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=What we've been up to in Ms. Julie's 2nd Grade classroom... =

=Welcome to our wiki page for the 2012-13 school year! On this page you'll see examples of student projects, fun times together, and other important activities, thoughts and ideas. Some of our videos are produced by the students in our class and other are taken by adults. ENJOY! =

Our Trip to Taughannock



Here are our biographies: Here are clips from our recent concert called Going Buggy:

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Fighting For a Cause: Kids made movies of each other talking (or singing) about Dr. Martin Luther King: media type="youtube" key="dticdNLLKEw" height="315" width="560" media type="youtube" key="NcY5OW1bjvE" height="315" width="560" media type="youtube" key="c9B0WReFO_Q" height="315" width="560" We have been learning about ordinary people who have done extraordinary things to change our world. Listen to some of the people in our class tell you what they know about Eleanor Roosevelt. media type="youtube" key="egt2T_N4vCQ" height="315" width="560" We know that Eleanor Roosevelt flew in an airplane with Amelia Earhart. Here is Ruby standing by the sort of plane Amelia flew!

Biggie celebrated his birthday. What a cool cake!  Valentines Day! We celebrated Valentines Day with gifts for everyone. Ms. Julie's mom sent each of us a beanie baby!  Rice Hill! We went to Rice Hill with the other second grade classes. The hill was very fast and a bit icy. Watch Mr. Ben as he films himself going all the way down the hill! You can also watch Briana and Emi as they set off down the hill. media type="youtube" key="x2qJLMhsUI4" height="315" width="560" align="center"

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=Special Days: = ===<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">In December we had two special days. We wrote persuasive essays to help convince our friends of how we should spend our special days. After voting we chose a Balloon Day and a Build-It Day. Here are the photos and videos of those days! === ===<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">media type="youtube" key="pmSk5AeHkoQ" height="315" width="420"  ===

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<span style="color: #1b0080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">One afternoon Jaylen came to visit Ms. Julie after all the kids were gone. He and his friend danced for her. <span style="color: #1b0080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">media type="youtube" key="AKevm5lNYwM" height="315" width="420"

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Our Tree Project:
Last spring the huge tree on our playground fell down. Our class really missed that lovely tree so we decided to do something about it! We sold ice pops and raised money to replace that tree. We were able to get two new trees for our playground. Briana explains a bit of the process in this video:

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<span style="color: #204b1b; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Newsletter for November 26 (Click "Download" to view): [[file:Nov. 26 winter clothes.pdf]]
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<span style="color: #80006f; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">And these are experiments we designed ourselves from our Air and Weather Science Unit:
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=**<span style="color: #a60707; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">The following work is from the 2011-12 school year: **=

<span style="color: #1b0080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; vertical-align: super;">POETRY! Here's a poem Ava wrote: Daniel is my bath maker My mischief machine My sleeping bro My protection my brother Daniel And Daniel I wish you the best ==**<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">We've started a new writing unit on poetry. Our class loves words and we are so busy thinking about the things that make poetry different from other types of writing. **==
 * // Ava //**

==**<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS,cursive;">Here is Ms. Julie teaching an introductory lesson on mapping our hearts. Listen to the students in our class share the thi ****<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS,cursive;">ngs that are in their hearts. **==

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**<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">We've made maps of our hearts and we want to share them with you! Here are our videos of each of us with our hearts. **
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= Now we're learning how to use a graphic organizer to get ready to write our first poems! =

= Here are our first poems! Click on this link to see them: =



<span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"> My dad is a big big guy <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"> and hairy <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"> so hairy <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"> so hairy <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"> and sweaty <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"> and sometimes clean <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"> but I still love him so so much <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"> my daddy <span style="background-color: blue; color: red; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 36pt;">I love him =//Melina//=

<span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"> Leapo has puffy fur and very cute brown fur. He has the **//__softest__//** fur and the happiest excited feeling ever =//Anton//=

