Happy Summer!

We closed the books on our 2020-2021 2nd grade year yesterday!  I cannot believe how fast our time together flew.  As I am sorting through classroom supplies, cleaning furniture, and completing end-of-year reports, I am remembering the amazing faces of this class.  Wow!  They grew so much, and I am excited for their next chapter: 3rd grade.  Here are two photos of our class from our final day.  One photo is with masks, and the other is without.  Happy summer!

Game Day

We were not able to have field day this year, so we decided to create some game stations for second grade to enjoy!  I wish I was able to take more pictures, but I was busy timing and leading a game station.  We caught "meatballs" in ice cream buckets, played charades, bowled with softballs and sparkling water bottles, balanced ping pong balls on paddles, tossed a ball with pillowcases, and played hopscotch.  Students were paired with a friend and rotated through the game stations. 

The weather was cool -- 56 degrees -- so we celebrated with dirt cups and rice krispie treats on the playground.  Hopefully, memories were made, even though it did not feel like field day weather!  We are grateful that the rain held off, so that we could enjoy our games outside.

Lots of Landforms

Science and social studies have united in this unit!  We explored how our Earth changes slowly and quickly.  As changes occur, landforms are created and destroyed.  Erosion is a slow change, while earthquakes and volcanos are quick changes.

Our culminating project involved creating at least five landforms from salt dough.  We made the dough on day one.  We created our landform models on day two.  We waited a week for our dough models to dry.  We painted our models on day three.  We labeled our models on day four.  Each student shared their landform model with the class.

Folktales

We have wrapped up our reading curriculum, but we had some fun with folktales this week!  There were three tales: "Why Turtles Live in Water," "Why Spider Has Eight Thin Legs," and  "How Butterflies Came to Be."  Each group had lines for specific characters.  We had fun learning about folktale traditions.  A photo of each group reading is included.

Tremendous Talent

The days are so quickly slipping by, and the end of the year is truly here.  I cannot believe it!  Today was our school talent show.  I know I have talented students, and it was so fun to watch them light up as they shared their "thing" today!

We performed an original skit: "Do Your Thing."  Students wanting to share a quick talent peek were able to do that.  The remaining students narrated.  It was fun!  They were fantastic!  We also had three students share dance acts during the show.  I captured some photos -- not the best quality -- but I hope you all enjoy them just the same!

States Fair

MCS has a fourth grade tradition: States Fair!  In the fall, each fourth grader selects a state to research.  Students complete numerous assignments, about their state, over the course of a four month period.  They write a paper, create a display board, and create an oral presentation about their state.  This year state board were on display for classes to view in the Luckey gym.  We enjoyed strolling through the displays to learn some facts about our wonderful United States.

The Emperor's New Clothes

Our 6th-8th grade drama students have been busy preparing and practicing for their performance of  "The Emperor's New Clothes."  We enjoyed the opportunity to view the production last week.  Wow!  It was sure a fun play to watch!  The cast did an amazing job of involving students in parts of the performance.  Some from our class were invited to help "hold" completed clothing items.  After explanation, the students realized that there were not any clothes at all, but that the spinner was fooling everyone into believing there were actual clothes created.  Enjoy several photos from our viewing perspective!