Fraction king

 I said something took 80 minutes, and Elliot said after a beat "that's 4/3 of an hour." Like, no one asked him, he just wondered what the fraction would be and figured it out. He gave us a cute little explanation as well. 

Nightmare

E had a nightmare from the Goosebumps they watched tonight. He came into bed with me to be comforted, then was almost ready to go back to his own bed. I said, " et's list some things you can think of when you're afraid. Good things, like playing Minecraft with daddy… " and when he didn't jump in I added, "or playing with Maisie the puppy…" and then I said, lwhat else could you think of?" and he said, "you!"

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The Eagles fight song...

 ...according to E, age 7:

E! Something! Something! Something! Something! S! Go EAGLES!

What? I don't know how to spell it.

 Hi Ms. Stone and Mr. Barker,

I hope you’re having a nice evening! I wanted to reach out to share this awesome photo of Elliot from Science today. We were learning how to predict stable positions while balancing different shapes using counterweights. Elliot continues to be a kind, hardworking student and I love having him in class!

Have a great night,

Brooke Seidel
2nd Grade Teacher
Merion Elementary

Kindness

 I hope you had a great weekend! When I picked the students up from lunch today, Elliot received such a wonderful compliment that I had to share with you! There was a student from another class sitting at the allergy free table alone, and Elliot was so kind and offered to sit with this student. Elliot shared that he did not know this student, but he offered to sit with the student anyway, so that he wasn’t alone. I praised him on his kindness and willingness to help others. 

I was so proud of him, and wanted to share this with you as well. Have a great week!

Brooke Seidel
2nd Grade Teacher
Merion Elementary

First Day of Second Grade

 

Seidel, Brooke	Tue, Sep 6, 8:18 PM (3 days ago)
to thomas.p.barker@gmail.com, me

Hi Ms. Stone and Mr. Barker,

I hope you’re having a nice evening. I wanted to reach out to share about Elliot’s wonderful first day in 2S! He did such a great job following directions and connecting with his peers. He was super brave, and was one of the first students in the class to present his “Me Bag”! I was so impressed with his confidence and excitement to share. 

Looking forward to more great days ahead!
Brooke

Brooke Seidel
2nd Grade Teacher
Merion Elementary

Sunscream

Still, at 7

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