The second grade teacher provides an update on recent and upcoming events: - Grandparents' Day will be celebrated along with Valentine's Day this year, and the children are preparing gifts and projects to share. - The class recently took a field trip to Brandon's Center Place to wrap up units on Tall Tales and Trickster Tales. - Upcoming lessons will focus on the scientific method, fractions in math, and biographies in social studies. - An author will soon visit to discuss their book about the world population, and the children may be inspired to do their own writing. - The walk-a-thon was a success despite the weather, and prizes will be awarded this week. -