What's new in SCIENCE?
The grade 2's started researching facts about different animals and their characteristics.... We will be creating our own animals and discussing why they have certain characteristics! (e.g. a shell to protect themselves)
The grade 1's are taking care of plant (they named the plant "Minty") and are going to watch how it grows. In February, they will be putting the plant in a bigger pot with more soil to observe the changes. They will be recording this information in their Observation Books.
What's happening in Math?
GEOMETRY. The students of Room 10 have been creating pictures using 2D geometric shapes such as triangles, squares, trapezoids etc... We have also been exploring SYMMETRY. The students began creating pictures using geometric shapes to demonstrate their understanding of SYMMETRY.
We also rearranged our class mat to be symmetrical.
Throughout the month of February we will continue Geometry and also focus on Number Sense and Numeration (Addition).
LITERACY:
We have been exploring and retelling the MAIN IDEA and DETAILS in various stories in order to improve our sentence writing and our oral communication. The students of ROOM 10 worked with a partner to describe steps on how to colour in the same pictures. They were not allowed to see their partners picture, they had to use their words to describe their actions.
THE ARTS:
The students of Room 10 are collaborating with Room 9 to learn a Cultural Greek dance. They will be performing this dance at Arts Fest in February.
LAST WEEK OF JANUARY:
Wednesday - Officer Eric came in and discussed Internet Safety and Street Safety with the students.
Thursday - We went to Humber College and the students got to check out some great inventions.
Friday - We went to the ROM and the students got to explore the different exhibits.
*REMINDER: Report Cards go home February 11th!*
