Hello Everyone,
What an amazing day! A dynamite day back from the weekend and filled with lots of learning. The students this morning worked on their new spelling words and we discussed their weekly journal today as a small group. They are excited about writing about their three wishes and what they will they will choose!
In Math, we worked in small groups and continued our focus on our addition and subtraction strategies. The small groups were given the challenge of completing two separate problems and outlining in detail how they would meet the success criteria. With complete satisfaction all of the groups worked diligently together and provided fundamentally creative solutions to the problems. All groups clearly expressed the learning strategies that have been taught and the final product was neat and accurate.
Today in LA we continued our work on our novel study and will have one more day until we transition into our new novel, "Freckle Juice", by Judy Blume.
This afternoon was an amazing afternoon in Science where we engaged in an incredible lesson on Pollution. The class discussed Air, Water, and Land pollution and its effects on the global environment. We openly outlined types of pollution and our solutions to this problems. Fundamental connections were established with everyone and the students gained interesting insights into how they themselves can shape the world around them.
Thank you for the learning opportunity… Grade Two's.
THE MAPLES ACADEMY
Monday, March 31, 2014
Friday, March 28, 2014
Friday, March 28, 2014
What happened today…
Everyone was in excellent spirits in class today. It was "Fashion Friday, Power Wrap Lunch, and Birthday Circle"… so a very exciting day!
In Language Arts we began the day with our spelling quiz which was completed by all the students at higher than average grades! Great Work! After spelling, we transitioned into our grammar and the study of /ey/. Following grammar we continued our work on "Ask Einstein" and the group exercises focused primarily on predicting the story's events.
Within our mathematics we completed our unit on, "Addition & Subtraction with numbers to 100". The students firmly grasped the primary concepts and strategies taught throughout the unit. Using "Place Value, Stack & Slice, and Jack's Start".
Following our Power Wrap lunch the students collectively worked on their writing styles pertaining to the questions within their novel study.
To complete the day we gathered together in the gym and celebrated Birthday Circle. Great week back!
Everyone was in excellent spirits in class today. It was "Fashion Friday, Power Wrap Lunch, and Birthday Circle"… so a very exciting day!
In Language Arts we began the day with our spelling quiz which was completed by all the students at higher than average grades! Great Work! After spelling, we transitioned into our grammar and the study of /ey/. Following grammar we continued our work on "Ask Einstein" and the group exercises focused primarily on predicting the story's events.
Within our mathematics we completed our unit on, "Addition & Subtraction with numbers to 100". The students firmly grasped the primary concepts and strategies taught throughout the unit. Using "Place Value, Stack & Slice, and Jack's Start".
Following our Power Wrap lunch the students collectively worked on their writing styles pertaining to the questions within their novel study.
To complete the day we gathered together in the gym and celebrated Birthday Circle. Great week back!
Thursday, March 27, 2014
Thursday, March 27, 2014
Today in class we began with our morning announcements and O'Canada… with hopes for warm weather to come!
In Language Arts the Grade Two's focused on their spelling exercises, phonics, and continuation of their novel study of "Ask Einstein". Following the adventures of the not-so-brilliant cat Einstein. This book is providing a light humour for the children to easily follow and they are gain valuable insights into their writing and reading comprehension skills.
In math today we continued our skill building of subtraction of two-digit numbers using the "Jack Strat" & "Place-Value Mapping". Both strategies have proven to be extremely successful and all of the students are obtaining a clear understanding of their applications! Awesome work Grade Two!
Following lunch the students engaged in an depth discussion of Water Sources in Science. We began the lesson by reading "Journey of a Water Drop" and concluding with conversations about water in our own homes. Where does it come from? Where does it go? How is it cleaned? Is water filtered? The students then progressed to complete a group activity about Sources of Water.
Finally, the day concluded with the concluding lesson in Health on Healthy Foods. Following Health we began our Physical Education unit on Fitness and Goal-Setting.
A spelling test is set for tomorrow as per our scheduled Friday routine.
In Language Arts the Grade Two's focused on their spelling exercises, phonics, and continuation of their novel study of "Ask Einstein". Following the adventures of the not-so-brilliant cat Einstein. This book is providing a light humour for the children to easily follow and they are gain valuable insights into their writing and reading comprehension skills.
