Important event: Friday, November 20 - 9:25 - 9:45 am - Publishing Party! Hello families, On Tuesday we celebrated Veteran's Day with an all-school assembly. During the assembly, one member from each grade level shared reasons why they were thankful to the men and women that serve out country. Many families at QAE honored and thanked their veterans in person during the assembly by inviting them on stage. Each member shared when and where they served. To culminate the event, all students, including our own, performed the national anthem, which we had practiced all week during song time and with David Thompson during music. Thank you veterans! Soils This week in soils we explored sand, humus, and clay. We not only examined their properties (color, sound, touch, smell) when dry, we got a chance to get messy and observe what happens to each type of soil when water is added! Students were eager to roll, smear, and blend the different components of soil. Next week we will continue to explore other properties of these soil components. Enjoy photos below! Publishing Party Time to celebrate our writers! During this beginning part of the year, writers have been working hard looking at master authors, learning their writing crafts and incorporating them into their own writing. On Friday, first thing in the morning, students will celebrate their hard work with a publishing party. Parents, families and friends are welcome to come from 9:25-9:45am to read and talk to the authors. If you have any other questions, please email me!
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Hi families, This week we started our soil science unit. This is the first science unit in the Project-Based Learning second grade curriculum here at QAE. We began our investigation by asking what are scientists and what do they do? Here are some of the describing and action words students came up with:
Next, we asked what we already know about soil and what we would like to know about soil. It was one of the glorious moments in a students life where talking about poop is expected (worm poop)! Our students already had a solid base of knowledge about soil, and many questions they hope to answer. Examine their thoughts here: Finally, on Friday, we dove in and explored living soil.
"I have a big worm!" "Baby worms!" "Look! A rolly polly bug!" Students literally got their hand dirty closely examining soil, noting whether their observations matched the predictions they made. Students found leaves, sticks, rocks, and bugs. Some students shrieked in delight, and some students just shrieked at the creatures their found plodding away in the soil. Next week we will continue our examination of soil by looking at its different components: sand, humus, and clay. Wishlist In other news, some people have been asking if there's anything we would love to have in the classroom. I have created a wishlist! On the list I have posted books and tools that would help our classroom thrive and create. Please let me know if you have any questions. Find the link here. |
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