at Tiger Realty is eager to make some big sales pitches to you at our Open House on Tuesday, December 16th from 8:00-8:25. We hope you come ready to make an offer. We will also be sharing their work digitally, so don't fret if you are unable to attend.
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| learning about Victorian architectural details |
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| sketching Victorian homes on our field trip |
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| learning about Victorian life at Haas-Lilienthal House |
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| drafting our dream houses |
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| glazing our clay facades |
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| thumbs up for Victorian homes! |
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| ta da! ready for the kiln |
Hour of Code
This week, Town School is participating in Hour of Code, along with millions of other kids around the world. While 2nd graders have had the advantage of learning code all fall (with Lightbot and code.org), everyone at school will spend an hour coding this week! We'll see how many lines we can write... any guesses?
It was only fitting that we spent our Town Families time doing a coding activity. We learned about binary code, and how it is a simple language with two features. We used this to make our own binary code bracelets with blue and white beads. Boys chose two important letters, such as initials, SF, TS for Town School, or anything else important to them. One boy in my family chose VT because he loves Vermont, and another spelled the word "NO" because he is tired of writing high school applications.
Check out this link to learn more about how we spent our Town Families time this week. The videos are also embedded in our Digital Media Resources section.
Happy coding!
It was only fitting that we spent our Town Families time doing a coding activity. We learned about binary code, and how it is a simple language with two features. We used this to make our own binary code bracelets with blue and white beads. Boys chose two important letters, such as initials, SF, TS for Town School, or anything else important to them. One boy in my family chose VT because he loves Vermont, and another spelled the word "NO" because he is tired of writing high school applications.
Check out this link to learn more about how we spent our Town Families time this week. The videos are also embedded in our Digital Media Resources section.
Happy coding!
2A Highlights, 12/5
Owen: I liked estimating the compliments in the jar (I was closest!), playing football in the rain, glazing our houses in art, and I’m looking forward to a project I’m working on.
Rohan: I liked glazing our Victorian houses, playing football in the rain, filling our compliment jar, writing about peace, watching the Magic School Bus Plants on rainy recess, reading groups, and ballpark estimates in math.
Van: I liked glazing our Victorians, football with Mr. Goldman, and PE.
Will S.: I liked everything especially filling our compliment jar!
Asher: I liked filling the compliment jar, glazing the Victorian houses, playing football, and art. I also liked tech lab for Lightbot.
Kekoa: I liked filling up our compliment jar, art, counting our compliments, and playing in the rain.
Henry: I liked everything! A detail is football in the rain at PE.
Kenzo: I liked football in the rain at PE, glazing our houses in art, and everything else.
Conrad: I liked filling our compliment jar, finishing Diary of a Wimpy Kid 3, and PE.
Elliot: I liked everything especially filling our compliment jar.
Alex: I liked glazing the Victorian houses, playing football with my friends, earning our compliment party, and math Jeopardy.
Trey: I liked being Boy of the Week, art and our Victorian houses, math Jeopardy, spelling test, and meeting with Chef Melanie. I also liked tech lab with the Lightbot and filling our compliment jar!
Connor M.: I liked filling the compliment jar! I liked glazing Victorian houses in art, math Jeopardy, playing football in the rain, making peace books, making signs about hunger, and Image of the Day. I also liked tech lab doing Lightbot.
Axel: I liked everything especially math Jeopardy!
Tanish: I liked glazing our houses in art and math Jeopardy.
Connor B.: I liked filling our compliment jar.
Caspar: I liked everything, one detail is filling the compliment jar.
William: I liked everything, one detail is filling the compliment jar.
Frederick: I liked PE, filling the compliment jar, and math Jeopardy. I also liked tech lab doing Lightbot.
Clyde: I liked math Jeopardy, playing football in the rain, Image of the Day, and art.
Finn: I liked art and filling the compliment jar.
Liam: I liked filling the compliment jar, glazing our Victorian houses, math Jeopardy, and Magic School Bus in the rainy recess.
