Who knew so much could be learned in second grade! We are trying to wrap our heads around 3-D shapes and finding them in the world around us. We started off by creating triangular pyramids with marshmallows and toothpicks. We are now in the process of completing our CiCi's cities. Cici's Pizza donated 22 pizza boxes to our class to give us the foundation of our geometric cities that we are building in class.
We are also embarking on a weather unit. Have you seen their weather and moon journal? If not, ask your child to show you their moon sketches. Currently, we don't get to see the moon until 2am, so the kids aren't able to observe it until the following morning. Although confusing, this has brought up interesting discussion about the earth's rotation. This week we will be learning the different types of clouds and making weather instruments.
Check out www.moonconnection.com to sketch the different moon phases and make observations in the weather journals.
The kids have taken a liking to poetry as well. It has been neat to see your children access different ways to express themselves. There are so few guidelines in poetry, the kids aren't so sure what to do with the freedom. For example, they are encouraged to NOT write in complete sentences, to only have a few words per line, to write what they feel even if it doesn't make sense to someone else, and to not even worry about capitalization.
This week and next week we will also be studying fables, folktales, fairytales and the like. Due to all of the activities going on in the classroom, feel free to come by and be a part of the fun! Drop by anytime and stay for as long as you can and challenge yourself if you can be smarter than a second grader!
Enjoy your extra day off this week!
Thanks,
Ashley Simpson
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