Holiday Party

Thanks to all the moms and dads who worked hard to give second grade an amazing party.

Holiday Challenge

Procedural Text and Writing

This week we are working on procedural text and writing.  We are making Oreo Balls by following a recipe then we wrote instructions. We can't wait to gift our creations.

Holiday Challenge

Engineering holiday cards with 3 dimensional features.

Holiday Challenge

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It is HOLIDAY PARTY time!  We need volunteers to make sweet treats for the kids to enjoy.  We will set up a table in the middle of the hall and all 2nd graders will get their choice of treats.

Please sign up to help: www.SignUpGenius.com/go/60B0445AFA92E5-holiday

Cannon Winter Concerts Are This Week!

All of the Cannon choirs, Ositos, Cub Choir, and ¡Tocar! will perform in the Winter Holiday Concert on Thursday, December 15th, 5:30-6:30 pm. These choirs will also be performing for all of the Cannon students at 8:30 am on December 14th. Any parents who are unable to attend the holiday concert on Thursday night may attend the school program on 12/14. Please note that there will be no Ositos practice after school on 12/14.

Rehearsals for choirs will be:

• Ositos - December 7th - until 3:45
• Cub Choir/Tocar - December 9th - until 3:45
• Cub Choir/Tocar - December 9th - until 3:45

Please let Mr. Lollis know if you are available to help supervise choir students between 2:55-5:30 on 12/15.

We hope to see a lot of our Cannon families at this festive concert event! It is sure to get you in the holiday spirit!

Magnetic Problems Engineering Challenges

The students were put into groups and given different real world problems.  They had to engineer solutions that used magnets.

Magnet Stations

Building schema about magnets using magnet stations.

Hour of Code with GMS

Thank you to our STEM friends from Grapevine Middle School for visiting our classroom!  We had a wonderful time learning about coding!

Project Linus: Making Blankets for those in need

HELPING CHILDREN IN NEED

At Project Linus, a non-profit organization, we provide homemade blankets to children in need. Our blankets are lovingly made by adults and children from all walks of life and many different sources.

Learning Computer Coding Skills: Hour of Code

Hour of Code

For Hour of Code week we had students from Grapevine Middle School come and present coding activities to us. 

Tornado Shelter Design Challenge

Our class finished our tornado shelters today!  Using a hair dyer to simulate varying wind speeds and  counting chips as hail and debris, we are happy to report that while all the shelters slid, most of our shelters withstood the strong wind speeds and didn't break apart.

Please ask your child about his/her team's tornado shelter! :)

BOOK DRIVE

Cannon's KC Club (Kindness & Compassion Club) is sponsoring a book drive for GRACE's Christmas Cottage. They are looking for new or gently used book donations to benefit local families during this holiday season. Their Book Drive will run through December 16th, so please send in your donations today! There are collection boxes in each grade level hallway. Thanks for your help!

Santa Shop

Each year, our Cannon PTA sponsors a Santa Shop at Cannon, where students can shop for gifts for family members. These gifts range anywhere from 50 cents to $20 and include gifts for adults & children. This year's Santa Shop will be open December 12th-14th and there will be scheduled times for students in each grade level to visit.

Cannon PTA is seeking volunteers to help with this year's Santa Shop: 

• Santa Shop Help Needed It's almost time for our annual Santa Shop! Students shop for family members for that special holiday surprise! Volunteers need to help set up and take down, help scholars shop, package and wrap gifts, and collect money! Click here to volunteer to help at Santa Shop!

Engineering a Tornado Shelter for Citizens