Today when I was outside I got hit in the fase. And it hurt. It was a hard ball. -Miguel's journal
Today we got a new rule No Throwing Snow. Because people in our class and in different classes are throwing snow. And the people who were throwing snow had to stay inside. -Wyatt's journal
I like turtles. I like Leonardo. He likes me. -Harold's journal
Today was a great day. We watched a Magic School Bus video. It was cool. And yesterday ya know I'm in cheerleading and guess what. We all got prizes and they were called free tickets to the Bremen movie theater! And also they gave me a card and it said I'm a drama queen. -Carly's journal
Today Mr. Gall finished the chapter book Squanto. It was really great. I was fritened when Squanto got stolen twise because I didn't exspect that Squanto would get stolen twise. -Ashley's journal
Today we wacht a magic school bus video. It was about molecules. It was cool and funny. Mr. Gall is reading a book called Betsy Ross. He just started reading it. I like it. Mr. Gall showd us a map on the computer. The web site is maps.google.com. He showd us Philedefea because thats where Betsy lived. It was cool. -Jack's journal
In the classroom we have a stuft dog. It is for read to someone. It's name is Old Dan. I like that name. When someone duzent get a partner they get Old Dan. He's a cooel dog. In are classroom we have a pencel sharpener on the wall. It's a crummy sharpener. When you try to sharpen it it sharpens one side but not the uther. I don't yous it. Hardley enybudy youses it. Most people have there own pensel sharpener. I don't have one. I yous Cole's sharpener. -Jack's journal
Today we finished The Tale of Despereaux. It was a little dark and a little light. There was a rat. He took the princess into the dungen. Then Despereaux went to save the princess. After all that they all had soup. -Andrea's journal
Today we finished The Tale of Despereaux. The end of it was cool to some of the other kids. I did not think it was that cool. It sounded weird to me. -Sierra's journal
Yesterday we went on a field trip. It was called Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center. We rode on a bus to get there. Itd didn't rain until the end of the field trip. We played a bunch of fun games too. We took a hike in the woods. We learned about nature and hibernation. We got to pet a snake. I petted the snake on the top and the bottom. It was my birthday too. We ate lunch of course. Lunch was really really yummy. We ate lunch at twelve o'clock. We got to pick a leaf but we could not keep the leaves. It was a super duper really really really good field trip. It was for all the second graders. -Evan's journal
Today Kylee and Makenna went swimming with us. It was fun for them and me. All I did was cach the ball. It was fun. -Maria's journal
Today we went swimming. I did a front-flip off the diving board. The first one I landed back first on the water. Second one I hit the water feet first. Third time I just jumped off the diving board normal. -Sierra's journal
Today my class went swimming and we all jumped in the pool. Also Kylee and Makenna went too. After that it was Evens birthday. We got cupcakes. Then we wacht a movie. Then we did Daley 5. I picked read to someone. Then we did journal. Then we went home. -Logan's journal
On Saturday I had a basketball game. I made three baskets in basketball. One wasa side shot the other two were not side shots. I played for one hour in my game. I versed the green team. It is for third and fourth graders. They asked me to play in the third and fourth grade leage. And I said, "yes" that I wanted to play in the league. My games all are on Saturday and practices are on Thursdays. The league is really hard work. I was white and the next game I will be green. I like basketball. Basketball is cool and awsome and it can be really really superduper hard work too. But I can tell you this it is really fun. -Evan's journal
Last night I stayed at CJ's house and we stade up all night. We did play games. We also played the playstashon and ate popcorn and woched movies. Then it was morning and I had to go home. -Logan's journal
Today I played socker. I scored 15 goals. We crushed them 25 to5. That is BAD for them. -Cole's journal
