This was one of the funnest weeks of the year as we inquired into how scientists know what extinct creatures like the dinosaurs looked like by comparing traits from their fossils with those of animals that exist today.
We also had a chance to login and checkout our new set of iPads for lower primary! Once logged in, we worked on a Seesaw assignment digging up fossils and sorted the images according to their traits which let us know if they were land or sea creatures.
Now that Sports Day is over we began a new unit in PE as we move on from athletics to ball sports and games. This week we began with my personal favourite, basketball! We practiced some basic dribbling, passing and shooting skills and will do a little bit more before moving on to another sport, maybe rugby, badminton, or maybe hockey!
No doubt the highlight of the week was last night’s Sleepover! Although I don’t know if I can call it a sleepover, as some of us barely slept! The last few to sleep in Grade 2 finally fell asleep around 2:30 - 3:00 and most were awake shortly after 5:00! The students helped prepare salad by chopping veggies and then enjoyed some games such as flashlight tag and hide and seek in the dark school! After all the excitement we got ready for bed and turned the lights out at 10:00. A couple students fell asleep very quickly, but for others the excitement of being with their classmates kept them awake for quite some time!
In the morning, they played some games, did some reading and a few even did the math work that I asked them to do when they woke up! They packed up their things then helped return the tables and chairs so we could enjoy breakfast together, then played some more in the room and out on the playground.
Today was also Koichi’s last day and we had a little farewell party for him before saying goodbye. We wish him well in his next adventure and hope that he will come back to visit someday.
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