Thank You to Our Student Teacher

Thank you to our super smart, awesomely fun, and totally caring Student Teacher! Thank you for helping us with our work, teaching us new lessons and being so dedicated to teaching. We appreciate all of your hard work.

Fossils Projects

These are our projects about fossils which depicts our theory of how the dinosaurs dissappeared.

Egg Hunt

Before Spring Break we had an egg hunt. First, we decorated a bag to put our eggs in. Then, we went to the upper apparatus area to hunt for eggs. It was easy to find most of the eggs but, some were hidden pretty well. Thank you to the parents who helped hide the eggs. After the hunt we went to the Parent Center to have some ice cream prepared by Mrs. Garcia. She baked some crust, put a scoop of vanilla ice cream in the center, and a small scoop of orange sherbert on the very top. It looked like a broken egg! It was yummy! We also had fruit punch. Thanks Mrs. Garcia! After eating, we divided our findings so that everyone had about the same amount. We also made a rabbit made out of foam. Thanks Miss Tamrazian for showing us how it's done. We had a lot of fun!

Student of the Week for the week of April 11, 2011

Congratulations to our Student of the Week. He has been safe; he has been following school rules. He has been responsible; he has been paying attention in class and doing his work in and out of the classroom. He has been respectful; he has been listening to his teachers and yard supervisors. Keep up the hard work!

March Student of the Month

Congratulations to our March Student of the Month. She is sugar and spice and everything nice. She is as sweet as cotton candy. She has an amazing spirit. She is super positive, she participates greatly during Reading and Responding, and she never gives up. She is always safe, in and out of the classroom. She is very respectful towards adults and kind to her peers. She is very responsible, she worked on her home project right away and was ready to turn it in a day before it was due. Keep up the awesome job!

Music Class

We have been learning about different types of instruments and the family which they belong. The different families are the string, woodwind, brass, and percussion. We watched a video of Peter and the Wolf. The characters didn't talk, instead, they were represented by a different instrument sound. At first, it was challenging to listen to and remember the different types of instruments that represented the characters. After a while, we began to remember and figure out which instrument was being played.

Chuck E. Cheese Fundraiser Night

We had a lot of fun eating and playing at our Chuck E. Cheese Fundraiser Night! Many Delevan Drive students and their family came to support our school. Our Principal and teachers came too. Thank you Chuck E. Cheese for giving the teachers a free meal and giving the students 10 free tokens.

Student of the Week for the week of March 7, 2011

Congratulations to our Student of the Week for the week of March 7, 2011. She has been safe, respectful, and responsible. She has been safe, walking to and from her play area. She has been respectful to all of the adults and children in school. She listens and follows directions, the first time they are given. She has been responsible, she has tried very hard to do all of her work independently in class, and turn them in on time. Keep up the hard work!

Field Trip to The Page Museum and The Labrea Tar Pits

This is our first field trip. We went to The Page Museum and The Labrea Tar Pits. We learned a lot about fossils, ice-age animals, and the tar pits. We learned where the tar pits came from and how they were formed. We learned how and what fossils were found. This trip is a great unit opener. We will begin our next theme, Fossils, in two weeks!

February Student of the Month

Congratulations to our February Student of the Month. She is an excellent student. She is highly intelligent. She has superior memory. She is proactive and self sufficient. She is a hard and careful worker. She takes pride in her work. She makes sure her work is neat, complete and correct. She has beautiful manuscript/printing. She is polite and kind to adults and children. She comes to school everyday, on time, ready to work. Keep up the fabulous job!

2011 Dr. Seuss' Week

We celebrated Dr. Seuss' Week. There was a Wacky Animal Contest last week in honor of Dr. Seuss. One of our classmates won first place among all the second graders. She received a cool Dr. Seuss' t-shirt, a certificate, a pencil and a bookmark. We all got a paper Cat in the Hat hat. We got to write our name, in a silly way, on the front of the hat. We had a guest reader come to our classroom to read a Dr. Seuss' book. She read a story titled Gertrude McFuzz. She was one of Delevan's former teachers. She taught for LAUSD for 35 years!

Student of the Week for the week of February 28, 2011

Congratulations to our Student of the Week for the week of February 28, 2011. He has been safe, respectful and responsible. He has been practicing self control in and out of the classroom. He has been very polite to his teachers and kind to his friends. He has been focused in class. He works independently and finishes on time. He works hard to make sure his homework is complete. Keep up the awesome job!

Try-A-Thon Prize Recipients

Congratulations to our classmate, who is one of the top fund raisers for Delevan's 4th Annual Try-A-Thon. He is one of the four top fund raisers who received a bicycle!

Our classmates won more prizes from the Try-A-Thon raffle. For each $10 donated to the Try-A-Thon, a student gets their name on a raffle ticket for a chance for a prize. Enjoy your toys!

Student of the Week for the week of February 22, 2011

Congratulations to our Student of the Week for the week of February 22, 2011. He follows classroom and playground rules during play and has been safe around his peers. He has been very respectful towards his teachers, friends, classroom materials and school property. He has been responsible in trying to keep his focus during instruction, in working independently, in finishing all of his classroom assignments, and homework. Keep up the hard work!

Delevan Drive's First Father-Daughter Dance

On Friday, February 11, 2011, was our first, Father-Daughter Dance. Although the title says Father-Daughter, this dance was not just for our young ladies and their father. Our students were able to and did bring, their Grandfather, Uncle, Cousin, Older Brother and any male figure that has had a possitive impact on their lives. Some of my students came with their father and had a great time dancing and bonding. Thank you to all of our possitive male role models, you leave such a great legacy when you take the time to be with kids!

Valentine's Day Card Exchange

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!

Student of the Week for the week of February 14, 2011

Congratulations to our Student of the Week, for the week of February 14, 2011. He has been safe, respectful and responsible. He has been safe in and out of the classroom. In class, he does not tilt back on his chair. When playing outside, he plays in our designated area and never wanders off. He is kind to his peers and all of of his teachers. He works independently, works hard and completes his assignments. Keep up the super job!

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!

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.

Student of the Week for the Week of February 7, 2011

Congratulations to our Student of the Week for the week of February 7, 2011. Our Student of the Week has been safe in and out of the classroom. She is aware of her surroundings and makes sure she walks and looks where she is going. She says excuse me and waits for others to pass. She has been responsible with her learning. She works independently in the classroom, looks, listens and is focused. She turns in her work on time and does her homework consistently. She has been respectful to her peers and teachers. She listens and respects others' opinions. She follows directions the first time they are given. Keep up the great work!