Today is Justin's birthday. It was fun. There was lots of frosting. I scraped the frosting off. Today Brady's gripper got stuck on the seeling of the school. It was funny. I loved today at school. It was really really really fun. Today we did math. I am really good at math. I love math. Math is really fun. Today was a fun day. I had fun. It is almost time to go home. I love school. -Ashley's journal
Today was Justin's birthday. His mom brought in a Harley Davidson cake made out of cupcakes. I got a chocolate one. It was delicious. Mr. Gall is reading The Tale of Despereaux by Kate Dicamillo. It is a good book. And also when Mr. Gall said get out our journals I said WHAT YOU WANT US TO GET OUT OUR KERNALS? and he's like JOURNAL I WANT YOU TO GET OUT YOUR JOURNAL. -Carly's journal
Today was Justin's birthday. His mom brought in Harley Davidson cupcakes. I got a vanilla one. It was good. When we were eating we wached a Magic School Bus vidio. When the movie got over we did journals. The we had to go home. -Andrea's journal
Today was a great day at school. Yesterday was election day. Barack Obama won for president. He had more points than John McCain. Barack Obama is our next President. Obama made a speech. so did John McCain. Yesterday was a happy day. -Yizel's journal
Yesterday was Election Day. I voted for Barack Obama to be president. He won. John McCain made a speech in Arizona. He lost. But he was a good sport about it. The electoral college state point totals were 370 to 168. Obama won Indiana. Obama will start being president in January. -Jack's journal
Yesterday it was Election Day. John McCain won in our class election. But Barack Obama won in real life. But I wanted John McCain to win in real life. You know what I think it's going to be good if he's president. -Carly's journal
Yesterday was election day. I voted for Obama. To me he is my friend. I will like him to be the president. -Elizabeth C.'s journal
I thought John McCain was going to win but I was wrong. You know how I knew I was wrong? Because I woched the news and Barack Obama was going to be the president starting at the end of January. -Maria's journal
Yesterday I voted for Barack Obama. Yesterday was Election Day. Obama won and I felt happy. I feel sorry for John McCain because he lost the election to be the president. I think Obama was a good sport. -Anna's journal
Yesterday was election day. Barack Obama won. John McCain lost. The score was 370 to 168. I wantid John McCain to win. But he lost. Obama was in Chicago to say his speach. John McCain was in Arizona. I like John McCain the best. I wish he would of won insted of Obama. But Obama won. My class wached John McCain and Obama's speach. I liked John McCains speach the best of all. John McCain rocks. John McCain is the best. -Ashley's journal
Yesterday was Election Day. Barack Obama won. I thout John McCain was going to win, instead Obama won. -Andrea's journal
Yesterday was Election Day. I voted John McCain to be president. John McCain made a speach in Arizona. Barack Obama made a speach in Chicago. John McCain was a very good sport. Barack Obama won 370 to 168. They are called electoral college state point totals. John McCain and Sarah Palin tried their best. Barack Obama will be president in January. -Evan's journal
Today at reses I played football with Migel, Justen and Luis. We played on the black top. Then I dident want to play. Then I took a walk around the playground. Then it started sleeting. Then we went inside. -Jack's journal
Today it was raining at recess not just rain it was ice rain. It hurted us so we went in FAST! We all said AWWW ACH AIW OWW and then Mr. Gall said it was snowing. It was not snowing it was ice raining. Maria's journal
Today I played Kick the Ball Over the Fence and two hand tap football. I won football and won Kick the Ball Over the Fence. The football score was fourteen to zero and fourteen to zero. The Kick the Ball Over the Fence score was two to one. -Evan's journal
Today we had the Race for Education. I had 15 laps and it WAS HOT! Bryce got 18 laps. Some pepel got 10 laps that would not be good! We ran for 45 minutes. That is a long time. And the laps were around the football feld. I ran 3 miles. That is good. And that is a long time. Mr. Gall ran 20 laps. that is more than everybody that ran in race. -Cole's journal
Today we did the race for education. I did 12 miles. And then my mom showed up with a superise. MY BROTHER WAS RACEING!!!!!! I fell down on the grass. Then Kaelyn came and picked me up from the grass. -Carly's journal
