We were very excited to see everyone after the long weekend! It sounded like lots of people filled up on turkey, ham, potatoes, brussel sprouts and delicious desserts!
This morning in math we worked in groups to figure out how we could arrange 100 blocks into different shapes. We had to work together and build a shape using all of our blocks. Then we had to sketch our shapes. Some ideas we came up with were:
- a cube
- the word to
- a long line
- a diamond
- a square
We will be using our ideas to help arrange pieces of a mural we will be creating with Mrs. Stables for our Winter Showcase.
To write about our weekends we created a flip booklet. We had 6 spaces we had to fill up with sentences and then when we flipped up some paper we had room for a picture. To challenge ourselves we had to make sure our sentences had at least 6 words, included one juicy descriptive word and had a capital and period. We talked about how important it is to take our time when we draw pictures so that it is easy to figure out what we are drawing and it represents our best work.
This afternoon we met Mrs. Stables who is our artist in residence. Mrs. Stables will be working with each class to help build a mural that showcases our artistic abilities. We learned that all art includes math concepts. Our art this afternoon included shapes and measurement. We were given a small square of paper and we created our own candy making machine (to tie in with Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) using different shapes. Our machines had to include three things. 1) A place where the ingredients went in 2) a place where the candy is made 3) a part where the candy comes out and goes into packaging
It was awesome to see all of the different inventions that were drawn using basic shapes. When we were first drawing, we used yellow pencil crayon. Mrs. Stables explained that the yellow is easy for us to see but if we make a mistake it won't show up as easily as pencil. She told us that lots of artists and illustrators often start out using yellow. Once we were finished drawing our machines we used sharpies to go over our lines. The next step was to add color. We used washable markers and just did an outline on the inside line of our sharpie. Mrs. Stables explained that if we add colour in this way and then add a bit of water, the marker will look like paint. We are very excited to see the next steps. Mrs. Stables will be with our classes for the rest of the week and Monday of next week.
We got our 10 new word wall words for the week. They are:
1) add
2) ask
3) came
4) name
5) ride
6) bone
7) save
8) kite
9) cute
10) mine
We brainstormed words for the "ide" "one" and "ine" word families.
We also learned about the "silent e" or "bossy e". This is when there is an e on the end of the word and that e forces the other vowel in the word to say its own name. Once the vowel says its own name, the bossy e vanishes so he doesn't get in trouble. Because of this, we do not say the e sound in bossy e words. Our bossy e words this week are: came, name, ride, bone, save, kite, cute and mine.
Reminders:
- Fun lunch forms are due October 21
- Swimming forms need to be returned. Payment does not need to be made right away. Students who do not return forms will not be able to participate in swimming
- Mr. Fisher's class has library tomorrow
Tuesday, 13 October 2015
Thursday, 8 October 2015
Happy Thanksgiving!
This morning we did some spelling bingo. We focused on being a good sport for bingo. After that we did our spelling test. This week we had to use some of our words in sentences and we had a special challenge word.
In math we continued working on measurement. We did some silent work in our booklet. After that, we talked about our 20/20 squares. We will be using these squares to make a classroom mural during our artist residency. We laid the squares out in the hallway to see how long 100 is. We ran out of time so we marked our spot with a piece of tape.
This afternoon, we created some math goals for ourselves. We chose a math goal that was perfect for us and explained why we wanted that goal. We also explained how we will practice to get better at our goal.
In science we continued building our machines. Many students are done building and testing. Some are already recording their work
Have a lovely Thanksgiving!
Wednesday, 7 October 2015
Measurement and Turkeys!
This morning we worked on math. We continued working on measurement. We measure a white square of paper. We used standard measurement to find out the length was 20cm and the width was 20cm. We will be using these squares to complete our project during our residency. Our artist will start work with us next week.
We worked independently in math. We had several tasks in math to complete. We had a hard time working quietly in math and lost the privilege of doing art. While we were working independently groups were called up to make an estimation about how big 100 squares would be. Some groups estimation went all the way across the room.
This afternoon we worked on a Thanksgiving poem. We created a visual representation of the poem, drawing a picture for each line. We drew pictures of a beautiful Thanksgiving dinner.
