Grade 2 and Kindergarten Buddy Reading

One of the activities that we are participating in this year is buddy reading with Kindergarten. Each Grade 2 student chooses a picture book from the selection taken from the library to share with one of the younger children in the school. The logic behind providing this opportunity for the students is that when they have a genuine audience, they will be more motivated to read clearly. In addition, students take the initiative to read a book that is maybe a bit of a challenge and requires learning new words. The Grade 2 teacher has seen an improvement in the reading abilities of the students since this weekly session was initiated at the beginning of the school year. Please find a couple of photographs of Grade 2 reading to Kindergarten.

Kind regards,
Denise Zeender

Grade 2 Starts the New Year with a Team Building Day

Grade 2 would like to welcome you to their blog. This is an opportunity for us to share with you things like what we are doing in class, field trips we have taken or are planning to take, and what is going on in our current unit of study.

Over the past four weeks Grade 2 has been focusing on their unit called, “Working it Out Together.” We have been doing things like discussing appropriate classroom behavior and the rules that will be followed to ensure that we have a successful and productive year at ISW. In addition, we have had learning support visit our classroom with many helpful ideas like the importance of sharing and being responsible. Another one of main events of this unit was to participate in a “Team Building Day.” We had activities like a tower building contest, egg and spoon race, water relay, dress up challenge, and a water balloon toss. The day was a big success and everyone was a winner. Please find a photo from this day attached. 

Grade 2 Dress up Challange