Today we did Race for Education. We ran 45 minutes. It was for a fundraiser. I ran 12 laps because the laps were long. I can't believe I ran 3 miles. -Elizabeth's journal
Today first through eight graders did race for education. I ran fourty-five minutes without stopping. I ran four and a half miles and eighteen laps. Mr. Gall ran twenty laps and five miles. One lap is a quarter of a mile. School is awesome. -Evan's journal
Today at school we did Race for Education. I got a ribbon. I did 13 laps. I had fun. Me and my frinds had lots of fun. So did I. Mr. Gall did it to. We all had fun. To bad my mommy wasnt there. She wod have had fun. -Miranda's journal
Im icksided because we seint graders had to race and I ran 13 laps. And my teacher Mr. Gall ran more than me and legs are tired and my arms are and I been sweading a lot during the race. -Maria's journal
Today we just finish the Race for Education. I beet my world recerd cause I got 10 laps a long time ugo. Now I got 14 laps today. -Justin's journal
Today the hole 2 to 8 grade raced. We only had 45 minutes to race and when we were all done I got 15 marked off of mine and I said Wow. Then we went inside to do journal and I rote about the Race and after that we were going home. -Logan's journal
Today we had Race for Education. I ran 45 minutes. I had a tag punched after each lap. I ran 18 laps. At the end I got a ribbon. It was for a fundraiser. It was arownd the football track. It was fun! -Jack's journal
Today I am going to get ice cream. It is going to be yume. Today I am going to the park. Today I am going to a pardy. -Anna's journal
Today I played kick the ball over the fens with a lot of pepole. I kicked the ball over the fens then Sierra catched the ball and it went hi in the air and Mr. Gall got the ball and Mr. Gall kicked it really far in the air. And I said Wow Mr. Gall! And a few hours lader it was time to go inside. -Logan's jouranl
Today I played Kick the Ball Over the Fence. The we listened to two chapters of Holes. Then we wached a Magic School Bus movie. After the movie I got a drink. Then we worked on journal. -Sierra's journal
Today at recess Mr. Gall sent me into the classroom to get his camra. So I got his camra and he took a picher of me and Tori. And he let me take a picher of him. -Maria's journal
Today outside I played Monkey in the Middle. And I was in the middle. It was hard getting the ball. Then I got the ball and then Raul was in the middle. Then we had to go inside. -Luis' journal
Today we listened to the Ugly Ducling. We had to visualize. It was cool. We are doing journal. Then we mite do a rownd of daily five. -Hunter's journal
This lunch recess we played race. It was fun. I was mostly in 4th place or 5th place. I tride my best running. But we played agin and I was in secint place. -Maria's journal
Today I played Kick the Ball Over the Fens with a lot of pepole. I kicked the ball then a few hours lader I was hot so I played a diferunt game. I played monkey in the middol with 3 pepole. Two pepole were in the middol than I threw the ball then somebody quit. So then we played throw the ball up in the air. The rules are no pooshing, no shuving and no kicking the ball out of pepoles hands. You had to keep the ball to get a point. I threw the ball and I got a point. Then it was time to go inside. -Logan's journal
On Monday it was my birthday. I brought brownis to school. Evreybody liked them. I gave one to Mrs. Leeper. -Sierra's journal
Justin is my best friend. He goes to the same bus. He plays kickball sometimes. If he kickes the ball good we call it the moser kick and most of the time he playes kick the ball over the fence. He is a good kicker. -Wyatt's journal
Today outside I played kickball. I hit the ball hi and then some pepol ran for it but they got blinded and they dropped it. Then Nathan was up and I was behind Nathan. Then he kicked the ball then I was up. I was going to kick the ball but a bee stung me. And I went to the nurse and she gave me a paper for my mom and I gave Mr. Gall one too. -Luis' journal
Today I played with Elizabeth. It was fun. Today I am going to play with Elizabeth. We are going to play horse. It is going to be fun. -Anna's journal
I like turtles. I like Michelangelo. I like Donatello. Donatello like me. -Harold's journal
Today I played kickball and we won even without T.J. T.J. is a Bomber but he did not play the game all recess. He played a little bit though. I hit a homerun even though they called timeout. we also got a triple play. -Evan's journal
