The second graders hosted their annual pretzel sale each Thursday in April.  The pretzel sale is an authentic way for the students to practice their math skills of counting money and making change. 

The students prepared for the sale by creating signs promoting their event.  They also practiced in math class by role-playing both costumer and seller. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Last Tuesday the 1st and 2nd graders traveled to Historic RittenhouseTown, located on Monoshone Creek in Philadelphia.  RittenhouseTown is the location of the first paper mill in America.  The students toured the original homestead, cooked a colonial bread pudding, and made their own paper. 

Colonial Cooking

The students made a traditional Bread Pudding.  Each child tore up pieces of bread, used a motar and pestle to grind up cinnamon sticks, and grated some nutmeg.  The classes learned about different cooking tools, bake ovens, and tending the fire. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Making Paper

Each child also made a sheet of their own paper.  The students learned about the paper making tools, the materials used to make paper in Colonial times, and watermarks. 

 

The first and second graders are studying the Colonial times, focusing on the everyday aspects of life during that time period.  On Tuesday the students visited the Colonial Pennsylvania Plantation, and engaged in some Colonial activities first hand. 

Today the kindergarten and first and second grade students celebrated the 100th day of school! The classes enjoyed updating their daily calendar routines to reach 100, as well as counting to 100 by 1s, 5s, 10s, 20s, and 25s.