Dear 2B Students,
It has been my absolute pleasure to teach you this year. You have all grown as learners and I am very proud of you. I will miss your funny jokes and great dance moves! Congratulations on a successful year in Grade 2!
Ms. Ciara
Please read through your classmates' reflections on a great year of learning:
Hibiki:
From our How The World Works (Earth Changes) unit, what new ideas about earthquakes have you thought about?
Before we started this unit, I just thought that earthquakes and tsunami are dangerous. I thought that I could tell everyone to stop letting them happen. But during the unit, I learned that earthquakes and tsunami are physical features that you can not control over. I realized that it’s important to be prepared for them.
Ako:
How have your thoughts or feelings changed since you started learning addition?
At first it was a little hard for me. But I’ve learned new addition strategies this year, so now it is easy.
Clara:
How have your thoughts or feelings changed since you started learning about our Sharing The Planet (Seas and Oceans) unit?
When we started the oceans and seas unit, I felt happy because I like sea creatures. I liked learning how to protect coral reefs.
Sara:
What subject do you think you have improved the most in?
I have gotten better at Math. I can do subtraction with regrouping and addition with many digits.
Yuri:
What subject do you think you have improved the most in?
I think I have improved in my writing. I know I have improved because I am able to write many pages and my spelling is getting better.
Mary:
What new ideas has Music and Dance classes made you think about?
When I sing, I think that I can be louder. My idea is to use my voice to sing a bit louder. When I dance, I will listen and look, so I can dance better.
Yuna:
What new ideas has Art class made you think about?
When I draw, I like to think about how I can improve my drawings. I think it would be great to add more pictures.
Olivia:
How do you feel about what you learned about cave art?
I learned how to draw cave art in Art class. You draw pictures of animals then crumble your paper so it will look like art on cave walls.
Ai:
How could you improve in Math?
I think I could use Mathletics and practice lots of questions.
Kaho:
How do you feel about what you have learned in our Time and Place unit?
When I was learning about the Japan’s past, I felt that a long time ago some of the things were different. I think it was so different. I think now and a long time ago toys were different because now we have toys that can move by themselves. A long time ago, people in Japan were using toys that needed to be moved by hand.
Lia:
How have you thoughts or feelings changed since you started Grade 2’s Sharing The Planet (Seas & Oceans) unit?
I now think I should not eat fish and other sea creatures.
Miyu:
What might you do to improve next time?
I think I should improve in writing a story. I could start by writing more interesting leads.
Emma:
What is one thing you are really sure about? How do you know?
I’m really sure that I am good at art. I know this because I can teach others about art.
Lucy:
What kind of thinking have you been doing to learn about Art?
I’ve been thinking about how to draw realistically.
Noushin:
How do you feel about what you learned in Art?
I always feel happy about art. We made trading cards.
Alyssa:
What is the one thing you are really sure about?
I am really sure about ballet, because I have been learning it for four years.
Yurina:
How have your thoughts or feelings changed since you started learning fractions?
I felt excited because I didn’t know how to do fractions before. Now, I can solve many fractions questions!
Yun Hee:
What new ideas has ICT made you think about?
I am learning how to type.
Ane & Seo Yoon:
What might you do differently next time? How could you improve?
We thought sentence starters were hard. We can improve by using different sentence starters in our stories.
Yumi:
How do you feel about fractions?
When I didn’t know about fractions, it was hard. But after I learned about the denominator and the numerator, it was easy!
Moma:
What are your next steps in your learning?
My next steps are to use my word bank while I write stories. This will help me with my spelling.
