We had a special visitor come in from JVC, Jewish Volunteer Connection. She told us that it is a very nice thing to help others and that our project is a good deed. She talked about how we can help people and all the places she's been to help others. She talked about what we've done to help others; Bunches of Lunches, delivering Mishloach Manot on Purim, and Thanksgiving Day of Service. She drew a body and asked us how we use our senses to see the reactions of people we help. The discussion we had as we created the picture made us realize that when we do good deeds, we help ourselves also.
Class 2B is studying the rights and responsibilities of citizens. A responsibility is something that people do to help the common good. Today our grade decorated flower pots and planted flowers to give to formerly homeless people to decorate their new homes. We had a special visitor come in from JVC, Jewish Volunteer Connection. She told us that it is a very nice thing to help others and that our project is a good deed. She talked about how we can help people and all the places she's been to help others. She talked about what we've done to help others; Bunches of Lunches, delivering Mishloach Manot on Purim, and Thanksgiving Day of Service. She drew a body and asked us how we use our senses to see the reactions of people we help. The discussion we had as we created the picture made us realize that when we do good deeds, we help ourselves also.
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2B has been treated to a string of famous visitors over the past few weeks. Historical figures from past and present have stopped by to share their life stories with us. We have learned about so many people and their contributions to our lives! Below are pictures of the many famous people who have dropped in.
...and with it has come a serious case of spring fever! 2B students have been unusually rowdy these past few days. We spent our morning discussing appropriate school behavior and wrote some simple rules to follow for the rest of the year.
Here they are: 1. Behave appropriately - be respectful during learning times and save silliness for the appropriate times. 2. Pay attention quietly and listen respectfully - talk only when you're called on and let others have their turn to speak. 3. Walk through the hallways quietly - when you're in the halls, allow others to learn by being quiet and stay safe by walking. We noticed these three rules all fall under the golden rule of treating others with respect. We promise to work our hardest to follow these rules. We have a lot to learn in this last month of school and we don't want to waste a minute! The Bo N'Daber theme for April was conflict resolution. We discussed the many conflicts in which second graders find themselves. We discovered that every conflict had a similarity - they all occurred at times there was no teacher around. Most of the time, the conflicts happened on the playground or at other unstructured play times. Sometimes, we realized we got into conflicts when we worked with partners on school projects. Here is a list of the conflicts that second graders get into:
1. At recess - when teams aren't fair 2. At play times - when someone feels excluded 3. At play times - when we argue about the rules of a game 4. At play times - when someone feels excluded 5. When someone uses hurtful or mean words 6. During a misunderstanding 7. When answers are right or wrong After we determined the sources of conflicts, we worked together to come up with some solutions to use to solve the conflict, Our goal is to find tools for us to use so we can solve the conflict ourselves, without asking a teacher for help. Of course, we know that if we can't solve the problem ourselves, our teachers are always available to help us. Here is our list of solutions: 1. Use "I" messages to let the other person know how we feel 2. Take turns choosing 3. Mix up the players for teams so the teams aren't always the same 4. Walk away 5. Remember that this is about playing and we shouldn't spend our time arguing 6. Compromise so everyone gets a little of what they want 7. Play rock, paper, scissors to find a solution |
Amanda LevineI am headed back to my roots this year. I'll be teaching 4th grade again. Of my 18 years in the classroom, 12 of them have been have been in 4th grade. Now I'm back. Archives
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