Hanukkah!
This year, the second grade is studying the holiday of Hanukkah. As a class, we began learning about the history of Hanukkah and why it is celebrated in the Jewish religion. We then contnuined ot leanr about the different aspects of the holiday and how it is celebrated across the 8 days and 8 nights. To continue our learning, students learned how to play the game of dreidel. As well as create beautiful dreidel snowflakes to decorate our classroom. Second-grade students have been eager and excited to learn about this holiday during our festive season.
Finding Awesome Everywhere!
This week, second graders are working on how to write an opinion of what’s awesome! Opinion writing is our students’ way of demonstrating both what they think and why they think it. As second graders, we believe lots of things are awesome. As a class, we brainstormed a ‘Second Grade Awesome List’. That list included: second-grade projects, playing games with a new friend, when your pet snuggles with you, watching a movie in your pajamas, exploring new places, and muc,h much more. Second graders focused on providing many different reasons and adding precise, true-to-life details to make their writing stronger. We invite you to ask your students what they think is awesome!
Charlestowne Landing
Second graders took a field trip this week to Charles Towne Landing! In social studies, we have been learning all about the Charleston settlers, and this week, they got to see what we have been learning about! We got to see the way that the settlers lived when they arrived in Charleston many years ago! It was a fun opportunity to see in person all of the things we have been learning about the settlers, including shelter and environment. It was an exciting, hands-on history learning experience for our second graders!
