Friday, October 29th

Today we had a really fun day! We had a halloween parade! We played zombie tag, read a stuck story called "Big Pumpkin" and then we made expanded form haunted house math! I can show you how to do expanded form! 👻

HAVE A HAPPY AND SAFE HALLOWEEN!!!

Link to watch a read aloud of "Big Pumpkin": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2gof9BHC2k 

Thursday, October 28th

Today we made magnet art! We used different colours of paint and some magnetic objects in a tray with a piece of paper. Then we used magnetism (and a magnet under the tray) to move the magnetic objects. It made cool shapes, details, and the paint mixed into new colours! The ball moved because it is a magnet, but we know that the paper clips moved because they are made of iron, nickel or cobalt - those are the three types of metals that are attracted to magnets.

TOMORROW IS HALLOWEEN DRESS-UP DAY AT SCHOOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 👻🎃🦇👽🧟 Srta. Bertolesi can't wait to see all of your (school appropriate, non-violent) costumes! Please remember that since we will be wearing our masks, you should not be wearing any other face coverings.

Wednesday, October 27th

Today we talked about where we can find magnets in the world around us! We've made a KWL chart, which helps us think about what we know, what we wonder, and finally what we have learned. Here is a picture of what we already knew about magnets and what we wonder!

TOMORROW IS LIBRARY DAY! PLEASE BRING BACK YOUR LIBRARY BOOKS!📚

Tuesday, October 26th

Today we distended a virtual event with an Indigenous Author, Tim Fox! He read us his story, called Napi and the Dogs. The story had some words in Blackfoot! The book is available through the Calgary Public Library 😊🐕🐕🐕

We did an experiment in science to learn more about magnetic fields and how magnets 'stick' without tape or glue. We learned that all magnets have a magnetic field, including the earth! The stronger the magnet, the bigger the magnetic field!🧲

(Sorry, no picture today because Srta. Bertolesi's laptop is refusing to receive airdrops! 😭)

Monday, October 25th

Tomorrow is picture retake day! All students will be allowed to get a retake done. Please let your child or Srta. Bertolesi know if you would like a retake opportunity!

Also tomorrow, we are going to attend a virtual event with Indigenous author Tim Fox. He will be telling us about his story "Napi and the Dogs." We are very excited!!!😱

Friday, October 22nd

Thank you to those who have started sending in cereal boxes and magnets! It is super appreciated 😊

Today we did a card stacking challenge. It was super fun and helped us learn about perseverance, which means not giving up, even when something is challenging or frustrating! Let me show you some strategies I learned for stacking cards. We learned that making a square grid shape is a stronger base than triangles! We know that we can make all kinds of things out of cards if we practice enough. 🃏

Here is a video you can watch to learn how to stack cards: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5F6j4e1C4Zk&t=10s 

 

Thursday, October 21st

Do you have any empty cereal boxes or loose magnets hanging around? If so, the grade 2 team would love to take them off your hands! We are looking for donations of magnets and cereal boxes for an upcoming magnet project (in November). We are hoping to collect ~200 magnets (2/student) and ~100 cereal boxes (1/student). We will be sharing the supplies between all 4 grade 2 classes. Please only donate what you have at home/are comfortable giving. Please also note that the magnets will be used/glued as part of the project and will therefore likely not be returned 😬😊

Tomorrow is our Card Stacking Challenge!

Today we started writing about our emotions (emotions) en español (in Spanish)!