Resiliency Song

Dear Parents, As you know, our theme this year at Steward School is G.R.I.T. (guts, resilience, innovation, and teamwork).  Second graders will focus on the term resiliency, and this Wednesday, the students will perform a song at our whole school assembly entitled, Don't Give Up by Bruno Mars.  
I am sending the video and also the lyrics.  Please have your child practice this song at home.
http://nicertube.com/v3mrh3gs

Don’t Give Up by Bruno Mars

When you want to do something that’s new

And it seems really, really hard to do

You feel like quitting, you feel you're through

Well I have some advice for you

Don’t give up, keep on trying

You’re gonna make it, I ain't lying

Don’t give up, don’t ever quit

Try and try and you can do it

Don’t give up, yeah

If you want to catch a ball

But you’re having no luck at all

The ball hits your head, it hits your nose

It hits your belly, your chin and toes

Well, try and try and try again

Keep on trying until the end

You put your hands out in the air

You’ll catch the ball

Yes this I swear

Don’t give up, keep on going

You’re on a boat, so keep on rowing

Don’t give up, don’t ever stop

Try and try and you’ll come out on top

Don’t give up

You got yourself rollerskates

You put them on

And you feel great

You stand up

Then you fall, don’t think you can skate at all

You get back up, then you trip,

You skip and tip and slip, and flip

You try and try and try some more

Soon you’re skating across the floor

Don’t give up, keep on moving,

You’re gonna get there, just keep on grooving

Don’t give up, don’t pack it in

Try and try, and you’ll win

Don’t give up, no no no

Don’t give up, no no no

Don’t give up, no no no

Don’t give up, no no

Don’t give up!

Dear Boys and Girls,

I am so excited for our school year to begin!  The classroom looks a bit different then when you saw it last June.  Guess what.....

We have a brand new Smart board!

And a brand new math center!

Our egg-cellent class is off to a great year!

Field trip photos: Gloucester Maritime Museum

The children had a wonderful time on our field trip!  Here's a glimpse of our day!  

Learning about tide pool animals and exploring zooplankton and phytoplankton with microscopes!

The whale museum and making fish prints!

Famous People Who Have Made a Difference

"Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country"-John Fitzgerald Kennedy

"A life is not important except in the impact it has on others." -Jackie Robinson

"I want you to know I have not failed.  I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work."-Thomas Edison
These are a few quotes the students discovered as they researched famous people.   Below, is a green screen project the class created with Mrs.  Klipfel.  We hope you enjoy it! 
  Mrs McCarthy Presents Famous People from Mrs. McCarthy on Vimeo.
Take a look at our other Famous People Projects!

Our
Famous Person Quilt!

Biography Research Reports

Please make a comment below and let us know what you think of our Green Screen project!