Rekenrek Math Workshop

Today we used a rekenreck in math workshop. It helps us recognize groups of ten and five. We will use it to add and subtract, and to give kids a concrete image of addition and subtraction strategies. First we played a little game to see how quickly students could recognize numbers such as 22 or 36. This awesome tool helps students "see" number groups!

From Liquid to Solid

Who knew that going from a liquid to a solid could be so delicious? Yesterday in science we took milk, sugar, and vanilla, surrounded them with ice and rock salt, shook, shook, shook, and made our own yummy ice cream! Of course as scientists we predicted what might happen and reported our findings on a lab sheet. Stop by the bulletin board in our hallway to see more pictures and read our work.

Independent Reading Bags

Everyone has an independent reading bag which contains ten books. Every Friday we switch out our books. We all choose 3 easy cheesy books to help our fluency. We also choose 4 just right books, and 3 challenge books. Noah has chosen an Amelia Bedelia book, some Magic Tree House books, an action chapter book, and a favorite picture book to read next week. He is using his bag as a pillow to get comfortable as he reads!

By Noah and Mrs. Metzger

Calendar Math

Every day we do Calendar Math. First we look for patterns on the calendar. We notice what was yesterday, today, and tomorrow. Then we count how many days we've been in school and talk about how many tens there are. We have a clock (that's new). We are working on telling time. Today we counted by fives on the clock. We also have a wallet. Every day we add a penny. When we have 5 pennies we trade them in for a nickel. If we have two nickels you could make it a dime. Finally we have our birthday graph. We have most of our birthdays in July and none in March!

By Brandon P. and Mrs. Metzger

The BEST Second Grade Class Ever!!!

We have 32 of the sweetest, brightest, hardworking children anywhere! In just two weeks of school we've read fabulous books such as Mr. Peabody's Apples, Dear Mrs. LaRue, and A Bad Case of Stripes. We've studied plot, characters, and problem/solution. In science class we used all five senses to observe and write about popcorn. In social studies we're talking about the importance of our community and neighborhood. Math has been all about making ten with groups of numbers such as 5+5, 2+4+4, 3+2+4+1, etc. Best of all, we've been adding pictures and ideas to our seed journals for writing. In addition to our academics, our class has been to PE, Music, Art, Character Education, and will visit the Media Center on Monday! WOW!

The First Day of School

Wow! What an exciting first day of school we've had! The kids all came in with huge smiles ready to start second grade! Mrs. Phillips wowed us by finding a band that played great songs from all of our genres. Lots of kids sang along to favorites like Mama Mia and Car Wash. We played on the big playground and listened to a one-man steel drum band in the afternoon. We received planners and cool black t-shirts to take home.

By Mrs. Morris and Mrs. Metzger

Second Grade Here We Come!!!!!

We can hardly wait for the new school year to begin! The classroom is ready and so are we. We're very excited to meet our new students!
By Mrs. Morris and Mrs. Metzger