Mme Varughese's Grade 1/2 Blog

 This week, students created beautiful art using shapes! This also tied into our math focus on shape and space!  In science, students experimented with making a floating object sink!  In P.E last week, students had an amazing time rollerblading!! They learned so much and improved a lot in just three days!  We got rained out for sports day, but we were able to use our creative building skills to model our dream homes!  In FLA, students have been writing their own stories! They keep asking when they can bring them home to share with their families!  Our class can't believe there are only two days left in school! We are talking a lot about our exciting plans for summer, and sharing lots of wonderful memories about the year. 

In science, students explored buoyancy through changing shape of clay to make it sink or float! We also planned and designed contraptions that allow a paperclip to float!  In art, students created beautiful bug pieces after exploring lots of bugs outside!  In P.E, students practice jumping skills!  In social studies, students explored Acadien music and folk dancing! We tried foot-stomping dances- very intricate work!  In math, students recognized differences between addition and subtraction and practiced going between each of them.  In FLA, students have been practicing comprehension through listening and drawing activities.  Looking ahead... -Next week we have alien inline skating on June 13th, 14th, and 15th! -We also have our family BBQ on the 16th. -June 23 – Fun Lunch Picnic (order through healthyhunger.ca by the prior Friday). -June 23 – Sports Day -June 28 – Last Day of School / Report Cards Available Online

 In FLA, students have been doing a wonderful job wrapping up their caterpillar stories! They have created some beautiful art to go with their story!  In math, students have been getting lots of practice with subtraction and conducting a survey!  In science, we introduced concepts of 'sink and float'! Students made predictions on what objects would sink or float and had a discussion about why they did or didn't.  In social studies, we talked about Acadien history in Canada. Students acted out acadien settlement, ways of life, and conflict.  In P.E students enjoyed playing lots of field games and jump roping.