Friday, January 29, 2016

Fabulous Friday!

We are the #1 class!

Joshua gave the whole class a trophy for being the best class. Way to go Grade 2’s!! Also, a big thank you to Joshua for his kindness!!

For our upcoming UOI unit we need:

-empty Kleenex boxes

Please bring in any empty Kleenex boxes through out the week

We began the day having French with Mdm. Stella.

After, students wrote their spelling test and then their homework in their agendas.

Students after had Art with Ms. Kerr.

After first recess and lunch, students had physical education with Mr. Slyk.

When students returned we watched a video about screws and wedges.

Video about screws and wedges

We then did a fun experiment with Ms. Jaskolka to see how screws work. We used a screw top bottle and a snap on bottle. We were asked what would happen to each bottle if they were dropped from a high distance. We then did this experiment as a class. We did the experiment three times. All three times, the top on the screw bottle did not come off. During the first two trials, the snap top came off. During the next trial, the top did not come off but the water started leaking from it. We came to the conclusion that the screw top bottle worked better because of the grooves. Screws also have these grooves and that is why they are able to hold materials together even though they can be small.

During Math, students were given questions to answer about specific graphs already completed. Students used the information from the graphs (labels, title, and numbers) to answer questions.

After second recess and lunch, students continued working on their Math.

Homework:

1.     Read for 20 mintues

2.     Cursive pg. 65-66

3.     Registration package due Feb. 11

4.     Math test next Thursday

5.     Scientist in the School forms due Feb. 2

6.     Spelling test signed

Thursday, January 28, 2016

Tremendous Thursday!

Action Star!!!

Manny created and brought in to class various simple machines. He made his own pulley that could pull a toy car up and down! He brought in an example of a wedge, lever, and an inclined plane! These were fantastic examples, which allowed the students to gain a deeper understanding of the simple machines!!

Risk Taker of the month:

For our upcoming UOI unit we need:

-empty Kleenex boxes

Please bring in any empty Kleenex boxes through out the week

Pancake Breakfast forms went home this week. Please have them returned by tomorrow so your child can have a yummy Pancake Breakfast on February 5^th. 

We began the day having Math. Today, we independently conducted our own survey!  We first decided upon a question and then we made our choices. We then went around our class and asked our friends, ensuring to keep a tally. We then used the information from our tally to make a bar graph. We then wrote what we learned from our graph and about conducting surveys.

During UOI, we reviewed what a simple machine is (simple machines make work easier for us) and went over the 6 simple machines (pulley, lever, wedge, wheel and axle, inclined plane, and screw. We then discussed force (push or pull on an object) and energy (the ability to do work). We then began making a Simple Machines Flip Flap Book. We defined what a simple machines is, wrote out the 6 simple machines, and then defined force and energy in our flip flap book.

We then had a music class.

After first recess and lunch, students had physical education with Mr. Slyk.

When students returned, they wrote their homework in their agendas. Students then continued working on a paragraph that they created last week on a specific topic of their choice.

After second recess and lunch, students packed up and then we went into the auditorium. While there, classes and individual students received awards from the Science Fair. The Risk Taker for the month received their certificate. After, we played an exciting house game!

Homework:

1.    Read for 20 minutes

2.   Spelling test tomorrow

3.   Math test next Thursday

4.   Scientist in the School due Feb. 2

5.   Pancake forms due tomorrow

Wednesday, January 27, 2016

Wonderful Wednesday!

For our upcoming UOI unit we need:

-empty Kleenex boxes

Please bring in any empty Kleenex boxes through out the week

Pancake Breakfast forms went home yesterday. Please have them returned by Friday so your child can have a yummy Pancake Breakfast on February 5^th. 

We have a Bake Sale tomorrow. There will be lots of yummy treats!!

We had such a fun time learning today at the Science Centre. It was wonderful to apply our knowledge from our Structures unit as well as learn so much more!

Here are some pictures from our day:

Homework:
1. Read for 20 minutes
2. Pancake forms due Friday
3. Registration package due Feb. 11
4. Scientist in the School forms due Feb. 2
5. Bake Sale tomorrow