In math today we continued our skill building of subtraction of two-digit numbers using the "Jack Strat" & "Place-Value Mapping". Both strategies have proven to be extremely successful and all of the students are obtaining a clear understanding of their applications! Awesome work Grade Two!
Following lunch the students engaged in an depth discussion of Water Sources in Science. We began the lesson by reading "Journey of a Water Drop" and concluding with conversations about water in our own homes. Where does it come from? Where does it go? How is it cleaned? Is water filtered? The students then progressed to complete a group activity about Sources of Water.
Finally, the day concluded with the concluding lesson in Health on Healthy Foods. Following Health we began our Physical Education unit on Fitness and Goal-Setting.
A spelling test is set for tomorrow as per our scheduled Friday routine.
Wednesday, March 26, 2014
Wednesday, March 26, 2014
We bounced into Spring today by updated one of our classroom boards this morning!
As a class we work colaboratively on our Language Arts today beginning with our spelling lesson which focused on contractions. The students were incredibly diligent and full of energy today. The students then worked independently on their novel studies assignments for pages 5-12. The novel, "Ask Einstein" is filled with light humour and keeps the class interested from page to page. During the assigned readings the students and I came together to discuss the inference of "the joke about Einstein" and why his name is kind of a joke, as described in the story. The students provided wonderful and articulate answers.
During Math we are continuing our lessons on: "Subtraction to 100". As a class we have implemented a new strategy, creatively named the "Jack Strat". The strategy is based on the poem:
- "More on top? No need to stop!"
- "More on the floor? Go next door and get ten more!"
- Numbers the same? Zero's the game!"
All students are clearly demonstrating this strategy using math language in their exercises and in class assignments. Well done Grade Two!
After lunch, continued with our writing assignments based on our novel study and the students had a visit to the library with Mrs. Logel.
Finally, the day concluded with Printing "E" and Computers.
As a class we work colaboratively on our Language Arts today beginning with our spelling lesson which focused on contractions. The students were incredibly diligent and full of energy today. The students then worked independently on their novel studies assignments for pages 5-12. The novel, "Ask Einstein" is filled with light humour and keeps the class interested from page to page. During the assigned readings the students and I came together to discuss the inference of "the joke about Einstein" and why his name is kind of a joke, as described in the story. The students provided wonderful and articulate answers.
During Math we are continuing our lessons on: "Subtraction to 100". As a class we have implemented a new strategy, creatively named the "Jack Strat". The strategy is based on the poem:
- "More on top? No need to stop!"
- "More on the floor? Go next door and get ten more!"
- Numbers the same? Zero's the game!"
All students are clearly demonstrating this strategy using math language in their exercises and in class assignments. Well done Grade Two!
After lunch, continued with our writing assignments based on our novel study and the students had a visit to the library with Mrs. Logel.
Finally, the day concluded with Printing "E" and Computers.
Tuesday, March 25, 2014
Tuesday, March 25, 2014
Another incredible experience for the Grade Two students! We gathered together with grades three to eight and engaged in lifelong learning by watching the Toronto Marlies play the Rochester Americans! The students learned to value sportsmanship, teamwork, and togetherness. Simply an amazing trip for all who participated.
Monday, March 24, 2014
March 24, 2014
Welcome back families and students! I hope everyone had a safe and fun March Break :)
To kick things off today we gathered as a class and discussed some of the exciting things everyone did over the break. Many laughs and interesting questions that promoted engaging discussion.
In Langauge Arts we wrote down this week's spelling words, completed a phonics exercise about /wr/, and began a new novel study, "Ask Einstein". The students discussed who wrote the beginning letter and why. They also dug deeper and made some very interesting predictions about the role the cat "Einstein" will have have during the course of the story.
Following LA the students learned a brilliant new subtraction strategy that can be applied in all of their daily exercises. "The Subtraction Poem", was fundamentally demonstrated during a whole class activity! The students then gathered in small groups and applied their newly acquired knowledge on a set of questions.
After lunch, we gathered together and discussed the Water Cycle in Science and performed a hands on activity outlining evaporation and condensation. The students worked colaboratively to completed their assigned in class work.
