Mrs. Black had Trick or Treaters from our Class

I always love having kids from school come to my house....I know we live "way out" and it is very hard to make all the rounds, but I always enjoy seeing the costumes! I had a visit from Cooper and Faith. Of course I had to add Ava and Garrett's picture in here too.Along with little Aubrey my 9 month old grandbaby in Ohio.

Our Fall Book Prop Reports were a hit!!!

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Working Dog Presentation

After our story this week of Tara and Tiree and exploring how dogs help in our lives, we were very lucky to have one of our classmates invite their grandparents to school to share their working dog. We learned this week that dogs have a keen sense of smell and hearing and are wonderful at helping those with special needs. Anna's grandmother shared how her working dog watches over her carefully with a medical condition she deals with every day. We also learned that a dog has natural instincts that humans don't have and can often times save lives. Anna was very proud of this visit and the entire second grade class enjoyed the presentation very much.

A Taste from the Islands

While we were studying landforms...our discussion of islands came up and I always share my life in Hawaii when I was in the second grade. This is always a fun story for me to share and one I think my students enjoy hearing. I brought them some Li Hing Mango to sample as one of my childhood treats and told them why children ate it. Be sure to ask your children about the experience,...they wrote about it in their journals. Great fun!

Math "Team Time"

A couple of times per week, we have "Team Time", and the children work hard at solving math problems together cooperatively! This can be a challenge from time to time. Looking for clue words and remembering related facts is always helpful. We get better and better each time we work on this. It is amazing how much they can learn from each other.

Mrs. Black visits Ohio to see Aubrey

I thought I would squeeze a couple of pics of my grandbaby Aubrey from the weekend visit we made. Ava went with us...so they had some great girl fun!

PHS presents Live Wax Figures to Wiseman

We enjoyed the students of Mrs. Linda Starnes on Friday, August 31st as they presented their dramatic presentations of live wax characters for Wiseman Students. It was greatly enjoyed by everyone.