January has already been full of learning! We start math lessons with a math warm-up call Sprint! Sprints are 90 second math equations that teach students to look for patterns. Students race themselves to answer as many equations as possible.

January is a special month for students because it is the month they get to bring a Show & Tell item of their choice to school. Items can be from the Christmas holiday or anything they want to share with the class. Show & Tell might seem like it is just for fun, but this activity requires a speaking voice, eye contact, and the ability to process and answer questions. Students truly enjoyed sharing and listening to their peers.

The first Chapel in January was also exciting. Second grade students received awards for work they completed in art class with Mrs. McCarly. Their work was entered in the DAR art and essay competition.

Second graders read The Stranger and the Soup and learned the valuable lesson of sharing what you have with others can be very fulfilling. Our story taught the students that even small contributions can lead to large and meaningful events. We each brought what we could and ended the morning with a feast of delicious soup and butter bread.