February 2019 Blog

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Term 3- February 2019- Grade 2 Blog

LOOKING BACK:

UOI
*In February, we have worked very hard to understand WHY and HOW people tell stories. We studied trickster tales, folktales, and moral stories, and we also explored various ways to tell a story. After all of our research, we began to come up with our Year End Performance- a retelling of Lon Po Po, a story we read in class together. For the past 2 weeks we have been hard at work planning this performance, and practicing our different storytelling methods!

Math
*After finishing up multiplication and division word problems, we moved onto our final math unit- measurement! First, we shared everything we already know about measurement, including tools you can use, and units that we measure in. Then, we sorted various words like "liter", "gram" and "meter" with the things they are used to measure! Finally, we created our own centimeter rules so that we could measure and compare lengths around the classroom. We even used our rulers to help calculate the perimeter of various shapes and objects!

English
*This month, we have been working SO hard on making our small-moment stories stronger, longer and more interesting! We have worked writing detailed beginnings, as well as powerful endings that leave the reader feeling an emotion. We also discussed the many ways to elaborate in our story, such as including dialogue, thoughts, feelings and actions. Finally, we have read our stories to one another, and given great feedback to improve on our writing.

LOOKING AHEAD:
UOI
*We will continue to practice and rehearse our performance so that we are ready to go on YEP day! We'll also keep reading and studying stories from around the world, and they ways they are told.

Math
*We'll review perimeter and area, and we'll also move on to estimating and measuring volume, in both objects and liquid volume!

English
*For YEP, we will be posting our best small-moment story for families to read! Therefore, we'll spend next week choosing our best work, and editing and revising it to make it even stronger! We'll use checklists, and we'll also give each other feedback on how to improve.


LOOK OUT (Important Announcements/ Dates)
*Tuesday, March 5th- Rehearsal at YEP Venue
*Monday, March 11th- Field Trip to Hirakata Park. 
(Please sign this permission slip if you haven't already!)
*Thursday, March 14- LAST DAY of SCHOOL (in the classroom)
*Friday, March 15-YEP Performance for ELC and Primary



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