To celebrate Valentine's Day, we first decorated a bag for our Valentine cards and goodies. We drew on and colored them. We put stickers and used rubber stamps as well. Then, Mrs. Garcia came and did some face painting for us all. Next, we passed out cards and treats to each other. Lastly, we thanked one another, ate a cookie, and mini cupcake as we walked out the door. We had a lot of fun!
Monday, February 14, 2011
Student of the Week for the week of February 14, 2011
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Friday, February 11, 2011
Sweet Project
We made marshmallow lollipops today! First, we wrote our name on the label that was on our lollipop bag. Second, we moistened one end of our jumbo marshmallows by dipping it on a wet paper towel. Third, we dipped our marshmallows in some sprinkles. After we dipped all of our marshmallows, we "glued" them together. We put marshmallow spread on their sides so that they stick to each other. Last, we put a lollipop stick through some of the marshmallows so that we have a handle. Our teacher and Room Moms helped us put it all in a clear bag and tied it up. We had a lot of fun! Thank you Mrs. Tse and Mrs. Hamet for doing a sweet project with us!
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Delevan,
mrsrivera,
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Thursday, February 10, 2011
Starlab at Delevan
Our teacher borrowed the Starlab from LAUSD's Division of Science. Our PTA Treasurer helped her set it up, thank you Mr. Hamet.
Once the Starlab was set up, we crawled inside. It was dark inside but our teacher had a flashlight to guide us to our seat. Inside was a projector. It projected the stars and the different phases of the moon. The projector also projected the constellations that zodiac symbols are named after.
We will try to learn the stories behind each zodiac symbol. We can share these stories in third grade, when we get to the theme Telling Stories.
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2ndgrade,
Delevan,
mrsrivera,
planetarium,
secondgrade,
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Monday, February 7, 2011
Student of the Week for the Week of February 7, 2011
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digitalcamera,
mrsrivera,
secondgrade,
sotm
Saturday, February 5, 2011
Delevan Drive's 4th Annual Try-A-Thon
Our 4th Annual Try-A-Thon was Friday, February 4, 2011. This fund raiser is to provide us an extra field trip. All of the proceeds will go our school.
Our first activity was basketball. We practiced dribbling and shooting lay-ups and free throws. Our coaches were Mr. & Mrs. Tse and Mr. & Mrs. Qua. Our second activity was calisthenics. We stretched, did sit-ups and went through the monkey bars. Our coach was Mr. Hamet. Our final activity was yoga. We cooled down, we took deep breaths and stretched. We tried to calm down, balance, and practiced being still like a tree. We curved our back like a cat. We made a v-formation, and we let out our "Lion" through our breath. Our coach was Mrs. Sood-Mankar. THANK YOU COACHES for your time, talent, and dedication!
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Friday, February 4, 2011
January Student of the Month
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Monday, January 31, 2011
Student of the Week for the Week of January 31, 2011
Congratulations to our Student of the Week for the week of January 31, 2011. She has been safe in and out of the classroom. She plays the games in our area and stays in the safe zones. She has been respectful. She listens to her teachers and friends when they're speaking to her. She has been very responsible. She completes all of her work on time, she does extra work over the weekend and have been very involved in class discussions. Keep up the great work!
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Delevan,
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Monday, January 24, 2011
Student of the Week for the week of January 24, 2011
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Delevan,
mrsrivera,
secondgrade,
sotw
Friday, January 14, 2011
Student of the Month for the Month of December
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Delevan,
mrsrivera,
secondgrade,
student of the month
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Student of the Week for the Week of December 13, 2010
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Delevan,
mrsrivera,
secondgrade,
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Thursday, December 23, 2010
Holiday Fun
Our Holiday Fun began on December 16 with our angelic performance of "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing". We were in line getting ready to sing for our parents, who were patiently waiting in a very crowded auditorium. It was so crowded that our teacher did not get to take the group picture she wanted. Our fun continued the next day with a classroom visit from Santa. We sang a song with him then he gave each one of us a candy cane. Santa was on a very tight schedule and we couldn't take individual photos with him; we took a group photo instead. Afterwards, we went to a dance party in the auditorium. Despite his busy schedule, Santa stopped by to dance with us for a short while. When our dance time was up, we went outside to have some hot cocoa and graham crakers. After our snack, we went back to our classroom and passed out treats to our friends. We had a lot of fun and thank you PTA for your hard work!
