Learning Update

In Math last week, students were introduced to various attributes (faces, edges and vertices) of 3 dimensional geometric objects.  Ms. Rahal's class was able to identify 3-D objects in the environment, while Ms. McGill's class began comparing the cubes and triangular pyramids that they made.  

Students are enjoying targeted practice of two-digit by two-digit addition and subtraction through our Math Centres.  Those students who have mastered equations without regrouping have moved onto practicing two-digit addition with regrouping.  This is a skill that has been taught individually to students and will be taught to the class as a whole in the spring.  

Lastly, both Grade 2 classes have been working hard at identifying and comprehending the key words and phrases within a word problem.

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In Science, students in Ms. Rahal's class practiced reading the temperature in degrees Celsius by coloring in a thermometer.  Students in both classes completed an activity sort where they identified and sorted objects that are hot and cold.  Ms. McGill's class compared these objects by describing them using the phrases "hotter than" and "colder than".  

In Social Studies, students watched videos and started a research project on the Metaghan community. Students were split into 5 groups and each group had a task question.  The questions were:

1)   Where is Meteghan?

2)   How can we get to Meteghan?

3)   What is the weather like in Meteghan?

4)   What kind of clothes should I bring to Meteghan?

5)   What will I do in Meteghan?

Students worked collaboratively and visited websites where they were able to watch videos and read articles specific to the question their group was given.