Finally, the day concluded with printing capital "E" and Library Exchange.
Looking forward to an exciting and educational day tomorrow with the Toronto Marlies!
To kick things off today we gathered as a class and discussed some of the exciting things everyone did over the break. Many laughs and interesting questions that promoted engaging discussion.
In Langauge Arts we wrote down this week's spelling words, completed a phonics exercise about /wr/, and began a new novel study, "Ask Einstein". The students discussed who wrote the beginning letter and why. They also dug deeper and made some very interesting predictions about the role the cat "Einstein" will have have during the course of the story.
Following LA the students learned a brilliant new subtraction strategy that can be applied in all of their daily exercises. "The Subtraction Poem", was fundamentally demonstrated during a whole class activity! The students then gathered in small groups and applied their newly acquired knowledge on a set of questions.
After lunch, we gathered together and discussed the Water Cycle in Science and performed a hands on activity outlining evaporation and condensation. The students worked colaboratively to completed their assigned in class work.
Finally, the day concluded with printing capital "E" and Library Exchange.
Looking forward to an exciting and educational day tomorrow with the Toronto Marlies!
Friday, March 7, 2014
Friday, March 7, 2014
The Friday before a break is always exciting and full of energy… and today was one of those days.
We began with a spelling quiz and all the students were focused and prepared. After the quiz we transitioned into mathematics and had a fantastic lesson on regrouping. The students learned how to regroup on a place value mat and using stack and slice strategies. They were successful in drawing comparisons between the two strategies and recognize the benefits.
Following our amazing pasta lunch the students worked effectively on their writing assignment, "Write a paragraph that tells a Story" final draft. Once they completed their stories they shared their creativity and writing abilities as a whole class.
The afternoon concluded with choir and drama. The students joined the Grade Ones and artistically demonstrated their use of movement as expression.
I hope everyone has a safe and amazing March Break see you when we are back.
Warm Regards,
Mr. Walley
We began with a spelling quiz and all the students were focused and prepared. After the quiz we transitioned into mathematics and had a fantastic lesson on regrouping. The students learned how to regroup on a place value mat and using stack and slice strategies. They were successful in drawing comparisons between the two strategies and recognize the benefits.
Following our amazing pasta lunch the students worked effectively on their writing assignment, "Write a paragraph that tells a Story" final draft. Once they completed their stories they shared their creativity and writing abilities as a whole class.
The afternoon concluded with choir and drama. The students joined the Grade Ones and artistically demonstrated their use of movement as expression.
I hope everyone has a safe and amazing March Break see you when we are back.
Warm Regards,
Mr. Walley
Thursday, March 6, 2014
Thursday, March 6, 2014
What a rewarding day for all of the students in Grade Two and the rest of the school!
We began the day with morning announcements and "O Canada" and transitioned into today's spelling exercise on contractions. The class was full of energy and looking forward to the up coming math lesson on creating a story problem. Today's Learning Goal was "We learned how to write a story problem and use a new math strategy to solve it". The story problems were incredibly insightful and accurate!
Following math we continued our work on our novel study and the student's comprehension of Chapter Two, was well thought out and fundamentally executed. Building upon the discussion questions from yesterday's reading the class worked cooperatively and formed well developed complete sentence answers to their chapter questions.
The afternoon, brought the forming of wonderful new friendships and fellowship with our visit from our sister school St. Judes Academy! The children played together and enjoyed their time together in class. After spending time with one another both schools met together in the gym and participated in a ribbon ceremony where they students were divided into their school houses.
The day concluded with a lesson on "Air Temperature" in Science and some wonderful discussions focusing on this topic.
Wednesday, March 5, 2014
Wednesday, March 5, 2014
Well the excitement is beginning here in Grade Two at The Maples Academy for March Break to arrive!
We had a wonderful day filled with amazing discussions and engaging learning activities. In Language Arts we continued our understanding of contractions in spelling and also focused on the /ar/ sound in grammar. The students were also very enthusiastic about the next chapter they read in their novel study! We discussed their thoughts about what it would be like to meet a martian and would it be interesting or disgusting? We also discussed the Martian's problem and how they would solve it if they were the characters in the story.
