Sunday, June 5, 2011
End of the Year
I, for one, must say that I have definitely been counting down the days until summer vacation. Nine more to go! My class this year has been a very challenging group, but I will still miss them, of course. (I think the stress of grad school has not helped any as well...) On Tuesday, we will be going to the VA Beach Aquarium which I am very excited about. I think it will be a great opportunity for the kids to learn more about living things, an objective that we cover in 2nd grade. There are many more fun activities planned for the end of the school year as well. I look forward to next year and hope I'll be in 2nd grade again because I've already thought of many new things that I'd like to do with my class next year. But until then, I'm ready for summer vacation and so are my students! I think we all need a break! :)
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When in 2nd grade, we always ended the year with a trip to the Outer Banks to visit the NC Aquarium. It was a fun trip as well as a culminating learning experience for many of the things we had read about in our reading stories and discussed in science. The aquarium provided them with a scavenger hunt of animals they needed to look for and learn about. This really kept them focused and on-task but still allowed for a little freedom.
ReplyDeleteI miss 2nd grade in ways but 1st grade was a fresh breath of air and I too look forward to the new year (after a well-deserved summer though)
It's kind of bittersweet for me too! I hate to let my babies go but at the same time, they need to go! We only have 3 left now. Have fun with them while you can!
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