Trout and High School Science Buddies

By Lynn Fordin, Grade 2 teacher The second grade class is studying the Hudson River this year. This immersion is truly an example of an integrated curriculum. It transcends traditional classroom boundaries in so many ways. Today, for example, our…

Grade 2 Students Becoming “Experts” on Hudson River

By Brian Reid, grade 2 teacher The glorious spring weather has arrived and beckoned the second grade classes to visit the Hudson River once again. After a long hiatus has kept us indoors since late fall, our classes have been…

Grade 2 Connects with People of the River

By Brian Reid, Grade 2 teacher When was the last time your job took you onto the Hudson River?? The second grade classes have had several visitors now in a series we call “People of the River.” Very few people…

Grade 2 Studies Hudson River

By Lynn Fordin, grade 2 teacher The second grade classrooms are deep in the swing of things, or rather deep in our studies of the Hudson River. Each of our two classrooms have begun to consider how the river and…