Getting to Know You!

 Hello 2nd Grade Families!

Soon you will be getting a letter in the mail from me. The letter will refer to a link to a form that can be found here:

https://goo.gl/forms/DO67T9DIegqKSHVG2

Please take a moment to fill out this form so I can get to know your child better before school begins!

Ms. Frederich's Class of 2016-2017

Welcome to 2nd Grade!

Ms. Frederich's Class of 2016-2017

I can't wait to meet everyone! 
Check out the post below to learn a little bit more about me. 
There is also a "Getting to Know You" form to fill out. 
See you soon!

Jason C.
William D. 
Lucas F.
Heidi F.
Caroline F. 
Bobby K.
Noah M.
Briley M.
Kaelyn M.
Drake M.
Sara P.
Charlie P.
Joseph R.
Isabella R.
Mary-Destiny R.
Alice S.
Peyton S.
Breanna S.
Sylvia T.
Natalie W.
Alexandria W.

Meet Your Teacher!

Hello Second Graders!

My names is Ms. Frederich. I LOVE teaching second grade! We are going to have so much fun this year. I am so excited to meet all of you soon! Until then, here is a little bit of information about me.

I just bought a new house! I live in Crestwood, just a few miles from Concord.

My favorite sport is baseball - I love watching the Cardinals!

I have one daughter named Kaylin {she is in second grade this year!} and one dog named Lilly {she only wishes she could go to school!} 

My favorite thing to eat is chocolate ice cream. But I can't live without my coffee either!

My favorite thing to read is the Harry Potter Series. 

I also love photography, writing, and swimming in our backyard pool!

My favorite thing I did this summer was visit Disney World and the beach!

If I could go anywhere in the world, I would visit London, England. I also really love to visit New Orleans, LA whenever I can!

My favorite colors are pink, royal blue, and yellow.

My favorite flowers are daisies.

Here are a few photos from my summer!

   

Diary of a Wimpy Kid Webcast!

Real World Learning!

Practicing Telling time in our flexible seats!

Flexible Seating!

Henry and the Kite Dragon

Earth Day Scavenger Hunt!

Telling Time!

This week, we have been learning about telling time on an analog clock. To practice this, I have found some really awesome websites with practice games. 

Check it out!

STOP THE CLOCK - there are 3 different levels:

http://resources.oswego.org/games/StopTheClock/sthec2.html

http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/StopTheClock/sthecR.html

http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/StopTheClock/sthec3.html

ABC-YA

http://www.abcya.com/telling_time.htm

Math Play - lots of games!

http://www.math-play.com/time-games.html

Dojo Pizza Party!!

Tomorrow we are celebrating reaching 3,000 class dojo points with a PIZZA PARTY! We will eat pizza for lunch tomorrow, Wednesday 4/13! Your child should bring their own special drink. If you would like to donate a couple dollars to cover the cost of the pizza, you are welcome to, but it isn't required. 

Animoto!

https://animoto.com/

Library Maker's Space!

Snap circuits in the library Maker's Space with Mrs. Graef!!! We put together an electrical circuit to make noises, lights, and fans work!!

Posted by Ms. Frederich's 2nd Grade on Thursday, March 17, 2016

Peek at the Week! (and beyond!)

Welcome to our class!

I'd like to welcome Sree Vankaylapati to our classroom! Sree joins our class from Los Angeles,  California! We are so glad you are here and can't wait to get to know you better!

Check out our Facebook Page for some recent pictures!

Writing like scientists and creating levers!

Posted by Ms. Frederich's 2nd Grade on Monday, March 14, 2016

UNDER CONSTRUCTION - PLEASE COME BACK LATER TODAY FOR MORE DETAILS!

Monday 3/21 - Friday 3/25 - No School - Spring Break!

There will be NO SCHOOL next week due to the Spring Break holiday! Enjoy your time off! I can't wait to hear all about the fun the kids will have!


Friday 4/15  -  STL ZOO Field Trip

We will be going to the ZOO on Friday April 15th. We will leave Concord at 8:45 and be at the Zoo until 2:00. We should return to Concord around 2:40 pm. We will eat lunch at the zoo - all students will need to pack a sack lunch. Students should NOT bring money. They will not be allowed to buy anything while we are there.

