2nd Grade News

The second grade has a very busy next couple of weeks.On May 19th, we will be traveling by boat to Rose Island to explore the island and the lighthouse.On May 27th, we have our plays at 8:15 in Hill House. Please join us to watch the performances.On June 7th, we will head down to First beach to the Save The Bay aquarium to explore ocean life around us.

Please mark these dates on your calendars.

The second and third grade is working with the Island Moving Company for the next two weeks. Their time spent together will culminate in a performance in the Hill House at 8:00am on Friday February 26, 2010. We hope you can attend to see all the hard work they have put into their time together!

The second grade has really immersed itself in its study of islands. We read Birth of an Island to understand how an island develops from an erupting underwater volcano to a land mass flourishing with plants, animals and humans. We had a wonderful discussion about how island life differs from mainland life. We used the Smartboard to take a virtual trip to Tahiti and explored its geography, land and sea formations, and island life. We are now researching the many aspects of its culture by locating information in books and creating note cards for the information found. At the end of our study, we will have a traditional Tahitian Heiva to celebrate our hard work. More information will follow as we get closer to our celebration.

The students have finished their first integrated thematic unit on geology. They learned many new facts and were able to create beautiful and interesting geology fact books. They are going to share their projects with the first grade today and then will bring the projects home. Please take a look at them to see their wonderful hard work! Enjoy the Thanksgiving break!

We are gearing up for our trip on 10/28/09. Here are some reminders:

* we will leave at 8:30 and return at 12:30

*  the children may dress down (layers are suggested) and are to wear sneakers or hiking shoes

* the children will need to bring a snack and lunch. Please pack “nature friendly” lunches.               Weather permitting, we will eat lunch there

* chaperones are not needed but you are more than welcome to meet us there

The children have worked really hard over the past couple of weeks digging up interesting facts about the Earth’s layers, rocks, minerals and fossils. They will be able to take what they have learned into the real world as they become amateur geologists and archeologists during our field trip on Wednesday October 28, 2009. Their experience will begin at 8:30 and they will return to school at 12:30. Please look for a note home next week providing all the details!

Video created by the 2nd grade teachers for Back to School Night.

We hope you all had wonderful summers and are looking forward to a fun and productive year. Please use this website as a way to keep in touch with what is going on within the classrooms and to look for helpful teaching links for at home practice. Looking forward to seeing you all on Thursday 9/17 for Back to School Night!

Thanks to all the second grade parents for contributing such delicious treats for out first annual International Snack day. The students really enjoyed sharing their different cultures with one another. It was a wonderful experience for all!

RECESS:

An icy field of wonder. Kids slipping and sliding every where. The whole field was a lake of ice. We made ice slides and snow angels. Great fun was had by all!

LOWER SCHOOL MORNING MEETING

The second grade shared their hopeful dreams. Some of the dreams were not littering and stopping the war. We were inspired by Martin Luther King Jr, Rosa Parks and Ruby Bridges.

INAUGURATION UPDATE:

We will be watching an inauguration for our first time at school on Tuesday. It is also historic because it is the first time an AFRICAN-AMERICAN IS GOING TO BE PRESIDENT!  It is an exciting time for all of America.

Student Reporter: Peter