What a great time the second graders had walking uptown and visiting the public buildings. The children chatted, strolled, and soaked up the sunshine. It was fabulous weather and great day was had by all. Thank you to the parents who joined us. It made for a very pleasant day.
The children did a really nice job writing thank you notes to the Chief of Police, Fire Chief, Town Administrator and RCTV. These letters will all be sent this week.
The children have been researching a community worker over the past couple of weeks. In the library, this week, they will create a word document and type a report on their research. They did read and discuss their community helper with a peer. The discussions were great and engaging. Reports will be printed and compiled into a classbook to share.
Finally, at the end of the week I will be assessing the kiddos on what they have learned about communities. They need to know the different kinds of communities, what is different about them, what is needed in a community, the difference between rules and laws, important helpers and buildings in a community. Soon after, your kiddos will be bringing home a portfolio of their community work. All of the second graders seemed to enjoy the unit thoroughly.
Stay tuned for our next unit which is mapping. Students will review the continents, learn important oceans, rivers and mountain ranges. If you have a good children's atlas, please send it in. There will be more research to follow.
I hope everyone is staying and safe and dry during Hurricane Sandy. I enjoyed the day catching up on paperwork. My next post will be later this week after our Halloween celebration. Thank you to Mrs. Aguja and Ms Serrao for helping to organize our centers. Thank you to the moms who are coming into assist. Please remember to send in those small pumpkins. Happy Halloween everyone!