We missed you, Boden!
Rohan: I liked glazing our Victorian houses, playing football in the rain, filling our compliment jar, writing about peace, watching the Magic School Bus Plants on rainy recess, reading groups, and ballpark estimates in math.
Van: I liked glazing our Victorians, football with Mr. Goldman, and PE.
Will S.: I liked everything especially filling our compliment jar!
Asher: I liked filling the compliment jar, glazing the Victorian houses, playing football, and art. I also liked tech lab for Lightbot.
Kekoa: I liked filling up our compliment jar, art, counting our compliments, and playing in the rain.
Henry: I liked everything! A detail is football in the rain at PE.
Kenzo: I liked football in the rain at PE, glazing our houses in art, and everything else.
Conrad: I liked filling our compliment jar, finishing Diary of a Wimpy Kid 3, and PE.
Elliot: I liked everything especially filling our compliment jar.
Alex: I liked glazing the Victorian houses, playing football with my friends, earning our compliment party, and math Jeopardy.
Trey: I liked being Boy of the Week, art and our Victorian houses, math Jeopardy, spelling test, and meeting with Chef Melanie. I also liked tech lab with the Lightbot and filling our compliment jar!
Connor M.: I liked filling the compliment jar! I liked glazing Victorian houses in art, math Jeopardy, playing football in the rain, making peace books, making signs about hunger, and Image of the Day. I also liked tech lab doing Lightbot.
Axel: I liked everything especially math Jeopardy!
Tanish: I liked glazing our houses in art and math Jeopardy.
Connor B.: I liked filling our compliment jar.
Caspar: I liked everything, one detail is filling the compliment jar.
William: I liked everything, one detail is filling the compliment jar.
Frederick: I liked PE, filling the compliment jar, and math Jeopardy. I also liked tech lab doing Lightbot.
Clyde: I liked math Jeopardy, playing football in the rain, Image of the Day, and art.
Finn: I liked art and filling the compliment jar.
Liam: I liked filling the compliment jar, glazing our Victorian houses, math Jeopardy, and Magic School Bus in the rainy recess.
We missed you, Boden!
Friday, December 5, 2014
2B Highlights 12/5
Adrian: Playing Lightbot at tech time.
James: Glazing our Victorian houses in art
Ollie: Sharing my poster in front of the class.
Soren: Starting our Peace books and visiting Chef Melanie
Theo: Ollie’s BOW and peace books
Taaran: Lightbot, Chef Melanie and our peace books!
Asher: Ollie’s B.O.W.
Jackson: Peace books and I liked talking to Chef Melanie.
Dylan: Glazing our Victorian houses in art.
Cole: I enjoyed our peace books and the teachers being so awesome!
Jay: the whole entire week!
Alex: Reading the One Eyed Giant in Reading Group.
Dyon: Victorian houses in art!
Lachlan: Finishing our peace books.
Ryder: Peace books and Victorian ads
Webb: Glazing our houses and peace books
Will: Glazing our Victorian houses
Cyrus: Ollie’s BOW, lightbot and playing with my friends at recess.
Jake: Glazing our Victorian house and my peace book
John: the whole week!
Jarett: Ms. Colgate introduced Bug!
Phil: Giving hunger a taste of what we are made of!
Mikhail: Peace books and signs against hunger!
Tuesday, November 18, 2014
2A Highlights: 11/14
Will: I liked recess, Ms. Colgate and morning meeting.
Rohan: I liked Ms. Colgate, the field trip to the Haas-Lilienthal house, recess, and PE. I also liked learning about William’s Boy of the Week too!
Trey: I liked art, recess, Ms. Colgate and math. I liked the field trip and the rain.
Conrad: I liked the field tip because we got sarsaparilla and I liked recess because we got to play kickball.
Clyde: I liked image of the day, Ms. Colgate, field trip and math jeopardy. I also liked art when we made our Victorian houses.
Connor B: I liked tech lab with Mr. D and Mr. Wild, Boy of the Week, math and recess.
