2nd Grade News

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

Its seems our reporters have been off for a while but we are back!  

This week was full of fun and interesting things. On Tuesday, we shared our Geology Fact Books and dinosaur research with the first grade. It was very fun. In Music, we have been practicing our song for the holiday assembly, “On the Good Ship, Lollipop.” Madeline’s parents made an awesome volcano cake and delicious dinosaur cookies to celebrate the end of our Geology unit in Social Studies. Thank you to them! It was a great party. Today, we will meet Mr. Dinosaur and learn many more interesting facts. Can’t wait! Tonight is the Holiday assembly and should be fantastic.

ENJOY THE HOLIDAYS! See you in January!

Student Reporter: Ella

The Great Volcano Search

Mrs. Joubert and Mrs. R took us to meet with Ms. Holland to examine volcanoes all over the world. We used the SMARTboard to locate the Ring of Fire, Mt Vesuvius and Mount Kilauea. I can’t believe how many volcanoes there are all over the world!

The Big Read

In class, we read the book “Hill of Fire.” It was about the eruption of a volcano in Mexico. It actually happened back on February 20, 1943. We learned that this book was historical fiction. I am sure glad I wasn’t around on that day in Mexico!

Can Drive

On Friday, we were able to dress down if we brought in some canned goods or a donation to the Martin Luther King Center. Looking at all the full crates in the Mason House made me feel really glad that we could all help others in need.

Don’t Forget!!!!

We are still collecting Shaw’s receipts. Keep bringing them in!

Have a great weekend!

Student Reporter: Teddy

We received a request to post the recipe for our fossil in amber project. Its very easy:

You need 100% glycerin soap, vaseline, Q-tips, glass measuring cup, plastic ice cube trays or another type of plastic container and any trinket you want to fossilize. 

1. Using a Q-tips, line the plastic container compartments with vaseline.

2. Melt soap in microwave for about a minute and a half

3. Place trinket in compartment

4. Pour melted soap in compartment

5. Let solidify overnight

6. Pop out of container in the morning

Have fun!!!!

The Election

     We talked a lot about the election this week. Barack Obama is our new president. He is the first African American to be elected. Now people will really know it doesn’t really matter how you look. Anybody can be president if they are kind because no one wants a president who just screams at them. Some people wrote letters to him. They told him their hopes and asked him to write back soon.

Dancing

     We are having a great time learning to square dance in P.E. The boys don’t like it as much as the girls.

Volcanoes

      In social studies/science we are learning why volcanoes erupt. It’s awesome to study volcanoes and see how they erupt. We saw a movie about it. When the lava shoots out it is red but then it gets black when it bubbles up.

Awesome

     Eliza brought in her “All Terrain” sled. What was so awesome about it was how you can invent something so cool using old or recycled stuff and your imagination.

          Reporter:  Tatum

Jump Roping Group

Mrs. Carrellas started a jump roping class this week. She got the ideas when the Bouncing Bulldogs visited St. Michael’s school. Many kids are interested in jump roping now. Not only is it good exercise, its lots of fun!

School Election

Mrs. Abraham said that we are having a school election to pick a president this week. In most of the morning meetings, we have been talking about Senators Barack Obama and John McCain. We will have a ballot where the students get to vote for their candidate. It will be an exciting election. I can’t wait to see who wins next week. They will announce the winner on Election Day! Stay tuned for the latest results!

Science

In Science class, we’ve been learning about solids and liquids. Mrs. Pritchard taught us that magma turns to lava when it reaches the air. When it cools, it forms rock.

Student reporter: Madeline

In computer, the second grade had a great time pretending they were amateur paleontologists. They were very interested in playing the fossil game at home so we decided to post the link under other websites. Have fun digging!  http://www.bbc.co.uk/sn/prehistoric_life/games/skeleton_jigsaw/skeletal_jigsaws/index.shtml

Last Saturday, the St. Michael’s moms ran in the Breakers marathon and raised $3,000.00 for the school and the Ronald McDonald Center.

Also on Saturday, St. Michael’s provided 50 carved pumpkins for the Ballard Park Pumpkin walk.

In P.E. , we learned how to play badminton.

We are still working on learning our numbers in French. We play Lotto.

In art class, we are making haunted houses for Halloween.

Tonight, at six o’clock, is the Halloween party in the gym. I hope everybody has a costume because there will be costumes contests with prizes, music, pizza. snacks, games and Halloween treats. I hope you are excited as I am. See you there!

Have a good weekend.     

Reported by: Jaxson

One Large Sweet Tooth

This week in the second grade there has been a HUGE dilemma om who will win all those M&M’s. Mmmmm, you can almost taste them. A lot of students think it is amazing how the layers are formed. It reminded some people of sedimentary rock. Sedimentary candy…not too appetizing.

Mrs. Abraham said there were more than 1000 and less than 10,000, so it is safe to say there is a LOT of candy. I never knew there was such a thing as navy blue and white M&M’s. Go figure.

New Craze: Jump Roping

Last week the Bouncing Bulldogs were here: they started a huge craze for jump roping. Either every body’s doing Helicopter, turning double Dutch (or at least trying to jump in), or just single roping. Those kids really got students motivated. A lot of kids have been bringing jump ropes to school. There have been a few arguments about whose turn it is. (Don’t worry: they have been sorted out)

Stayed tuned for more news stories from the second grade next week!

Student Reporter: Eliza Staples