Vermalane

Do you know where Micronesia is? We do because our special guest today told us where it is! Vermalane's family moved to the United States from Micronesia several years ago. She also shared with us some words in her native language! It sounded beautiful. Vermalane is blessed to have a large family. Her family includes her Mommy, Daddy, 4 sisters and one brother! We can tell that Vermalane is a great big sister because she is so kind and caring towards others. Vermanale has many favorites including: purple, green, her toothbrush holder, America's Funniest Videos, Junie B. Jones books and Chinese food. When Vermalane grows up she would like to be a Zookeeper. One person Vermalane looks up to is her dad! She said she looks up to him because he is a great baseball player. We enjoyed learning all about Vermalane today!

Students have started to really grow in their notetaking skils! Look at the way Brianna has organized her steno pad into sections of "favorites" and "food"! What a great way to oganize your thoughts Brianna! Megan has learned to cross off her steno pad notes as she uses them in her story! Wonderful job Megan!

Air is all around us!

Here are a few pictures from our first experiment with air! Today we learned that air is all around us. We experimented with a plastic bag, straw, foam ball, cotton ball, feather, and balloon. I hope your child came home from school today and shared what they learned! Tomorrow we will begin to understand how air creates weather through our reading and reflections on our experiment.

Sammy

Today we met someone who would like to grow up to be a professional football player! Do you know who it is? He plays on the Little League football team named the Gamecocks! It is Sammy! Sammy would like to play either quarterback or running back when he grows up. Sammy told us that his family is his Mommy, Daddy, and brother Edward. He also has three dogs Sadie, Nala and Atos. Some of Sam's favorite's include: his Wii, pizza, blue, writing, math, and playing football! Sam told us that he really looks up to his Dad and would like to be like him one day. We enjoyed learning all about Sammy today!

Reagan

Today we interviewed a very special guest named Reagan! Reagan is orginally from Ohio. She moved to Myrtle Beach over the summer. She shared with us how it can be difficult to move away from friends but how exciting it is to make new friends here.She keeps in touch with her friends in Ohio by writing them! They have formed a "Flat Stanley" kind of Pen Pal club. Reagan has a bunny that her grandma gave to her called "Lamby". This is one of her most cherished toys! In addition to her Lamb, Reagan loves playing her nintendo Wii! Reagan's family enjoys trips to the beach. Recently she found a sand dollar in the sand at the beach! Reagan told us that she lives with her Mommy, Daddy, sister Rachel and two cats, Whiskers and Nikky. When Reagan grows up, she would like to be a teacher! I know she will make a wonderful teacher! We truly enjoyed learning all about you today Reagan!

Annual T-Shirt Sale

Dear Parents,

As you know, your child is participating in a very special program this year called Hearts’ Stories. Starting very soon, members from the community, parents, grandparents and relatives will be invited by students to come into our classroom to be interviewed. These classroom interviews will be held once a week and we call these days “Hearts Stories” days. We will wear special t-shirts to show our classroom community and pride in what we are doing! These t-shirts can be worn to school each week on the “Hearts’ Stories” day. Then, all of the children participating in this program at this school will wear their t-shirt to our big end of the year Hearts’ Stories Family and Community Celebration. In addition, it is always a joy to see past students in 3rd, 4th and even 5th grade in Hearts’ Stories shirts from when they were in second grade!

Look for a letter and order form that explains t-shirt sizes and prices coming home in your child's FROGS folder this week. T-shirt orders will be due on October 8th, 2010. If you are currently unable to purchase a shirt for your child but would like for them to have one, please indicate that on the order form. If you are able to make a $10 donation for a child who may not be able to purchase a shirt, please indicate that on the order form. The sale of the t-shirts helps to purchase supplies needed for the program and also shows our amazing community being built through the Hearts’ Stories program!

Most sincerely,
Mrs. Edwards

PS. Hearts' Stories was incorporated into a State of South Carolina Non-Profit Organization three years ago to support teachers and their students in this wonderful program!

Accepting Cash and Checks made out to "Hearts' Stories"

($10) Youth Sizes Small -Large
($10) Adult Sizes Small- X-Large
($13) *Adult Plus Sizes XX-Large-XXX-Large

Olivia

Today we met someone who is originally from Pennsylvania! Do you know who that is? It is Olivia! Olivia was born in Pennsylvania on January 30th, 2003. This past summer she returned to Pennsylvania to visit her relatives. Together, they visited the Pittsburgh Zoo. Olivia got to stand next to a huge elephant and have her picture taken! She said that was very neat and even a little scary. Her Aunt made her a very special memory book of her trip to Pittsburgh. Speaking of books, Olivia is an author and illustrator! She made a book called The Little Dew Mouse to explain why dew is on the ground! It is an incredible story! Some of Olivia's favorites include: pink, purple, chicken nuggets, math, the beach, and the Disney Channel. Olivia told us that her family is very special to her. She lives with her Mommy, Daddy, big brother Matthew, little brother Ben and her sister, Annalis. We enjoyed Olivia's interview today.

Landon

Do you know who loves Jimmy Johnson? Landon! Landon enjoys watching Nascar and likes to cheer for the number 48 car! He also has a passion for hunting and showed the class a picture of his first doe. Landon told us that he lives with his Step dad, Mom, and little brother Jackson. We could tell he dearly loves his little brother by the way he smiled when he talked about Jackson. Some of Landon's favorites include, steak, Magic Treehouse books, playing his xbox and wii, as well as the color blue! He showed us a very special shark tooth necklace that his dad gave to him. We learned so much about Landon today! We hope you did too!