Summer Reading Buddies!

I received this picture from Mrs. Robinson (Kelly's mom) this morning of the first meeting of the 2nd grade summer book club! What an amazing group of kids! I can't tell you how nice it is to see our 2nd graders coming together to read and discuss their reading in such a fun way over the summer. Great job keeping those reading skills sharp over the summer, gang! It looks like so much fun, too! Keep up the great work! 

Also, I noticed that Danny, Jennifer, and Max have logged in to their Xtramath accounts to practice their math facts over the summer! Way to GO, you guys! :) 

The last day!

Our last day of 2nd grade!

It's hard to believe our school year is over! The time went by so fast, especially the last few days. 

We had an amazing group of kids in our class this year that worked hard, helped and cared about each other, and learned and grew so much! 

Good luck in 3rd grade, class!

I will miss you!

Love, Miss O'Sullivan

 Look at those smiles!

 "Silly" picture!

 Lining the halls to wave and cheer for our 5th grade students!

 It was both happy and sad to say goodbye to our 5th graders, some with teary smiles, as they marched by for the last time! They are going to do a great job at South next year!

But unfortunately those tears were contagious, and before long, a few of us had teary smiles too! It's sometimes really hard to say goodbye! What a great testament to the bonds that we made with each other this year. Everyone had a special place in our class and will be missed dearly!

No more tears! Have a wonderful summer full of smiles and sunshine!!

The last week of school

We had a lot of fun during our last week of school!

* The first graders in Mrs. Coyle and Mrs. Glaser's class came to our class for a tour of 2nd grade! We loved showing them around!

* Our class took a 3rd grade tour of Mrs. Morizzo (Brignola)'s class! Our children were armed with clipboards and questions! This meant business!

* We had a special visit from Ms. Julie at the Arlington Heights Memorial Library who sang us some catchy dance/move songs, read a story, and let us know about the summer reading program at the Arlington Heights library!

*  Mrs. Mullan and Mrs. Bartels came in to wrap up our Art Appreciation lessons for the year! We reviewed all of the beautiful and interesting pieces of art that they shared with us this year!

* We completed a memory book full of the fun events of our year in 2nd grade, complete with a few photos! Hopefully this will be a fun keepsake!

* We attended an end of the year all-school assembly where each of the grade levels took turns singing a song they learned in music, and we watched a slide show of photos from throughout the year! 

It was a wonderful year-end celebration!

Here we are are ready to head into the 3rd grade wing for our visit! The children came up with some great questions about units they will be studying, how homework works, reading groups, field trips, and behavior! They learned a lot!

Mrs. Mullan and Mrs. Bartels review the art pieces from the school year with the class!

It was time for the 1st graders to come in and take a look around! The 2nd graders were so excited to fill them in on what's to come next year!

Field Day!

What a perfect day for field day!

Here are some pictures of the day!