Today was a fun day. We played kick the ball over the fenc. I got the ball 3 times in a row. I cot one one time. I'll show you a picher down at the botom of the paper about catching the ball. -Justin's journal
I see a cat. Do you see a cat? Yes I see a cat. I love cats. My dad has a cat. His name is scarde. I love scarde a lot. -Elizabeth C.'s journal
Today we played kick the ball over the fence. Then it was time to go inside for Daily 5. After that we did journals. When we got done doing journals it was time to go home. -Andrea's journal
Today I played cops and robers. I was a rober. So was Cris. Luke and Claytin were cops. Then we played the game and they could never cech us. then it uas time to go inside. -Logan's journal
If I were the President I would be good at it because I am bossy. -Cole's journal
Today we did Daley 5. I chose listin to reading. I clicked on The Nite I Follod My Dog. But is was blure so I had to tell Mr. Gall. He said I will be there Miranda. So he clicked a buten and it worked. -Miranda's journal
I played football at reses. It was fun. We had two tochdowns. We won. I had all the tochdowns! -Cole's journal
Today at last recess we played kick the ball over the fence. When Brady kicked the red soccer ball over the fence it hit someone in the eye. Then we went to get the teacher. Then it was time to go inside. When I got back to the classroom we did Daily 5. I picked jrounals. But I forgot I wasn't suposto do jrounals yet. But now I'm saposto do it now. -Andrea's journal
Today I went out for two recesses and missed one recess. The reason I missed one recess is because I had a doctor's appointment. And I wasn't late but we were supposed to be late. The appointment was at 10:40 but my doctor was running behind schedule. -Evan's journal
Today I played kick the ball over the fens with a lot of pepple. I got the ball. I kicked it hie and I said Woe! And it wus time to go inside. -Logan's journal
This weak I am going to ask my mom to go to the pet stor to get a animal so it will cheer me up. Kuz I'm going to get rid of my dog. -Miguel's journal
Today was a graet day. I had to where my cheerleading outfit. Because they came in yesterday after school. So I wore them today. And so guess what every cheerleader wore them even Gabby wore them. She is in Kindergarden. -Carly's journal
Today I played kick the ball over the fence. When we had to go inside from last recess we got to wach a Magic School Bus in the classroom. Then the movie got over then we had to work on are journal. Then we all went home. -Andrea's journal
Today was music class. We played a game about cards kind of like red light green light. But we were cars. Then we started sining so-la-and-me. We had a great time. Then we went back to the classroom and we did some daily five things. I did some read to someone when were on the same page. -Carly's journal
Today when I was outside for last recess I played Kick the Ball Over the Fence. Then it was time to go in. After we got a drink we wached a Magic School Bus vidio. After that we did journals. When we got done it was time to go home. When I got to my locker I put my stuff in my backpack. Then I went to my bus with my brother. Then I got home. -Andrea's journal
Today I went to the nurse becase I didn't feal good. My stumec hert. Then I felt better when I lade down. Then I came back to the classroom. When I got there it was math time. Then it was time to go outside. After a while I had to go to the bathroom. When I got back outside it was time to go inside. Then we worked on our journals when we got done we got to go home. -Andrea's journal
Today we did Daley 5. It was fun. I chose Read To Sumewon. I read to Ashley and she read a joke book. It was funey. We read a lot. I read Froggy's First Kiss. It was funny. Then we read Daved Gose To School. Ashley's book was beter than mine. Because her book was a joke book. Her book had wete do pets. -Miranda's journal
Today Mr. Galls class went to the Fire Station after lunch and we lernd what to do when there isa fire. If you ever cech on fire stop drop and role. If there was a fire and you din't have a map how would you no how you could get outside? You sould allwase have a map becaose you will get over heeded from the fire. DO NEVER BRETHE IN A FIRE! Becose you cood get very sick becose it is blak smoke. -Tori's journal
