Board Presentation - STEAM @ Mundy

Last night, a few of our 2nd graders represented their classmates and presented to the FSUSD school board about all the things they have been learning in the classroom.  Their focus was the integration of the Common Core, STEAM, and the new NGSS.  They practiced every day and they did a really great job.

They told the board members how learning is different for them and how excited they are to create and try new things.  Here is the video from last night's meeting if you would like to watch their whole presentation.  ENJOY!



Common Core - Nelda Mundy Elementary [09-24-2015] from Fairfield-Suisun USD on Vimeo.

Newsletter, September 8-11

This week:  We have a short week this week!  Please remind your students to bring their library books this Friday for our library time.  

Last week:  We learned about multiple meaning words, context clues, and read about the island of Borneo.  Ask your kids about all about the animals and plants that live there.  We are learning about insects to start our big Bee Unit!  Your child knows the difference between complete and incomplete metamorphosis!  We learned a song to remember the parts of an insect.  Watch our YouTube video here.  

Wednesday, we had our first round of STEAM stations with students using Build with Chrome, creating habitats, and solving Tangram puzzles.  On Friday some of us discovered what makes up soil and some of us designed ants in the STEAM Lab. 

Reminders:  

Check your child's backpack every night for important papers and to see if they have homework.  Until it becomes habit, they may need a reminder. 

September's character trait is RESPONSIBILITY.  It is always a great idea to chat with your student about responsibility and how they can show their parents, teachers, and friends how to be responsible. 

The Hundred Mile Club is starting this week.  Please check your email for updates if your child is signed up.

• September 11th - MCA/Second Cup of Coffee w/ Mrs. Dinwiddie
• September 25th - Picture Day

What we've been up to...

This week we had a lot of fun.  After watching this video...



Some of us went home and tried it ourselves!  It is great to see students extend their learning and experiment on their own!  Here are a few of our own...









We also played with the scale of objects by working with photography and perspective.  Love the creative ideas.

We are learning to be creative and explore our learning.

Keep up the good work 2nd grade!