Hey 2K, check it out! One of our classmates weeded our garden bed and sent me this photo this morning. Look at how much our sunflowers have grown in the last two weeks. Maybe we'll have some late summer blooms! Kathleen Ramirez North Mianus School Tara Fogel

Greetings from Corolla, NC! I've spent a bunch of time reading this summer and thinking about all of you! Reading at the beach is my favorite spot, whats yours? Kathleen Ramirez North Mianus School

Top secret work going on for the incoming 2K students. Can't wait to meet you! Kathleen Ramirez North Mianus School

Ready to welcome a new group of second graders in the morning. 🍎 Kathleen Ramirez North Mianus School

Have you read this one? A great book to kick off building your classroom community. I loved using this read aloud as an opportunity to learn a little something more about each of my second graders! North Mianus School Kathleen Ramirez

Did you know 2nd grade Fundations has gel boards to practice our trick words? Today we got a sneak peek and a little doodle time to test them out! Kathleen Ramirez North Mianus School Kimberly Paladino

Help us save Fred! 2K ended the week with a teamwork challenge in which students had to work together to save Fred using only the materials shown below. Only paperclips, no hands! Kathleen Ramirez North Mianus School

2K readers are working on reading longer and stronger this week by building their reading stamina! 📚Kathleen Ramirez North Mianus School

We are off! 2K is rocking and rolling in math and working on gaining more independence as 2nd graders. Students here are finishing independent practice, playing a partner dice game, and working on their IXL personalized recommendations. Kathleen Ramirez North Mianus School MICHAEL REID

Thank you Kathleen Ramirez for our 30 Second Dance Party button. We love taking a brain break in between lessons, giving us a chance to stretch, move, and reset! 🪩

We are almost done with our first writing piece of the year, our small moment story! Check out how hard these second graders are working on their final copies! Kathleen Ramirez North Mianus School

Geodes are great to use in partnerships and small groups. Students are able to apply their decoding skills acquired in Fundations to engaging decodable texts! Kathleen Ramirez North Mianus School Kimberly Paladino

Friday fall afternoons are perfect for practicing our observation skills! North Mianus School Kathleen Ramirez Tara Fogel

Happy Halloween! 🎃

We explored the natural phenomena "How do you know a bee is near you without looking at it" as part of our Sound & Light science unit. We wrapped up sound by making some buzzing bees. Fun fact: they buzzed for the same reason real bees do! Tara Fogel Amy Coupe

2K was hard at work this week finishing their How-To writing. We can't wait to share our final pieces with you at Parent-Teacher Conferences!

Today's Geode text was all about the landforms in three National Parks. Students don't know it yet, but it's a great connection to our next science unit!

Fun with shadows in 2K! Students used expo markers to create opaque designs on a piece of transparent plastic. We explored what happened when light passed through and when light was blocked. Tara Fogel

Best part about math? Learning and practicing skills in multiple ways!

Thank you Hector Arzeno for visiting NMS 3rd graders and teaching us all about the legislative branch in CT! Tara Fogel Greenwich Public Schools