Frederick: I liked the field trip, art and recess.
Van: I liked art and I liked math jeopardy. I liked recess and PE.
Kenzo: I really liked everything and one of my most favorites was art because we got to make Victorian house sculptures.
Alex: I liked building the Victorian houses in art and also starting planning our dream Victorian house. I also liked image of the day and recess.
Liam: I liked the tech lab, math jeopardy, art and the field trip. I also liked the rain.
Boden: I liked math jeopardy, tech lab and recess.
Connor M: I liked math jeopardy, tech lab, art, recess, social studies and Ms. Colgate. I really liked learning about Victorian Houses. I also really liked the field trip.
Elliot: I liked the field trip and DEAR time.
Henry: I liked recess, PE and art. I liked that we got to start making our own clay
Victorian Houses.
Caspar: I liked art, recess, and the field trip.
William N: I liked art, recess and the field trip.
Finn: I liked art, highlights and going to the tech lab for our coding activity.
Kekoa: I liked art and recess. I also liked Ms. Colgate and social studies.
Asher: I liked art when we made our Victorian houses, I loved the field trip because I got to go next to the street where you used to live, and I liked math jeopardy.
Owen: I liked Ms. McDonald coming to be with us, I liked going to Haas-Lilienthal house and I liked PE. I also liked the rain.
Axel: I liked the field trip and recess and playing math jeopardy and I liked art when we made our Victorian houses from clay.
We missed you Tanish!
Rohan: I liked Ms. Colgate, the field trip to the Haas-Lilienthal house, recess, and PE. I also liked learning about William’s Boy of the Week too!
Trey: I liked art, recess, Ms. Colgate and math. I liked the field trip and the rain.
Conrad: I liked the field tip because we got sarsaparilla and I liked recess because we got to play kickball.
Clyde: I liked image of the day, Ms. Colgate, field trip and math jeopardy. I also liked art when we made our Victorian houses.
Connor B: I liked tech lab with Mr. D and Mr. Wild, Boy of the Week, math and recess.
Frederick: I liked the field trip, art and recess.
Van: I liked art and I liked math jeopardy. I liked recess and PE.
Kenzo: I really liked everything and one of my most favorites was art because we got to make Victorian house sculptures.
Alex: I liked building the Victorian houses in art and also starting planning our dream Victorian house. I also liked image of the day and recess.
Liam: I liked the tech lab, math jeopardy, art and the field trip. I also liked the rain.
Boden: I liked math jeopardy, tech lab and recess.
Connor M: I liked math jeopardy, tech lab, art, recess, social studies and Ms. Colgate. I really liked learning about Victorian Houses. I also really liked the field trip.
Elliot: I liked the field trip and DEAR time.
Henry: I liked recess, PE and art. I liked that we got to start making our own clay
Victorian Houses.
Caspar: I liked art, recess, and the field trip.
William N: I liked art, recess and the field trip.
Finn: I liked art, highlights and going to the tech lab for our coding activity.
Kekoa: I liked art and recess. I also liked Ms. Colgate and social studies.
Asher: I liked art when we made our Victorian houses, I loved the field trip because I got to go next to the street where you used to live, and I liked math jeopardy.
Owen: I liked Ms. McDonald coming to be with us, I liked going to Haas-Lilienthal house and I liked PE. I also liked the rain.
Axel: I liked the field trip and recess and playing math jeopardy and I liked art when we made our Victorian houses from clay.
We missed you Tanish!
Friday, October 31, 2014
2A Highlights 10/31
Will: I liked losing my tooth today at lunch! I liked the Halloween parade and the nature walk. I also liked making a time machine at recess.
Asher: I liked the Halloween party, Giants dress almost all week, and recess.
Connor B.: I liked math, recess, finishing our Halloween baskets and making a mural in art, and science.
Frederick: I liked art and the Halloween parade.
