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We are a 2nd grade class in Bridgeport, CT, USA. We will graduate from college in 2024.

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Teacher Assignments
01/18 The Language Channel
01/13 Don't Laugh at Me
01/06 What I Have Learned So Far
01/01 Resolutions

Teacher Entries
11/4 Skyping Around the World
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Student Entries
11/10 All About Me A
11/10 ALL ABOUT FOOTBALL M
11/10 ALL ABOUT 360 M
11/10 About Where the Wild Things Are S
11/10 MONSTER PROJECT E
11/10 My 7th Birthday K
11/8 What I Love A
11/8 A Fun Day A
11/5 ALL ABOUT FUN E
11/2 Did You Know? K
11/2 All About the Circus S
11/2 All About Me E
11/2 All About Me K
11/2 All About Fun K
11/2 Wishes E
11/2 More About Me K
11/2 My Favorite Things K
11/2 12 Random Racts E
11/2 when i went to the beach E
10/22 More Wishes M
10/19 Ben 10 A
10/16 My Wishes M
10/16 I WISH N
10/16 I WISH E
10/16 MY GAMEBOY M
10/7 i wish M

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Skyping Around the World

Article posted November 4, 2009 at 08:46 PM GMT-5 • comment (6) • Reads 1710

On October 30, 2009 four teachers and three classes held video conferences. Because of the difference in time zones this event was not easy to arrange. It began at 10 AM when the Brainwaves held a video conference with Mrs. Tarasevich's students in Aban, Russian, the Siberian Territory where it was 9 PM and very cold. They were having a sleep over at their school, but went to their teacher's home where the internet connection was better. An hour later, Mr. Smith's fourth grade, from Eugene Field School in Hannibal, MO Skyped with Mrs. Tarasevich's class. This was followed by a video conference with Miss Knight in New Zealand. She had to get up at 4:30 in the morning in order to call Russia. After lunch Mr. Smith's class Skyped with the Brainwaves. Mr. Rapice brought some of his TAG students to join us. We traded Monster jokes and even spoke Mandarin with each other. Whew! What a day! A day to remember. Here's a video with some of the highlights.

Article posted November 4, 2009 at 08:46 PM GMT-5 • comment (6) • Reads 1710



The Monster Project 2009

Article posted October 30, 2009 at 07:26 PM GMT-5 • comment (6) • Reads 577

The Brainwaves are second graders from Columbus School in Bridgeport, CT. We participated in the Monster Project along with classes from all over the USA as well as Russia, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, England, Turkey, Uganda, Taiwan, and the Dominican Republic. This was a collaborative project. All the classes built monsters based on the body part descriptions suggested by each class. The whole project was organized by Terry Smith of Eugene Field School, in Hannibal, MO.

Article posted October 30, 2009 at 07:26 PM GMT-5 • comment (6) • Reads 577



Where the Wild Things Are

Article posted October 29, 2009 at 06:12 PM GMT-5 • comment (5) • Reads 167

We made this stop motion animation as part of the Monster Project. We read Where the Wild Things Are. Next we made a flow chart and wrote a summary of the story. Then we made a story board. We wrote the script. We had to estimate how many pictures we would need to take at 10 frames per second to fit with our narration. Some of us worked on the project during lunch and gym. We want to thank Mr. Ferguson, of Lafayette Regional School in Franconia, NH. Mr. Ferguson came to our school last year and taught us how to make a stop motion video. Mr. Ferguson this one's for you and "wild things" everywhere.

Article posted October 29, 2009 at 06:12 PM GMT-5 • comment (5) • Reads 167



The O.R.E.O. Project 2009

Article posted September 26, 2009 at 04:35 AM GMT-5 • comment (11) • Reads 3608

We participated in the 11th annual O.R.E.O. Project. We estimated how many OREO cookies we could stack. We made predictions, tallies, graphs and charts. We even made cookie sculptures. We sang "C is for Cookie" and read If You Give a Mouse a Cookie. We will compare our results with those of hundreds of other classes from around the world at the O.R.E.O. Project website. Finally, we ate the cookies. A great time was had by all. Take at look!

Article posted September 26, 2009 at 04:35 AM GMT-5 • comment (11) • Reads 3608



The Brainwaves Meet The Livewires

Article posted September 15, 2009 at 09:47 PM GMT-5 • comment (3) • Reads 799

We were finally able to meet our blogging buddies, The Livewires. On Tuesday, September 15, 2009 we had our Back to School Night in Connecticut. We scheduled a Skype call for 6:30 pm. It was 10:30 am, Wednesday, September 16 in New Zealand. Here, it was summer heading into autumn but in New Zealand it was winter heading into spring. We talked for twenty minutes. We had many parents in attendance as well as several of last years Brainwaves. Here are a few highlights from our video conference.

Article posted September 15, 2009 at 09:47 PM GMT-5 • comment (3) • Reads 799



The Class of 2024

Article posted September 3, 2009 at 08:27 PM GMT-5 • comment (11) • Reads 959

They are only seven years old. It's the third day of second grade, but already they are thinking ahead. They are the new group of Brainwaves and they will be graduating from college in the year 2024.


Article posted September 3, 2009 at 08:27 PM GMT-5 • comment (11) • Reads 959



Sundae Morning

Article posted June 19, 2009 at 11:08 PM GMT-5 • comment (7) • Reads 3206




This is our final video of the year. School ends June 24. We will miss all the friends we made this year. We made this time lapse video and then ran it backwards. We did it twice first using a pint of Ben and Jerry's ice cream. It took 65 minutes to melt. We estimated that it would take anywhere from 5 minutes to 60 minutes to melt. Next we tried Breyers ice cream and we used almost a quart (about a liter). It took over two hours to melt. We ran the video backwards because it's hard to buy melted ice cream and then freeze it. We might damage the laptop and webcam if we put them in the freezer. We hope you enjoy our video. Many of us plan to continue to blog over the summer, so please continue to leave us comments.

No, we didn't get to eat the Ice Cream Sundae, but Mr. Greenberg did buy ice cream sandwiches for the whole class. MMMMM they were gooooood!

Article posted June 19, 2009 at 11:08 PM GMT-5 • comment (7) • Reads 3206



Happy Birthday Voices of the World

Article posted June 2, 2009 at 05:19 PM GMT-5 • comment (1) • Reads 1209

Voices of the World is two years old and the Brainwaves have been there from the beginning. Each month over 60 classes around the globe prepare a project in their native language. Here is our May task. Sing along if you know the words.


Article posted June 2, 2009 at 05:19 PM GMT-5 • comment (1) • Reads 1209



Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Article posted April 25, 2009 at 10:00 AM GMT-5 • comment (9) • Reads 2702

The Brainwaves present highlights from Roald Dahl's classic children's book.

Article posted April 25, 2009 at 10:00 AM GMT-5 • comment (9) • Reads 2702



My Favorite Toys and Games Project

Article posted April 9, 2009 at 05:01 PM GMT-5 • comment (2) • Reads 1858

We are participating in the My Favorite Toys and Games Project. It was started by Mrs. Tarasevich of Aban, Russia and Ms. Knight of New Zealand. To learn more about the project, join or see the work of other classes from around the world please visit the Favorite Toys and Games Project. The children are comparing the toys and games that they play with to the toys and games that their parents, teachers and grandparents played with when they were children. Each night a different Brainwave took a Flip video camera home and interviewed a family member, friend or teacher. You can see all eighteen videos by visiting their individual blogs.





Article posted April 9, 2009 at 05:01 PM GMT-5 • comment (2) • Reads 1858



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