Trip to the Moon!

Yesterday we went on a Virtual Field Trip to the moon!  NASA has a great website that lets you "go back in time" to Apollo 10's launch and trip to the moon.  It shows real photos and videos of astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, and it simulates the rocket launch and the lunar module used in the landing.

It was very fun and exciting because we have been studying all about the moon in science, and we have even been reading all about the moon and outer space in our small reading groups!

Check it out by clicking the link below!

MOON FIELD TRIP

School-wide Field Trip to Casa Manana

We all had such fun at our school wide field trip to see Santa Claus: the Musical at Casa Manana!  It was  great for us to experience a live theatrical performance and see all the work that goes into putting on a production like that.

"Santa Claus the Musical"

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Virtual Field Trip: All About Bats

Yesterday 2nd grade took a VIRTUAL Field Trip to learn even more about BATS!  Bats are such interesting creatures (ding ding ding, vocabulary word!), and the students really enjoy studying them.

The field trip was awesome, and the students really seemed to be engaged and interested!  The links we visited had SO much fun stuff, that we didn't get the chance to do ALL of it, so I wanted to include it on our blog so that your child can take a closer look at everything.

Here is the link to the Virtual Field Trip.  I hope you will enjoy it as much as we did!


Virtual Field Trip: Batty for Bats

Thank you to Ms. Dowdy (Technology Toni) for creating this awesome Virtual Field Trip for us!

School-Wide Field Trip in December

We had a blast at our school-wide field trip in December. We went to Grapevine Mills to see The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader and Tangled.

We also listened to the book on tape of Narnia in class ahead of time so we would be familiar with the story.

C.S. Lewis created a world of amazing fantasy, that's for sure!

Field Trip Reminders

Paper copy will be coming home tomorrow, but here are a few reminders for Friday's bowling field trip:

*We'll leave the school around 8:45 am.
*We will have lunch and recess at Kid Kountry from approximately 12:00-1:00.

IMPORTANT:
***Your child needs a sack lunch, a drink, and a snack (disposable items are preferred). The snack must be separate from the lunch, as these things will be traveling separately. =) Also, please CLEARLY LABEL each of your child's pieces with his or her name.

***Your child should wear a Lakeside shirt or a red shirt if possible.


I think that's it for now! Thanks so much, and we will get some fun field trip photos posted when we can!!

Week of April 27th

Hello there!

Here are a few reminders for this coming week.

***Please have your child VOTE using the Poll on the right sidebar of this blog. They just need to click on their answer, then click Vote. Thanks!

Monday we will begin Spelling groups again. Our Spelling test will be on Thursday this week, as Friday we'll be on our Field Trip.

Tuesday is our Math TAKS Test! One down, one to go! I know our students will do amazing on the test if they remember to use all of their helpful strategies and check over their work CAREFULLY! We will have breakfast in the cafeteria again (sausage biscuits) for those who want it. Otherwise, students should have a healthy breakfast at home!

Friday is our Bowling Field Trip with Mrs. Bladl. We will be having our sack lunches at Kid Kountry after bowling (around noon), and parents are welcome to visit with their children at the park if they'd like.

Friday will also be Jackie's last day with us, as her family is moving to Frisco. She will be missed very much, and we wish her the best of luck at her new school! We are so glad she was part of our class this year.

You will soon be receiving information about our upcoming 3rd Grade Field Trip, which will be on May 15th. We will be going to the Ballpark in Arlington, and parents are welcome to attend with us. More information on this soon.

Thanks for everything, and have a great weekend!