Highlights from the Week (10/19-10/23)

Here are some of the exciting things that we did in second grade this week:
-Practiced visualizing with an African folktale called Buya Marries the Tortoise
-Read and listened to poetry by Jack Prelutsky
-Got our student portfolios ready to share with families at conferences
-Learned about Function Boxes and completed Fun Facts for 5 in math
-Worked on our Autobiographies on a Box
-Learned how to use Autoshapes on Microsoft Word and made creatures on the laptops
-Practiced and recited our October poem, "A Halloween Pumpkin" (see video below)

A Halloween Pumpkin Poem

Wild Things

The second graders and their kindergarten buddies created their own "Wild Things" and then wrote stories about their adventures!

Painting Our Boxes

The students have painted their boxes and collected pictures for their Autobiography on a Box. We are now in the process of putting everything together.

Highlights From the Week 10/12-10/16

Here are some of the things we did this week in second grade:
-Practiced visualizing with The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse, by Beatrix Potter
-Strengthened fine motor skills with guided drawings of an elephant and a tiger
-Finished reading aloud Wayside School and started The Witches, by Roald Dahl
-Discussed the meaning of the equals sign (=) and completed a variety of equations using the equals sign in different ways
-Improved our fact fluency with Fun Facts for the number 4
-Collected pictures online for our Autobiography on a Box

Just Hanging Out at Recess

Monarch Caterpillars Have Arrived!

The Monarch caterpillars have arrived in the Science Clubhouse! The second graders will be learning about their life cycle and hopefully watching all of the phases in action. Right now they are getting bigger by filling up on milkweed plants.

Another Fun Week!

This week's highlights (10/5-10/9)
-Continuing to visualize as we read. We read a Arabian Folktale called Feraj and the Magic Lute
-Starting to learn our October poem, A Halloween Pumpkin
-Working on independent workshop jobs
-Strengthening our math fact fluency with Fun Facts
-Discussing single digits and creating place value riddles
-Playing the Magic Square game
-Planning our Autobigraphies on a Box

Kate worked with all of the second graders to try a math challenge called The Magic Square. It was tricky, but exciting to watch the thinking process in action!

Autumn Fires Poem