Winter Concert

Hello families,

This Friday is the Second Grade Winter Concert. Families are invited to join us from 2:15 to 3:15 in the cafeteria. Our class is singing about winter weather, so students have been asked to wear white for the concert and will put on their hats and gloves as well.

I look forward to seeing you all then!

Sincerely,

Mr. Kilham

January Update

Hello Families!

With January well under way I wanted to give you all an update on what we've been up to in our busy classroom. When we returned from winter break we began our reading unit on fables and folktales. Students have been identifying the elements of these stories and discussing the morals they teach. As we read more examples, we have begun to see how the two types of stories are different.

Our other exciting new unit is for science, in which we have been investigating the arctic and antarctic polar regions. As we learn about the extreme climate in these regions, we discover what makes them so very cold! We are looking at the different animals who live in these regions and discussing their adaptations for survival. As we learn more about these two ends of the earth, we are also reflecting on their similarities as well as their differences. And, of course, we will learn all about penguins :)

Your students are such hard workers, here's to a fantastic January!

Sincerely,
Mr. Kilham

Geography

Our maps are coming along beautifully! There is more detail to add, but for now we've been focusing on the seven continents and five oceans. We will continue to discuss different landforms, bodies of water, and practice the cardinal directions.

Elf Store!

This past Friday we had our Holiday Elf Store, and what a time we had! The students really showed off their creativity and crafted some fantastic Elf attire. We couldn't have done it without the help of our room moms and parent volunteers, so a big thank you to them.

December Updates and Reminders

Hello Families,

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving break! With parties, events, and conferences this month, we have a busy December ahead of us. Here are some dates to remember:

This week we have storyteller Len Cabral coming in on Thursday (12/4) to share his stories, folktales, and legends with our students.

On Friday (12/5), the second grade will have our Elf Store, where we will buy fabric and decorations to dress our elves. If you have not done so already, please send in 60 cents in a plastic baggie with your child's name on it.

We are starting our geography unit this month focusing on geographical features and maps. Please send in a blue poster board by next week so that we can start building our very own world maps!

Next Thursday (12/11) and Friday (12/12) are parent conferences. Please contact me if you have any conference schedule questions and conflicts. Thursday is a delayed opening and Friday is an early release for students.

Our Holiday Party will be on Monday, December 22nd. More information on that to come :)

We're looking forward to an exciting month!

Author Share

Today we had a wonderful opportunity to meet author/illustrator Matt Tavares! Matt shared with us his love for drawing and writing (and baseball), and how he became a published author. He also shared his writing process, which looks a lot like our writing process :)

After, he showed us how he draws his sketches by using one of our second graders as a model!

What a great presentation!

Halloween!

       

       

Thank you to all of the parents who helped make our party great!