Monday, December 13, 2010
Student of the Week for the week of December 13, 2010
Congratulations to our Student of the Week for the week of December 13, 2010. Our Student of the Week has been working very hard on being safe, being respectful, and being responsible. He has been safe and kind to his classmates. Last week he helped teach some of the girls in our class how to play basketball. He showed them the fundamentals of the game. He has been following all directions, in and out of the classroom, the first time they are given by the teachers. He has worked very hard in turning all of his class and home assignments since school began. Keep up the awesome work!
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2ndgrade,
Delevan,
mrsrivera,
secondgrade,
sotw
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Our Student of the Week for the week of December 6, 2010
Congratulations to our Student of the Week. She has been a model student in being safe, respectful and responsible. She has been safe in and out of the classroom. She has been careful with the people around her. She has shown great respect to her teachers and yard supervisors by following directions, the first time it's given. She has been very responsible with her studies. She keeps track of her materials, she studies well independently, and turns in a neat and careful work. Keep up the awesome job!
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2ndgrade,
Delevan,
mrsrivera,
secondgrade,
sotw
Friday, December 3, 2010
November Student of the Month
Monday, November 29, 2010
Student of the Week for the week of November 29, 2010
Congratulations to our Student of the Week for the week of November 29, 2010. I'm very proud of our Student of the Week. He has been safe, respectful and responsible. He has been a model citizen in school and a good friend to his peers. He has done all of his assignments in class and at home and has turned them in, on time. What I really like most about our Student of the Week is that, he has gladly and willingly accepted academic comments and suggestions from his teachers. This is one of the many reasons why he excels in academics. Keep up the great work!
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2ndgrade,
Delevan,
mrsrivera,
secondgrade,
sotw
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Shade Out Drugs!
Today, we are shading out drugs by wearing our shades, sun glasses, and silly sun glasses! Stay alcohol, tobacco, violence, and drug free everyone!
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2ndgrade,
Delevan,
drugfree,
mrsrivera,
secondgrade
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Put a Cap on Drugs!
We put a cap on drugs! We are wearing our hats, caps, and silly hats today to show everyone that we are alcohol, tobacco, violence, and drug free!
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2ndgrade,
Delevan,
drugfree,
mrsrivera,
secondgrade
Monday, November 15, 2010
Red Ribbon Week - We Are Alcohol, Tobacco, Violence and Drug Free!
This week is Red Ribbon Week. This means that we are going to stay alcohol, tobacco, violence and drug free! Red Ribbon Week is the oldest and longest running drug prevention program in our country. Today is Monday, we wore red clothing and recited our pledge to stay drug free. See what we will do tomorrow, Tuesday, November 16, to "Put a Cap on Drugs!"
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2ndgrade,
Delevan,
drugfree,
mrsrivera,
redribbonweek,
secondgrade
Student of the Week for the week of November 15, 2010
Congratulations to our Student of the Week for the week of November 15, 2010. She has been safe, respectful and responsible. She has been a diligent worker. She has been focused and has worked hard on all of her work. Keep up the great work!
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2ndgrade,
Delevan,
mrsrivera,
secondgrade,
sotw
Monday, November 8, 2010
Student of the Week for the week of November 8, 2010
Congratulations to our Student of the Week for the week of November 8, 2010. He has been safe, respectful and responsible. I appreciate his interest and participation in class. Since the beginning of the school year, he has looked, listened and contributed to class discussions. He often volunteer to answer comprehension questions and he often tries to define our vocabulary words. Keep up the great work!
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2ndgrade,
Delevan,
mrsrivera,
secondgrade,
sotw
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Student of the Week for the week of Novenber 1, 2010
Congratulations to our Student of the Week for the week of November 1, 2010. She has been safe, respectful and responsible. She continues to volunteer to answer comprehension questions during class discussions. She often tries and takes a chance at answering, and when her answer is not quite correct, she tries again with a smile on her face. She has been a brave and positive example to her peers.