<span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.921569); color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: lime; display: block; font-family: 'Apple Chancery'; font-size: 30pt; text-align: center;">Reading <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.921569); color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: red; display: block; font-family: 'Apple Chancery'; font-size: 30pt; text-align: center;">By Daniela Rivas <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"> Reading is so peaceful and calm <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"> Reading is so quiet <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"> That I want to read lots and lots <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"> Of books <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: 'Apple Chancery'; font-size: 40px;"> Reading is so awesome!

max is black and silky like  water   Long white   Whiskers a   Black wet   Nose and   When I pet   Him on the tail he   Hisses at me  // Anton //

__<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Animal Research __
We spent the months of January and February writing about animals! Each student chose an animal he/she was interested in and then worked to gather information about this animal from books and online resources. The children then organized and edited their research to write an informational report about their animal. They also used what they learned to create a scientific drawing of their animal. Finally, each student combined what they had learned with their own imagination to create a realistic fiction story about their animal.


 * Check out the following VoiceThread to see our scientific drawings and to hear some fascinating facts about us, and our chosen animals. We hope you will leave a comment about what you see and hear! **

(To make a comment, click "comment" below the picture that you would like to comment on. Then sign in using your existing VoiceThread account or register for a free account. Only your name and email address are required to register.)

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 * <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Do you want to know more about these animals? Read our informational reports by clicking on the links below: **
 * <span style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: separate; color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; line-height: 0px;">[[file:Snow Leopards by Tenzin.pdf]] || <span style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: separate; color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; line-height: 0px;">[[file:Humpback Whales by Isabella.pdf]] || <span style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: separate; color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; line-height: 0px;">[[file:Wolves by Benigno.pdf]] ||
 * <span style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: separate; color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; line-height: 0px;">[[file:Tarantulas by William.pdf]] || <span style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: separate; color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; line-height: 0px;">[[file:Golden Retrievers by Isiah.pdf]] || <span style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: separate; color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[[file:Wolves by Reuben.pdf]] ||
 * <span style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: separate; color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[[file:Horses by Jasmine.pdf]] || <span style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: separate; color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[[file:Chameleons by Kaly.pdf]] || <span style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: separate; color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[[file:Horses by Charles.pdf]] ||
 * <span style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: separate; color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[[file:Bears by Jenna.pdf]] || <span style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: separate; color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[[file:Coral Snakes by Abigail.pdf]] || <span style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: separate; color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[[file:Polar Bears by Sienna.pdf]] ||
 * <span style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: separate; color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[[file:Tarantulas by Donovan.pdf]] || <span style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: separate; color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[[file:Baboons by Caitlyn.pdf]] || <span style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: separate; color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[[file:Rattlesnakes by Tishoun.pdf]] ||
 * <span style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: separate; color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[[file:Lions by Leo.pdf]] || <span style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: separate; color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[[file:Pit Bulls by Josh.pdf]] ||  ||


 * <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Here are the stories we wrote using animals as our main character. These stories are realistic fiction. **
 * [[file:Snow Leopard by Tenzin.pdf]] || [[file:Humpback by Isabella.pdf]] || [[file:Gray Wolf by Benigno.pdf]] ||
 * [[file:Tarantula by William.pdf]] || [[file:The Dog and the Bird by Isiah.pdf]] || [[file:Wolf by Reuben.pdf]] ||
 * [[file:A Horse and Her Babies by Jasmine.pdf]] || [[file:Chameleon by Kaly.pdf]] || [[file:I'm Lost! by Charles.pdf]] ||
 * [[file:The Bear and the Mouse by Jenna.pdf]] || [[file:The Bird by Abigail.pdf]] || [[file:Mother Polar Bear Goes Looking for Food by Sienna.pdf]] ||
 * [[file:War of the Tarantula by Donovan.pdf]] || [[file:Baboon's Mistake by Caitlyn.pdf]] || [[file:The Rattlesnake and the Mouse by Tishoun.pdf]] ||
 * [[file:A Vicious Leader by Leo.pdf]] || [[file:Fluffy Makes a Friend by Josh.pdf]] || [[file:Zebras in the Grass by Amya.pdf]] ||