Math Problem Solving Poster

Here is the math problem solving poster that we have been using in class! It's a good idea to take the hard copy your child brought home and post it in the space where your child does his/her homework. It will be helpful with our Wednesday night problem solving homework!

Second Grade Supply List 2015/2016

Hello! I hope that everyone has been enjoying their summers! I know there is still some summer left, but as I was buying school supplies for my own children (I have a second grader this year too!), I thought it might be a good idea to repost the second grade supply list in case any families may have misplaced their copy amidst all of the summer fun! In addition to these supplies, it would be great if everyone could bring at least one old, but clean (No smelly socks!) to school this fall. We will be using these for white board erasers during math. This is a great way to reuse those socks that lost their partner in the wash! We will also need paper towels, tissues, anti-bacterial wipes, and anti-bacterial hand gel this year and I would love any donations of those items if anyone has some extras lying around at home! We tend to go through these items quite quickly in second grade! If you do need the supply list, simply click on the link below. I can't wait to meet everyone!

Second Grade Supply List

One Word

Instead of writing New Year's resolutions this year, we decided to choose one word to guide our actions for the remainder of the school year. The students chose words like organized, focus, independence, and empathy. We wrote our words down and illustrated them to show their meaning. They are now hanging up in the classroom so that we can be reminded of our goals for the remainder of second grade.

Sturbridge Village in Pictures

Here are a few pictures from our recent class trip to Sturbridge Village! As you can see we had a great day! 

Baking cookies the way they did in the 1800s

Preparing the "receipt," which was what they called a recipe in the 1800s

Measuring the ingredients

Using a straw whisk to mix the eggs

The oven was very different from what we have at home!

Learning about life on a farm in the 1800s

Scooping out the dough

By the sawmill

Cookies are done!

Rotary Readers!

The second grade at Floral Street School was lucky enough to have community readers from the local Rotary International club come to our school yesterday! Each second grade class had a visit from a Rotary reader who read the class an award winning story. The reader also left our class with a gift of four award winning hardcover books! Our Rotary community reader was Mrs. Mills. We had a great time listening to the story Sleep Like a Tiger! Thank you, Mrs. Mills, for reading to our class yesterday!

We received these books from our Rotary reader!

Mrs. Mills, reading Sleep Like a Tiger to the class

Fall Festival and Harvest Hoedown!

We had a great time enjoying all things fall related this week in second grade! We created fall crafts and poetry at our fall festival, read fall stories, and danced at the Harvest Hoedown! Take a look at some of our adventures from this week!

Dancing at the Harvest Hoedown

Swing your partner!

We had so much fun square dancing!

Making leaf prints

Painting pumpkins for pumpkin globes

Creating fall cards with leaf printing

Artists at work!

Artist at work!

Using pointillism, an art form from the 1800's, to decorate trees

Working on an art project during fall festival 

Fall Festival!

Our Fall Festival will be on Wednesday, October 29th from 12:00-2:00. Please click on the link below to view the Sign Up Genius form for this event.

Click here to help out with our Fall Festival!

Also, Floral Street School will be holding our traditional Harvest Hoe Down on Friday, October 31st. Students will get the opportunity to show off the square dancing skills that they have been learning in music and phys. ed. classes! Students are encouraged to wear "western wear" that day. You do not have to buy anything new for this. Jeans and a plaid shirt work fine! Students could also wear overalls, a bandana around their neck like a cowboy, or cowboy hats. Due to parking constraints, this event is for students only. Thank you for understanding!