Welcome!

Please welcome our newest members to 2nd grade!  We have 5 Neon Tetras and 3 Rock Crib fish!  Names are still being decided!

 A HUGE thank you to Rob Hintze for making all this possible!!!!

Field Trips and Wildlife: Week 7 of Connecting Cultures with Hong Kong

This is a guest post from our library media specialist, Beth Redford.

Lanterns and Farming: Week 6 of Connecting Cultures with Hong Kong

This is a guest post from our library media specialist, Beth Redford.

Pilgrim Assembly

Click on the link below to watch the video of the 2nd Grade Pilgrim Assembly!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=6&v=k9UYEbI35bI

Pilgrim Festivities

Over the past few days, 2nd graders have been celebrating and sharing all of their learning about the Pilgrims and the First Thanksgiving.  We cooked applesauce, cornbread, and homemade butter.  Students rotated through 3 different Pilgrim centers; fun and games (they made a bilbo catcher), stenciling, and a one room school house!  This morning we shared our learning with the whole school during our assembly and sang fun Thanksgiving songs.

Here is our Bilbo Catcher.  Pilgrims would have carved their out of wood!

Students enjoyed dressing up like Pilgrim children!

RES School Store!

If you would like to check out our cool school store, here is the link!

https://richmondelementary.itemorder.com

If parents and families place orders prior to November 24th, you will receive them in time for the 

holidays!!

Pilgrim Celebration

Good Day Families!

On Thursday,November 17th second graders will be celebrating all of their learning about Colonial Life and the Pilgrims!  Students will be singing at an all school assembly in the morning and are encouraged to dress like a Pilgrim.  No need to buy anything.  Girls can wear dresses with an apron and boys can roll up their pants and wear a button down shirt!  Students will be making hats and bonnets in school as well.  

This evening is also the 2nd grade Potluck Dinner from 5:30-6:30.  We hope to see you there!

Gardens and Playhouses: Week 5 of Connecting Cultures with Hong Kong

This is a guest post from our library media specialist, Beth Redford.

Writing Celebration With Third Grade!!

Today 2nd graders met with Miss Darby's 3rd graders to share their published stories!  2nd and 3rd graders shared all of their hard work and complimented each other on their favorite part!  Way to go kids!

Storms and Sustainability: Weeks 2 and 3 of Connecting Cultures with Hong Kong

This is a guest post from our library media specialist, Beth Redford.

As part of their "Comparing Cultures" Unit, RES second graders are connecting via the Internet with a classroom in Hong Kong. For the last two weeks we have been talking about Typhoon Haima, foods, farms, and sustainability!

Pilgrim Life

In social studies, students have been learning about our Founding Families, the Pilgrims.  We have been learning about their journey from England on the Mayflower, how they built their homes, and what life was like in the New World (Plymouth Plantation). Throughout this unit, students have realized that life was HARD!

Each student made a triorama of a typical Pilgrim home called a Keeping Room.  It was called this because everything was kept in one room!  That one room was your living room, kitchen, dining room, and bedroom!  It was very crowded!
Here, students recreated Plymouth Plantation with their trioramas and acted out what life would have been like with paper Pilgrim people.

Announcements and Highlights From Last Week!

Announcements:

• Thursday-Homework-Reading Log Due (short week)
• Thursday-Return Library Books
• Friday-No School
• Parent Teacher Conferences: October 10th-October 20th

Chromebooks in 2nd grade!

Last week students got use their new Chromebooks for the first time.  After discussing expected behavior with Chromebooks, partners practiced logging on with their username and password, choosing an avatar, and playing games on Great Sites For Kids!  Throughout the year students will use computers to support their reading, math, writing, thematic, and typing skills.

Students practiced taking turns, sharing, and teamwork skills!

Not to mention, we had fun playing computer games!!

RES Second Graders are Comparing Cultures with Students in Hong Kong

This is a guest post from our school library media specialist, Beth Redford.

As part of their "Comparing Cultures" Unit, RES second graders have started connecting with a classroom in Hong Kong! They are looking forward to exchanging questions and answers about Chinese and American culture. So far they have shared class pictures and a little bit about our school and play areas. The class in Hong Kong is a Year Three class (the same age as second graders). They attend the Renaissance College school, an international school for students ages 5 to 19. Here's a link to their school website:

http://www.rchk.edu.hk/

Reading! Reading! Reading!

2nd grade readers have been working very hard on their reading skills.  As part of our reading curriculum, readers read independently, with adults, and with partners.  Partner reading is an important part of a balanced reading program. Partners have been working on taking turns, helping each other to read tricky words (without telling), and discussing what they learned about characters.

We also read the book Those Darn Squirrels and students had to stop, think, and write what they knew about the characters; Old Man Fookwire and the Squirrels.

Look at all of our amazing thinking!

