Guided By Our North Stars
Hello Kitah Bet Families!
There is a lot going on in the OJCS Community right now! Check out these flyers and put those reminders in your calendars!
Friday, November 26 is (my puppy’s birthday and also…) DRESS DOWN DAY!
November 29-December 1 is CHANUKAH WEEK!
Also, we are accepting donations for a TOY DRIVE!
Hello Grade 2 Families,
A new week of homework tasks! As always, you must complete ONE homework tasks… but you are more than welcome to do more than that!
Language Arts – Think about the story we read in class today (The Day Punctuation Came To Town). Edit this journal entry to add the punctuation (hint: you don’t need any commas today). Don’t forget to share it with Morah Lianna!
Science – Watch this video about animal habitats. Build an animal habitat with anything in your house (cardboard, lego, blocks, books, etc.) and share it with us on Flipgrid.
Social Studies – Recipe Interview – Ask your parent (or grandparent) if there is a special recipe that your family has passed down through the generations. What is it? Is there a special holiday or celebration when you make this recipe? Comment on this blog post with the recipe!
Math – Clear some skills on IXL! All finished? Work on the skills on your recommendation wall.
We are so excited about the Scholastic Book Fair next week!
2A will be visiting the book fair on Monday and Wednesday.
2B will be visiting the book fair on Monday and Thursday.
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Happy Monday Kitah Bet! (oops… this was sitting in my drafts all day yesterday!)
Here are the 4 homework tasks for this week. As always, you must complete one task… but you are more than welcome to complete more!
Language Arts: Record a Flipgrid response answering the following questions. What is your favourite part of Dragons In A Bag? What do you think will happen in the second book, The Dragon Thief?
Science: Play our animal Kahoot! game. Use just your FIRST NAME as your nickname.
Social Studies: Record a Flipgrid response. What was your favourite holiday that we learned about in class? Why?
Math: Use the information in this tally chart to draw a bar graph on Jamboard. Don’t forget to share it with Morah Lianna.
Please let me know if you have any tech issues or have any questions!
Happy Monday Grade 2 Families!
We have a short school week with Friday being a PD day… but we have another awesome week filled with learning, fun, and 4 new homework tasks! Reminder: you must complete ONE task (and you can choose to complete 2, 3, or even all 4)! It is due on next Monday!
Language Arts: Open this Google Doc (it will force you to make a copy) and edit the paragraph I wrote using your MINTS. Don’t forget to share it with Morah Lianna!
Social Studies: Research a celebration from any country outside of Canada. Comment on this blog post with some information that you learned. Here are great examples of questions to answer: What is the celebration called? Where is the celebration celebrated? What season is it celebrated in? What are some of the traditions?
Science: Try out this Quizizz! Once you open it and add your name (ONLY YOUR FIRST NAME) then press start. It will then ask you to press “start game”.
Math: Clear some skills on IXL
We have a new website that we are trying out this week (Quizizz) – please be in touch if you have any questions about it or you are having any tech-related issues with anything!
Hello Grade 2 Students and Families
Happy first day of November! A new week, a new month, a new set of homework tasks! By now, you know the drill… You must complete ONE task, but you can always do more if you’d like!
Language Arts – record yourself reading on Flipgrid and answer the following question: what was your favourite part of the story?
Math – Open the problem on Jamboard and answer it on the jam. (NOTE: it will force you to make your own copy). Don’t forget to share the jamboard with Morah Lianna!
Science – Research ONE SPECIFIC REPTILE! Comment on this blog post with some new facts you learned. You can use books or websites. Here are 2 websites to get you started:
https://www.factmonster.com/math-science/biology/plants-animals/animals
https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/animals/
Social Studies – Watch this video. Comment on this blog post telling me which holiday you would want to celebrate!
As always, please reach out if you have any questions!
Hello Kitah Bet Families!
Just a friendly reminder that tomorrow is Dress Down Day! Please send your child to school with a loonie or toonie.
