Student of the Week

Congratulations to our first Student of the Week (S.O.T.W.). She was the S.O.T.W. for the week of September 20, 2010. The first week in a new grade, room, and with a new teacher can be pretty tough. She did an excellent job being a good role model. She was picked because she was safe, respectful, and responsible. She was kind to her classmates, she followed directions the first time they were given and, she looked, listened and participated in class.

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!

Yay, Computer Lab!

Today, we went to the computer lab. We learned how to get into ST Math from the Mind Research Institute. We sit at the same computer each time we go to the lab.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

We're Second Graders!

We are no longer in first grade. Our classroom is Room 20 this year.


We will be showing you what we learn this year. So please join us in finding out what is happening in Mrs. Rivera's classroom.

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.

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.

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.

Animal Home Reports

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'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!

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.

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.

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!

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.

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.

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.

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.

Speaking with a Park Interpreter by Videoconference

We had an exciting time on Tuesday, December 2, 2008 going into Room D with other First Grade students. That was because we were treated to a virtual field trip to one of our California beaches, Crystal Cove State Park. Through the generosity of Los Angeles Unified School District Educational Technology, we were able to check-out equipment to connect by videoconference with a park interpreter at the beach. This was part of the California State Parks PORTS Program, and the unit of study we focused on was on tidepools.

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.