Today we walked to the firestation. We watched a videow in the fire safety house. When we had to do a practis fire thing I got to call nine one one. IT WAS ALLWSOME!!! -Carly's journal
Today we went to the fire station. It was cool. We wallked all the way there. We woched a movee. It was about how to get out of a fire. It was cool. We woched it in a chailer. We went in to a diffrit room the door was hot. We got to ride in the firetruk. -Brady's journal
Today is the 18th day of school. It was fun. Today we went to the fire station and we rode back in a fire truck. It was fun. We had 3 reasesis. They were fun. Once we had 4 reasecis. I love reasecis. I love school. Reasecis is fun. I like school. -Ashley's journal
Today we all went to the fire station. We all got to ride in the fire truck. And we lirned in the fire station. I thot we wer going to spray the hose but we din't spray the hose. In 1st grade we got to spray the hose. We climed out of a window with a chane lader. It was fun. We got to see the smoke. -Justin's journal
We went to the fire stashin. I had lots of fun! Mr. Gall went to and he stade there. We got to ride in a fire truk. I lovd it. It was fun riding in a fire truk. -Elizabeth C.'s journal
Today we went to the fire station. We got to practice crawling and climing out a window. Then we did it agin with fake smoke. Then we got to ride in a fire truck to school. -Andrea's journal
We went to the fire station. It was fun. He tot us in the fire safety hous. We got to ride back in a fire truk. Then we went to resses. -Miranda's journal
Today we went on a field trip to the fire station. We learned about EDITH. EDITH means Exit Drills In The Home. And we rode back in a fire truck. We learned about EDITH from a video. Chief Lanning told us that when we are out we should stay out. Fake smoke came out of the ceeling too. It was fun! -Evan's journal
Today was a grate day at school. We went to the firestashen. It was fun. Then last year in first grade we got to lerne safety stuff. We lerned a lot of stuff at the firestashen. I was so happy that we went to the firestashen. We got a sucer with a book and a pensal with a eraser in a bag. I will eat the sucer after school. I got the green sucer. I wantid the red sucer but I got the green sucer. I hope it tasts like green apple. -Yizel's journal
Today are class went to get a picsher and my picsher ternd out nise I bet. And I bet my mom will like it. -Logan's journal
Today we played kick the ball over the fence. It was a lot of fun. Then I played with my brother finaly it was time to go in but I jamed my finger when we were going in. Then we wached a movie. It was called The Magic School Bus. Then we worked on are journal. -Andrea's journal
Today out side we playd kickball over the fense. It was Mr. Gall who kickt the ball hi. I ran for it then the ball hit my arm. I cudint feel my arm. -Luis' journal
Today we played football. Me and Bryce were on teams. We won 20 to 6. They only skord 1 point. That is bad for them. - Cole's journal
I like to work on my counting book. I got to 2200. I am about to 3000. I really whant to get to 3000. Then I am keeping on trak to go to 4000. Then I am going to get to 5000. -Justin's journal
Today is the 16th day of school. It was fun. I love school. -Ashley's journal
Today was Patrieary Day. When we were babys people were fiteing agentsts Amirica with airplanes. I was very sad. -Carly's journal
I am going to play with Elizabeth today and we are going to ride bike and play in her bac yard. -Anna's journal
Today I played with Janasas. We played Clime the Poles. Then they fited over the poles. -Elizabeth T.'s journal
Today it was fun whith my best friend. But on first resess my friend got in a little sichuashon with my other friend. They had a fite. And then last resess they made up and we had a great time. -Maria's journal
Today was a great day at school. It was great because I got to go outside and play kickball and I won 1 to 54. I also played Kick the Ball Over the Fence. I caught 2 awsome catches in kickball. I caght a lot of kicks. -Evan's journal
Today Mr. Gall passed out a book order. There are some good books like Skippy Jon Jones and Knuffle Bunny Too. I hope I can order some books. Thar are two books that are only $1 on the order. -Elizabeth T.'s journal
I ran across an article about motivating your child to learn on MSN today. As a parent getting ready to send twin daughters off to first grade, I thought the article had some good information. You can read the article here.
