Two weeks into Grade two!

 It has been a week of continuing to settle back into routine and getting to grips with the increased responsibility of Grade 2. All while surviving the sweltering heat and being on typhoon-watch!

We dived straight into our first unit (How we organize ourselves) by going for a walk around the campus in search of all forms of technology. In groups, they recorded their observations. The central idea of the unit is that technology influences how people work together and connect with each other. The stop at the school office proved the most exciting as Mr Inman gave them a special look at some of the tech that is used to run the school. One of the students even got to use the school intercom and share an impromptu message across the campus!

Over the course of the week, the students learned that technology is not only electronic or battery-operated devices but that it is the science or knowledge behind how things work in every day life. We even had an interesting class discussion about the (hypothesised) evolution of the toothbrush! 

We ended off the week by getting into our finding out stage by doing research on some tech devices and concepts, and we will continue with this next week.

For our first week of PE lessons with Ms Itzi and Mr Brabant, the students took part in activities with a focus on teamwork. The activities were designed to encourage communication skills and listening skills amongst the students. They enjoyed the tasks and did well with starting to lay down the foundation of what teamwork is comprised of.

All in all, it was a good week two of Grade two! 

Have a restful, and safe weekend!

Your homeroom teacher,

Ms Theona

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Two days into Grade two

Hello Grade 2 parents! 

I am Mrs Theona Cornish (you may call me Mrs Theona or Mrs Cornish), and I will be your child's homeroom teacher for the 2024-2025 school year. I am from Cape Town, South Africa and I am very excited to be part of the team at DSKI and even more so, to get to know your children!

This year we aspire to be learning luminaries; spreading light and positive influence while we grow in knowledge and skills.

The focus this week was getting to know each other, getting to grips with our routine and schedule, all while surviving the heat. Students got to know their classmates a little better, by doing a "Find someone who..." activity. They also got into using their language skills by writing about what they got up to during the summer break. To stretch our math brains the students completed a math activity about themselves.

They also spent time brainstorming what they would like to have included (and excluded) in our Classroom Essential Agreement. Together we have designed a set of guidelines to help govern our classroom space and guide our interactions with each other. The students came up with some fantastic thought-provoking points. We will all sign the essential agreement on Monday.

We officially start our first unit of inquiry next week and we have two more classmates joining our class as well.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Mrs Theona