December Incentive

We had our incentive on Wednesday! All of our incentives this year are competitions. We are working on teaching the kids that there are winners and losers and how to have good sportsmanship. We are also working on how to work as a team! We do a competition monthly and we give out ribbons to the classes. We display the ribbons in the hallway! We have done physical and mental challenges. This month we played pin the star on the tree and pin the carrot on the snowman. Check out the fun we had!

RAOK

Have you heard what we have been up to....well if not, be very proud of your child for keeping such an amazing secret....RAOK!


Our class goal for the month of December was to do a Random Act of Kindness for 25 days. It was soooo hard to keep it a secret and I must say there were a few times I thought for sure we were going to get caught. We worked with our trusty first grade neighbors in Ms. Sulentic's room to bring a great deal of cheer to Glenbrook, to our community, and to your families.


Here is what your children did for 25 days in December....


December 1st--We were super sneaky and left candycanes on cars in the parking lot! We had to crouch down to not get caught several times!!!


December 2nd--We put decorations on the computers in the lab and left change on the vending machine for someone to have a soda on us.


December 3rd--We wrote letters to the mailman.


December 4th--We made a hug for someone special.


December 5th--We made cards for the nursing home.


December 6th--We made thank you cards for the police and firemen.


December 7th--We made a winter project for the doctor's office.


December 8th--We made a huge letter and made a special cup for our crossing guards. This was another very tricky day! We were almost caught several times.


December 9th--Mrs. Wiedeman purchased books for kids who needed some and we decorated the inside of them. We put them in stockings and gave them to the pantry.


December 10th and 11th--We brought coupons home to do an extra chore on the weekend.


December 12th--We left Mr. Sufka a beautiful picture and a brand new Santa tie.


December 13th--We painted vases and Mrs. Wiedeman bought flowers for the secretaries.


December 14th--We created a huge tree and put it on 
Ms. Disterhaft's door.


December 15th--We left candy in the media room for some lucky kids.


December 16th--We typed up Christmas notes in the computer lab and then put them all over the school.


December 17th--We were to give a hug to someone special.


December 18th--We were to clean our room without being asked.


December 19th--We decorated boxes and gave candycanes to all the kindergartners.


December 20th--We gave all the second graders cookies and all the fixins to decorate them.


December 21st--We gave the fifth graders boxes of candy.


December 22nd--We sent out an email and sang a song for the school!


December 23rd--We sent cards in the mail to our parents.


December 24th--We gave our parents a Christmas present!


December 25th--Merry Christmas! We spent time with family!


I honestly have to say this is one of the best things I've done as a teacher. I asked the kids at the beginning of December how many of them like to give or receive gifts and hands down receiving was more fun. I asked again this week and this time giving was more fun. That's what Christmas is all about....


Please watch the slideshow in the sidebar to see many of the things we did!

Monkey Moola Gameboard Day

Hi All,

We had a great Monkey Moola Gambeboard Party on Friday. In the past I have always done auctions with the Monkey Moola. This year I wanted to shake it up a bit and allow kids to use their money to "buy" things. Our first party this year was a trailmix party which was a hit. This time the kids brought their gameboards and then they were able to purchase hot chocolate and all the fixins. Oh my....whip cream, chocolate drizzle, and the works!

The gameboard party was sooo much fun too! It was really great to see kids actually working together to play games. Teaching each other the ins and outs of their games. The kids were so engaged and they were truly getting along! We are going to have another gameboard party for sure.

12/1

Hi,

We have been busy doing lots of great things at school.

We are excited for December to be here! We learned about Caldecott books and voted for the book we thought should win the award for best illustrations. Ask your child which book won.

We also have been learning about inferring and today they had to figure out what was in the mystery box. Wonder what was in there....

Mrs. Wiedeman

Career Day

We had so much fun learning about different careers on Friday!

More Apple President

The candidates campaigned and voting day came! The winner.....Golden Delicious

(Mrs. McAllister was one happy apple!)

Apple President

We learned about the election process this week in class.

The Nominees....

We had a primary election and narrowed the candidates down to Golden Delicious and Granny Smith.

Cream a Teacher

The Cream a Teacher event on Friday was fabulous and fun! The teachers had a blast and the kids loved it!

Candy Corn Bandit

The Candy Corn Bandit came to school today! Thankfully we found him. He is now taped to the wall!

Hoola Hoop Competition

We had our second incentive...Ella and Evan P. did an amazing job again today. Ella took 2nd and Evan P. took 1st. Way to go!

WILD THINGS

Check out our Wild Things. We did some wild descriptive writing yesterday as well! It was a fantastic group time!

More Funeral

More Funeral...such sad sounds....

Rest In Peace Funeral

What a sad, sad, day in second grade. Our good friends: Big, Bad, Small, Pretty, and Happy are no longer with us. We are grateful though that their siblings are alive and well!

Sorry

Hi,

I feel bad that it has been so long since I have posted. This is a crazy busy time of year. I am excited to see all of you at conferences. Here is a look at what we've been up to! We got a chance to see our butterflies

Mrs. Wiedeman

Thank You

Thank you so much for making our DQ night a huge success! The money raised will be used to bring the naturalists from the Wildlife Sanctuary to Glenbrook next week!

October 7th

The butterflies have emerged and the kids are beyond excited!

THIS IS ONE IS FOR THE KIDS

What do you like to read at home?

Question for Parents

Hello Parents,

We are working on finding good books to read. We are reading joke books, magazines, recipe books, fiction books, nonfiction books, and the list goes on. What do you like to read at home?

Can't wait to hear your responses!

Mrs. Wiedeman's Class

Math Games

The kids did a super job of playing math games today!

Swimming

Check us out at the pool!

Ladybug Fun

We had a great time making ladybug cookies!

First Day Video

First Day

We had a fabulous first day of school. The kids were very well behaved and listened well to my directions. They were super excited for all the things we did today! Make sure to ask them about our scavenger hunt, books we read, and all the fun that they took part in today.

See you on Friday!

Mrs. Wiedeman

August 2011

Summer is almost over! The new school year will begin soon. I can't wait to meet my new kiddos. It is always exciting to get a new class of students. Enjoy your last few days of summer vacation!

Mrs. Wiedeman

Chair Races

We had so much fun at chair races today. Mrs. Wiedeman came in 1st place in the relay race and 3rd place in the Ultimate Chair Race. It was a blast! A huge thank you to Isaac for pushing Mrs. Wiedeman to a win in the relay race!