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2ndgrade,
Delevan,
mrsrivera,
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Sunday, October 31, 2010
Friday, October 29, 2010
Our Student of the Month for November 2010
Congratulations to our November Student of the Month! She has excelled in the three "A's", Attendance, Academics, and Attitude. She has been a model student. She has been coming to school everyday, on time, and ready to learn. She has been alert and aware of all of the things happening in class and in school. She has been doing very well in her assessments because she has been very careful in checking her answers on her tests.
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Student of the Week for the week of October 25, 2010
Congratulations to our Student of the Week for the week of October 25, 2010. In addition to being safe, being respectful, and being responsible, our S.O.T.W. has been very sweet and a pleasure to have in class. She has a positive and uplifting attitude. She always has her beautiful smile on her face and kind words for others. She used her prior knowledge to act upon any social or academic task - she used her common sense.
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2ndgrade,
Delevan,
mrsrivera,
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Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Monday, October 18, 2010
Monday, October 11, 2010
Our Student of the Week for the week of October 11, 2010
Our Student of the Week for the week of October 11, 2010 has done a marvelous job on being engaged in all of our class activities, all day long. In addition to being safe, being responsible and being respectful, he continually tries to converse with the class and, the teacher about the topic at hand. He works carefully and diligently. He often proofreads and edits his work. Congratulations, keep up the great school spirit!
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2ndgrade,
Delevan,
mrsrivera,
secondgrade,
sotw
Friday, October 8, 2010
Congratulations to Our First Student of the Month!
Our Student of the Month for September 2010 was chosen because she has been safe, respectful, and responsible. She came to school everyday, on time, she turned in all of her work on time, she looked, listened and consistently participated in class discussions. She was kind to her peers and has been a model citizen. In addition, she often used the vocabulary words we've learned in Math to answer/solve math questions.
Thursday, October 7, 2010
Our Student of the Week for the week of October 4, 2010

Friday, October 1, 2010
Student of the Week
Our Student of the Week for the week of September 27, 2010 did an excellent job fulfilling the three criteria necessary to be considered for the award (Be Safe, Be Respectful, and Be Responsible). She was kind to her peers, was constantly focused and often participated in all classroom activities. Congratulations!
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Yay, Computer Lab!
Today, we went to the computer lab. We learned how to get into ST Math from the Mind Research Institute.
We learned how to log in using our password. We have to memorize 16 different pictures, letters, and numbers.
We use the mouse to help Jiji cross a path. We solve different math activities. These activities help us do our math in our classroom.
There are a lot of levels. We need to complete all of them by the end of the school year.
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computer,
computerlab,
Delevan,
JiJi,
math,
mindresearch,
Rivera,
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stmath
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Back to School Night
Our teacher shared what we are learning at Back to School Night on September 28, 2010. Take a look at the presentation.
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Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Welcome to the 2010-2011 School Year!
Hello from Room 20! We are a new group of 2nd Graders, and we're ready to share what we learned.
Be sure to come back to find out what is happening in our classroom and around the school.
Monday, September 20, 2010
Constitution Day
We went to the library for Constitution Day. Our Constitution is our country's laws. We saw a copy of the United States Constitution.
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Delevan,
mrsrivera,
room20,
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Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Good-bye to Bugsy
Our classroom hamster passed away. We will miss Bugsy, but we will remember when she came to us as part of earning the Spirit Award. To see pictures of our hamster, go to our entry last year titled Our Spirit Award.
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Delevan,
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Wednesday, September 16, 2009
We're Second Graders!
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Spelling Bee Winners!
We recently had our school Spelling Bee. Two of us in Room D placed in the Spelling Bee. Take a look at our winning classmates.
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Our Spirit Award
Our class was the winner of the Spirit Award. Because our class had the highest number of students bringing in pictures of our pets, we received a special gift.
We welcome our hamster. Her name is Bugsy, and she is now a part of our class.
We welcome our hamster. Her name is Bugsy, and she is now a part of our class.
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Animal Home Reports
We made homes where animals live. We did these at our own homes and brought them to school to show each other. Look and listen to us talking about what we made.
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Our Classroom Podcast
We just had Open House on April 28, 2009. As part of what we did to show what we are learning in first grade, we recorded our first podcast episode using PhotoStory, which covers what we did at the Los Angeles Zoo. We hope you subscribe to our podcast to find out more about Room C here at Delevan Drive Elementary School. Everything we record will be posted on podOmatic and can be visited at http://jamr.podomatic.com.

