Hello Parents what an exciting day here today in Grade Two. The students were incredibly engaged in all of their activities and had some wonderful learning experiences.
Language Arts - The day started with the students reflecting on this week's Spelling words and exercises. They thoughtful communicated their ideas and solutions with each other, by sharing insights. The exercises focused on the ~ig~ sound in might, night, and light and the visual connecting of spelling words with spaces. In Phonics these dynamite Grade Twos demonstrated their knowledge in a principled application of when to use ~s~ or ~es~ to express plural forms. Following phonics, the students continued with their novel study of A Little Princess and their comprehension exercises for Chapter 14. The students have expressed valuable insights into the feelings of the main character and her situation.
Mathematics - Today we continued our lessons on multiplication, division, and fractions. The students quickly and strategically completed their exercises through using learned strategies of "groups of". The were asked to divide 24 in to equal parts and write a sentence expressing this outcome.
Writer's Workshop - Paragraph writing on "Famous You" Final draft.
Physical Education - Track & Field
Values - Courage