Poetry Break! #resvt

We were lucky this morning to have a poetry break from two fourth grade students! These two girls memorized a poem titled "How to Torture Your Teacher" and recited it for our second graders! They did a fantastic job! I only hope that it didn't give the students any ideas!

Let's find the area! #resvt

Today in math our focus was finding the area of rectangles so we could put them in order from biggest to smallest. Students reviewed the definition of a rectangle: it must have four sides and four right angles. Students then worked with partners putting counting how many colored tiles filled in each rectangle. Pairs then put them in order. It was a great discussion and introduction to area!

Upcoming Events! #resvt

Here are some upcoming events for second graders to mark on your calendars!

• Friday, October 9th: No school
• Monday, October 12th: No school
• Wednesday, October 14th: 2 hour delay
• Saturday, October 17th: Big Truck Day @ 10:00

Castle Writing! #resvt

Today we took a break from writing small moments and took part in some creative, free writing! With the help of Mr. Berry, we took 3-D castle towers and wrote a story on them! Our focus was making sure our stories had a beginning, middle and end! We spread ourselves out and got right to work! We finished our stories and illustrations in fifty minutes! Then when we were finished we put our towers together and created a castle complete with a drawbridge! We are looking forward to our next creative free write in a couple of weeks!

Big Buddies! #resvt #CamelsHumpMS

Today we finally met our sixth grade buddies! Students exchanged cards that told about some of their interests then buddies drew Mayflowers together! It was a great time, and we are looking forward to getting together with them soon!

Everything Day Reminder! #resvt

Don't forget, tomorrow (Friday, Oct 2nd) second graders in Ms. Darling's class earned EVERYTHING day! Everything day includes: wearing our pajamas, bringing a stuffed animal, crazy hair and a special snack! Please only bring one stuffed animal that can fit inside your child's backpack. Second graders worked hard on following directions to earn this day! I can't wait to celebrate with all of you!

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Partner Reading #resvt

On Monday, second graders reviewed what partner reading looks like and sounds like. Students learned a poem to help remember "elbow to elbow, knee to knee, book in the middle so both can see." Each student takes turn reading a page of the book. We also learned that partners can ask questions during reading such as: "what do you think will happen next?", "this reminds me of...", "what was your favorite part?". Reading is thinking!