Monday, May 18, 2020

Self-Care/Kindness

Here is a menu of self-care/kindness activities that you can participate in this week!


Click here to see the options!



Wednesday, April 1, 2020

Virtual Field Trips

Being stuck in the house or in your own backyard may be getting a little repetitive.

Why not go on a virtual adventure of someplace new!

When you visit, send me an email to let me know about it.  Tell me one thing you learned, and one thing you still wonder!

Enjoy!
Mrs. Ransom
kransom@sbschools.net












Friday, March 13, 2020

March 9 - 13

Dear Families,

We enjoyed a lot of new learning this week. We began new units in writing, math, reading and science!

Exploring wind power during Maker Time:




Measuring using nonstandard units:


Is it a solid, liquid or gas?


This week we learned:
~Readers scoop words into phrases.
~There are 12 inches in 1 foot.

This week we experienced:
~Measuring in nonstandard units.
~Publishing opinion writing.
~Exploring reversible and irreversible changes in matter.

Other Things to Ask Your Child About:
~Jim & the Beanstalk
~The heart lesson in Guidance
~Roll & record doubles

Have a great weekend,
Katie & Casey

Friday, March 6, 2020

March 4 - 6

Dear Families,

We hope you had a restful and relaxing vacation with your family. It was wonderful to see all the smiling faces and get back into routine.

By far the most exciting part of the week was our state float parade! We are so proud of all the hard work and creativity the children put into their research and float building!

















Other things to ask your child about:
~Sticks & bundles
~Add funny little extras to opinion writing
~Mystery Doug

Have a great weekend!
Katie & Casey

Friday, February 21, 2020

February 17 - 21

Dear Families,

This week we were immersed in our study of the United States. We continued our state research and began creating artifacts to decorate state floats.  On Wednesday with Mrs. Courcelle, children learned to program Bee Bots to travel across the United States.







In math the children we presented with a story situation that was missing the question.  In partnerships the children created questions that could be asked given the situation.  Students visited different problems written on posters and worked together to solve the problem.   







Other things to ask your child about:
~Playing Capture the Clock in Number Corner
~Creating artifacts for state floats
~Chester's Way and making connections with characters
~Gathering more evidence from books to support opinions about characters

We hope you enjoy time with your family.  We look forward to seeing everyone back on March 4th!

Katie & Casey

Friday, February 14, 2020

February 10 - 14

Dear Families,

It was a very exciting week in second grade! Some highlights from our week: painting state floats and research, Farm to School, going to the Flynn, Valentine's day pancake breakfast, and a fun class celebration!

 Making and taste testing cabbage cole slaw!






Researchers at Work!




Valentine's Day <3





A well deserved class celebration!





Have a great weekend,
Katie & Casey