The highlight of this week was definitely the Sleepover event last night. Calling it a sleepover for Grade 2 might be a bit of a misnomer as there wasn’t all that much sleeping happening!
After setting up their bedding, we said goodbye to moms and dads and then went downstairs to chop the fruits and veggies for salad.
After dinner the fun began with flashlight tag on the playground, some stargazing with my telescope and hide and seek in the dark in the lower primary end of the school.
Then it was time to get ready for bed!! Once they were ready for bed, they weren’t quite ready to settle down in the classroom as some of the students had brought snacks and were full of energy and excitement so the girls started playing a handmade board game that Leon brought while the boys read books or watched a couple short videos before the lights went out for grade two at 10pm. Unfortunately, that was not enough to calm them down and after a couple hours of tossing, turning and some help from Ms Ida the last finally fell asleep around midnight…
Their deep slumber didn’t last very long as the first early risers woke up around 4am and then started moving about and woke up the others, by 5 am all but one or two of the second graders was up! (Despite reminders that they should stay quiet until 6am).
After tidying up the classroom and packing all of their things away we had a nice breakfast of cereal and fruits to help us have some energy for the day ahead!
Finally after a bit of outdoor play it was time to start a new school day and the sleepover was over!
Aside from the sleepover, we inquired into our third and final line of inquiry for our structures unit as we looked into how the design and building of structures has changed. We did this by comparing pictures of homes today with traditional Japanese homes from the past, as well as other structures such as bridges and roads built by the ancient Romans.
In math we worked on our measurement skills and learnt a new math word: perimeter (the distance around the outside of an object).
As for PE, we continued working on our athletics skills in preparation for next Friday’s Sports Day. We look forward to seeing all those who can attend it next Friday at the Green Field
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