Meet the 2nd Grade Chefs

2nd graders had a great 1st day back in our Z&S Learning Cafe!  We began our day reviewing our "Daily Menu" and got right to work.  First in the menu was our "Waker Upper." This is a critical and creative thinking sheet we will do each Monday to "wake up" our brain and get our creativy going.  Check out your child's waker upper sheet in their binder.  We "met our chefs" with a getting to know more about you activity.  The kids drew themselves and described what kind of chef they were, these will be on display in your child's binder.  We talked about our school "Recipe for Success" theme and after discussion about ingredients for a great year each student wrote their own personal "recipe" for their school year.  Ask your child what ingredients they chose.  What day in the "kitchen" would be complete without making tasty treats?  We created our own trail mix and we talked about what ingredients each item represented(goldfish=teamwork; marshmallows= kindness; pretzel sticks=we stick togther, m&m's=fun, etc.)  What a yummy and fun activity!  It was "raining cats and dogs today" and we read a book called Butterflies in my Stomach and Other School Hazards.  We discused the meaning of  some of the idioms in the book and had fun illustrating one too! 

To be a "5 Star Chef" each week your child needs to: 1. Have you sign their daily menu. 2. Come prepared with their binder and lunch. 3. Follow our classroom rules. 4. Finish their work. 5. Be a classroom contributer.  They will write highlights from their day and/or challenges and goals, please review this with them each week and help them be "5 Star Chefs"!