We had a Geologist come to visit us!

This week we were lucky enough to be visited by Mr. Villeneuve, Nathaniel's uncle.  

He is a GEOLOGIST!

He showed us how rock is formed.

 He brought many examples of rock.

He even showed us rock that he drilled from deep in the earth!

He could tell different things about the rock after he sprayed water on it.

He was kind enough to leave his rock samples with us to explore.

Matthew took a close look at the igneous rocks.

Alex and Jack put the long rock back together like a puzzle.

Mrs. L. brought in a rock that had fossils in it!

Through careful research, we discovered it was definitely sedimentary.

Nathaniel and Bryanna took a close look together.

Madison and Cameron looked closely with the help of their magnifying glass.

What story did their rocks tell?

Thank you for your visit Mr. Villeneuve!

Categorizing and Observing Rocks

We carefully observed rocks from the three groups we have learned about; igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic.

We wrote down the characteristics we observed.

We found similarities to rocks on our posters.

Many of our characteristics were the same in each group!

The life of a geologist and classifying rocks can be very tricky!

Our Geology Study

We are starting our year with a Geology Study.

 Students collected rocks from their homes and neighborhoods.

 We shared them with one another.

 We observed them closely.

 We sorted our rocks by texture and size.

 We discussed their properties and took a good guess about their type.

Are they igneous, sedimentary, or metamorphic?

Nathaniel brought in some rocks that his uncle drilled from 100 feet deep in the earth!

First Week Smiles :o)

First week smiles...

"The Lounge"

We have learned how to use "The Lounge" in our classroom.  

It is such a relaxing place to enjoy a good book!

Second Grade Celebration :o)

We had such a special get-together to celebrate all of our hard work.

Landon is full of smiles with his Mom and Dad!

Jordan is showing his hard work to his Grandma and Mom.

 Cordelia and her dad...

Zoey and her family...

Rylee reading to his proud mom!

Emma is showing off her hard work with her Mom!

Lainey is enjoying sharing her hard work with her Mom and sister.

Ally is full of smiles with her Mom and Dad!

Cheese Rylee!

Keira is sharing her "What a Great Year!" book with her Mom.

Darian's family was so proud of his hard work!

Madison loved having her Mom and brother at our celebration.

Jordan enjoying lunch with his Grandpa.

It felt SO good to have our classroom FULL of families for this special event.

Thank you for ALL your support this year!  :o)