Students of Class 2OL have come up with some amazing inventions! We are working on making brochures to accompany their inventions. We are studying brochures and commercials to see what kinds of words and images advertisers use to sell products. There are links to three commercials on this site that we are asking students to take a look at for inspiration!
Our geometry investigation is coming to an end. The children have spent the past few weeks discovering the different attributes of 2-D and 3-D shapes. We have discussed many new vocabulary words such as right angle, vertex, edge, face, base and many different shapes.
To wrap up our unit, we’ve been creating stained glass windows with 2 lines of symmetry. See if you can find the lines of symmetry in our windows.
I’m sure the kids have told you, but if not, we have 24 chick eggs staying warm in an incubator in our class. So if all goes as planned, we’ll be watching them hatch around April 14th!!! We are learning so much about the life cycle of a chick and how to take care of them. It is very excited and the kids have so many questions.
Here are a few things the kids of 2OL are wondering.
How many eggs does a hen lay at once? – Anna
What do chicks eat? – Gabby
How can you tell the difference between a breakfast egg, and an egg with a chick growing inside? – Dana
Were chicks related to Dinosaurs? – Ryan
How long do chicks live? - Cooper
Do you know the answers to our questions?
We plan on finding these answers and more along the way. Stay tuned… 
After reading several biographies of Albert Einstein and learning that his birthday is March 14th, students in Class 2OL decided that we should celebrate his birthday. To celebrate, they wanted to:
-Do algebra (Einstein was into algebra)
- Play time games
- Learn about compasses (Einstein’s interest in science began when his father gave him a compass)
- Ask and answer questions (We learned that asking questions was the most important thing to Einstein.)
-Dress up like absent-minded geniuses
- And, what’s a birthday celebration without cake? (Thanks to Victoria for the Einstein pumpkin cupcakes!)
It was a fun day, made better by the fact it was what the kids wanted to do to celebrate their learning!
For the last several weeks, students have been investigating topic of there own choosing. First they had to come with a list of topics that they were interested in, then narrow down that list to a few topics that they could spend a month learning about.
After choosing a topic, students found books,
on-line resources,
and people to help them answer their questions.
The topics range from learning Spanish to figuring out how a remote control works, and everything in between.
The next step is for the kids to find a way to share what they’ve learned. And for them to think about what they’ve learned about learning!
We’ll keep you posted!
Hola! On Wednesday, Mr. Johnston’s middle school spanish students gave our class a spanish lesson. We played some spanish games and learned some vocabulary words about weather and colors. Here are some of the words and expressions that the kids wanted to share:
Gracias, el clase de Senor Johnston!!!Adios!
