Second grade writers were introduced to the revision and editing process this week. All 2nd grade writers reviewed and reread small moment stories they have been working to draft since late September. Writers are now turning their attention to the revision and editing process before beginning the final draft recopy stage. Students are rereading their stories and engaging in independent revision, utilizing a green revision pen. They also work in partnerships to help them note where they need to add details to their stories. Details might include how people are feeling and moving and what people are saying or thinking in their stories. Once student writers complete the revision stage, they head into the editing stage. The editing stage gives writers an opportunity to reread their work with attention to fixing the spelling of frequently used sight words and adding basic punctuation marks (periods, question marks, exclamation points and quotation marks). Once the student's revision and editing stages are complete students begin the challenging process of recopying their first drafts to include all of their revisions and edits. We all look forward to reading reading their final drafts.
2N's Visit to Toni's Kitchen in Montclair
| On Thursday morning, 2N walked to Toni's Kitchen in Montclair with over 30 grocery bags filled with pantry items to donate to the Neighbors Feeding Neighbors program. Second graders learned that Toni's Kitchen is walking distance from our campus and learned more about the important work Toni's Kitchen volunteers do everyday for our local community. Second graders saw first hand all the volunteers needed to help prepare healthy meals those in need. 2N students helped unload and sort all the bags of food they had carried from the Primary School. They also volunteered to help create an assembly line of foods to be able to pack backpacks with cereal, pasta/grains, tuna, vegetable, fruit and a snacks bag in the dining hall. All three second grade classes feel fortunate to have learned more about this vital resource in Montclair. They will draw on their experiences from their trips when we launch our study of Towns later this year. Many thanks to all our families who so generously donated pantry items and to the parent volunteers who shared in this wonderful service learning experience with 2nd grade this year. | |