Biography Reports!

This week the students have been busy researching for their biography reports! We are using internet and print sources to find information about important Americans. Each student has selected an important American to create a report about. The students have been working hard collecting information and we are all very excited to see the final products come together!

Wonder of the Week - What does it mean to pay it forward? How can you pay it forward?

If you’re behind in taxes, you have to give back the money or you won’t be able to live in your house. - Nick

I think ‘to pay it forward’ means if someone pays you money for something, you have to pay it back. You pay it back with the money that they give you or if they just want to give you it they can. - Kaden

I think ‘to pay it forward’ means that you have to pay somebody back and you pay them a lot. - Nicole

I think paying it forward means that you are paying something that you earned to somebody that needs it. - Tucker

I think that ‘pay it forward’ means that you go to the bank and give the bank some money and then the bank gives some of the money back. - Thorsten

Wrapping Up Our Study of Characters

We have officially wrapped up our study of Characters! We learned how to describe characters based off of their actions, thoughts, conversations and feelings. We also learned that characters can change. Characters usually experience a turning point - a action / situation that causes them to have this change. 

The second graders did an outstanding job exploring character change and were even able to identify green or good character traits and yellow or not so good character traits! 

Balance and Motion!

We have been having a wonderful time exploring balance and motion! Last week students experimented with balance points and counter weights while trying to balance a paper crayfish on only one finger! This week we continuing to use counter weights while attempting to balance arches and triangles in stable positions.

Students have also been practicing Writing like Scientists! We have been using phrases like I observed… The evidence shows… I predict… and I noticed… Students are learning that when they make a prediction or a claim they must back it up with evidence or observations. Our science notebooks are really coming along! 

Make sure to ask your student about their hard work in science! 

Wonder of the Week: Are Leprechauns Real?

I know that a leprechaun is a man that makes shoes and buries a pot of gold. I think leprechauns are real because they bury pots of gold. – Ryan B.

I know that leprechauns are green and trade shoes for gold. I think leprechauns are not real because I set up a trap and it never worked. – Tucker F.

I think leprechauns are not real because I have never seen one. – Addison M.

I think leprechauns are real because they bury a pot of gold and you never find it because they are so tricky! – Bradyn M.

I know that leprechauns run really fast and are green. I think leprechauns are real because they made up Saint Patrick’s Day. – Nicole N.

Literacy Breakfast!

We had an amazing time at our Literacy Breakfast! Thank you to all of the families and friends who came out to celebrate these hard working second grade authors!

What is the Scientific Method?

Our Wonder this week asks us - What is the Scientific Method?

I think the Scientific Method is a list of stuff you need to do in Science. - Jayden J

I think the Scientific Method is something that scientists make a list of to help them do science experiments. - Kaden D

I think the Scientific Method is a step because you put one thing and then another and another when you do a science experiment. - Addison M

I think the Scientific Method is asking a question, collecting data and asking a new question. I think this because it is up on our back wall. - Nicole N

Now I know...

I learned the scientific methods is steps that scientist use when they are running an experiment. (Summer)

I learned that the first step of the scientific method is to ask a question.  (Gwen)

I learned that the second step of the scientific method is to make a hypothesis. (Hunter)

I learned that the third step is to run the experiment and test your hypothesis.  (Nadja)

I learned that you have to test get an accurate result you have to do things the same exact way.  (Roma)

I learned that the fourth step of he scientific method is to look at your data and draw a conclusion.  (Josh P)

I learned a conclusion is the end of an experiment and what you learned.  (Dana)

I learned the second to last step of the scientific method is to share what you learned.  (Kaitlyn) 

I learned that the final step is to ask a new question. (Talan)