Wow! What an exciting week! Our first real snow and the buzz worthy spelling bee last night. Great job second graders – you are terrific spellers! Second place was our very own Lucy C. Pictures of other winners are coming soon.
This week we started a new science unit about rocks and minerals. We learned about the layers of the Earth including the crust, mantle, and core. We also discussed properties of rocks and minerals including hardness which was observed during our scratch test experiment.
This week in writing second graders began the highly anticipated work on cursive. During each lesson this week we covered 2 similar letters. This will continue through the lower case alphabet and then we will move into capitals. I have told the students to print on class assignments until we complete the entire alphabet. I know writing their name in cursive is very exciting so they are allowed to practice that on assignments. Cursive in second grade is just an introduction so students will not be expected to complete assignments in cursive this year.
Jump rope for heart is coming up in February. Every child will participate during their gym time. It is optional to raise money or make a donation. Forms and information came home on Wednesday and are due the second week of February. Please email Tom Rocco if you have any questions: trocco@op97.org.
Thanks for sending your kiddo prepared for the snow and low temperatures. Please send spare shoes for your child to change into when they bring boots.
Have a great 3-day weekend!
