Grade 2 is starting their final unit:

How We Express Ourselves: Le Belle Arti

Central Idea:

Through the arts people use different forms of expression to convey their uniqueness as human beings!

During this unit, we encourage students and parents to explore the following links and to use their imagination and express themselves as they wish!

Tate Museum:
http://kids.tate.org.uk/games/my-imaginary-city/

The Museum of Modern Art
http://www.moma.org/interactives/destination/
Jackson Pollok:
www.jacksonpollok.org

National Gallery of Art (Washington):
http://www.nga.gov/kids/

Crayola:
www.crayola.com OR go directly to...

http://www2.crayola.com/coloring_application/index.cfm?referrer=/index.cfm

Keith Haring:
http://www.haringkids.com/coloringbook/index.html

The Public Catalogue Foundation:
http://www.thepcf.org.uk/your_paintings

Art Detective: great family fun! 
http://www.eduweb.com/pintura/

Welcome to 2nd Grade!! 

2nd Grade Teachers: 
Ms. Chiara (2C)
Ms. Moll (2M)
Ms. Cristina (2CM)


Contact E-mail:
2C: Ms. Chiara: chiara.cecchi@ambrit-rome.com 

2M: Ms. Moll: ottavia.moll@ambrit-rome.com


2CM: Ms. Cristina: cristina.muir@ambrit-rome.com


EAL Teacher: Jackie Hadden: jackie.hadden@ambrit-rome.com 

Italian:

2C Italian Teacher: Annamaria Di Pasquale: annamaria.dipasquale@ambrit-rome.com 
2M Italian Teacher: Giovanna Baruchello Rendina: giovanna.rendina@ambrit-rome.com  
2CM Italian Teacher: Laura Guarnieri: laura.guarnieri@ambrit-rome.com

Week 11

Everyone engaged in finishing the long vowel mobiles.

Deciding how to divide the jobs -

who will measure?

who will cut?

who will write what?

shall we check?

aaaah! enjoying the pleasures of a job well done!

SUCCESS OF THE WEEK

On Thursday partners decided how to practice their weekly words.

On Friday the spelling test was a success for ALL.

Excited choruses of -YES! -GOT IT RIGHT ! puzzled by-passers

WE HELPED EACH OTHER TO LEARN- that's what it's all about......

LANGUAGE

-in groups we decided which unit related words would be most helpful to learn

-we began mapping 'what is important to me' - 'Tiny Moments' and writing from our hearts

-Ms Jackie took small groups around the school to prepare a class rubric on 'What Makes a Good Poster'

-we edited short passages using the appropriate editing marks-then the children wrote

sentences with mistakes and their partner edited them

MATH

-continued to recognize even and odd numbers in 'Today's Number' and 'How Many Pockets'

-discussed -examined and practiced best strategies for adding string of numbers

-continued working on word problems

UNIT

-ICT integrated lesson on Thanksgiving

-Beliefs rainbow-oh some wonderful ideas came out of this activity!

-took turns in retelling the Rama and Sita Story

-completed the short research on Diwali

-listened to Jasmine's mom presentation on the customs and traditions of the Islam

religion

Have a lovely week- December is right outside the door.........

Welcome to 2nd Grade!!

Welcome to 2nd Grade

Welcome to 2nd Grade!! 


2nd Grade Teachers: 
Ms. Chiara (2C)
Ms. Moll (2M)
Ms. Cristina (2CM)


Contact E-mail:
2C: Ms. Chiara: chiara.cecchi@ambrit-rome.com 

2M: Ms. Moll: ottavia.moll@ambrit-rome.com


2CM: Ms. Cristina: cristina.muir@ambrit-rome.com


EAL Teacher: Jackie Hadden: jackie.hadden@ambrit-rome.com 

Italian:

2C Italian Teacher: Annamaria Di Pasquale: annamaria.dipasquale@ambrit-rome.com 
2M Italian Teacher: Giovanna Baruchello Rendina: giovanna.rendina@ambrit-rome.com  
2CM Italian Teacher: Laura Guarnieri: laura.guarnieri@ambrit-rome.com

Italian homework 2 C

Per lunedì 21 novembre
Dal libro "meloleggo" leggere pag. 36 e sul quaderno raccontare con parole proprie cosa avviene nella parte iniziale della storia, cosa avviene nello svolgimento, e cosa avviene nella parte finale.
Buon week end!

Week 9

-We have begun our new unit entitled 'Let's Celebrate'.

The transdisciplinary theme is 'Who we are'

The central idea is 'Our traditions and beliefs are part of who we are'

-It's a wonderful unit that lends itself to inquiry and being open-minded.

- We celebrated the beginning of Diwali by making rangoli and cleaning our classroom -as is done in indian homes.

-We are now reading about Mahatma Gandhi's life. This is 'learning for life' and the children are truly interested.....

-Last Friday Ms Jackie wore a poppy on her shirt.....I had just returned from London where they were selling them ......we were studying symbols....Friday at 11:00 o'clock Ms Ottavia played the Last Post on her trumpet...and so Remembrance Day came alive in grade two

-the list goes on...........

-Aden shared that he received 2 presents on Eid. Why?

-Min Woo and Federico measured, cut and divided in even squares the first page of ourgigantic Multicultural Calendar which will be hung in the atrium

-4 truths and a lie to be detected by your partner

-reviewing long vowel spellings by making mobiles

deciding who will be in charge of which words

how long should the ribbons be?

who will measure?

who will cut?

can you see the words?

-we made group Tcharts -tradition/routine -

-we have started a cursive club

-Tatiana, Alessia and Eve want to start a -making poetry books- club

-Julie, Sofia Garzelli, Natalia and friends have been making garlands

-and then a little magic with tiny little balls I brought back fom London

soooo tiny

in the container

a litre of water

then

the camera battery died...

ask your children what happened...

Welcome to 2nd Grade

Welcome to 2nd Grade!! 


2nd Grade Teachers: 
Ms. Chiara (2C)
Ms. Moll (2M)
Ms. Cristina (2CM)


Contact E-mail:
2C: Ms. Chiara: chiara.cecchi@ambrit-rome.com 

2M: Ms. Moll: ottavia.moll@ambrit-rome.com


2CM: Ms. Cristina: cristina.muir@ambrit-rome.com


EAL Teacher: Jackie Hadden: jackie.hadden@ambrit-rome.com 

Italian:

2C Italian Teacher: Annamaria Di Pasquale: annamaria.dipasquale@ambrit-rome.com 
2M Italian Teacher: Giovanna Baruchello Rendina: giovanna.rendina@ambrit-rome.com  
2CM Italian Teacher: Laura Guarnieri: laura.guarnieri@ambrit-rome.com