Happy Mother's Day

I would like to wish a very Happy Mother's Day to all of the mothers out there.  I can tell you that the students speak very fondly about their mothers.  They are so excited to bring you a special gift that was handmade by them.  I hope you all have a special day.

This week we learned all about energy.  Our essential question was "How do we use energy?"  We read about how we get energy from the sun, wind and even the ocean.  We read about turbines and how their energy waters farms and powers cities.  We read about windmills and how they pump water and how dams produce energy from the water.

In math, we finished our last major unit of new material.  We focused on mulitplication and started practicing facts.  Next week we will begin reviewing many of the skills that were taught throughout the school year.

We finished up our rainforest unit.  As part of this unit we collaborated with our fantastic art teacher, Mrs. Moran.  The students made colorful macaws in art class.  They are now flying gracefully in our hallway.

For our writing unit, we finished up our rainforest animal research paper.  The students researched their animal on the internet and wrote the information on a report.  They drew a picture of their animal to include with their report.  They will be sharing their reports with the other second grade class next week.

Just a quick note....please keep in mind that as the weather gets warmer we will be running the a/c in the classroom.  It tends to get cold in the classroom when it runs but very hot when it doesn't.  It is a good idea to send in a light jacket/sweatshirt with your child to put on if it gets cold in the room.

Have a nice weekend.