Happy Halloween!

Terrific costumes today! Have fun trick-or-treating tonight!

Dance-a-Thon!

The kids busted their moves at the Halloween Dance-a-Thon today! Sadly, I forgot to use my flash so my pictures didn't turn out so well! Here are Garven, Joshua and Matteo getting down!

Pumpkin Raffle!

The class admired the creative carving and decorating done by all the classes for the United Way Pumpkin Raffle today! 

Congratulations to Olivia who won The Googly-Eyed Pumpkin today!

Lilah and Brye-Anna dubbed this pumpkin Charlotte and her Babies (we finished reading Charlotte's Web last week)!

Halloween Pumpkin Raffle!

Tomorrow is Black & Orange Day! It is also Pumpkin Raffle Day to support United Way! Tickets are 3 for $1.00! I will post a picture of the completed 2/3W pumpkin tomorrow! It is Spooktacular!

Week at a Glance

Collaborative Math problem-Solving...

The students were placed in pairs and in groups of three this morning and presented with a series of patterning problem-solving questions from previous EQAO tests. They worked so well together giving their brains a stretch and explaining their answers to one another. It was especially exciting to see the Grade 2's rise to the occasion! I was so proud of all my students!

Dazzling Dance Moves...

Many of the students warmed up their dancing chops today for next week's Halloween Dance-A-Thon!

Slimy Pumpkin Fun!

We managed to clean out our class pumpkin today. Thanks to all the 2/3W students who volunteered for this gooey task! Stay tuned for Part 2....

Picture Day Tomorrow!

Week at a Glance

Monsters Mash!

Today, the students created imaginative Plasticine monsters! Next week, they will write descriptive paragraphs about their other-worldly creations!

Static Electricity!

Today we learned that static electric force is caused by positively or negatively charged atoms. We then had some fun with balloons!

Wacky Witch and Wizard Legs!

The students used repeating patterns to create artistic Halloween Art for this colourful and seasonal bulletin board!

Magnetic Force

Today, the students explored the properties of magnets and did a fun experiment in which they had to use magnetic force to separate paper clips from other items in a cup. At first, they could use direct contact with the magnet to separate the paperclips.

Then they had to separate the paperclips without actually touching them. The students discovered that magnetic force can travel though objects!

We then discussed how magnets act as a pulling force on metals (that contain iron) but that magnets with the same pole repel one another. The students got the chance to feel the pushing force of two same-poled magnets.

Week at a Glance

Artistic Repeating Patterns

This morning the students used paint (oh joy!) to create repeating line patterns as a backdrop for a Halloween art activity. Here they are hard at work on their colourful patterns!

Here is a sneak peak at one of the Halloween themed masterpieces these backdrops will be a part of...think witch and wizard fashions...

Rhythm Patterns

We started a Patterning Unit this week in Math. Yesterday, we talked about using patterns to make different rhythms that sound good together! Here is a video snippet. We are almost ready for Broadway!

Clapping Patterns

Visualizing

Today we talked about how visualizing can be an effective strategy to connect to a text.

I then read them the two first stanzas of a very descriptive poem entitled My Neighbour's Dog 

The students then drew what they visualized.

Once they had finished their drawings, I read the last stanza of the poem. It provides more details and has an interesting twist! 

The students then drew their new visualization based on the entire poem!

Here is the completed bulletin board with the spooky painted crocodiles! The students did a wonderful job at visualizing this bizarre creature!

May the Bridge Force Be With You!

Lucas and Josh's paper bridge withstood the force of 30 pennies!

Star Card Skipping Girls!

Sofia and Lilah cashed in their Star Card Reward today for a recess spent in the gym chasing balls and skipping for joy! Congratulations girls!