SCIENCE and MATH Words

This week's words are SCIENCE and MATH words we have learned this week and last week. Students are writing the definitions for you to read!

DEFINITION is what the word means.

PARALLELOGRAM is a word for a diamond shape.

VERTICES are the angles on a plane figure.

ANGLES are corners on shapes.

A CLOSED FIGURE is a 2D figure that you can write on paper with all the sides connected to each other.

AXIS is line that an object spins around.

COUNTER BALANCE is a weight that is used to balance an object. We used COUNTER BALANCE to balance a pencil on a popsicle stick.

BALANCE is when an object is steady and even when the weight is equal on both sides. This will keep the object from falling over.

This week Mrs. Golden's class learned about PREPOSITIONS. Wow! That's a big word. We learned that using PREPOSITIONS is a way to ELABORATE our writing by telling where and when. Read about my dog, Collin.

_____ we went for a walk, Collin sat _____ in the soft green grass. He had his UT Longhorn collar _____ his neck. His favorite spot _____ the yard is _____ _____ the tree. He likes to lay _____ the shady branches. Collin will stay in the cool grass _____ it gets dark and he has _____ come inside.

This week's word is SURVEY!

According to Dictionary.com, a SURVEY is "A gathering of a sample of data or opinions."

Our second grade teachers would like to know more about our students and their families.

We would greatly appreciate it if you would click on this link to our SURVEY and answer a few questions.

Filling out this SURVEY will be good practice for future SURVEYS to come from Second Grade.

Thank you!

Mrs. Walker
I ♡ teaching

Welcome to 2010!

I hope each of you had a wonderful holiday time with your family.  

My family spent lots of time together.  One of my favorite things in life is to have all four of my children, my son-in-law, my dad, my brother, my husband, and me all together.  We were all together Christmas Day.  It was a very special time.  

My husband, Randy, and I got to go see my sister's new house and visit with her and her husband.  Here is a video of her COCKATIEL.  He is a funny bird named Niobe.

This week's word is COCKATIEL.  What is a cockatiel?  What clues did you use in the blog post to figure out the meaning of COCKATIEL?

Leave a post telling Mrs. Walker about the clues you used to find the definition of COCKATIEL.

Happy Hunting!

Mrs. Walker
I ♡ teaching

WordS of the Week...

FUN!!! We are ENJOYING school these days! We are doing lots of EXCITING activities. We are ENERGIZED about writing!

Our holiday stories are AWESOME. We practiced using adjectives by adding missing details to a picture of Santa, Mrs. Claus, an elf, a Christmas tree, a gingerbread man, or a reindeer. Students REQUESTED to write at times Mrs. Walker wasn't in the class for writing time! That made Mrs. Walker ECSTATIC!

This week Mrs. Golden's class got Flat Stanley back from President Obama at the White House. We were ELATED to read about his adventures with President Obama and his family.




We LOVE school!!

I know our students ENJOY the links I put on my blog. Here is one that will provide hours of ENTERTAINMENT. Visit Santa at the North Pole.

Mrs. Walker
I ♡ teaching