Today we explored electrostatic force in science! We experimented with balloons and recorded our predictions, procedure, and results. We had so much fun ๐@DesmondHDSB
After listening to our whole school read aloud โOne Word For Kids,โ our class focused on the impact of words. The Grade 2โs and 3โs brainstormed some powerful words that would most definitely impact and change the world ๐ @DesmondHDSB
Today we reviewed syllables and started learning about our first syllable type: closed syllables! We went looking for closed syllable words in different books @HDSBLiteracy@DesmondHDSB
A fun Friday afternoon working with the Grade 2 classes! We used concept circles in math to represent numbers in a variety of ways! How many ways can you represent a number? ๐ค @DesmondHDSB@HDSBMath@nieuwpoortj@MsThorogood@MsDellUnto
Students were challenged to create a small parachute that could hold a small object! We tested those parachuted today in the stairwell! Well done Grade 2s @DesmondHDSB@MsDellUnto
Thank you Bronte Creek for joining our class today! We learned about life in the 1800s, raw materials, and we even made our own wallpaper stamps!! @DesmondHDSB
Today we practiced making our own repeating patterns with coloured beads! Look at all the different coloured patterns we made! ๐ @HDSBMath@DesmondHDSB
Yesterday we went to the Childrenโs Water Festival at Kelso Conservation Area with classes 3-1, 3-1 FI, 3-2, 3-3, 3/4-1, & 34-1 FI! We had so much fun learning about the water cycle, keeping our water clean, and how water is used today and in the past ๐ง@DesmondHDSB
So many hands on learning opportunities this week in 2/3-1! Today we created our classroom number line and practiced skip counting with different math tools while enjoying the beautiful weather! โ๏ธ @DesmondHDSB@HDSBMath
A beautiful Friday afternoon for all of the Gr 2 classes to enjoy outdoor learning! โ๏ธ Students moved to various hula hoops to practice skip counting in different ways and represented their counting using math tools ๐งฎ @DesmondHDSB@nieuwpoortj@MsThorogood@IfeKira@MsDellUnto
Today was our 2nd visit to the library! Students were so excited to sign out some more books! We found cozy spots in the library and started reading @DesmondHDSB
We walk together. Today we finished our wooden people and placed them in the front display. What impact are you going to make? #werisebyliftingothers@DesmondHDSB
Today grades 2 and 3 participated in their first write the room! Students walked around the classroom to find some short a and short e words. They even sorted them!
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