Happenings in Grade 2

Science: Skeletal System Mr. Bones visited the classroom and the students were able to get an up close look at the many bones that make up our body. We learned that the skull protects the brain, the ribcage protects the lungs, and the spinal column protects the nerves. Did you know that the spinal column is made of 33 bones? Presented with the challenge of finding the names of the bones of a skeleton, the students worked with a partner on an iPad to correctly label each bone.

SPECIAL ACTIVITIES                                                         Celebrating St. Teresa's Day Ready to play! The month of October brings two special dates celebrated by each Holy Child School: Saturday, October 13, 2018 is the Founding Day of the Society of the Holy Child Jesus 1846 in Derby, England. Monday, October 15, 2018 is Feast of St. Teresa of Avila when the sisters first celebrated Mass as a community of sisters. The Lower School students celebrated these special dates by dividing into teams and playing special games with their classmates.   Have you ever played Australian Ball? Enjoying the scooter relay!             Keeping a ping pong ball on a spoon  requires a lot of              concentration.                   What good focus! The soccer relay was great fun.

 Oct. 8 - 12 Social Studies: Treasure Maps   After studying the cardinal directions and the primary intercardinal directions the students created a treasure map and wrote directions to get to the treasure chest.                                   The students finished product showed a map with a compass rose and five different locations. Here the students are working together as one student reads the directions and another follows them in search of the treasure chest.

Week of October 1-5 Guardian Angels           October 2nd is the feast of the Guardian Angels. This feast celebrates God's loving care of each one of us. God sends the angels to love and protect us.   The Second Graders decorated their own guardian angels and kept their angels at their desks as a reminder of how our guardian angels watch over us. During October, the students also pray the Guardian Angel prayer each day before they go out to recess.                   Science                            The second graders began their science lessons this year by exploring the many topics that scientists study. They drew pictures of their favorite topics and shared their ideas with a partner. Their topics included space, the weather, medicine, anatomy, animals, chemistry, and many more. The students listened to some excerpts from the book, How to Think Like a Scientist,  and learned that scientists ask many questions and work to discover the answers