Lunch with Ms. Maddie

Our school social worker, Maddie Sivo, often meets with students during their lunchtime.  She sometimes allows students to invite friends to join them so they can all work on social skills and building positive friendships.  If you are not comfortable with your child being invited for these small groups, please let me know or contact Maddie directly – sivom@csdvt.org or 264-5918.

Wonder of the Week - When is sugar too much of a good thing?

I think that sugar is too much because you can't have it all the time but you still need it in your body. - Nick

I think that sugar is too much when you go off the walls crazy. - Owen M.

I think sugar is too much when you get hyper. - Amani

Writing with Intention and Emotion

This week in Writer's Workshop we have been working on writing with intention and emotion! We learned that authors have a purpose for their writing and that they want to make their reader feel a certain way.

We decided that books like Diary of a Wimpy Kid are written to make us laugh out loud, while books like Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day are written to make us remember a bad day we have had and how sad / mad / annoyed we felt.

We are adding emotion into our own writing. Many of us wrote about a time that we felt nervous (a ski trip, being late for football practice, the first day of school), and some of us wrote about bad days (sisters being noisy, being late for school). We are all writing with intention and emotion. Make sure to check in with your writer to see what emotion they are making their reader feel!

Rereading Our Writing Like Detectives!

Today we worked on rereading our writing like detectives! We used a colored pencil to go back and add appropriate punctuation and capitalization to our stories. We were also on the lookout for overuse of the word 'and.' What an impressive group of second grade authors!

First Few Days

What an exciting first few days we have had here in 2nd Grade! We have been busy learning our routines and making new friends. We are focusing on how to be Safe, Respectful and Ready to Learn all over our school. Please make sure to check in with your student to see what this looks like!

2014 - 2015 School Year

It's time for another exciting year here at Porters Point School! Make sure to check your mail for important back to school letters. Also, remember to mark your calendars for Tuesday, August 26 from 8:00 - 9:00 for our first Open House! I can't wait to see you all. 

If you are interested in completing the Student Information and Family Hopes and Dreams forms online please click here . 

If you are going back to school shopping and want to donate to our classroom check our our Classroom Wish List . 

Wonder of the Week: Where do freckles come from?

This week in preparation for summer we have been wondering where in the world freckles come from? Many of us thought that you are simply born with freckles, but today we learned that really they come from sun exposure! We learned about melanin and the difference between freckles and a tan. We also learned that if your parents have freckles - you probably will too!

Make sure to check out the students' blogs to see their initial thoughts about where freckles come from as well as what they learned this morning! Below are a couple of things that we learned:

• I learned that when you get older you might not have your freckles. -  Nicole
• I learned that you have melanin and when you are in sun you get more melanin and that is how you get more freckles.   -  Kaden

To see where we got our information for this Wonder check out Wonderopolis!