Van: I liked Ms. Colgate because I got to sleep for 3 minutes, recess, art, costume parade (even though I was burning up), and free choice. I really enjoyed recess today because it wasn’t really crowded, you know how it gets?
Conrad: I liked art, playing at recess, making a block science lab, finishing our trick or treating baskets at art, the costume party, the nature walk, and Ms. Colgate because it felt like we got a nap. I liked making a time machine at recess.
Clyde: I liked the nature walk! I also liked the Halloween parade and Charlie Brown’s pumpkin!
Rohan: I liked the nature walk! I liked Charlie Brown, putting up our world map for our food stickers, Ms. Colgate’s breathing exercise because I slept for five minutes, recess even though it was wet, and Halloween parade! I also liked the nature walk.
Liam: I liked our nature walk in the Presidio, art when we did the poster, and recess in the rain.
Owen: I liked putting our food stickers on the world map, Halloween mural in art, wet recess, and Halloween parade.
Caspar: I liked recess, PE, and art.
William: I liked PE, recess, and art.
Connor M.: I liked the Halloween parade! The Presidio walk, wet recess, and art and finishing our Halloween heads.
Henry: I liked our nature walk in the Presidio, art, recess, and PE in the rain. Also, the parade!
Kekoa: I liked recess in the rain, PE, Halloween parade, and math.
Boden: I liked PE in the rain, finishing our pumpkin heads in art, the Halloween parade and costumes, putting food stickers on our map, and falling asleep with Ms. Colgate.
Axel: I liked everything! Some things I really liked were our costume parade, finishing our Halloween heads in art, and recess in the rain.
Alex: I liked second recess in the rain because we made a time machine, art and the haunted house mural, the Presidio nature walk, and PE today in the rain. I also want to add I liked Image of the Day.
Elliot: I liked everything especially the rain today! I liked our nature walk.
We missed you Trey, Tanish, Kenzo, and Finn!
Asher: I liked the Halloween party, Giants dress almost all week, and recess.
Connor B.: I liked math, recess, finishing our Halloween baskets and making a mural in art, and science.
Frederick: I liked art and the Halloween parade.
Van: I liked Ms. Colgate because I got to sleep for 3 minutes, recess, art, costume parade (even though I was burning up), and free choice. I really enjoyed recess today because it wasn’t really crowded, you know how it gets?
Conrad: I liked art, playing at recess, making a block science lab, finishing our trick or treating baskets at art, the costume party, the nature walk, and Ms. Colgate because it felt like we got a nap. I liked making a time machine at recess.
Clyde: I liked the nature walk! I also liked the Halloween parade and Charlie Brown’s pumpkin!
Rohan: I liked the nature walk! I liked Charlie Brown, putting up our world map for our food stickers, Ms. Colgate’s breathing exercise because I slept for five minutes, recess even though it was wet, and Halloween parade! I also liked the nature walk.
Liam: I liked our nature walk in the Presidio, art when we did the poster, and recess in the rain.
Owen: I liked putting our food stickers on the world map, Halloween mural in art, wet recess, and Halloween parade.
Caspar: I liked recess, PE, and art.
William: I liked PE, recess, and art.
Connor M.: I liked the Halloween parade! The Presidio walk, wet recess, and art and finishing our Halloween heads.
Henry: I liked our nature walk in the Presidio, art, recess, and PE in the rain. Also, the parade!
Kekoa: I liked recess in the rain, PE, Halloween parade, and math.
Boden: I liked PE in the rain, finishing our pumpkin heads in art, the Halloween parade and costumes, putting food stickers on our map, and falling asleep with Ms. Colgate.
Axel: I liked everything! Some things I really liked were our costume parade, finishing our Halloween heads in art, and recess in the rain.
Alex: I liked second recess in the rain because we made a time machine, art and the haunted house mural, the Presidio nature walk, and PE today in the rain. I also want to add I liked Image of the Day.
Elliot: I liked everything especially the rain today! I liked our nature walk.
We missed you Trey, Tanish, Kenzo, and Finn!
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