Centrally Speaking

2nd Grade Update

Wow! Where does the time go? The school year is halfway over, and we still have so much learning and growing to do. Second graders have been studying text features and informational writing. They will start doing research to write an informational piece. One topic that the students will research will be careers they are interested in for their future. 

To be prepared for the research, students were asked what career they were interested in learning more about. This is how they answered:

Mrs. Bryant

Oaklee: I want to be a florist because I like cutting flowers and picking flowers for my grandma.

Gabby: I want to be a vet because they help animals.

Brayden: I want to be a farmer because it provides food for people.

Luke: I want to be a scientist because you can look at plants.

Hannah: I want to be to a gymnastics teacher because I do gymnastics and I like watching it.

Brandon: I want to be a farmer because you can drive tractors and combines. 

Jaylee: I want to be a police officer because they help people so they don’t get robbed.

Brystol: I want to be a basketball teacher because I like playing basketball.

Ben: I want to be a police officer because you get to make the world a better place.

Braxtyn: I want to be a vet that cleans dogs, and that’s it. Because I want to take them to the park and wash them because I love dogs.

Kolten: I want to be a farmer because my dad’s a farmer and it looks fun.

Jaxin: I want to be a policeman with my puppy because my puppy can chase after robbers.

Ayden: I want to be a policeman because you can arrest people and stop them doing bad things.

Gavin: I want to be a crane operator because my dad is one.

Carter: I want to be a youtuber because they do fun stuff. 

Saydee: I want to be a doctor because I like to help people.

Jansen: I want to be an NBA player because I love basketball.

Connor: I want to be a gaming streamer because I would make money.


Mrs. Hassman

Hudson: I want to be a football player, basketball player, and a wrestler.

Kaesen: When I grow up, I want to be a newspaper guy that throws newspapers. I also want to be a scientist because I like to do science and it's my favorite subject.

Cooper: I want to work at a zoo because I can feed the animals.

Gracelynn: I want to be a scientist because I really like to study animals and all the trees.

Ayden: I want to be a police officer.

Leah: When I grow up, I want to be a vet because I love animals and I don’t like it when they get hurt.

Clarence: I am going to be a superhero because I want to.

Angelina: I want to be a vet because I like animals.

Atticus: I am going to be a police officer and a fireman because their jobs are fun.

Slade: I want to work at the police office with my mom.

Emmalyn: When I grow up, I want to be a teacher because it sounds fun.

Krista: I am interested in being an animal doctor or vet because I love animals and helping them.

Aleah: I want to be a hair stylist because I like doing people’s hair.

Henry: In the future, I want to be a cop because the future technology will make the job easier and safer.

Paislee: I would like to be a vet because I will get to help animals and the environment.

Kaiden: I want to work at HyVee because my mom and aunt work there. I also like how a whole bunch of people go and visit HyVee to get food.

Jaxson: I want to be a YouTuber to make people laugh and make money!

Emma: I want to be a teacher because I want to teach everything I learned.


Mrs. Heckenberg

Ella: I want to be a veterinarian because I like animals. 

Addison: I want to be a makeup artist because I like doing my makeup. 

Levi: I want to be a scientist because I want to look for kinds of animals.

Macie: I want to be a veterinarian because I want to help animals. 

Laura: I want to be a hair stylist because I am good at doing my dolls' hair. 

Liam: I want to be a police officer because I want to help people. 

Melanie: I want to be a Kindergarten teacher because I like to help little children learn. 

Aubrianna: I want to be a teacher because I love school. 

Fox: I want to be a builder because I want to build new buildings.

Logan: I want to be an engineer because I am good at building things.

Caleb: I want to be a singer because I like to sing. 

Gavin: I want to be an engineer because I can make a lot of money. 

Cameron: I want to be in the army because I want to help the world. 

Jaxon: I want to be a police officer because I can help my city. 

Corbyn: I want to be a nurse because I want to help people. Zoey: I want to be a nurse because I want to help people feel better. 

Laurenz: I want to be a police officer because I can catch criminals. 

Mallory: I want to be a basketball player and a vet because I want to take care of animals. 

Emersyn: I want to be a teacher because I want to teach children how to read. 

John: I want to be a banker because I would be surrounded by money and have to do math all day. 


Mrs. Juarez

Paisley: I would like to be an art teacher or make art and sell it. 

Lyndie: I want to be a dog groomer. 

Mackenzie: I want to be a teacher.

Lauren: I want to be a teacher.

Landon: I want to be a scientist. 

Sage: I want to be a boss at the landfill like my papa. 

Hudson: I want to learn more about a marine biologist. 

Elle: I want to be a nurse. 

Berkley: I want to be a police officer. 

Kennedy: I want to be a teacher or librarian. 

Mason: I want to be a farmer. 

Kasen: I want to be a zoologist. 

James: I want to be an engineer. 

Ava: I want to be a police officer. 

Brycen: I want to haul grain with a semi. 

Millie: I want to be a vet. 

Jonah: I want to be a farmer and work at ADM

Jase: I want to be a police officer. 

Shelvi: I want to be a teacher. 

Jackson: I want to be a scientist. 

Mrs. Nichting

Anna: I would like to be a teacher.

Austen: I would like to be a police officer.

Rodney: I would like to be a cowboy.

Lauren: I would like to be an arborist. 

Jace: I would like to be a sheriff.

Ariella: I would like to be a veterinarian.

Joshua: I would like to be a videogame designer and a private detective.

Kaiden: I would like to be a crane operator. 

Korbin: I would like to be an NFL or NBA player.

Kendrick: I would like to cop.

London: I would like to work at Build-A-Bear

Milayna: I would like to be a veterinarian.

Aria: I would like to be a doctor.

Primrose: I would like to be an engineer or a firefighter.

Dillon: I would like to be a sheriff.

Jaiden: I would like to be a K9 officer like my dad.

Jemma: I would like to be an artist.