This time of year truly zooms! We have been working extremely hard in second grade, with strong momentum and focus as we wrap up units of study and even begin new ones! We are now fully immersed in the Rain Forest. We are currently writing poetry about our favorite rain forest animal. Our mural looks awesome and continues to "grow"!




Our new Math Investigations Unit is on Measurement. We are exploring both linear measurement and time. We are working with a variety of linear units including inches, feet, and yards. We measured and compared our length of jumps- kid jumps, frog jumps and rabbit jumps.

End of Year Field Trip

Mark your calendars: All of the first and second grade classes will be going to the Montshire Museum on June 4th!

A word from the Montshire: "When you visit Montshire's 100-acre Museum, you enter an exciting world of science, nature, and technology. Our spacious and light-filled building easily holds both permanent exhibits and featured exhibitions. The exploration continues outside in Science Park, the Woodland Garden, and along the nature trails bordering the beautiful Connecticut River. Whether you are experiencing the Museum for the first time or the hundredth, every visit is a new experience."

We are very excited for this field trip! Chaperones welcome! More details to come.

Our Class

                                                            so cute..... and silly:)

 First and Second Grade Performance

Thursday, April 11 at 6:00 PM

Thatcher Brook Gym

Putting Newton's Laws to the Test!

Challenges: 

• While running with a tennis ball at your side, try to drop the ball on the target. We found this trickier than it sounds!

• Test different objects by dropping them from different heights into a tray of rice. What happens when dropping a marble? crumpled up paper?

• Marshmallow Shooters! Can you propel the marshmallow a short distance? a long distance? What changes had to occur?

Field Trip to The Flynn

Since 1987, Burlington Taiko has been mesmerizing audiences with the powerful, spellbinding and propulsive sounds of the taiko. Our field trip to The Flynn Theater to see Burlington Taiko perform was amazing! We were very impressed listening to the rhythms and sound of the many drums including the biggest drum we have ever seen!

Force and Motion

Our class is exploring the ideas of Force and Motion through a variety of experiments and inquiries. We were introduced to Isaac Newton, the creator of the Laws of Motion. So far, we have tested the first law of motion through an experiment using a card, a cup, and a quarter. Our question was "What will happen to the quarter if we apply a force to the card?...and what will happen to the card?" We felt like magicians as we tested these questions with our experiment. We talked about the first law which, in simple terms says that an object in motion stays in motion and an object at rest stays at rest unless there is some sort of force. The children were so smart explaining how this experiment helps us understand Newton's first law! We will continue to explore the Laws of Motion throughout our entire unit.