Parent volunteers are welcome to ride the bus with us, or meet us there. More information to come on that. Also - parents, please do not buy the children anything at the zoo (train rides, food, souvenirs, etc.) We will be far too busy seeing fun things to buy stuff :)

There will be more details to come as we get closer to the trip!

If you have any questions or concerns, let me know! 
Have a great week!

Growth Mindset!

We used to think that or intellegence was fixed - meaning we were either smart or we weren't. Scientists have proven that is simply not true. Our brain acts like a muscle - the more we use it, the stronger and smarter our brain becomes. 

We have been learning more about GROWTH MINDSET and how to embrace challenges with these videos from Class Dojo! 

Genius Hour in Action!

Check out our Genius Hour!!!! The kids kids worked SO hard yesterday on their projects - learning new things is FUN!!!
Posted by Ms. Frederich's 2nd Grade on Thursday, March 3, 2016

Peek at the Week 2/16

I hope everyone had a nice three day weekend! We had snow and sunshine and everything in between! Thankfully the weather is warming up this week and we will hopefully get to spend plenty of time outside and with the windows open! We have had MANY sick kiddos in our room in the past few weeks (and a sick  adult... ahem) Please remind your children of the important of covering their mouth when they cough, washing their hands, and other general good hygiene. I hate seeing my kiddos sick! I'm thrilled to be able to open the windows this week, gets some fresh air, and kill some germs that may be lingering in our room!!

In reading, we are reviewing non-fiction writing as we jump into some exciting scientific topics!
In writing, we beginning an exciting unit on writing like scientists! 

In math, we will continue to expand our knowledge of algebra with larger numbers in the thousands and beyond!

Monday 2/15/16 - No School (Presidents Day)

No Library Class this week! Students will visit the Library individually throughout the week to exchange books. Due to our day off to celebrate Presidents Day, we will not go to the library for class this week. We will visit Mrs. Graeff next week!


Tuesday 2/16/16 - Magic House Field Trip
We will be visiting the Magic House on Tuesday! We will have lunch at school as usual, just at a later time. It is helpful if your child wears their purple "Ignite, Innovate, Inspire" shirts they received at the beginning of the year!

If you are a parent planning on coming with us and plan on riding the bus, please be at the classroom by 9:00. There is plenty of space, so you are welcome to ride along with us! Otherwise you can meet us at the Magic House around 9:30 near the Emerson Education Entrance. We will return to Concord by 12:15 pm and have lunch in our classroom when we return.

Thursday 2/18 --- Maker Fair 3:30 - 6:00 pm

Friday 2/19 --- Spring Picture Day (This is the one where kids can bring a prop!)

Friday 3/4 --- Half Day of School (Dismissal at 11:50 am)

If you have any questions or concerns, let me know! 
Have a great week!

Valentine Name List

 

Please send a card for each child in the class! Please do not attach candy due to allergies. Pencils, stickers, etc are welcome!

Valentine Class List

Jackson

Maggie

Baxter

Madyson

Lauren

Reagan

Phrankie

Kerim

Nate

Ramil

Noelle

Charlie

Makayla

Colin

Katherine

Louie

Max

Aiden

Mira

Irie

Early Release Day!!

Tomorrow, Wednesday 2/10/16, is an early release day! Students will be dismissed at 1:40 PM. Please send a note or email with your child if their dismissal plan is changing! 

Valentine's Day Friendship Celebration!

We will have a small Valentine's celebration in class next Friday February 12th! We will exchange Valentine cards and have a friendship trail mix! Today your child brought home a paper with each child's name on it in both print and cursive. They aren't required to use cursive, but some of them wanted to try! It's great practice! Please have a Valentine card for every child. We will make special envelopes in class on that day. Please do not attach candy to cards, due to allergies. Pencils are fine, but please no candy attached to cards.

Each student should also bring their own special drink for our party - juice box, Gatorade, soda, etc. They just need to bring one for themselves. 

Please sign up to bring an item for our trail mix as well as a few other supplies.

http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c084da4ac2aa5fa7-valentine