Marisa Strom

We spent our track out day collaborating on a measurement challenge: create a paper chain two yards long with only one piece of paper!

The Grinch has tasked us to help his heart grow three sizes by December break by spreading kindness! We hope to fill up this heart with so many kind deeds! When we do, we will celebrate with a Grinch Day! 💚💚💚

Today we shared all about our cultures!

We had a magical first week in second grade!

Our “Books Coming To Life” party was magical! 🪄 📚

💵Our economics fair was a hit! We got to be producers and consumers and alter our prices based on our supply and demand. 💵

Do you know who is the heart of Woods Creek Elementary? It's Ms. Milani, our incredible school counselor. From day one, she has gone above and beyond to ensure every student, staff member, and family feels seen, heard, and supported.

We used collaboration and a growth mindset in our math performance task today: making a paper chain two yards long with ONLY one piece of paper, scissors, and glue!

We had a blast on our field trip and got to explore butterflies, fossils, sound, and more!

Mrs. Newhouse we are rooting for you! You define EXACTLY what it means to be teacher of the year! Your passion, your drive, and your love for every single person in the @WoodsCreekES building does not go unnoticed! No matter what happens tonight, the creek has won already! 💕

Illustrating the setting of “The Ants and the Grasshopper” to help us understand story elements! 🎨 🐜 📖

We collected our class data and blue is our favorite M&M color! We created a picture graph to graph our results.

Today the students became the teachers and taught us how text features help us better understand nonfiction texts! 📖

We were so proud and excited to present our pollinator presentations to families, staff and students! 🦋 🪲 🦇

Sorting syllables, subtraction scoot, PJs, and cookies all made for a fun Saturday school!

✨Let’s go Mrs. Newhouse!! Our very own @WoodsCreekES WCPSS TOY finalist!!✨

How do plants grow and survive? That was our science talk today! 🪴

Volley for plant vocabulary today and flower diagrams today in EL! 🌼

Second grade has a blast learning about the Chinese New Year!

Today we learned about all the different cultures that make up our class! We also made dreidels, shared our narrative with our book buddies, and collaborated to build a shelf for an elf!