Hello Room 17! Thanks to almost all the students in a seamless move to online learning today! It was great to see your faces and review what is going to be happening for the next couple of weeks as we switch back to online learning. I will be posting the weekly schedule and activities for everyone on Sunday and also there is the expectation that the students will be doing their homework as well that will be due once we get back to the classroom for the two weeks!
It has been a busy week as we prepared to transition back onto online learning and the students were busy doing a picture prompt and remembering the steps involved in creating a strong climbing story with a great beginning, detailed attempts to solve the problem, a solution to the problem and followed up by a satisfying ending where the characters think about what to do differently next time so their kites don't get stuck in the tree!
In Mathematics, we have been discussing how to interpret and properly complete a word problem using pictures, numbers and words in order to show your understanding. This has been complimented with work on measuring the length of various objects in the classroom and being able to compare which one is longer or shorter when put side by side.
In Science, we started to transition to our next unit on Boats and Buoyancy and how objects are either able to float or sink beneath the water's surface based on density, shape and what type of material they are made from.
In Social Studies, we continued to explore Calgary and its past as well as try to create a persuasive letter to our parents about if we had to move to one of the three other communities we study, which one would you pick and why. It was interesting to see that even though it is a very cold community in the winter time, some students still chose to pick Iqaluit in the Nunavut!
So, we return to online learning and we will do our best to continue to move our learning forward as this strange year of grade 2 continues. I want to remind students about the importance of being a respectful and appropriate individual while we are meeting in Google Meet. As we had to move online in January, students in room 17 did a fabulous job of knowing when we can turn on our mikes and when it was time to listen to either the teacher or another student in the class. I hope we can continue this trend and remember that everyone is important, but we need to share our time online equally. I hope you have a fabulous Mother's Day weekend and look forward to reconnecting with all of you on Monday morning at 8:30!