Dear parents, thank you for making our writing celebration so special today! I hope you enjoyed listening to your child's story. What great authors they are!

Spotlight on RETELLING: Being able to retell a story is very important in 2nd grade. It shows that we understand what we read and that we are able to remember key elements of the story. Here is a nice anchor chart to help us retell. Try using it at home! 

 We had Reader's Workshop in the Learning Commons today!

We have three very important classroom rules: 

1) Be Safe and Kind 

2) Take Care of Yourself

3) Take Care of Our Room and School 

On Septemeber 21st, we celebrated International Peace Day  

Our day ended with a flower Mandela peace creation sending our message out to the world.  Mrs. Jenkins led this lovely event.  In closing, the children were encouraged bring home a flower filled with their message of peace to help spread this throughout our world. 

Responsive Classroom

 We start each day by having a "Morning Meeting." There are four components to a morning meeting: 1) Greeting 2) Sharing 3) Group Activity 4) Morning Message

There are several purposes for having a morning meeting: -Sets a tone for respectful and engaged learning in a climate of trust
-Builds and enhances connections among students and between students and teachers
-Merges academic, social, and emotional learning
-Motivates students by addressing the human need to feel a sense of significance and belonging, and to have fun
-Through the repetition of many ordinary moments of respectful interaction, enables some extraordinary moments