We would like to thank California Technology Assistance Project Region 11 for showing our teacher how to help us create a classroom podcast.

We would like to thank California Technology Assistance Project Region 11 for showing our teacher how to help us create a classroom podcast.
Friday, April 3, 2009
We're Going on an Egg Hunt!
We will be on Spring break beginning April 6, 2009. We finished today with an egg (and candy) hunt. We had a great time!
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Celebrating the Birthday of Dr. Seuss
On March 2, 2009, our school celebrated the Birthday of Dr. Seuss. Our class joined by creating a display of Gerald McBoing Boing and making our own "Cat in the Hat"-style hats. We also had special visitors read to us as part of Read Across America. See what we and the rest of our school did for this fun day.
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1stgrade,
Delevan,
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readacrossamerica
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Field Trip to the Los Angeles Zoo
On February 20, 2009, we went to the Los Angeles Zoo. With digital cameras, we went all over the place and took pictures of some of the animals we saw. We also took pictures of ourselves.
Thursday, February 26, 2009
100 Days of School

On February 18, 2009, we reached 100 Days of School! We celebrated by wearing "100 Days of School " glasses that we made ourselves using paper, crayons, and scissors.
We took pictures of ourselves for this fun day. You are seeing some of those pictures after it was made into a comic strip using PikiStrips.com. If you look carefully, you will see our February calendar numbers are the faces of two of our Presidents.
We have learned so much in 100 Days, but our teacher says we will be doing a lot more. We are excited because we are going to the Los Angeles Zoo. We are also going to celebrate Dr. Seuss' birthday in our school. Later, we will be kicking off our Spring break with an egg hunt. We hope you come back and see what we are doing in our class!
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Thursday, February 12, 2009
Our Journey Plans
We have been learning about journeys and have been reading Captain Bill Pinkney's Journey. We looked at his trip using Google Earth. We also looked at a map to plan our own journeys. See where we decided to go below or view it in Google Earth by clicking here.
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Delevan,
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Thursday, January 29, 2009
Our Plant Terrarium
We are learning about plants. Miss Mach has been helping us with our terrariums and we will be uploading new pictures of what we observe. Come back here weekly to see what we see.
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Snow Day in Southern California
We are back from Winter break. But, thanks to our dedicated Parent/Teacher Association (PTA), we were able to experience Winter early on December 19, 2009. Snow again transformed our school into a Winter wonderland with a visit from Santa, a place to make snow angels, a refuge for hot cocoa, and a hill to slide down.
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Singing at Our School Holiday Program
Today, we performed the last set of four performances at the 2008 Holiday Program of Delevan Drive Elementary School. It was so crowded today because of all our school parents. If you missed our songs, we recited Over the Hill and followed up with the famous Alvin and the Chipmunks holiday hit, The Chipmunk Song. Here's your chance to see us in action as we sang in front of the rest of the school children yesterday.
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Speaking with a Park Interpreter by Videoconference

We were treated to a look at some tidepool creatures that call Crystal Cove State Park their home. Some of us connected before with the state park when we were in kindergarten (see: Videoconference with California State Parks), but many of us had not because we came from different kindergarten classes. This time, though, we learned more about how the plants and animals live and depend on the tidepool habitat.
This more than made up for having our Los Angeles Zoo field trip on November 26, 2008 cancelled because of rain.
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ports,
tidepools,
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Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Jumping with the Jump Rope Master
On November 10, 2008, the day before we would stay home to observe Veterans Day, we were visited by the Jump Rope Masters and watched 7-Time World Champion Peter Nestler perform some great jump roping. We were even able to see him jump with glow ropes, which he used to create some neat designs as he used them for jump roping. Everyone in our school gathered in the school multi-purpose room in order to see the effects of the lights in his jump ropes.
Even though there were so many students watching, some of us from Room C were picked to jump with him. We really enjoyed watching each other jump.
Even though there were so many students watching, some of us from Room C were picked to jump with him. We really enjoyed watching each other jump.
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Costume Parade
As promised, we are sharing pictures of us on the last day of Red Ribbon Week at our school. That day just happened to be the last day of October, which is Halloween. We dressed up in costumes and walked around the school yard for a parade. Can you guess what each of us dressed up as?
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