“A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new." — Albert Einstein
Upcoming Events:
STEM Fair on Dec 26th, 2019
In Writing Workshop this week, Grade 2 will be tackling introduction to letter writing. In the letter they will be giving their opinion about a book that they have read and supporting their opinion with reasons.
In Reading Workshop, Grade 2 is working on becoming more fluent readers. We are revising:
Rereading aloud and in our heads
Talking like characters
Making our voices match the mood
Reading with a 'just right' pace.
In Math, Grade 2 is practicing and reinforcing the skills that they have learned so far.
We are working hard for STEM Fair!
Reminders:
Last day of school before winter break is Dec 26th, 2019
Please read books on razkids and do the quiz at the end.
Back at school on Sunday, January 19th (Day 4), 2020!
“Teachers can open the door, but you must enter it yourself.” — Chinese proverb
Landform Picture Gallery
Upcoming Event:
MAP testing on December 16th, 2019
STEM Fair on December 26th, 2019
In Writing Workshop, we are starting a new genre of writing. It is called writing about reading. This unit is about writing opinion pieces in which they introduce the topic or book they are writing about, state an opinion, supply reasons that support the opinion, use linking words (e.g. because, and, also) to connect opinion and reasons and provide a concluding statement or section.
Before we start this unit, it is important for students to understand the difference between fact and opinion. Therefore, next week students will work on understanding the difference between fact and opinion.
In Reading Workshop, we have starting a new genre of reading - Bigger books mean amping up reading power. This means we are reading fiction books that take longer to finish. We are focusing on: Chapter books that have one central plot-line, readers must carry the story from chapter to chapter. The focus of this unit is literary language
There are 4 parts to this genre. They are: 1. Reading with Fluency 2. Understanding Literacy Language 3. Meeting the challenges of longer books 4. Tackling goals in the company of others
Students have been exposed to different figurative language like alliteration, rhymes, simile and unusual phrases. Alliteration: the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words. For example:
She sells seashells on the seashore
Sandy Shaw’s soft swede shoes
Simile: a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid (e.g. as brave as a lion). Similes are used as a method of comparison. As cold as ice. Tall like tree.
Unusual phrases: ‘piece of cake’ – very easy; ‘hit the nail on the head’ – accurate
Rhymes: A rhyme is a repetition of similar sounding words. For example – Twinkle twinkle little star How I wonder what you are
In Math, students will continue to explore polygons
In STEM, students will plan and prep for the upcoming STEM fair.
In Social Studies, students will utilize this time preparing for the STEM fair.
Reminders
Reading on razkids and completing the quiz at the end.
Bring a dictionary to school.
Last day of school before winter break is December 26th, 2019.
"The more you give away the more happy you become. Why fit in when you were born to stand out?" -Dr. Suess Upcoming Events: There is a lot going on this week...
Unit 4 Math assessment - Wednesday, November 20th
House Games Day - Thursday, November 21st. Please ensure that your child is wearing a t-shirt in their house color.
Book Character Parade - Thursday, November 21st.
Early Release Day: Students leave at 12:00 PM - Thursday, November 21st.
More Information on upcoming events:
This Thursday, MLS is hosting a Book Character Parade. In honor of this occasion, mothers of students (or female family members) are warmly welcome to attend the parade. In addition to their costume, all students are strongly encouraged to bring in the book that their character represents to share with their classmates. The parade will take place between 7:30 am - 8:00 am.
Students will also need to bring a change of clothing to wear following the parade. MLS students will be participating in House League Games, and should wear their MLS uniform or P.E. pants and a t-shirt in their house color.
Please be aware that as per the MLS Academic Calendar, Thursday, November 21will also be an Early Dismissal Dayfor all students. **Please note that characters should not reinforce violence and no item resembling a weapon will be allowed at school.
This week in class...
Writing Workshop
In writing workshop, students will continue to be making experiments and writing their lab reports for it. This week's experiments are EXTRA cool! Our experiments include making Lava Lamps and Underwater Fireworks. EXCITING!
Reading Workshop
In reading workshop, students will be introduced to informational text features. This week they will be introduced to the glossary, labels, captions, and diagrams, as well as the index.
