AIS - Grade 2

Grade 2- Blog #22- December 2nd- 6th LOOKING BACK We finally had our Term 2 field trip this week! Since we are between units this week, this field trip was a nice opportunity to address both our previous unit (Sharing the Planet) and our next unit (How We Express Ourselves). To that end, we visited both the Osaka International Peace Center, as well as the NHK Broadcasting Center. We learned how war and violence impacted the quality of life for many people in Osaka during World War 2, and then we got to see how stories are told from NHK television sets and news casting stations! Of course, we also enjoyed spending some time together in Osaka Castle Park- eating, writing, playing and talking! Elsewhere in UOI, we started our next unit about storytelling. Students participated in a gallery walk, where they observed many photographs and illustrations of various storytelling methods, and added their thoughts, feelings and question

Grade 2- Blog #21- November 25- 29th Yuto demonstrates how the force of air can suspend a Styrofoam ball in the air! LOOKING BACK Happy Science Week! We really rolled up our scientists' sleeves this week! As part of Science Week, students engaged in many experiments, explorations and observations, many of which connected to Sharing the Planet. One day, our class partnered with the Kinder class to observe and recreate an oil spill with oil and water. Students used many tools to try and remove the oil from the water and from the furry creatures that live in the water. Bottom line: it was tough work, and students agreed it would be much better if oil spills just didn't happen at all!  Jack and his kinder buddy attempt to remove the oil. Grade 2 and Kinder work together to fight the oil spill! Grade 2 and Kinder Science Activity Students also got to visit the special science lab in the library one day, where they investigated physics projects, microscopes,

Grade 2- Blog #20- November 18th- 22nd LOOKING BACK For UOI this week, students learned more specific ways that people have responded to conflicts using protest. They took notes about famous sit-ins, marches, strikes and boycotts that have occurred around the world thanks to various peacemakers. Students also had a chance to respond to the conflict in the Butter Battle Book (other than "fight", which is the response that already happens in the story). They were encouraged to choose a response that would improve the quality of life, and they later explained why they chose each response that they did. Finally, students began to prepare for our summative assessment, which will double as next week's science fair project. They identified a current conflict happening somewhere in the world, and then began to brainstorm possible responses. In math last week, we took our knowledge of division (splitting up into equal groups), and applied it to fractions! We s