May 25th - 29th

 

This past week we had the awesome opportunity to participate in a Calgary Flames Classroom Crew Residency! This is a grassroots sports initiative for Southern Alberta schools that provides trained instructors to visit schools to teach students ball hockey and flag football. The primary goal of this foundation is to foster a love for sports, physical activity and a healthy lifestyle.

Learning Intention: (Active Living)

- Developing physical literacy through movement and active living supports well-being across a lifespan.

I Can:

- participate in physical activities that can provide personal enjoyment

- demonstrate positive interactions with others during physical activities

- participate in physical activities that require various levels of exertion and energy

May 19th - 22nd

 

Learning Intention:
- students examine roles, responsibilities, and self-regulation and their connections to self-understanding.

I Can:

- explain the benefits of self-regulation

- describe strategies that support self-regulation

- practice a variety of self-regulation strategies

- identify signals that support self-regulation

Part of our learning in grade two is exploring and understanding the benefits of self-regulation. Over the past few weeks we have been talking about how ALL feelings are okay and are a normal part of being human. Emotions help us to better understand ourselves and the world around us . Everyone feels different emotions...happy, sad, frustrated, worried, excited, angry, but...what is most important is managing and coping with our feelings in a safe and respectful way. Applying self-regulation strategies such as deep breathing, using positive self-talk, taking breaks or talking to a trusted adult, helps us make positive choices, and respond to our emotions in a healthy, thoughtful way.

We used the Feelings Thermometer to guide our discussion about the importance of noticing signals, or physical clues, like a fast heartbeat, tense muscles, or feeling distracted. We investigated and practiced a variety of self-regulation strategies, including deep breathing, taking movement breaks, using positive self-talk, as well as asking for help. 

Focusing on developing our awareness and ability to choose the right strategy, helps us feel calm, focused, and ready to learn. It also helps us improve our peer relationships, increase our confidence, better our problem-solving skills, and allows us to experience and celebrate increased success in everything we do!

May 11th -14th

 

Learning Intention: (Fine Arts)

- students explore and respond critically to the subject matter, colour, materials and techniques used in different artworks

I Can:
- interpret and respond to the 'story' the artwork tells

- understand that everyone interprets and appreciates art differently 

This art collection below was displayed in our learning commons over the past couple of weeks. In grade 2, we learned about spending time and looking closely at art. Students considered what they noticed in the art, what materials and techniques were used to create the art, what they though the artist's message was, and their own personal opinion on the different aspects of the art. 

May 4th - 8th

 

Learning Intention: (Math - Statistics)

- students relate data to a variety of representations

I Can:

- generate questions for a specific investigation within the learning environment

- collect first-hand data by questioning people within the learning environment

- record data in a table

- construct graphs to represent data

- interpret data to answer questions

When students are learning to collect, interpret, and represent data, they are developing many important math and thinking skills. They learn how to ask questions, gather information, and organize it in meaningful ways. This week we practiced sorting and counting data, creating tables, using tally marks, and bar graphs to represent what we learned. During this work, students were strengthening their number sense, problem-solving, communication skills as well as their critical thinking skills while discovering how data can help us better understand the world around us.

April 27th - May 1st

 

Learning Intention: (Grade 2 Wellness)

- students examine the roles, responsibilities, and self-regulation and their connections to self understanding

I Can:

- examine ways the individuals can positively contribute to communities through various roles

- investigate opportunities to participate in community roles

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This week the students in grade two worked very hard on creating a blooming Spring mural to display at the Volunteer Tea! We talked a lot about how important our volunteers are in our school community as well as the importance of being good volunteers ourselves.