February into March
Hello Parents,
Thank you for all the delicious Valentine's treats; I enjoyed way too many of them!Some of the boxes and bags arrived on my desk without a student's name, so I apologize if I overlooked thanking anyone.
Well, February brings us into the season of Lent, which we have begun to discuss in class. In our classroom, we will be learning about all aspects of Lent through the Easter Triduum. Prior to Easter break, the second grade students will have the opportunity to observe the dress rehearsal for the presentation of the Living Stations of the Cross, which is acted out by the older students. Just recently, the students' 8th grade Sacramental Buddies walked the 2nd graders through the church showing and explaining each station to them.
In English, we just completed a short study of poetry. After brainstorming for rhyming ideas, the students worked with a partner to create an original poem. We then typed our poems in Computer Class, illustrated them and compiled them into a book. We'll all be taking a turn bringing this book home.
To note...I am not an advocate of continually working on workbook pages and worksheets. These items do have their place in the classroom but, do not serve all purposes. I may choose to practice skills and concepts in a different way that may be more interesting and creative for the students. Following is an example of an activity we are doing in class to make the study of adjectives more interesting and meaningful to the students:
To understand why we use adjectives in our writing, we looked at some advertisements. We looked for adjectives that describe the product in the ad. We then talked about how the adjectives encourage us to purchase a product by making the product sound appealing. We are then going to create our own advertisements using creative adjectives. We'll then have these laminated so that they look professional, just like an ad in a magazine!
Hopefully, Spring will come a little early. I think we all have a case of cabin fever after being inside for so long during this harsh winter...
Until next time,
Miss Anderson
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