Math
In math, students will be reviewing unit 4 and practicing applying the concepts taught in this unit. On Wednesday, November 20th, students will be assessed on the unit. It would be helpful to practice the following math lessons at home with your:
Adding two digit numbers with regrouping (remind them about carrying the '1' over to the next column.
Ballpark Estimation. Please the video below for examples of Ballpark Estimation.
STEM
In STEM, students will learn and understand the properties of rocks, including texture, color, size, streak.
Social Studies
In social studies, students will learn more definitions of landforms, including peninsula, coast, plateau and bay. Students will write the definition of each and draw a picture to go along with it.
Great things never come from comfort zones. ------------------------------------------------------ A big THANK YOU to all the Moms and Aunties that joined us last week for our writing celebration. We couldn't be prouder of these kiddos for working so hard on their writing pieces :) This week in class... Writing Workshop In writing workshop, students are continuing to write lab reports. They will be doing a new experiment everyday. One experiment that we're doing this week is observing what happens to the shadows of an object when you use different colored flashlights at once. Reading Workshop In reading workshop, students will be reading to identify the main idea of a paragraph by looking for the topic sentence, and key text features, such as headings and captions. Math In math, students will be learning about estimation and more about temperature changes.
STEM In STEM, we are starting our new unit called Sand Silt, and Pebbles. This week, students will be learning about Geologists. They will also be learning about the properties of rocks, including texture, size, color, and streaks. Social Studies In social studies, we are starting our new unit called Landforms. Students will be introduced to the definitions of mountains, hills, valleys, and plains.
Reminders:
Early release day: Students dismiss at 12:00 PM - Nov 21st.
Face Everything And Rise – True meaning of the word fear.
Upcoming Events:
Writing Celebration with Moms on Sunday, November 3rd, at 2:00 PM.
This week in class...
Writing In writing students have been experimenting and writing lab reports. They will continue this form of writing. They will:
Wonder or question
Guess what will happen or write a hypothesis
Figure out all the material required to conduct the experiment
Actually do the experiment - write the procedure
Observe the result - record the result
Conclusion - infer what has happened and whether their hypothesis was correct
Reading In reading workshop, we are starting our new unit; Becoming Experts. This is a nonfiction unit for reading. Students will learn to ask the 'Wh' questions and will find the answers. They will learn more about their topics by reading words and studying the pictures. Math In math, students will be working on solving number stories in which the starting quantity increases. They will also be exploring temperature, money, and shapes. Students will learn about Part-Part-Whole. Watch the video below to see what that is:
STEM
In STEM students will be assessed on the properties of liquid.
Social Studies
We are continuing in our unit of Time, Change and Continuity by matching/placing pictures in either the past and present.
Reminders:
Writing Celebration: Sunday, Nov, 3rd.
Early release day: Students dismiss at 12:00 PM - Nov 21st.
Perseverance is failing 19 times and succeeding the 20th
– Julie Andrews.
In writers workshop we are starting a brand new unit called Lab Reports. In this unit, students will learn “experiment write-up”. They will question, experiment, make a hypothesis (guess) and will actually do the experiment using materials and find results. Then they will compare their hypothesis and result to arrive at a conclusion about what they learned. This week, we're going to take a look at books of scientific writers and study the books that have been written and taking note of what the author has done in the book that we can do as well.
In reading workshop, we are doing reading assessments this week to wrap up our first unit. Questions that we may be asking students are:
Who is the main character in the story?
What is the problem in the story?
How did the main character solve the problem?
What is happening in this picture? How did the picture and the text help you understand the
How did the picture and the text help you understand the setting?
In math, we are reviewing and finishing up unit 3 and will be having our unit 3 math assessment on Wednesday, October 30th. In our Social Studies unit of ‘Time, Continuity and Change’ students will continue to explore the differences between past, present and future artifacts. In STEM, students will be exploring different liquids and understand the different properties in liquids.
Reminders
Please send a large bottle of water for your child
A light jacket to be kept in class from Sunday to Thursday
Photos of your child with family to keep in our class Grade 2B Family photo album
Reading on razkids and completing the quiz at the end
“The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education.” Martin Luther King Jr.
Dear Mothers, I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for attending the Parent Teacher Conference. It was wonderful getting to know little bit more about you and your child's life and school journey. I also want to thank you for your feedback, I greatly appreciate it from you.