Artist in Residence

SAVE THE DATE:

Richmond Elementary School Lantern Parade

Thursday November 3rd, 2016

at 6pm

(Rain Date: Thursday November 10th)

We are EXCITED to announce that students from Richmond Elementary School will be working with talented visual artist Gowri Savoor, during a six day artist in residence in mid-October.  During this residency every K-4 student will create a paper lantern during their weekly art classes.  Students will have a chance to create something beautiful, using varied materials and will be supported by Ms. Savoor and art teacher Mrs. Kim Aucter as they create.

The lantern parade will allow us to showcase our work to families and each other and we hope you can support this great artistic opportunity for students by saving the date and attending! The parade will include a lighted walk, music and hot cocoa.

We are so thankful for our community partners who support amazing opportunities for our students!  This Artist in Residence was made possible by grants from the Vermont Arts Council and the Huntington Valley Arts.

Are you interested in helping to support the arts and this event at RES?

1. We are looking for a few recyclable items for the lantern making (drop off at school by October 14th):

Large Yogurt Containers (32 Ounces)

Shallow Plastic Containers  

Small Bubble Wrap

Yarn Scraps or rolls

Plastic Tablecloths (Perhaps a birthday party leftover?)

2.  We need to borrow:

Small Hand-Held Pruning Shears (label and we will return)

3.   We need as many adult helpers as we can get—!  If you have some time to come in and create with a class (or two) or could help us to organize materials and the parade. Parade organizers include helping set up materials, serve hot cocoa, and sharing your musical talent!  Please sign up here:  www.SignUpGenius.com/go/805084FABAD292-lantern

Doubling In Second Grade

During math time, students have been working on solving doubles math facts (3 +3, 7 + 7).  Learning math math facts like doubles, helps students be more efficient and accurate when solving other math problems.  If students know 5 + 5 = 10 then 5 + 6 is just one more!  Second graders listened to the story Two of Everything by Lily Toy Hong which was about a magic doubling pot.  We also solved doubling story problems and played the game Double It which helped students become more automatic with their facts.

                               

Amazing teamwork!  Friends were helping each other double!

We learned that when you double a number it will ALWAYS equal an even number!!!

Our Class Should...Everyday

Last week we brainstormed what does a great classmate do/say/think? What can Mrs. Robinson do to help? And things we should do everyday to make it a great 2nd grade year! Here's what we came up with:

Our Class Should….Everyday!

Smile

Laugh

Move

Listen

Read

Play with friends

Be nice

Run

Learn

Have fun

Do math

Write

Make friends

Organize and clean

Get our energy out

Do activities

Try our best

Reading Stamina in 2nd Grade!

Students have been working on their reading stamina during reader's workshop! Today students read for 16 minutes without getting up! Stamina is doing anything for a long period of time without tiring or giving up! We will continue to work on growing our reading stamina!  Keep up the awesome work!

Announcements

Please mark your calendars for these upcoming dates:

• Wednesday, September 14th: Delayed Opening-Students may enter the building at 9:30 and our day starts at 9:50 (unless participating in Four Winds).
• Monday, September 19th and Tuesday, September 20th: Scholastic Book Fair in Room 10-Students may purchase books from  7:10 -8:10 am and 2:45-5:45pm.
• Thursday, September 15th: Class Picture Day
• Wednesday,September 28th: Open House Grades 2-4

This year, please respect a “no toy and electronic policy” in our classroom.  We will have special sharing days occasionally, but unless you hear from us, please do not let your child bring toys to class.  We understand that some toys/games may come to school to be used during after school care.  We ask that students keep those items in their backpack during the school day.  

A Wonderful First Week!!!

Second graders had an amazing first week of school.  Students got to see old friends, meet new friends, play outside, read, explore math tools, and write about their favorite summer memory.  We can wait for next week!

 

Our new sitting table!!

 

Welcome!!

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Hello families!  My name is Jacqui Robinson and I live in Underhill with my husband and two mischievous cats!  I have been teaching at RES for 10 years and most of that time has been teaching 2nd grade!   I love laughing, learning, and discovering with students.  I'm excited to start another amazing year getting to know students and families.  The first day of school is Wednesday, August 31st. Our classroom is ready and waiting!

Moon Cakes and Sugar on Snow! Week 5 - Grade 2 Comparing Cultures with Hong Kong

Highlight From Our Week!

We had a fun filled week with lots of learning, exploring, discovering, and even a 

few laughs from a surprise guest reader!

During reading, students have been practicing partner reading
 and how to write a summary.
Summaries are a brief overview of the most important details.

 

Mr. Berry came in during snack dressed as Mercy Watson from Princess in Disguise.  Students loved hearing the story again told by "Mercy herself"! 

Today, students from RES and CHMS participated in Google Expeditions, a pilot program from Google's education division.  Students were very fortunate to test out Google's latest creation, Google Cardboard!  By using Google Cardboard and a Smartphone, students traveled through virtual reality to National Parks in China, they hiked to the summit of Mount Everest, and even dove down into a coral reef to swim with Great White Sharks!  

                            
                                         

      

Even our district technology teachers got involved!