Happy Martin Luther King, Jr. Day!
Highlights from our week:
*Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: In order to prepare for the long, holiday weekend, our class spent the week discussing the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. I was so impressed by the level of thoughtfulness your second graders displayed as they learned about Dr. King. As you can imagine, it was hard for them to believe that times in our country could be so different than they are now!
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| Watching Dr. King's famous speech was a MAJOR highlight from our study! |
After reading many beautiful picture book biographies, we focused on what Martin thought, how he felt, and what actions he took. Check out these amazing tributes they made!
*Science: We continued discussing and exploring the three states of matter this week. To begin, we explored the science term property. After deciding upon a working definition, we played a fun game called "What's my property?" Working with a collection of items, one person thinks of a property (blue, magnetic, circle, etc.) and pulls out all objects that have that property. Other players have the task of trying to figure out what the mystery property is! Try playing at home---you'll be super impressed with all of the different properties they can come up with!
Later in the week, we conducted a Mystery Science experiment which had us exploring different properties of materials. Students had to consider the properties of various materials (paper towel, paper bag, paper plate, and aluminum foil) and then design a hat that would keep the sun off their head. We had a TON of fun testing, designing, and creating!!
*Reader's Workshop: This past week, second graders have been immersed in biographeis! All of their hard work is in preparation for their upcoming wax museum, which will take place on Friday, Feb. 15th. A HUGE part of this project is learning about tons and tons of people who have changed our world! Students have been read to, read independently, and have partner read numerous tales such as:
Thank you for helping your child select a historical hero and returning the sign up paper to school. This should be a person who has contributed to our world in some way. Your child will be notified of their biography assignment during the upcoming week!
I hope you all had a great, long weekend! Have a wonderful, short week!
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Questions to promote "School Talk":
-What are some biographies you read for your brochure this week?
-What did Martin Luther King Jr. think? What did he feel? What did he do?
-Draw a 6x4 array. What is your total?
-What materials did you use to make a hat for Mystery Science?
-What is the Zen Den?
-What book did Mrs. Belanger read to our class? Did she bring Miss Perri with her?
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Important Dates:
-Monday, Jan. 21st: No School (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day)
-Friday, Feb. 15th:, 9:00-9:45AM: 2nd Grade Wax Museum
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