YIS 2R

This week was Digital Citizenship Week at YIS. Across the school, students were exploring what it means to be a citizen in an online world. In 2R we spoke to a degree about online safety, and different students online habits, but it was in exploring ideas of finding balance that we really got into it. […]

Sometimes everything comes together in one learning experience… Throughout this year we’ve been speaking at YIS about Service Learning, and ways in which our students can make deeper connections with our community. One consideration was finding another school to connect with, to take our students out of our comfort zone and offer a window into […]

As 2R are exploring health and living balanced lifestyles in many ways, we were lucky enough to receive an offer from Rachel, Isaiah’s mom from 2Q, to come and lead us through three in-class yoga sessions. As soon as students saw it listed on the the schedule there were squeals of excitement. The class was […]

This week, just before lunch, 2R students unpacked their lunches and we spent some time exploring the various food groups they contained. Most students had very balanced, healthy meals! For those with canteen lunch (including myself!) we took photos of everyone’s plates… Can you guess whose is whose? Which lunches do you feel are the […]

Just down the hill from YIS, a few blocks away is an area of a very different flavour. Economic hardships have resulted in a large amount of homelessness. One organization working to support homeless individuals in the area is Sanagitachi, a homeless services center with a long term relationship with YIS. A week ago we […]

Author and teacher Trevor Kew joins 2R to share a draft of a picture book he is writing. 2R get a chance to listen to the story, make mental images and illustrate the scenes they found they could visualize the most clearly. What a great kick off to our study of storytelling! For more on […]

Second grade did an experiment together relating to air and the sun. First, they predicted. Then they observed. Enjoy the action and excitement! 2nd Grade Air Bag experiment 2012 from YIS Academics on Vimeo.

A re-post from the YIS Elementary Blog… On Friday 2nd November 2012, elementary held it’s weekly morning assembly under a clear sunny blue sky! The Grade 5 hosts did a fantastic job running the schedule. The assembly was also well attended by parents and visitors! First, there was some birthday announcements for Ms Nanwani and […]

The first unit of inquiry grade two embarked on this year was a study of ways in which we are enriched by our own cultures and the cultures we connect with throughout our lives. As we began asking questions along a line of inquiry exploring similarities and differences between cultures, we struggled with ways to […]

This past week’s Team Time, always a favourite in second grade, took on a whole other shape when it turned into Mad Science Team Time! In honor of our new unit ‘Climate affects people’s lives‘, the grade 2 students enjoyed weather-related science explorations and experiments. Students had the choice of investigating wind, water, or air […]