Weekly update 14th- 18th January 2018

Dear Parents,

This week students ventured into prepositions. A preposition connects a noun or a pronoun to the rest of the sentence. Or as a explained it in a simpler form '' a preposition tells us where an item, object or person is."

Students applied their understanding of preposition by cutting out pictures from a magazine. They wrote sentences about the picture and underlined the prepositions. See some examples below. These tasks proved challenging for some students.

Students were introduced to the 6 writing traits. These are ongoing lessons that will be referred to throughout the semester during writing lessons. All these elements add to being a good writer.

A message from Ms. Laetitia:

I am glad to share with you a small part of our French lesson with Mimi participating.
My students introduced themselves in French in front of Mimi and she was invited to translate/explain in English what they said. They learned from each other. 
Well done! Bravo! my students 

A special bravo to Ms. Kathleen, Mimi will be fluent soon you are a star!



Reminder: Grade 2 Open house on the 24th of January from 7:25-8:00. Students will share their learner about how advances in technology help us communicate and learn better.

Grade 2D students would like to have a box of recycling material in the class. We will use the materials in the box for our stem/ makerspace corner. Please help collect and send empty containers, boxes, jar, paper plates, cotton wool, toothpicks, anything that we could use to school. See an example of a stem activity below.

Homework:

1. Bring mini marshmallows and toothpicks (makerspace)
2. Spelling city and Mathletics
3. Reading and making sense during & after reading.
 Ask the following questions to help at home:

1. What is happening while you are reading the story, try to put it in your own words.
2. Try to relate to things happening in the story. Does this story remind you of any others?  Has the situation in the story happened to you or someone you know? How does the situation in the story affect people in your city/state, country or the world?
3. How did the situation in the story happen? What would you do differently How are you like/, unlike the character? How would you change the ending of the story? Is there a lesson to be learned in the story? What is the main idea of the story/chapter? Why do you think the author wrote the story?

Time table and reminders

Have a restful weekend.