Biography Posters

The second grade students have been hard at work learning about different non-fiction text features! This knowledge supported the students as they navigated and researched books and websites about their chosen individuals. Our class took their research and turned it into an informational paragraph about their individual, along with a biography poster!

When we returned from break, the students had a publishing party to celebrate and honor their hard work! They really enjoyed hearing and learning more about other individuals their classmates had chosen. Here are a few photos of our celebration!

Excellent Work 2nd Graders!

Para Olympic Hockey- Dominic’s Blog Post

Our class was learning about the Olympics and para Olympic hockey. We played para Olympic hockey to see how difficult it is for the players!

Teddy's Blog Post

We had a celebration it was a snow sled party . We went down at the same time. We crashed into the woods. We also had a funny crash. Noah and Chatham were being funny. It was after recess of course we had fun. Your funny friend Theodore Dattilio.

Passing the torch

In the spirit of the Winter Olympics, our school has been passing the GEMS torch from classroom to classroom over the past week or so. Each class is adding a flame to the torch with a personal message about some of the personal characteristics it takes to be an Olympic Athlete. 

Our class focused on equality and thought about all the different countries competing together!

100th Day of School! By Chris

For the 100th day of School our class did a 100th day of  school workout. It was fun. I think  it would be fun to do at home too!

Opening Ceremonies!

Over the past week or so, our class has been learning A LOT about different aspects of the Winter Olympics. This year's Olympics are being held in Pyeongchang, South Korea and opening ceremonies are today, February 9th.

To celebrate and honor the opening ceremonies, the students participated in a Ski Jump STEM challenge. The students were in small groups and had to design a plan for a ski jump that could launch a marble. The students were able to launch a marble four times and added up the total distance for a team score. I was so proud of the team work and cooperation I saw across the classroom!

Later on in the day, the students learned about the traditions of the Olympic Torch. The students were able to make their own torch that will stay in the classroom until the day before February break!

Here are some photos from our morning...

Ask your child how many centimeters their marble flew?

2018 Olympics - Scott's Blog Post

Our class is learning about the Winter ❄️ Olympics. It is fun and one of them is Canada 🇨🇦 .

I also love researching!