A quick reminder that tomorrow is Year Ahead Day. Students will come to our regular classroom in the morning and after assembly they will be spending the day with Ms. Foti. Your child will also be going to the SJA Athletic Centre with Ms. Yustin. Unfortunately if your child forgets to bring their 2 pairs of shoes, they will not be allowed to participate as we must keep the turf and gymnasium clean.
Students will need:
1. Outdoor shoes
2. Clean Gym shoes - NO CLEATS
3. Water Bottle
4. Sweater/ Jacket
5. Gym Uniform (to be worn all day.)
French: https://mmerawansja.blogspot.com
Language:
Today we did a speeches checkin. I went through most students chosen books and their summary. I have provided feedback in their agendas. For students I did not get to I will conference with them at another time.
Speech Guideline:
Steps to be completed by January 9th, 2019,
o Step 1 – Student will pick a story they would like to re-tell for their speech. Criteria for picking their book is to ensure it is a suitable topic for your age/grade/skill level.
o Step 2 – Write the main parts (beginning, middle, end) of the story down in logical order remembering to include (character names, setting, problem, solution, key details.) Keep in mind that the re-tell can be no more than 5 minutes long and no less than 3 minutes long.
o Step 3 – Begin to memorize your re-tell using the information you wrote down
o state title, author, your name
oensure you are re-telling in logical order
Steps to be completed by January 25th, 2019,
o Step 4 – Re-tell is memorized and within the 3-5-minute time allowance
o Step 5 – Begin to work on the originality of your re-tell. What we will be looking for is:
o no props
o animations/gestures (natural, unaffected, enhancing)
o voice – your words are effective and clear
o Step 6 – Posture is relaxed, pleasant and confident
Steps to be completed by January 31stand February 01st, 2019, (students will have a trial competition these days to see what final touches need to be worked on.)
o Step 7 – Grammar, pace, fluency, pronunciation, timing. What we will be looking for is:
o fluency of re-tell, is it easy to follow?
o is grammar used correctly?
o are you enunciating and using proper pronunciation during your re-tell?
o are you pacing yourself? Is your re-tell fluent, varied and not rushed?
o is your re-tell within the 3-5 minute time allowance?
Our in-class competition will take place on February 4th, 2019. Students in Ms. Coldwells’ class will be judged by Ms. Hughes–Smith and the students in Ms. Hughes-Smith’s class will be judged by Ms. Coldwells. The students will be judged based on the above steps. The top 3 from each Grade 2 classroom will move on to compete for 1st, 2nd, 3rdplace on stage on February 8th, 2019.
Math:
Today students worked on 3 digit addition using base ten blocks to help them. We worked on an example from our workbook together as a class. We followed steps to complete the question.
Step 1= Draw a base ten chart. Then make your first and second number
Step 2=Group your ones into tens.
Step 3= Group your tens into hundreds.
Step 4= Add everything together.
Gym: http://sjaayustin.blogspot.com/
Music: Today students met their new music teacher Mrs. McMillan. Her blog will come soon.
UOI into Cultures:
Today we read the story,
Students then learned a little bit about the Chinese Dragon. Students learned that in China dragons are linked to wealth, power, and leadership. Students also learned that during Chinese New Year people do a dragon dance with loud music and drums. They believe that this dance chases away evil spirits.
Students then watched a video to show them how make their own dragon, https://iheartcraftythings.com/cupcake-liner-dragon-craft.html. Then students created their own dragons. Students will complete them on Friday.
