Our last week together in Room 5 was busy as usual. However, this week we focused on taking work home, cleaning up and saying good bye to our friends.
Each student created an original word search puzzle using the words from our class word wall. It wasn't easy! The children had to spell the words correctly, write the words down for the "clues" and make sure that the words fit into the squares. The next day, the completed puzzles were shuffled around and the students solved each other's puzzles.
The children had a chance to use lego, fabric, ribbons, paper and old tissue boxes to make accessories for their Woolly Hoodwinks.
The class had a chance to watch the DVD of one of my favourite movies from when I was a child. Mary Poppins was a Disney adaptation of the P. L. Travers book. What a magical nanny! We also popped our own popcorn to enjoy during the movie.
In preparation for the end of the school year, the children did one last guided reading group by choral reading the lyrics to the Cliff Richard song, Summer Holiday. A video of the students singing this song can be found in the "Update from Ms. R" posting.
Our class was invited by Ms. Francesca to demonstrate Speed Stacking to the whole school at the beginning of the sports assembly in the gym this week. The students did a great job! Even Mr. Karacostas tried to do it, but he found that it was a lot harder than it looks! Then the students went out to the field to watch the teachers play the Ultimate Frisbee Team.
The students cleaned out the inside of their desks so the desks are ready for the incoming students in September. I surprised the children by letting them use shaving cream foam to clean the tops of their desks.
I gave each of the children a yellow frisbee as an end-of-year present and we passed them around so that everyone could sign them so each student can remember all the students in their grade two class.
The students were happy that each day this week we had free play first thing in the morning, as in, Last Week Lego Monday, Last Week Lego Tuesday and so on.
The class reviewed the history of the Canada Day holiday. Did you know July 1st is Canada's birthday? Canada became a country on July 1st, 1867. We calculated that Canada will be 147 years old this year. Each student got a long balloon with maple leaves on it to help them celebrate Canada Day.
Books read aloud this week:
The Boy With Square Eyes by Juliet and Charles Snape
Up and Down by Oliver Jeffers
Stuck by Oliver Jeffers
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