| Our Weekly Home Learning Program November 13 - November 19 | ||||
| Our Program Transdisciplinary Theme: How we organize ourselves Central Idea: The neighbourhood is an organization where people share responsibility to live harmoniously. Lines of Inquiry: -The interaction of people in a neighbourhood and how they depend on each other - The common rights and responsibilities of people in a neighbourhood - The essential conditions required that would make a neighbourhood a liveable place | Reminders/Notes · Our first planner is over!! Thank you parents for being involved in your children’s learning! · We will start our new planner on Monday. We will mainly focus on what consists a neighborhood, how people live and interact in it, and how they share responsibilty in making their neighborhood a better place to live in. · This planner will extend till December 18. · The second grade teachers will continue to schedule conferences with parents throughout this month to discuss the students’ progress. | |||
| Environment Tip/News: Water is a valuable natural resource. We must take great care of it as to preserve such a unique treasure that no planet in our solar system has. Use the following tips everyday: · Do not pollute water by throwing waste in it. · Do not let your water tap run free while you are brushing your teeth, bathing or washing clothes. · Use a half flush for the bathroom, as it saves water. | ||||
| Friday Write a subtraction word problem using the numbers 9 and 12. Use ‘Draw a Picture’ strategy to solve the problem and show your work. Make sure to include an equation and a full sentence. | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday |
| Take a walk in your neighborhood and observe closely. Do you notice some things that you’ve never paid attention to before? Write these things down in your Home Journal and state whether they’re interesting or not and why… | Review your high-frequency spelling list and use it to play a spelling game. An adult can ditate to you, or you can write the words on your own and check their spelling when you finish. | Choose two people from your neighborhood who play a certain role, such as a neighbor, concierge, shop keeper etc… Now, write how other people in the neighborhood depend on them. | Use the numbers 17, 8, and 9 to make a fact family. Now choose 3 other numbers and create your own. | |
| Read the book that you have with you and remember to fill in your reading log on a daily basis. | ||||
| Our Weekly Home Learning Program November 6 - November 12 | ||||
| Our Program Transdisciplinary Theme: Who we are Central Idea: To achieve a balanced lifestyle we need to make wise choices in nutrition, hygiene, and physical and social life. Lines of Inquiry: · An awareness of our physical and social needs · The practical consequences of a healthy lifestyle on our general well being | Reminders/Notes · We shall work on this planner for one extra week due to last week’s absenteeism. · Make sure your child is dressed warmly on cold days. · Whenever you use a disposable plastic water bottle, please send the caps to school. We are collecting them for a project that supports the disabled in getting a wheelchair for a cheaper cost. | |||
| Environment Tip/News: Shopping Bags: While shopping, if you only buy a few products skip the shopping bag. For larger purchases, bring your own. Learn about the dangers of plastic bags and what countries around world are doing about it ("The Dangers of Plastic Bags" slide show from Teacher Vishal Mody). | ||||
| Friday Estimating measurements is important in making some practical decisions. Here are two activities to do:
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| In your Home Journal make a list of all the things you can do to help at home. Make a list of 10 things you need help to do now. It may be at home, school or anywhere else. Bring the list in for sharing tomorrow. | In each planner, we take action based on what we have learned. In your home journal, write a reflection on how is it going with the action you’ve taken for this planner. Be ready to share your entry with the class. | Take a guess on how many times you can jump a rope before missing. Write your guess in your Home Journal. Then, pick a time this evening when you will have someone help you count and record the number of times you jumped the rope before the first miss. You can practice before the real counting, but when you are ready to do the final count, tell it to someone. Bring the number to school tomorrow to share it with the class. This will also give you a chance to so some exercise! | This is the time of year when many children get sick. Make a list of ways to prevent yourself from getting sick AND write how to get over being sick when you are. Bring the list to school tomorrow to share with others. Remember of the choices you can make to achieve a healthy and balanced lifestyle. | |
| Read the book that you have with you and remember to fill in your reading log on a daily basis. | ||||
