Week 2

Week two of second grade was a wonderful week!  We have been doing some important learning about Hoffman Trail's Core Virtues- Respect, Responsibility, Honesty, Compassion, Self-Discipline, Perseverance, and Giving.  See more about our core virtues here: http://hte.hilliardschools.org/virtues/.

Another focus of our week was familiarizing ourselves with rubrics, which we can use throughout the year to rate our own work.  Using a rubric sets students up for success by letting them know what is expected of them.  We practiced creating and using rubrics to assess our second grade behaviors during different times in our day.

This week we also learned all about Morning Jobs- work stations students begin when they arrive at school.  Morning Jobs allow students to practice second grade skills while making the transition from "social" time to "school" time.  Take a look at some Morning Jobs in action.

One of our morning jobs when students arrive is spelling.  At this center,
students spell our their words with scrabble tiles, and then add up the
values of the tiles to find a value for the word.

At this morning job station, students make as many
words as they can.