To finish off our day we read a Thanksgiving story called Plump and Perky Turkey. Ask your child what happened in the story.
Fun lunch forms are coming home today, along with some information about fire safety. A reminder that book orders are due tomorrow. Spelling test will be tomorrow morning. Please remember to return your swimming form and fee if you have not yet done so.
There is no school Friday or Monday. We wish you a lovely Thanksgiving weekend!
Tuesday, 6 October 2015
Building and Buddies!
Good afternoon,
This morning we started with Gym. Reminder that during swimming we have gym right away and students need to be ready to go by 8:05. This means they are coming in and getting ready quietly.
After gym we worked on Math. We are doing some lessons to prepare for are Artist in Residence. We are working on measurement. Today we measured several classroom objects using rulers. We discovered that standard measurement works better than non-standard measurement. We realized that non-standard measurements can give us many different answers.
We are going to continue working on measurement over the next few days. Ask your child what the rules are when measuring something.
After recess we read from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. We just reached a new room called The Inventing Room. We are excited to see what kinds of candy Mr. Wonka has in store for us.
This afternoon we continued working on building our machines. Most students have begun building their machines and a few are on to the test page of the project. The machines are looking fantastic!
Room 7 has Learning Commons tomorrow. Please ensure you bring your book back. Book orders are due Thursday. Parent Council news is coming home today. Please make sure you are studying your word wall words, the test will be on Thursday.
Have a great evening!
This morning we started with Gym. Reminder that during swimming we have gym right away and students need to be ready to go by 8:05. This means they are coming in and getting ready quietly.
After gym we worked on Math. We are doing some lessons to prepare for are Artist in Residence. We are working on measurement. Today we measured several classroom objects using rulers. We discovered that standard measurement works better than non-standard measurement. We realized that non-standard measurements can give us many different answers.
We are going to continue working on measurement over the next few days. Ask your child what the rules are when measuring something.
After recess we read from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. We just reached a new room called The Inventing Room. We are excited to see what kinds of candy Mr. Wonka has in store for us.
This afternoon we continued working on building our machines. Most students have begun building their machines and a few are on to the test page of the project. The machines are looking fantastic!
Room 7 has Learning Commons tomorrow. Please ensure you bring your book back. Book orders are due Thursday. Parent Council news is coming home today. Please make sure you are studying your word wall words, the test will be on Thursday.
Have a great evening!
Monday, 5 October 2015
New Word Wall Words
Today is Monday which means...new spelling words (yay!)
This week's word wall words are:
1) up
2) it
3) him
4) I
5) for
6) or
7) four
8) we
9) man
10) men
We talked about how some of the words on our list are homophones. Homophones are words that sound the same but are spelled differently and mean different things. The homophones for this week include:
I and eye
for and four
or and oar
we and wii
We talked about how important our listening skills will be this week because we will need to hear the sentence given to figure out the correct word to use based on its meaning. This would be a good skill to practice this week at home.
We continued to work on our stacked paper art today to create our Oompa Loompas. Today we had to trace our body and hands on white paper to create the overalls and gloves our Oompa Loompas will wear. We did a much better job with listening and following instructions.
Today we started a new concept in math to help us with our work when Mrs. Stables, the artist in residence, comes to our classroom. We talked about measurement. We brainstormed reasons why we measure things like: to figure out how big or small something is, to make discoveries if you are a scientist, to make sure your furniture fits in a room or your house and to cook. Ms. Binks showed us a square of paper and we had to figure out objects we could use to measure it. Some of our ideas included: a ruler, a measuring tape, our hand, a pencil and popsicle sticks. We described the size of the square by comparing it to objects it was the same size as, bigger than and smaller than. Our square is as big as a: book, iPad, clock, shoe and water bottle. It is bigger than: a finger, a marker, the donut magnet, a ladybug and a pencil. It is smaller than: the SMARTboard, the Earth, a chair and the country of Canada. We talked about one type of unit we can used in measurement called non-standard units. These include objects and items that can be used to measure with. We had to use the units of books and markers to measure objects are the classroom. It was very interesting that very few of us found the same results. We talked about how this is because we all used different sizes of books and markers. Non-standard units of measurement can be helpful, but they may result in finding different answers. Tomorrow we will continue our work around measurement with a focus on standard units of measurement.
