Missed Monday, Thank Goodness for Tuesday!

What an eventful couple of days we have had.

Yesterday we got through our 50 word quiz. For the rest of the week we are going to focus on our writing skills and developing good, full sentences.

We got together with the other Grade 2s yesterday and learned all about igloos! They are homes that Inuit people used to live and some still use today while hunting or camping. Igloos are in the shape of a dome because that is the strongest shape that can stand up to strong winter winds.
Then, we got a chance to build our own igloos. Take a look below.




Today we talked about how the process went as it was a little frustrating. We discovered that the glue actually dissolved the sugar cubes a little as we were building. This posed a challenge because then the cubes would fall over when least expected. It was a fun attempt though!

This afternoon we started to talk about addition in math; what is addition, why do we use it, and where do we use it?
-there is a plus sign + and an equal sign =
-a number + a number = what those 2 number make together
-it is asking questions
- 2+2, 32+55, and so on
-have 2 groups and combine them together to get a total
-can have more then 2 groups
-addition helps you count money and measure
-help you with cooking and driving (looking at your gas for example)
-we use it during calendar every morning

Our homework tonight is to continue this conversation with you! we are to bring our ideas to class tomorrow.

To end the day today, we did some social/science ketchups. It will be beneficial to have everyone caught up by the end of the week so we can continue into something new next week.


Reminders:
-music tomorrow, bring your recorders
-half day Thursday
-Math Showcase Thursday night from 6-8pm
-No School Friday or Monday
-if you do not have 2 pairs of shoes for at school, an indoor pair and a separate outdoor pair, please bring what you need as we are going outside for Phys Ed now