Parents..please note that our 2nd grade field trip will be on October 29th, instead of Sept. 29th! I had that wrong in a previous blog! Sorry for any confusion!
Fall Break is right around the corner! There will be no spelling or vocabulary list this week, since this is a short week. Parent conferences will be held on Thursday, Sept. 30th from 1-7. Have a great week!

Where does pizza come from?

On Friday, Mr. Martin and his 5th grade class invited 2nd graders to learn about how pizza is made! We learned that all the ingredients from the grain to make the dough, to the tomatoes and herbs for the sauce, to the vegetables for the toppings , come from a garden. Many of those crops are growing in Wiseman's own garden, which we toured on Thursday afternoon! Mr. Martin gave a fine demonstration of how to make spaghetti sauce from scratch and we even got a chance to sample a yummy homemade pizza! Then we got to take home a collection of seeds to start our own garden. Thanks Mr. Martin and class for a great learning experience!

Wiseman 2nd Graders meet Gilly, a working police dog!

We had the opportunity to meet Chief West, Officer Isenberg, and his canine partner, Gilly from the Portland Police Department today! Gilly showed off some of her talents, and we learned a lot about how dogs can help people. This reinforces our theme of the week..Animals who help us, and our reading story about Tara and Tyree.

Mark your Calendars....

September 10th- P.T.O Stay After School Movie Day from 3-5

September 13- Grandparents' Breakfast from 7:00 -7:45 a.m. in Wiseman's Cafe on the Curve..All grandparents are invited to eat with their grandchild. Menu includes choice of sausage biscuits, omelets, cereal, fruit, toast & jelly, apple juice, and coffee. Cost of adult meal to be announced...

September 15th- Fundraiser turn-in day

September 29th- 2nd Grade Field trip to Portland High School play and Bottomview Farm

September 30th-Parent/Teacher Conferences from 1:00-7:00 p.m. Look for sign-up schedule to come home in the next week.

October 1-8 Fall Break

Learning about the desert!

We celebrated the end of our week-long study of the desert by tasting some candy made from the juice of the prickly-pear fruit. We learned that this fruit grows on cactus from the deserts of the American Southwest. Our class was very interested to learn about plants and animals that are found in the desert!