In science today, some of us began to build our machines for Willy Wonka based on our blueprints. We were very excited to get started. It was interesting to see all of the different materials and how differently each group was using the materials in their creations. We will continue to build and test our inventions throughout the week.
Reminders:
- No school on Friday or Monday for students
- Practice your spelling words...our test will be on Thursday this week
- Please return swimming forms
- Book orders are due back by Thursday
This week's word wall words are:
1) up
2) it
3) him
4) I
5) for
6) or
7) four
8) we
9) man
10) men
We talked about how some of the words on our list are homophones. Homophones are words that sound the same but are spelled differently and mean different things. The homophones for this week include:
I and eye
for and four
or and oar
we and wii
We talked about how important our listening skills will be this week because we will need to hear the sentence given to figure out the correct word to use based on its meaning. This would be a good skill to practice this week at home.
We continued to work on our stacked paper art today to create our Oompa Loompas. Today we had to trace our body and hands on white paper to create the overalls and gloves our Oompa Loompas will wear. We did a much better job with listening and following instructions.
Today we started a new concept in math to help us with our work when Mrs. Stables, the artist in residence, comes to our classroom. We talked about measurement. We brainstormed reasons why we measure things like: to figure out how big or small something is, to make discoveries if you are a scientist, to make sure your furniture fits in a room or your house and to cook. Ms. Binks showed us a square of paper and we had to figure out objects we could use to measure it. Some of our ideas included: a ruler, a measuring tape, our hand, a pencil and popsicle sticks. We described the size of the square by comparing it to objects it was the same size as, bigger than and smaller than. Our square is as big as a: book, iPad, clock, shoe and water bottle. It is bigger than: a finger, a marker, the donut magnet, a ladybug and a pencil. It is smaller than: the SMARTboard, the Earth, a chair and the country of Canada. We talked about one type of unit we can used in measurement called non-standard units. These include objects and items that can be used to measure with. We had to use the units of books and markers to measure objects are the classroom. It was very interesting that very few of us found the same results. We talked about how this is because we all used different sizes of books and markers. Non-standard units of measurement can be helpful, but they may result in finding different answers. Tomorrow we will continue our work around measurement with a focus on standard units of measurement.
In science today, some of us began to build our machines for Willy Wonka based on our blueprints. We were very excited to get started. It was interesting to see all of the different materials and how differently each group was using the materials in their creations. We will continue to build and test our inventions throughout the week.
Reminders:
- No school on Friday or Monday for students
- Practice your spelling words...our test will be on Thursday this week
- Please return swimming forms
- Book orders are due back by Thursday
Friday, 2 October 2015
Book Orders Sent Home
To practice our spelling words this morning we played BINGO. We used word wall words from last week and this week to complete our board. Then we had our spelling test. We talked about how important it is to listen to the sentences being used during the spelling test to make sure we write the correct word. For example for the bonus word of stand today lots of us wrote sand. We talked about how the word sand would not make sense in the sentence "Please ______ for the singing of O Canada"
We continued our work around adjectives by writing even more describing words to talk about different types of food. We will be using what we have learned to develop "mystery writing" where we will get to choose an object or item and describe it using juicy words. Then, everyone else will have to guess what our object or item is based on our writing. We are working on these skills to help develop details in our writing.
This afternoon we had to have a large talk around listening and patience. We had to write in our journals about what patience is, why it is important to have patience and list a few examples of patience.
We continued our work around creating magnetic objects by rubbing magnets on scissors and seeing how many paperclips the scissors could pick up. Today some of us had the opportunity to use much stronger magnets. This is what some of us discovered about using the stronger magnets:
- When I stroked the scissors it picked up more paperclips than the other one did
- They are really strong and they pick up 5 scissors!
- When you used the red and silver magnet it didn't work at all. It didn't even stick to the scissors so you couldn't pick up any paperclips
- It picked up more than the weaker magnet
We continued to work with friends from all 3 grade 2 classes to draw and develop a blueprint for a machine that will use a magnet to pick up chocolate bars. Next week we will use these plans to actually build our machines and test them. We will then write Mr. Willy Wonka and tell him about some of the most successful designs.
