A Timeline of Papillion

Learning about the past is an important part of social studies; understanding the past can be hard though!  When you are 8 years old, everything seems to have happened in the past.  Many 2nd graders are unable to tell you who lived first - George Washington or Abraham Lincoln - and some would even tell you that they lived at the same time.  How then, do we get young children to understand that things that have happened in the past occurred over a span of time?  We use time lines.

Because our standards are focused heavily on understanding how our community has changed over time, we used a timeline of Papillion's history.  We began with the founding of Papillion in 1857 and listed important events that have occurred, including when Hickory Hill opened, Shadow Lake's opening, and the building of Werner Park.  Students worked together to put the events into order and discussed why things have changed in our community. 

You can support this understanding at home by having your child create a timeline of their own life, or even of your family.  Talk with them about how your family has changed throughout the years. 

I'm Talking BIG!

In writing we have been working on revising our writing by using more exciting words.  Today we read an awesome poem:  I'm Talking Big!

I’m Talking Big!

By: Colin McNaughton

I’m talking big!

I’m talking huge!

I’m talking enormous, immense,

Tremendous!

I’m talking hulking, towering,

Titanic, mountainous!

I’m talking maximum, massive, stupendous, gigantic, monumental!

I’m talking fantastic, fabulous,

Incredible, unbelievable, mammoth,

Vast!

I’m talking astronomical, mighty,

Monstrous, universal, colossal,

Magnificent, galactical!

I’m talking BIG!

 

After reading this poem, students worked together to write their own synonym poems for some of our "over-used" words. 

 

Walking

By:  Connor and Haleigh

 

I’m talking skipping!

I’m talking running!

I’m talking galloping and sliding, jogging, and hopping!

I’m talking walking!

 

Hot

By:  Sariyah and Addison

 

I’m talking  burning!

I’m talking steaming!

I’m talking sizzling, roasting, blistering.

I’m talking hot!

 

Small

By:  Andrew K. and Kamira

 

I’m talking teeny weeny!

I’m talking tiny!

I’m talking miniature, teeny, microscopic!

I’m talking small!

 

 

Happy

By Marriah and Mason

 

I’m talking joyful!

I’m talking elated!

I’m talking great, glad, thrilled!

I’m talking happy!

 

Excited

By: Emily and Andrew G.

 

I’m talking bedazzled!

I’m talking impressed!

I’m talking awesome, great, shocked!

I’m talking excited!

 

Sad

By:  Molly and Grace

 

I’m talking disappointed!

I’m talking worried!

I’m talking lonely, let down, upset!

I’m talking sad!

 

Good

By: Landyn and Trey

 

I’m talking nice!

I’m talking enjoyable!

I’m talking satisfying, excited, great!

I’m talking good!

 

Cold

By:  Madison and Thomas

 

I’m talking freezing!

I’m talking breezy!

I’m talking icy, windy, frosty!

I’m talking cold!

 

 

Nice!

By:  Orion and Bryce

 

I’m talking respectfully!

I’m talking honest!

I’m talking delightful, gladly, friendly!

I’m talking nice!

 

Fun

By:  Brayden and Joshua

 

I’m talking entertainment!

I’m talking ball!

I’m talking impressed, pleased, enjoyment!

I’m talking fun!

 

OUR MVP EMILY (the last one for the year!!)

I've had a great week being MVP.  I like when we get to make words out of my name.  Some of the words we made were mime, maze, are, and yum.  I got to share my poster the first day.  I got to bring five show and tells.  I brought my snow globe, my favorite book, "Night, Night Emily", a ball of clay I made.  I also brought a rainbow bracelet I made.  The snow day on Wednesday I did not do my WORDLE because we weren't here.  We did it today.  Today we got to do my MVP paper.  The MVP paper is when you get to say something nice about the person who is the MVP.  I loved being MVP but now it over.  That makes me sad because there is no more MVP's to do for the year so there will be no more papers or we won't get to see any more show and tells.  I am also feeling excited because I get to eat lunch with my mom!

Snow Day Musings ... And a Few Great Poems

I love snow days -- and hate them at the same time!  I love that I get a bonus day to spend with my family and get caught up on the never ending pile of work that teaching brings.  I also hate that I miss seeing the bright, shiny faces of my 21 friends.  We have a lot of fun learning together each day and I miss them when we are apart!

As for this snow day - I'm busy getting some work done for my boys' trap team, looking at some writing done by our friends, scoring essays for Hickory Hill's scholarship, and going through a stack of papers that have been needing my attention.

One of the things in my stack of papers are two great poems written by friends on our 2nd grade team.  One had an author name and will be noted, the other is apparently anonymous.  Either way - they are both great and I wanted to share them with you!

We're a
T - teammates
E - entertained
A- awesome
M - Mrs. Heath as teacher
         By:  Andrew K.

We're a Team
T-turns
E- excited
A-amazing
M-mighty

H-helpful
E-education
A-athletic
T-thoughtful
H-happy
     By:  Anonymous