| Home Learning Program March 24th - March 31st |
| How the World Works Central idea: Central Idea: The Earth, sun, and moon are connected in a system and regulate our life Lines of inquiry: -the interaction among sun, moon and earth. - the phenomena of day and night and the change of seasons - the different phases of the moon and its effect on the tides - how the sun and moon affect our life |
| Notes On Wednesday, March 31st, we are going to have an ‘egg hunt’ at AUB. Each child is required to bring 3 dyed or decorated hardboiled eggs on that day. The three sections will compete in the activity all together. Math activities such as estimation and graphing will follow the egg hunt. Please make sure to return all overdue books to the library so that you’ll be able to check out readables for the holiday. Each child can check out up to five books. Tips for the Read on a daily basis. Do book in a bag activity in your Home Journals. The holiday is an exciting time to meet people and explore new places. Keep a daily journal with photos/souvenirs to share in class after the vacation. Train tickets, brochures, etc. can all be interesting souvenirs to share. If you go to a restaurant or to a supermarket, make an estimate of the sum of your bill. Remember to create a bench mark for your estimation. After you receive the bill, do the actual calculation. Is your estimate close to the actual number? |
| Thursday Make an addition story problem that includes 2-digit numbers. Find the sum and write the strategy you used to solve your problem. |
| Friday Use the book in the bag as a source to find words with long sound ‘o’. Words with long “ o” sound include the following letter combinations: o-e: home, ow: blow, oa: goat, o: so, ocean. Make a list of these words in your Home Journal. . |
| Monday Do the Math worksheet that is sent home. |
| Tuesday You are learning in class how the gravity from the moon affects the tide. In what way do you think the change of tides affect people? Sailors? Fishermen? Write your thoughts and pictures in your Home Journal. You can refer to the link below for further information on the topic. http://home.hiwaay.net/~krcool/Astro/moon/moontides |
| Home Learning Program March 10th - March 18th |
| How the World Works Central idea: Central Idea: The Earth, sun, and moon are connected in a system and regulate our life Lines of inquiry: -the interaction among sun, moon and earth. - the phenomena of day and night and the change of seasons - the different phases of the moon and its effect on the tides - how the sun and moon affect our life |
| Notes We have launched our new planner. Please send any resources you may find useful or related to our inquiry. This week is our turn at AUB park. You may be aware of the unnatural warm weather we're having. Please provide your child with water bottles to avoid dehydration. Environment Tip: Here are steps to create a non-toxic cleaning kit. http://www.care2.com/greenliving/make-your-own-non-toxic-cleaning-kit.html |
| Wednesday Do the math worksheet that is sent home. Record the addition strategies you are using to solve your operations. Which strategy have you used the most? Write a reflection in your home Journal. |
| Thursday Follow the instructions provided on the sheet sent home to make a sundial. |
| Friday Use the sundial framework sheet provided to record your inquiry and observation. |
| Monday Read the book you have selected from the class library. Choose a page and record all nouns found in that page in your home Journal. Then classify the nouns in to singular and plural. |
| Tuesday Visit the following link to learn more about day and night and other interesting facts that are related to our inquiry. http://www.scilinks.org/Harcourt/HbRetrieve.aspx?GradeLvl=GradeTwo&Code=2HB04 Record your reflections/notes in your home Journals. |
| Wednesday Read the book you have selected from the class or school library. Use the book as a source to find words with long sound 'a'. Words with longs sound 'a' include the following letter combinations: a-e: make, ai: rainy, ay: day, eig: reign, Make a list of those words in your home Journal. |
| Thursday Practice to spell the list of words with long sound 'a'. There's no classes on Friday for Portfolio Conferences. Our spelling assessment will be postponed to Monday, March 22nd. |
| Home Learning Program March 2nd- March 5th | ||
| Sharing the Planet Central idea: Central Idea: The Earth, sun, and moon are connected in a system and regulate our life Lines of inquiry: - Lines of Inquiry: -The interaction among sun, moon and earth. - The phenomena of day and night and the change of seasons. - The different phases of the moon and its effect on the tides. | Notes
This week, we will start our new planner "How the world works". Please check the central idea and lines of inquiry to have a glimpse on what we will be inquiring into. Any resources that are related to the planner are welcomed! Environment Tip: Follow the link below to explore more on environment awareness. | |
| Tuesday | At night, when it is dark, observe the moon. Look at it carefully and draw what you see on the first page of your Moon booklet. Can you guess what will the moon look like tomorrow night? | |
| Wednesday | In class, you created a rubric for writing a letter. Write a letter to someone telling them about your wishes for the upcoming holidays. | |
| Thursday | How does your shadow change? Go out and stand in the sun in the morning. Carefully observe your shadow and ask an adult to help measure it in centimeters. Repeat the same steps at noon and in the afternoon. Record your data in your Home Journal and include an illustration. Write your reflection on what you think makes the shadow change during the day. | |
| Friday | Visit this website and practice changing singular nouns ending in 'y' to the plural. http://www.lancsngfl.ac.uk/curriculum/literacy/lit_site/lit_sites/plurals/pl_3/yplurals.htm | |
