Fall Festival Fun!

Why should all the fun happen only during the school week? This past Saturday, Liberty's PTA sponsored a fun filled Fall Festival. Children shared the afternoon socializing, playing games, decorating crafts and indulging in snack foods. Who knew a waffle on a stick could be so delicious? Couldn't make it? Don't worry! The Fall Festival is an annual event. Can't wait that long? Whatch the fliers for coming events.

Inspired Students Learn To Sing and Sign!

Today in class, we learned about a famous and influential women. Helen Keller!

As a child, Helen Keller lost her sight and hearing after an illness. Having a disability did not prevent Helen Keller from going to college or helping others.  Helen advocated for the blind developing awareness, money and support. Her influence on people created a better life for others.

Helen learned sign language to communicate. We had a lot of fun learning to use sign language while we sang a friendship song.

Math Centers Going Strong!

During our second week of school, our class worked very hard learning to move about the classroom and begin our math centers.  One center focused on learning ordinal numbers. To practice learning ordinal numbers, we lined up numbered cups. While one person closed his eyes the other hid a block under a cup. The person who hid the block gave clues where to find it, "It is greater than the 7th place."  Lot's of learning and laughter were happening in that center!

With all the brand new laptops in the school, we have had daily opportunities to listen and follow along with books online and strengthen our math skills. We even learned a new math program called DreamBox!       

Getting To Know Each Other Through Play Dough

Who doesn't LOVE play dough?  Everyone enjoyed using play dough to make objects of things they did over the summer, love to eat or favorite activity. No matter how out going or shy we were, we couldn't wait to share and tell a new friend about our art work. Shhhh!  We have a secret. We are going to use our play dough art work to inspire our writing!

S.T.E.M!

On the second day of second grade, we learned paper engineering creating a spring, movable mouth and wiggly tooth. These skills were then applied in a S.T.E.M. challenge to create a name plate that was readable from across the room, have a movable part and stand on its own.  From initial design to redesigning, we created some amazing pieces! 

Welcome Message 2014-2015

Welcome to our Super Second Grade classroom blog! This year is going to be spectacular! Our class blog is a forum for extending classroom activities and discussions. Throughout the school year, be sure to check our blog for pictures and such from our day together. Students in the past have enjoyed sharing our link with aunts, uncles and grandparents who live near and far.  Be sure to leave us a comment, ask a question or just cheer us on!

Looking forward to meeting you soon!

~ Mrs. Novotny

Kudos

We are off to a GREAT start researching our famous African Americans!