Hutchinson: Who are we? Where are we starting?

Welcome to the beginning of our Inquiry Notebooking project.  Because teachers from Van Arsdale and Hutchinson will be working on this project and sharing ideas throughout the year, it makes sense that you should know each other and each other's work.

Hutchinson Second GradeTeam

Sandie Thurston
Candy Morrell

Trish Little

The second grade team found and quick and easy bond with each other. They have a good dynamic together. This is Trish's second year teaching 2nd grade, after moving from Kindergarten. Candy has taught primary grades at Hutchinson for 11 years. This is Sandie's third year teaching at Hutchinson. The team has not used science notebooks in the past and are looking forward to this learning opportunity.

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Focus for Inquiry Cycle One

The second grade team has already begun utilizing some structures and strategies from across their day into their social studies time (such as mini-lessons). They are moving towards more student talk and students thinking at a deeper level. They are planning to use components of inquiry notebook in their first science unit of the year.