Mr. Hearn's Visit

Mr. Hearn, who works at Penndot, came into class and spoke to the children about his job.  He taught them about building roads, fixing roads, and keeping people safe.  He brought in materials that are used, signs, and even a plow truck!  Each child had the opportunity to climb in!  Thank you Mr. Hearn for enriching the children's knowledge of tools and technology in the community!

Orthodontist Visit

On Friday, an orthodontist visited the second grade classrooms to teach us all about her job and the tools and technology associated with it.  Talking about keeping our teeth clean and healthy was especially important the night after Halloween :)

Volunteers lines up like teeth...

"Sugar Monkeys"  clung on to teeth...

We brushed.....

Flossed.... and had a great time!

Halloween Fun!

Scary clown!

Friends hanging out before the parade

Our zombie impressions :)

All smiles

Creepy eyes

Although it was kind of an ugly day, we were glad to have our parade outside and just miss the rain.

We danced to spooky music in the dark....

Halloween Crafts

Before our Halloween fun began we made monster crafts to go along with our spooky stories.  Find your second grader!

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On Friday Mrs. Badger, a medical technologist, came to our class to share many interesting details of her job. She even brought in many tools that are used in the field including swabs, a microscope, a blood glucose reader, and rubber gloves. The kids loved seeing Miss Mrsa have her finger pricked as well as having the chance to feel like a medical technologist by trying on their own set of rubber gloves :)

This week one of the comprehension strategies we focused on was identifying facts and details about a main idea. After practicing this skill as a whole group, we partnered off to apply it to a short reading passage. The children love working together to explore texts!