Tomarro is the last day of school. I'm going to miss Mr. Gall oh and all my friends too. But I can't wait till it is summer so I can play outside and have fun but I will still miss my favorite teacher in the whole world, Mr. Gall. This year was my favorite year in my entier school years! -Kaitlyn's journal
Today my sister is graduating from 8th grade. I bet it is going to be boring there. But at least after the graduation, we get to go swimming. -Nicole's journal
Today at receses me, Nicole, Bailey, Cassie, Kaitlyn, Braxton and Dmitri played doggie atack. Me, Nicole and Kaitlyn were dogs. We were bad dogs. We were bad doggies. We got chased by Braxton. It was fun! -Alexis' journal
Today our class sink started to leak. Me, Alexis and Kaitlyn helped clean it up. We were trying to figer out whare the leak was coming from. We mostly looked evreyware. We fownd a lot of plases whare it could of been. It was one mesey sink but we got threw with it. -Nicole's journal
Today gess what we did. We went to the Bremen Hospital. Oh and gess what Alexis got to do. She got to see her mom. I diden't get to see my grandma because she got moved to anuther stashon so now I don't always get to see her when I go there. Oh and I diden't now that till me and my mom went there to see my Uncel Bill. -Kaitlyn's journal
Today we had a field trip to the Bremen Commundie Hospital. My mom and my aunt Sue work there. We saw my mom but not my aunt Sue. I gave my mom a hug. I love my mom so much and my aunt Sue. -Alexis' journal
Today I learnd a lot about Big Brown. Mr. Gall told me that Big Brown craked his foot. He is pobuly still going to be in the Kentukey Drbey. I hope that he can still be in the Kentuck Drbey. -Nicole's journal
Today we went to the hospital. It was fun. The cool thing for me was when we got to see where babies are born. Because I want to be a person where once the babies are born you take care of them and all that. At the end of the tour they gave us a treat in a bag. It had a coloring book, a pen, and band-aids within a little kit. -Mackenzie's journal
Today we went to the Bremen Hospitul. They gave us a tour around the hospitul. It is huge. It was awsom. They took us to difrent rooms. They showd us how they take xrays. At the end we got goody bags. It had
Today at recess Braxton found a butterfly. It was cool. It had black arownd the yellow spots. There were lots of peopal arownd him. Hi picked three girls to help him take care of it. He chose me and Jaden and 2 more sinse they were begging. He did not want to hear it any more. So then he picked Kaitlyn and Caitlin. Braxton chose us because he likes us. It cood not fly. It likes us so much. When me and Braxton held it it did not let go. -Cassie's journal
Today we woched a video. It was abowt bacteryu. We have a field trip tomorrow. We also woched a vide abowt safety. Mr. Gall didn't have duty today. Today Jessica brot a book in. I had a dintest opointment today. I hope the field trip is going to be fun. We are going tomorrow. -Andrew's journal
Last night my mom showed me a baby bird that fell off the roof of my barn. My bar is pritty big. But the little bird survivde. My mom said to me that it was opening it's mouth at her. That was probuly the worste day of it's life. -Nicole's journal
Today after scool I have a basketball game. I'm not that good. But I practes and get better. It's not a real basketball game. I jusst play with my family members. We ether play Horse or Pig. -Alexis' journal
Today at last recess I played Kick the Ball Over the Fence. Mr. Gall said, "I think that you just did the most amazing play of the year. Because I had a ball in my hand and me and Mr. Gall were chasing after a diffrent ball and he almost got the other ball and I threw my ball I had in my hand and I hit the ball we were chasing so then I got both of the balls and he said "Wow I think that was the most amazing play I have seen this whole intyre year. But I still gave him one of theballs. But the other one was for me of course. -Mackenzie's journal
Today gess what we did. We played a dictionary game. It's like when you say the word and tri to look it up befor the other kids do. You raze your hand. Oh by they way I got four tallys. -Kaitlyn's journal
Today you had a spelling test. Me and Cassie got -0. We were so happy. We can't wait for our mom to see it. -Lizeth's journal
Today me and Caitlin did not get along at all. She yelled at me. I tolled her to stop it. She went away and the whisol bloo. Alexis and Kaitlyn were going. Then Caitlin showed up and said why didint you tell me that you made a book for Mr. Tredway. We said you are too mean. She said I am sorry so everything was OK. -Cassie's journal
Today at recess I kicked 12 balls over the fenc outside. And Mr. Gall took a video too. It was cool. My shoes are shoes are good for kicking. -Caitlin's journal
Today I wore some of my mom's scrubs. Scrubs are like work clous. People kept asking me "Why are you waring that?" or "Is it career day?" I said, "No I'm just waring them for fun." Mrs. Leeper said "I bet youd make a good Dr." And she called me Mikayla. Mikayla is my sister. -Alexis' journal