This week in class...
In Writing Workshop, students are working on editing and drafting their celebratory pieces. They will be assessed on writing a small moment story on Wednesday 23rd, 2019.
In Reading workshop students will learn how to pay attention to the details in their text by noting not only what is written but also shown in the illustrations. The readers will learn to use the illustrations from the book to gain details about their characters.
In Math students will be work on:
frames and arrows having two rules
making change by counting up
In STEM students will be introduced to the following vocabulary words:
transparent
translucent
viscous
bubbly
foamy
In our Social Studies unit of ‘Time, Continuity and Change’ students will explore their family events of past, present and future.
“A dream doesn’t become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work.” Colin Powel
In Writing Workshop, we are drawing towards the end of our first unit of study called 'personal narrative'. Students are working on editing and drafting their celebratory pieces. They are learning to use the checklist to complete their writing.
In Reading workshop students will learn about point of view – ‘who is telling the story’. In every story there is a storyteller, called the narrator. The narrator tells the actions, the characters and the setting of the story.
In first person, the narrator is usually a main character and uses ‘I’ and ‘me’.
In 3rd person narrations, the narrator is not the main character and uses ‘he’, ‘she’, ‘they’ or ‘it’.
In Math students will work on:
Reviewing place value with higher numbers
Using coins to buy things
Gathering and entering data in a table and drawing a bar graph
In STEM students will learn the properties of liquid.
In our Social Studies unit of ‘Time, Continuity and Change’ students will write about a family event. They will do activities related to the unit.
Up Coming Events
Parent Teacher conference: Thursday October 17th, 2019
Students Day off: Thursday October 17th, 2019 and Sunday October 20th, 2019
Reminders
Please send a large bottle of water for your child.
A light jacket to be kept in class from Sunday to Thursday.
Photos of your child with family to keep in our class family treasure box.
Reading on razkids and completing the quiz at the end.
“Respect is a two-way street, if you want to get it, you’ve got to give it.” – R.G. Risch
InWriting Workshop, we will continue with our first unit of study called 'personal narrative'.Students will learn to ‘show not tell’ the readers about how they are feeling. One way they do this is by describing in detail:
·Every action
·Every emotion
·Every feeling
In Reading workshop students will learn the following:
·How characters respond to an event or problem/ challenge?
·Compare 2 characters and how they react to the same event
·What would I do if I was in the character's place?
In Math students will be work on:
·Pan balance
·Subtraction word problems
·Counting up strategies for subtraction
In STEM students build a tower using a variety of solid objects. They will draw and label the tower in their STEM journals. Students will be assessed on their understanding of solid and properties of solid.
In our Social Studies unit of ‘Time, Continuity and Change’ students will compare the present-day school to the ones in the old days.
Upcoming Events:
Special school Assembly on Sunday 6th October 2019.
Reminders
Please send a large bottle of water for your child
A light jacket to be kept in class from Sunday to Thursday
Photos of your child with family to keep in our class Grade 2B Family photo album
Reading on razkids and completing the quiz at the end
Sunday, September 29, 2019
“Develop a passion for learning. If you do, you will never cease to grow” Anthony J. D’Angelo
In Writing Workshop, we will continue with our first unit of study called 'personal narrative'. Student will try the craft moves used by their favorite authors. They will learn to write their story with a good beginning, middle, and end.
In Reading workshop students will take note of how their characters respond to an event, or problem by looking for
-What the character says?
-How the character acts?
- How the character feels?
The young readers will learn that different characters respond to the same event in different ways based on their character traits.
In Math students will be work on
the meaning of most, fewest, altogether
counting by 5s, 10s, 25s and 100s
temperature
adding and subtracting 9
In STEM students will continue to investigate and answer the following focus question – What is the meaning of rigid, flexible, pointy, hard, soft & transparent? They will build a tower using a variety of solid objects.
Upcoming Events
Map Test: Sunday, September 29th
After School Activity Program starts: Sunday, September 29th
Math Unit 2 Assessment: Thursday, October 3rd
Reminders
Please send a large bottle of water for your child
A light jacket to be kept in class from Sunday to Thursday
Photos of your child with family to keep in our class family treasure box.
Reading on razkids and completing the quiz at the end
