Primary 2 Room

September 2025

We are delighted to see the children return to class. We are pleased to be off to a strong start this month. The children are getting warmed up and practicing our daily routine. This month, we're reading The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn. This book has helped children adjust to their school environment. This month, we learned about a variety of topics and concepts. Cooking, singing, painting, and other activities keep the kids entertained.

"All about me" was one of the topics we covered in September. During circle time, children can share about themselves. We asked them several questions, including their first and last names. What color is their favorite? What animal is their favorite? They created a "All About Me" activity for the exercise. During circle time, we were able to discuss our families with our classmates and share photos of them. We had read Joan Sweeney's story, "Me and My Family Tree." The children have benefited from the book's explanation of how families form.

We had been doing self-care and classroom care with grace and kindness. This month, we've practiced sitting and pushing in a chair, organizing our classroom supplies, rolling and unrolling a Montessori mat, eating politely, clearing their dishes after meals, cleaning up after ourselves, and saying please and thank you.

We had to learn about apples for botany class. The children enjoyed learning about the various components of apples. The child was also excited to learn about the three different types of apples: Red Delicious, Granny Smith, and Gala. As part of our art project, we painted an apple. We're also learning about the seasonal changes. The idea of the leaves turning color and eventually falling off the tree was discussed. Our lessons covered each of the seven continents. During circle time, the kids enjoyed singing continents songs.

Summer 2025

The summer program was a success. Every week, we looked at fun curriculum. We had a great time this summer creating art, cooking, singing, and sharing.

Each week we had different topic. In July the topic we got to discuss was parties in the USA, outer space, ocean life, and castles, dragons, kings, and queens. The first week the children got to watch the colorful fireworks. We created a USA flag graham cracker for cooking. We learn about the 8 planets. For cooking class, we got to create a constellation. The children enjoy creating different shapes after they have got to enjoy eating it. For art, each child got to paint a planet. We sang the 8 planets song. We discussed the ocean and its inhabitants during circle time. A favorite song of the children enjoyed was "Slippery Fish." They made an underwater graham cracker as a cooking project. Finally, the children applied their imagination to castles. For art, we made a dragon, a queen, and knights. Stories about fairy tales were read to us.

An overview of August. We talked about the circus, STEM, bugs and insects, and community volunteers. The children gained knowledge about the various helpful communities. We performed songs for the community workers. They pick an animal to represent our circus board as art. We both read different circus books. The children had fun practicing their fine motor skills while working on STEM projects; they practiced counting, screwing, building, and sculpting. Finally, we studied insects. We reviewed the butterfly's life cycle. A bug artwork was produced by them. It was fun for the kids to eat the ants on the log.

We had a thrilling event. The special events in July and August, our performance of the bubble mania was amazing. We performed magic with a magician and enjoyed petting zoo. The children enjoyed petting the animals. The bubble day, waterslide, and water play were all a huge hit with the kids.

To end off our summer, we had a Luau in-field day. The children enjoyed learning and watching the luau dancer. They enjoyed the tasty pineapple parfait. We had various fun activities and crafts that the kids enjoyed.