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Weather

Posted November 2, 2011 By jzraskin@gmail.com

Today’s post is from Ellie, in her own words.

We went to the weather observatory a couple of weeks ago. We found out about different clouds, what weather different clouds can make.

What have we been doing this week about weather?

We listed some measurement tools that you can use for weather too. We learned about snowflake Bentley, who was very interested in snowflakes. No snowflakes can be ever the same. And I learned that if you count from the lightning until the thunder comes you know how far it is by miles by my book club book, Thundercake.

I learned a lot about weather from my book club books.

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A Visit to the Science Lab

Posted October 20, 2011 By jzraskin@gmail.com

With the high school students away on field studies, grade two had a rare opportunity to use their science lab. Chemistry teacher Mr Midgley invited us up to explore some of the forces that influence weather patterns. Before beginning we discussed how:

Air takes up space.
Air takes up more space when it is heated.
Air takes up less space when it is cooled.

Air has mass.
Air has less mass when it is heated.
Air has more mass when it is cooled.

 

What a great session!

Thanks Mr Midgley!

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The weather station

Posted October 19, 2011 By jzraskin@gmail.com

The following comment is from Nicholas, in his words…

We went to the weather station. We went to the earthquake room.

What did you see in the earthquake room?

There was a machine. The machine senses how strong an earthquake. The earthquake that we had last year was  5.  It was cool.  Also we got to make clouds.

How did you make clouds?

We pumped air into the bottle  and we pushed a button on the bottle (to open the bottle).  Then it made cloud. There was a little bit of water because clouds are made of water in the air. It was cool too.

 

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So many visitors to 2R…

Posted October 6, 2011 By jzraskin@gmail.com

The past few weeks have seen so many visitors come to 2R to enrich our classroom life. I felt it was time to do a quick photo-summary of some of these interactions with our community, and to share our great learning experiences!

Visitors to 2R on PhotoPeach

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Comics About our Tooth Experiment

Posted September 28, 2011 By jzraskin@gmail.com

Today’s post is from Yo, in her words!

First when we played I was the dentist and I was a little shy. I looked at Braden’s tooth and I draw the colour. Next Braden was the dentist and I eat a tablet. At first I thought it was so yucky but it was so sweet.

How were your teeth?

No! I have only one plaque!

What about the comic?

I make everyone know what the dentist experiment was. I tell the story of doing the dentist and doing the patient. I was so happy!

 

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Typhoon Day – Home Learning!

Posted September 21, 2011 By jzraskin@gmail.com

Dear 2R,

What a surprise! In the middle of our short week, we will miss another day together! I hope you stay safe and dry in your homes. While you’re at home today, I have a few, fun typhoon day jobs for you!

1) Your Health Diary
Even though we’re not at school today, we still want to see how healthy we are, so you should still complete today’s page in your health diary. Don’t forget to use lots of detail You’ll have to be creative to think of ways to have exercise when you’re indoors too! We’ll look at each others diaries tomorrow.

2) Mathletics
Wednesday is our Mathletics day, and now you have extra time to play! If you’ve finished all the assigned tasks, you can play Rainforest Maths, My Games, Problem Solving, Mathletics Live or any of the other parts of Mathletics we’ve looked at.

3) Reading
I’m looking forward to reading my book today, and I hope you enjoy yours too! Don’t forget to record today’s reading in your Reading Log.

4) New Video on the Blog
You’re a movie star! I made a cool 2R movie about being dentists yesterday, and it’s up on the blog! You can watch the movie and write a comment today.
How was playing dentist and patient for you?
What did you learn about how clean your teeth are?
To write a comment click on the word “Comment” on the grey bar under the movie, fill in all the boxes, write the secret word and click “Submit Comment”. Don’t forget to add your first name, so we know who’s writing! It will ask you to add an email address too. You can use your parent’s, mine (raskinj@yis.ac.jp) or your own if you have one!

Have fun, stay dry, stay healthy and please write me an email if you have any questions!

See you tomorrow,

Jamie Raskin

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Dentists Visit Grade Two!

Posted September 14, 2011 By jzraskin@gmail.com

On Tuesday morning, the wonderful team from Dr. Kaku’s Dental Office came to visit second grade to teach us about dental hygiene, and how to take good care of our teeth! Enjoy the photos, cut down on the surgar, and don’t forget to brush!

Dentists Visit Grade Two! on PhotoPeach

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2R Community Reading, Episode #1

Posted September 8, 2011 By jzraskin@gmail.com

Thank you, thank you, thank you.

What a lovely way to start our day! The 2R class and I were so touched and pleased by the support showed by our community this morning, during our first weekly Community Reading session. I knew it was going to be good when I saw the large number of parents waiting on the balcony to join us, and then the arrival of Mr. MacDonald, Mr. Stanworth and the entirety of Mr. Goddard’s fifth grade class completed the picture beautifully. There were so many generous community members giving their time to read with our class that we ran out of second grade partners!

We discussed it afterwards and the class really appreciated your support, and had a great time. Please continue to join us in the coming weeks! Enjoy the slideshow of images below and remember, you’re invited to join us any and every Thursday, from 8:20 to around 8:45. See you next time!


 

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Team Time: Insect Hunters!

Posted September 5, 2011 By jzraskin@gmail.com

Team Time is something special. For the final period each Friday each second grade teacher offers a different activity to students. Students can choose where they want to go, with whom, and to do what. Many students had been exploring the green spaces of the playground and catching insects during recess times so, on September 2, for Team Time, Ms Brown and I offered second graders a chance to grab cameras, notebooks, insect guides, empty jars and magnifying glasses and go insect hunting. We found some amazing things and had a ton of fun!

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All About Me Poster

Posted August 31, 2011 By jzraskin@gmail.com

This week’s Student Update is from Alona, in her words…

“In 2R we did All About Me posters. I draw me and a monkey. I draw what do I like, like I like monkey, I love my family, I like water slide, I like ice cream, I love Amber, I like playing with my friend, I like to play 3D DS, I like to play Pokemon card, I like gymnastics and swimming. That’s it!”

Why do you think we made these posters?

“Because I think we were learning about ourselves, or me… I don’t know! If we want to know each other we can look at the all about me poster.”

Alona and her poster

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