Tomorrow also brings our first Early Friday Dismissal! School ends at 3:00pm tomorrow. Enjoy the early start to the weekend & Shabbat Shalom!
Hello Grade 2 students (and parents)!
WHAT A GREAT FIRST WEEK OF HOMEWORK! Thank you to all of the parents who assisted with navigating the new General Studies homework routine! Just like last week, you must choose 1 of the homework tasks below and complete it before next Monday. If you’d like to, you can complete 2, 3, or maybe even all 4 of the tasks… BUT you only NEED to do 1!
Language Arts: Open a new Google Doc and write a short journal entry telling me what your favourite dessert is and why. Don’t forget to share the Doc with Morah Lianna (blue “share” button in the top right corner).
Math: Complete the assigned skills on IXL. (e-mail Morah Lianna if you are unsure of your login information)
Science: Watch this video and leave a comment on the blog with some new facts that you learned!
Social Studies: Choose a holiday you celebrate. How do you celebrate the holiday? Compare it to how your parents or grandparents celebrated the holiday when they were young. Share your comparison with a Venn Diagram on Jamboard.
This week we are continuing to focus on (re)learning how to access all of these online platforms and apps!
*I encourage you to complete your work virtually. However, if it is too challenging in your home to do paperless homework, you can access this homework doc and print the required page(s).
Hello Grade 2 students (and parents)!
WELCOME TO YOUR FIRST WEEK OF HOMEWORK! Just like I said in class, you must choose 1 of the homework tasks below and complete it before next Monday. If you’d like to, you can complete 2, 3, or maybe even all 4 of the tasks… BUT you only NEED to do 1!
Language Arts: Film yourself reading a book to your sibling or parent on Flipgrid (press “join with Google”. You must use your OJCS account to sign in). After reading, answer the following questions (either in your Flipgrid video OR comment on this blog post).
Who is your favourite character in the book? Why?
Was there anything you didn’t like about the book?
Math: On Jamboard, draw a growing pattern (pretend you have the cubes from the classroom). Type out the pattern rule. Don’t forget to share your work with Morah Lianna (blue button in the top corner)!
Science: Research your favourite animal and share 3 interesting facts about that animal by commenting on this blog post. You can use books or websites. Here are 2 websites to get you started:
https://www.factmonster.com/math-science/biology/plants-animals/animals
https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/animals/
Social Studies: Interview your parent about their favourite celebration. Ask them the following questions and write their answers by commenting on this blog post.
Parent’s Favourite Celebration:
When is the celebration held?
Who do they celebrate with?
What is the purpose/meaning of the celebration?
Are there any special traditions for this celebration?
This week we are focusing on (re)learning how to access all of these online platforms and apps! The only login information you will need for this week is your OJCS Google Account. The username (OJCS email) and password are the same from last year. Please reach out to Morah Lianna if you need ANY assistance!
*I encourage you to complete your work virtually. However, if it is too challenging in your home to do paperless homework, you can access this homework doc and print the required page(s).
REMINDER!
Tomorrow (October 19th) is picture day! Please make sure your child is wearing their WHITE OJCS SHIRT!
Last week, we participated in Global Maker Day! This is a day dedicated to collaboration and innovation! Our Kitah Bet students discovered their inner innovators in order to “make locally & share globally”. The best part? Well the whole experience was pretty awesome, but one of the best parts was that all of our materials were recycled items!
We shared some other highlights of our ramps on the class Twitter accounts (@2Aojcs / @2bojcs).
One of my favourite activities of the year is the Global Read Aloud. Students all over the world are reading the same chapter book on the same reading schedule for 6 weeks. Throughout the 6 weeks, we will be working on a variety of activities related to the book (i.e. vocabulary study, making predictions, finding personal connections with the text). We will also be able to connect with some of the students around the world who are also reading this book! In week 1, we participated in a Twitter Chat with students in North America. The author even replied to our tweet!
We look forward to making more global connections throughout the school year! Just like our OJCS North Star says, ‘We Learn Better Together’!
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