Reminders:
- Book orders were sent home today. They are due back next Thursday.
- Coco Brooks order forms need to be returned next week
- There are still a few students who have not returned their swimming forms. The permission and ability forms need to be returned asap. Payment does not need to be made right away. Without forms signed and returned, students will be unable to join us for swimming
- There is no school for students next Friday
We continued our work around adjectives by writing even more describing words to talk about different types of food. We will be using what we have learned to develop "mystery writing" where we will get to choose an object or item and describe it using juicy words. Then, everyone else will have to guess what our object or item is based on our writing. We are working on these skills to help develop details in our writing.
This afternoon we had to have a large talk around listening and patience. We had to write in our journals about what patience is, why it is important to have patience and list a few examples of patience.
We continued our work around creating magnetic objects by rubbing magnets on scissors and seeing how many paperclips the scissors could pick up. Today some of us had the opportunity to use much stronger magnets. This is what some of us discovered about using the stronger magnets:
- When I stroked the scissors it picked up more paperclips than the other one did
- They are really strong and they pick up 5 scissors!
- When you used the red and silver magnet it didn't work at all. It didn't even stick to the scissors so you couldn't pick up any paperclips
- It picked up more than the weaker magnet
We continued to work with friends from all 3 grade 2 classes to draw and develop a blueprint for a machine that will use a magnet to pick up chocolate bars. Next week we will use these plans to actually build our machines and test them. We will then write Mr. Willy Wonka and tell him about some of the most successful designs.
Reminders:
- Book orders were sent home today. They are due back next Thursday.
- Coco Brooks order forms need to be returned next week
- There are still a few students who have not returned their swimming forms. The permission and ability forms need to be returned asap. Payment does not need to be made right away. Without forms signed and returned, students will be unable to join us for swimming
- There is no school for students next Friday
Thursday, 1 October 2015
Oompa Loompa Art
Good afternoon,
This morning we had gym right away. Over the next little while we will have an earlier gym time. Students will need to be extra quick coming in and be ready to go. We would like to ask students to quietly come into the room for attendance.
After gym we joined up with room 6 to discuss science. We are beginning work on our machine to help Mr. Willy Wonka move chocolate bars around his factory. We began by making a blueprint of our machine. We had to draw it and label the parts. Our machine needs to have a moving part, a way for the magnet to attract and repel, and a list of the materials we used. For this project we were able to choose a partner from any class. Some of us worked with students from room 6.
We continued to read Charlie and the Chocolate Factory this morning. While we listened we spent some time drawing what we think the Chocolate Room would look like.
This afternoon we continued working on Oompa Loompa chart that shows the similarities and differences between the Oompa Loompas in the old and new movies.
In art we began making some Oompa Loompas. In this activity we had to follow a few steps at a time and listen very carefully.
Reminders, if you have not yet brought your swimming form back please return it. October calendar is coming home tonight. Spelling test is tomorrow, remember to study!
This morning we had gym right away. Over the next little while we will have an earlier gym time. Students will need to be extra quick coming in and be ready to go. We would like to ask students to quietly come into the room for attendance.
After gym we joined up with room 6 to discuss science. We are beginning work on our machine to help Mr. Willy Wonka move chocolate bars around his factory. We began by making a blueprint of our machine. We had to draw it and label the parts. Our machine needs to have a moving part, a way for the magnet to attract and repel, and a list of the materials we used. For this project we were able to choose a partner from any class. Some of us worked with students from room 6.
We continued to read Charlie and the Chocolate Factory this morning. While we listened we spent some time drawing what we think the Chocolate Room would look like.
This afternoon we continued working on Oompa Loompa chart that shows the similarities and differences between the Oompa Loompas in the old and new movies.
In art we began making some Oompa Loompas. In this activity we had to follow a few steps at a time and listen very carefully.
Reminders, if you have not yet brought your swimming form back please return it. October calendar is coming home tonight. Spelling test is tomorrow, remember to study!
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