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=**Welcome to Mrs. Jadyk's and Mrs. Booker's classes!**= //Get to know your teachers://


 * Mrs. Jadyk**
 * Years experience:** 16 years*
 * Years taught at Wharton:** 7 years*
 * Graduated High School:** Uniontown Area
 * Graduated College:** California University of PA


 * Mrs. Booker**
 * Years experience:** 6 years
 * Years taught at Wharton:** 2 years
 * Graduated High School:** Brownsville Area
 * Graduated College:** California University of PA- Elementary/Early Childhood Education


 * About Second Grade:**

The 43 students in second grade at Wharton School have been busy during September and October. Their teachers, Mrs. Booker and Mrs. Jadyk, have worked hard to bring different experiences to the students. The second graders have been learning about the meaning of being friends. Reading stories about making and keeping friends has been the topics of most of the stories in Reading class. Students wrote paragraphs about the stories and their characters. Through these stories, students have been exposed to many genres, like fiction, non-fiction, realistic fiction and folktales. In Math class we have been working with addition and subtraction. Students discovered that numbers belong to fact families and realized that using the families could help them solve the same problem over and over. Math seems to be a lot more interesting now. We will be regrouping two digit problems in both addition and subtraction. Science takes on a new role this year. Science takes on a new role this as students become more advanced and earn grades in this subject. The students want to write about the fun balance and motion projects they do. A balancing lobster,spinning tops, twirlers and a button on a string are just some of the lessons in the FOSS Kits. Coming up in November will be the annual feast. Students will make and share food that the Pilgrims may have made. Parents come to help cook, prepare, serve and eat the meal with friendship and appreciation for one and all. We are all looking forward to more interesting and exciting experiences this year.