The class in the afternoon, worked collectively towards writing a paragraph the tells a story, in their Ontario Writing books. We focused on:
Our math lesson today was fantastic! The student's focused on the learning goal of, "We learned how to add numbers to 100 by using place value and regrouping strategies." This lesson brought out new and creative thought from all students and allowed for insightful discussion.
An excellent day of discovery and learning!
We had a wonderful day filled with amazing discussions and engaging learning activities. In Language Arts we continued our understanding of contractions in spelling and also focused on the /ar/ sound in grammar. The students were also very enthusiastic about the next chapter they read in their novel study! We discussed their thoughts about what it would be like to meet a martian and would it be interesting or disgusting? We also discussed the Martian's problem and how they would solve it if they were the characters in the story.
The class in the afternoon, worked collectively towards writing a paragraph the tells a story, in their Ontario Writing books. We focused on:
- "We learned how to write a topic sentence to introduce my story"
- "We learned the supports the topic sentence and main idea of the story"
- "We learned how to write a closing sentence that completes my thoughts".
Our math lesson today was fantastic! The student's focused on the learning goal of, "We learned how to add numbers to 100 by using place value and regrouping strategies." This lesson brought out new and creative thought from all students and allowed for insightful discussion.
An excellent day of discovery and learning!
Tuesday, March 4, 2014
First Post!!! :) Tuesday, March 4, 2014
Welcome to the very first blog of Grade Two at the Maples Academy…
Today was another exciting day at the Maples Academy!
We began the day with O Canada & Morning Announcements. Next, we slipped quickly into to a wonderful spelling lesson on contractions. The students demonstrated effective understanding of the topic and success criteria. Following Spelling, we transitioned into our Unit 7 of Mathematics.
In math, we began the lesson by outlining the lesson goal for the day of, "I learned how to add two digit numbers by first adding the tens column digits and estimating the final answer". The learning was achieved by the students and demonstrated through understanding and use of place-value mats, stack & slice, and math cube strategies.
After math, we had recess and then Language Arts. In LA the students focused diligently on their Chapter One Worksheet of their novel study - "Never Hitch a ride with a Martian". We openly discussed the words and expression of the first question and how the author wrote in a personal fashion. The author's use of "I" and "I'm" to display personal connection. Once they completed their worksheet questions and we discussed the answers the students paired together and learned from each other's different thoughts and insights.
Following L.A. the students ventured to the gym for a school wide pancake lunch in their spirit teams. The atmosphere was filled with laughter and fun conversations!
The afternoon began with a continuation of the Visual Arts unit on "texture". The children creatively expressed themselves in their street scene and used many forms of texture design.
After Visual Arts, we worked on our grammar activity of the /ar/ sound then moved into typing tutorial to work on their typing skills.
Finally, the day concluded with practicing more chest passes in building the students basketball skills.
Today was another exciting day at the Maples Academy!
We began the day with O Canada & Morning Announcements. Next, we slipped quickly into to a wonderful spelling lesson on contractions. The students demonstrated effective understanding of the topic and success criteria. Following Spelling, we transitioned into our Unit 7 of Mathematics.
In math, we began the lesson by outlining the lesson goal for the day of, "I learned how to add two digit numbers by first adding the tens column digits and estimating the final answer". The learning was achieved by the students and demonstrated through understanding and use of place-value mats, stack & slice, and math cube strategies.
After math, we had recess and then Language Arts. In LA the students focused diligently on their Chapter One Worksheet of their novel study - "Never Hitch a ride with a Martian". We openly discussed the words and expression of the first question and how the author wrote in a personal fashion. The author's use of "I" and "I'm" to display personal connection. Once they completed their worksheet questions and we discussed the answers the students paired together and learned from each other's different thoughts and insights.
Following L.A. the students ventured to the gym for a school wide pancake lunch in their spirit teams. The atmosphere was filled with laughter and fun conversations!
The afternoon began with a continuation of the Visual Arts unit on "texture". The children creatively expressed themselves in their street scene and used many forms of texture design.
After Visual Arts, we worked on our grammar activity of the /ar/ sound then moved into typing tutorial to work on their typing skills.
Finally, the day concluded with practicing more chest passes in building the students basketball skills.
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