AMAZING APRIL

Second grade loves a hands-on science experiment especially when it involves cookies! Students experimented with density and buoyancy of 4 different cookies types. They made hypothesis about each cookie’s ability to float when dropped in milk. Students wrote down their observations and checked their hypothesis. Lastly, after much hard work, students were able to enjoy a cookie or two and a cold glass of milk.

Students have also been busy learning to sew. This year, for the St. James Gala auction item, second graders designed and created hand sewn felt flowers. Each flower was personalized with a leaf and the students name and then attached to a pillow. The class worked hard on learning to sew and they were so proud of their finished product.

In social studies, students have been studying Westward Expansion. We learned about steamboat, flat boat, and railroad transportation. We also learned about the negative effects westward expansion had on the Native American population. Students learned about hardships of traveling on the Oregon Trail and were challenged to create wagons and flat boats using recycled milk cartons.

The 2022-2023 school year is quickly coming to an end, but there is still much to learn and lots of fun to be had here in second grade at St. James Day School!