It was nice to have a mid week off day. Thank you to all the parents who came to lead the mini academy on Monday. As always kids had a lot of fun learning something from other than their teachers. The hat parade on the hundredth day of school was a nice experience for second graders. Thank you for helping your child with their creative hats!
Language Arts
In reading, students practiced rereading like an expert when they come across words that are not familiar with. Rereading not only reinforces fluency but it also supports understanding. Summarising continues with looking at the big topic, heading and key details about the heading.
In writing, students have started a new book having a specific audience in mind. Students also learned to write an introduction to hook their readers and a conclusion to wrap up their stories.
Math
Students continued to practice noticing and describing polygon shapes and their attributes. Students also practiced drawing the different shapes using various tools such as rulers, straightedges and shape templates. They went on a square angle hunt in the classroom to look for shapes that have right angles. At the end of the week, students tuned into solid (3D) shapes.
Science
This week, we wrapped up the nutrition part of our Healthy Choices unit. Students completed their collaborative posters on the different food groups and completed the nutrition part of the assessment in book creator.
Important dates
Monday 5th January - After school activities start
Dinner Questions
1 - What plane shapes do you see at the dinner table? Can you describe the shapes using their attributes?
2 - Who are you writing your non fiction book for? What information do you think they want to know?
3 - Do you have the different food groups on your plate?
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