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Hands On Learning

Weaving:  
After reading A Goat in the Rug, a narrative non-fiction story about a Navajo weaver, the students tried their hands at weaving. They soon became experts with the under over pattern.




Six-digit Numbers
The students took turns rolling the dice and filling in the blank spaces until they had a six-digit number. Then they each read the number and compared the value of the numbers they wrote.
                         
                           1  3  9, 0  6  4




Plane Shapes

After making models of plane shapes using toothpicks and marshmallows, the students described their shapes by telling the number of sides, vertices, and angles.




Japan

The Second Graders have begun studying Japan and are learning about the country's geography and culture. They have learned that in the Japanese culture, the carp symbolizes courage and strength because of its ability to swim up a waterfall. The students made carp windsocks which decorate the landscape of Japan from April to early May to celebrate Children's Day on May 5th.


Eli brought a special treat of Mochi Ice Cream!  For those of you unfamiliar with mochi ice cream, (as I was), mochi is a Japanese rice cake made with glutinous rice flour and has a chewy texture. Mochi Ice Cream is a thin layer of mochi wrapped around an ice cream filling. It’s creamy, sweet, with a little chewy outer shell, and just a very delightful treat. We all enjoyed this special treat and highly recommend that you try it.






Choir Trip to Harrisburg

Second Grade choir members thoroughly enjoyed their trip to Harrisburg where they performed at the Capitol and then visited Hershey World.




 Capstone Project: 8th Grade

The topic for this year's Eighth Grade Capstone Project was climate change. The students worked in small groups to present information on the effects of climate change on oceans, the arctic, and extreme weather. Their presentations also spoke of the consequences of climate change for us. The students were extremely knowledgeable and very well spoken.





 Student of the Week
Student of the Week, Maya, shares her favorite book series, the I Survived Series.

Upcoming Events

 May 21 - Election Day - No school for students

May 22 - Second Graders visit their pen pals at Holy Child School at Rosemont
                All students need a bagged lunch and should wear their gym uniform and 
                sneakers. 

May 24 and May 27 - School holidays for Memorial Day Weekend


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