Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Today was New Name Day in our classroom. Everyone picked a new name just for today. Ms. Stern gave us nametags to wear. These were our new names for today: Maggie, Adam, Taylor, Owen, Michael M., Madden, Mia, Posada, Jennifer, Steve, Bob, Jade, Jenna, Sam, Jake, Michael, Maddy, Megan, Nicholas, and Katie. It was confusing for some kids because some people chose names of kids in the class. So when Ms. Stern called Adam, Steve, or Megan, the kids with those names thought she was talking to them. We ended up having two Michaels. Some kids had trouble spelling their new names, especially when their nametags came off. Katie liked New Name Day because she didn’t have to get confused by all of the Dylans that we usually have. Sam was excited that she got to pick her name.

Sasha and Sarah’s moms came in to help us with our Field Day shirts. We learned two different ways to tie dye. The first way was by folding the shirt and the other way was twisting it. We used rubber bands to hold the shirts in place. They will make stripes or swirls on our shirts. Next, we had to dunk our shirts into water and then squeeze out the extra water. The last step for today was to put it in the red dye and then put the shirt into bags with our names on them. After they have had a chance to set, we are going to continue to decorate them. Once we finished with our shirts, everyone had snack and then had time to read in their book bags.

After lunch we went to the library for our last book exchange. We went into the computer lab and played Pigeon games that were on Mo Willems’ website. Half the class was in the lab while the other class picked out books. If we picked out our books and still had time, we could draw our own picture of the pigeon or work on another paper.

We had P.E. this afternoon. When we got to the gym, Coach Seeney couldn’t believe that our names were switched right after he finally learned our real ones! We played Crocodile. Then we played Clean Up Your Room. Coach Hudson sometimes jokes with us that he will take the winning team (with the least amount of stuff in their room) that he will take them to Toys R Us or for ice cream. Ms. Stern came in towards the end and started to play, too.

We finally got to do our 100 facts after we returned from specials and had time to pack up. Tomorrow is our trip to TZE. We will be learning about the school, second grade, and the people who work there. We’re also going to be going into Mrs. Fanning’s class to talk to the kids and find out what second grade is really like. Remember to leave your questions on the blog for the children to answer!