Ms. Browning's Class

We were so excited to have Mrs. Mary Calhoun visit us today! She taught students about the animal shelter, as well as how they can do their part to help with animal overpopulation at the shelter and in their community. Each student was able to “adopt” a book buddy to read to over the summer. They also were able to choose a book to keep. They had the best time! Thank you for all the donations sent in as well. She was so grateful!

Today students worked in groups to determine why people immigrated to the United States from various countries around the world! Tomorrow they will have the chance to share what they learned with the class. They’ve really been enjoying our immigration unit!

We had so much fun at the Fun Run today! 🤩 ☀️

We had a busy day today! We have been working on a project this week to wrap up our economics unit. Students each selected an item and are researching the production and distribution process for their item. They are creating PowerPoint presentations to share their learning with the class! 🖥️ Today we also played a game show style review game against Mrs. Bates’s class to review our learning from our Civil War unit.

Today, after ACAP testing, students took part in math review stations to prep for our math tests later in the week. They did a great job on their first day of testing! I know they’ll keep up the great work as we continue ACAP testing this week!

We had a busy day today! This morning we were able to support TCSS students at the Spring Games Special Olympics. This afternoon we supported the County High Baseball team at their in school game! We 💙 our Wildcats!

Today we reviewed polygons and 2D shapes with a shape sort game. Tomorrow is PJ Day to support Relay for Life! Please send in $1 to participate!

Mark your calendars! We have a lot of things coming up in the next few weeks!

Yesterday we did a St. Patrick’s Day escape room! Students had to complete a variety of math tasks and puzzles in order to break out. Luckily all of our leprechauns made it our safely!

We had a great day at the Important Americans Museum! The students have worked so hard over the past several weeks and were so excited to be able to share their hard work! Thank you for all of your support during this project!

Today Ms. Walker had the students scrub in for surgery! The surgeons were tasked with finding and removing various text features from magazines. They had so much fun with this!

Today was a great day! 💙❤️💛

We had a great time seeing Seussical the Musical this morning!

We had a great grandparents day! 😊❤️

Our class had the most students in 2nd grade registered for the Kids Heart Challenge! That means they won a glow stick party from Coach Evans! ⚡️💡

Such a fun day with these precious valentines ❤️🤍💗💌

We will be having our Valentines Day special snack next Tuesday, February 14th! If you are able to send in any of the following items please comment below!

Vanilla ice cream cups (18)
Whipped cream (2 cans)
Chocolate syrup
M&Ms
Gummy Bears/worms
Plastic spoons
Bowls
Water bottles

Don’t forget complement hearts are due back tomorrow!
❤️💗🤍

This week we have been learning about westward expansion. Today, we decided to make butter like a pioneer! Students were even able to try it out on some bread. They had so much fun with this activity!

Our student intern, Ms. Walker, has been teaching a unit on habitats. Today, students learned about polar habitats. They discussed how various animals are able to survive in different habitats. Students were able to test this by seeing how polar bears are able to stay warm in cold arctic waters. 🐻‍❄️

We had a busy Friday in 2nd grade! Today students finished their Life Cycle projects and played a game of headbands to practice adjectives! We also wrapped up our study on blizzards by building a life size graph of snowfall throughout blizzards in US history! ❄️ 📊

Over the past few weeks we have been learning about various cycles in nature. To wrap up our study, students are each selecting a cycle of nature to study. Students will be doing research and creating life cycles posters to present to the class. They were so excited to begin their research today!

Today students completed an opinion writing piece on whether or not they would like to stay at a frozen hotel. ❄️ Afterwards, students had the chance to type up their writing on their iPads. They thought this was the best thing ever! 💻

During our ACAP test at the end of the year students will have a writing/typing portion. Any practice you can provide them with typing on home computers would be great!

We have had a great start back to school this week! Today students worked on counting collections! During this activity, students have a random collection of items that they are responsible for counting. They’re encouraged to count them in groups such as 2s, 5s, or 10s. This skill is very beneficial in building their number sense. Activities like this allow them to visually see how groups of smaller numbers make up larger numbers. It’s also a great way to support their understanding of place value! During our collections today we focused on the skill of making reasonable estimations as well as how to prove if a number is even or odd!

We had the best day today! Thank you parents for making our party a success! I know the kiddos had a blast! Merry Christmas! 🎅🏼🎄

Today we did a math activity in which students played detectives and solved math problems to solve the mystery about a selfish elf! They had so much fun! Tomorrow is our Christmas party! You’re welcome to join us at 10:30 and students may wear pajamas! 🎅🏼

Christmas Carolers and a visit from the Grinch!

We are still in need of a few items for the Christmas party next week! If you would be willing to send something in, please let me know! 🎅🏼🎄

This week we have been learning all about the War of 1812. Today we read about the battle in Baltimore at Fort McKinley that inspired the writing of the Star Spangled Banner. Students worked in groups to determine the meaning of each line of the song, and then illustrate their part. 🇺🇸

Happy Thanksgiving! 🦃

Today, students finished up their parade art! Tomorrow, students will be attaching their balloons to a robot and will code it to drive down the parade route! Students had a chance to test their robot coding to prepare for the parade!

This week we’ve been learning all about the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. We read Balloons Over Broadway and discovered how the parade has changed over the years. We’ve also read about Tony Sarg, the creative mind behind it all! Today students began building their own versions of some of the most popular parade balloons. On Friday, students will have the chance to put on a parade of their own!

Dia de los Mu***os celebration! 💀 🪅

To go along with our study on Dia de Los Mu***os, students were able to try their hand at creating calaveras, an important symbol of the holiday. 💀 After drawing, students practiced the art of foil printing to add color to their drawings. 🎨 These calaveras will be hung as decoration for our Dia de Los Mu***os celebration on Monday!

Just a reminder that Red Ribbon Week kicks off tomorrow with pajama day!

*students are welcome to wear slippers but will need tennis shoes for PE 😊

Today ROCKED 🎸🤘🔥

Today we also finished our study on the production and distribution of crayons! 🖍️ Yesterday students went “shopping” for crayons. They had to determine how much money they would spend, because every type of crayon cost a different amount. 💰 Today students were finally able to make their own crayon! We watched how applying various temperatures changed the state of matter the crayons were in throughout the process. 🔥🧊

This week we have been talking all about the production and distribution of crayons! Today students had a chance to invent and name a new crayon color! Later this week students will be able to create their new colors and even discover how the states of matter change as the crayons are produced 🖍️

When the weather is beautiful sometimes you just have to take your work outside! ☀️