Mr. Buckman's Second Grade Class Project and Students Work Archive

		Happy Holidays From Mr. Buckman's Class
		Santa Has A Problem The students create a creative holiday story based on a holiday greeting card picture.
		New Year's Customs This past New Year was marked with large celebrations held around the world to welcome a new century. See how the students brought in Year 2000.
		New Year's Resolutions January 1, 2000 came and went. But the New Year Resolutions that our class wrote still remain. Find out what resolutions were made.
		Just For Fun - Snow People Our class was out at recess one day when the snow was good packing. The students worked cooperatively to create some snow people. See the pictures.

		Groundhog Day Forecast from Room 113 Punxsutawney Phil may get all the attention, but our class looks to Trombly Bob for telling whether Spring will be early or late. Find out what is forecast by our own stuffed groundhog.
		Reading to the Afternoon Kindergarten The students of Room 113 visited Mrs. Elliman's Afternoon Kindergarten to share some fun-to-read books
		I Know I Am Loved The children expressed their thoughts about how they know they are cared about.
		The Mystery Boxes Two large boxes were delivered to Trombly and put in the hallway across from our door. See the boxes and read the creative stories that the students wrote telling what they thought were in the huge cartons.
		Exploring Molecule Movement in a Liquid Do molecules move differently in hot and cold water? You bet they do. Find out which temperature liquid moves the fastest.
		Stone Soup In March, the students read the book "Stone Soup" by Marcia Brown. After learning about the story, they made a pot of "Stone Soup."
		The Making of "Stone Soup" As the class made a pot of "Stone Soup," the school's digital camera was busily taking pictures of the event. See what went into the soup.
		Ideas for Mr. McCaughrin's Collection of Insulators What do you do with old electrical line insulators? You put them to use in new and imaginative ways, that's what you do. Find out what ideas the children offered.
		Earth Day Bags and Facts To celebrate the 30th anniversary of Earth Day, the students decorated paper shopping bags and gathered facts about our environment.
		What Is A Mother? The children wrote about what they think makes a good mother. By the sound of it, we have plenty of great role models at Trombly!
		Views from the Field Trip: Greenfield Village The students visited Greenfield Village in June. They worked on an Information Hunt put together to focus their attention and increase their background knowledge of history found in the village. See the pictures of the trip.
		It's the End of the Year The students take time to mark the end of the year through poetry and words.
		In-Line Skating Inquiry As a part of their social studies unit on neighborhoods, the students made an inquiry of the in-line skating habits of the children attending Trombly. They state their ideas of how to improve the safety of in-line skaters.
		Weather Reports The students studied about air and weather in science. They applied their knowledge of science and technology by creating and presenting Internet weather reports from our Trombly Weather Center.