Recess wus fun! I played with Braxton. It wus fun. Braxton wus throwing the football at people. It was awsum. -Zack's journal
Today we wached Matilda. It's a movie about a little girl name Matilda. She was a girl not a normal girl. She had something diffrent about her somthing cool and I mean cool!!!!!!! She had a speshol power she could move stuff with her eyes. And tip it over it was asome. -Kaitlyn's journal
Today we watched Matilda. It's one of my favorite movies now. It was my very first time watching it. We just finished the book. By the way Mr. Gall's cousin has a daughter named Matilda. But they call her Tilly. Today my dad was in the second grade hall because he was talking to the boys about football camp. They were sitting down ansering questions and I walked by and he said "Oh look who it is." I walked by with my hand over my face. It was EMBARRASSING!!! -Mackenzie's journal
Chapter Book Read Alouds for Second Grade - Ranked
I've had a great time reading chapter books to the class this year and by all accounts the students have enjoyed listening to them. Today the students were given a list of the chapter books I have read so far this school year and ranked their top 5 favorites. The top ranked book is no surprise. I've done rankings like this at the end of many school years and Where the Red Fern Grows ALWAYS wins BIG. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane was a new one for me this year and the class loved it. I thought it might give Red Fern a run for it's money, but it wasn't even close. -Mr. Gall
Where the Red Fern Grows by Rawls (59 points)
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by DiCamillo (35 points)
Poppy by Avi (35 points)
Matilda by Dahl (34 points)
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Robinson (13 points)
Wayside School Gets a Little Stranger by Sachar (10 points)
Wayside School is Falling Down by Sachar (9 points)
There’s a Boy in the Girls Bathroom by Sachar (7 points)
Give Me a Sign Helen Keller by Roop (6 points)
Miss Holly is too Jolly by Gutman (5 points)
List of All The Chapter Books Read Aloud During Second Grade the Year
Tomorrow we earned a popcorn party. I am either going to bring in a Gatorade or a juoce box. We earned it for art. I am not bringing in pop because I do not like pop. You can't even name a pop I like. I only like water, juice, and milk. I don't like ketchup either. People say that I'm weaird but I don't care one bit. My sister loves pop! But my mom and dad only let her drink it every few weeks cause then she gets hiper and trust me it's not good. You got to get 10 stickers to earn a popcorn party. We did. -Mackenzie's journal
Yesterday was my brithday. I had a cake with a black lab on my cake. A lab is a kind of dog. The dog was cute and the cake was so so delishes. There is like barely any left. When I get home I'm going to eat my cake and when my mom gets home I'll get a present. I might get something in the mail. I got a speshle gift on Webkinz. I also got two new Webkinz. I got a dallmashen and a panda bear. Their reely neat. -Alexis' journal
Today was Nicole's birthday. Me and Mackenzie are staying after school. Like I said yesterday we're going to stay at a hotel and swim. I made Nicole a card. My dad gave me 10$ and I poot it in Nicole's card. I wrote a little note it said "your a grate friend Nicole." She liked it. Aseshley the money because now she has 70$. -Alexis' journal
Today I was trasing pitshers of cats. I gave some to Kaitlyn. I kept five. Kaitlyn trased horses. She gave some to me. Tommrow is Nicoles birthday. Kaitlyn made a horse for Nicole. Nicole invited me and Mackenzie to her party. It is in a hotel. Its about 45 minets away. We will swim. -Alexis' journal
Today we wached a Bill Nye the Sience Guy. It was asome. Very asome. We played Kick the Ball Over the Fence. It was very very very very very very asome. At least I lik it. A lot!!! And today some peple got year books. I had to sign some. A lot of year book were outside. -Dmitri's journal
Today was a fun recess!!!!!!!!!! Mr. Gall played Kick the Ball Over the Fens with me. We wached a vedeo. We are reading Matilda book. -Andrew's journal
Yesterday my ears were hurting. I think I have a ear infexshen. The docter hasn't called my mom back yet. My mom has been giving me medasan. I have to put cotenballs in my ears. -Alexis' journal
Today on the bus my friend Audrey said over summ vacashon me, her and her friend Hannah will try to be nokternal. We'll stay up at night and see what cats do. We'll sleep during the day. We'll have a blast! -Alexis' journal
Today I played football. It was awsome!!! I liked it a lot. It was fun. We play two hand tap throw it. It was fun to. I hade a lot of fun. -Dmitri's journal
Today gess what I did with Cassie. Whant to know what we did? OK we made a can you see what I see book. Well we made one page and the front cover. We took terns on who tets to hide somthing. I let Cassie go first. I hope you get to read and like it. -Kaitlyn's journal
One day we got book orders. My book is Pokemon. It techis you how to draw them. I rily like it. -Braxton's journal