Estimados Papis y Mamis

Debido al clima que hemos tenido en estos últimos días el colegio estará cerrado el día de mañana, jueves 13 de octubre.  Favor abrir el Contingency Plan (sobre manila que se les dio en  el Back to School Night).  Su hij@ debe realizar las actividades correspondientes al DIA 1, (Literacy, Numeracy, Español y un website).  Las actividades deben ser entregadas el dia que su hij@ regrese al colegio, en este caso el viernes.

Les recomiendo estén chequeando el website del colegio y el Blog de segundo grado ya que ahí se estará actualizando la información necesaria.

Agradeciendo su apoyo

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Der Parents

Due to the bad weather our country has been suffering lately the school will be closed tomorrow Thursday 13^th of October.  Please open the Contingency Plan (manila envelope given to you during Back to School Night).  Your child needs to do the work planed for DAY 1(Literacy, Numeracy, Spanish and a website).  The corresponding activities need to be turned in the day your child returns to school, in this case on Friday.

Please check the schools website and the 2 Grade blog as they will be updated with the necessary information.

Regards

Cal 1 week 8 objectives

CAL 1 Week 8 Objectives

10-17 October

Numeracy

• Derive and recall multiplication facts for 2,5 and 10 timetables and corresponding division facts.
• Relate 3D solid shapes to their drawing: describe, visualize, classify and draw them.

Vocabulary:

Cube, cuboid, sphere, semi-sphere, pyramid, cylinder. Prism,

Links:

http://www.mathszone.co.uk/

http://www.interactivestuff.org/match/maker.phtml?featured=1&id=15

http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/online/longshape3d.html

http://www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk/vtc/castle_shapes/eng/Introduction/StarterActivityPart2.htm

http://mathematics.hellam.net/maths2000/shapes.html

Mental Math:

Learn 2, 3, 5 and 10 times table and their corresponding division fact.

Literacy

Unit: Non-Fiction: Reports

·         Identify different ways to present non-fiction information.

·         Identify the differences in layout and purpose of a fact file

·         Write non-narrative texts.

·         Identify the presentational features used to communicate main points.

·         Improve reading comprehension skills

Vocabulary for the week:

Information, history, geography, natural disasters, climate, weather, indigenous, Spaniards, conquered, conqueror, coast line, earthquakes, tremors, volcanoes, volcanic, eruption, tropical temperate, droughts, floods, populated, axis and allies, monarchy, emperor, tsunami,

Spelling words week 8:

Evil, wild, tame, den, howl, steal, habitat, packs, yelp, unique.

SPELLING TEST WEEK 7 & 8

Science 

Unit: Materials and their properties

·         Name and identify different materials and their properties.

Vocabulary:

wood, metal, plastic, glass and fabric, rubber, rough, smooth, hard, soft, flexible, translucent, transparent, breakable, opaque, impermeable, permeable, elastic,

Links:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/7_8/characteristics_materials_fs.shtml

http://www.museumnetworkuk.org/materials/materials/woodindex.html

Humanities

IPC unit: Different places, similar lives

·         Understand how the nature of particular localities affects the lives of people.

·         Identify some natural disasters in each of the countries.

·         Know how the life of people in the host country and other countries has change in the last 100 years.

·         Be able to give some reasons for particular events and changes.

·         Identify people that have had some influence in the country’s history.

Vocabulary;

Hurricanes, tsunamis, typhoons, droughts, floods, landslides, mudslides, earthquake, tremors, volcanic eruptions, tornados, monsoons

2 Quijano Teeth Model

2 Quijano Star Student

2 Quijano's Crazy Head Day!

Dr. Li

Dr. Li came to speak to the children about the importance of eating healthy and taking good care of their teeth.

CAL 1 Week 7 objectives

CAL 1 Week 7 Objectives

3-7 October

Numeracy

• Identify patterns and relationships involving numbers and use of these to solve problems.
• Derive and recall multiplication facts for the 2, 5 and 10 times table
• Derive and recall multiplication facts for the 2, 5 and 10 times table and the corresponding division.

Vocabulary:

Patterns, sets of, groups of, multiples, time, product, divide, split, equally, opposite

Links:

http://www.mathszone.co.uk/

http://www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk/vtc/times_it/eng/Introduct/default.htm

http://www.wmnet.org.uk/wmnet/custom/files_uploaded/uploaded_resources/851/Hitthebuttonv7.swf

http://www.ictgames.com/bridgedoubles.html

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/maths/division.htm

(Good for mental math) http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/maths/wordproblems/y3math.html

Mental Math:

Learn 2, 3, 5 and 10 times table.

Literacy

Unit: Non-Fiction: Reports

·         Identify different ways to present non-fiction information.

·         Identify the differences in layout and purpose of a newspaper, a magazine, a brochure, a leaflet and a menu.

·         Write non-narrative texts.

·         Identify the presentational features used to communicate main points.

Vocabulary for the week:

Font, colour, style, photographs, pictures, facts, advertisement, price, inform, information, news, weather, entertainment, interviews, reporters, edit, editor

Spelling words week 7:

Yesterday, tomorrow, time, continent, place, people, called, here, together,, today

Science 

Unit: Materials and their properties

·         Identify different material and their uses.

·         Classify different objects by materials.

Vocabulary:

Wood, plastic, metal, steel, glass, fabric, cotton, clay, rubber, hard, strong, flexible, transparent, translucent, durable, breakable, resistant

Links:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/7_8/characteristics_materials_fs.shtml

http://www.museumnetworkuk.org/materials/materials/woodindex.html

Humanities

IPC unit: Different places, similar lives

·         Know about the weather and climatic conditions in the host country (El Salvador) and other countries (japan, England and South Africa) and how they affect the crops grown and the lives of the people living there.

·         Be able to use books, maps and the internet to obtain geographical information.

·         Understand how the nature of particular localities affects the lives of people.

·         Know how the life of people in the host country and other countries has change in the last 100 years.

Vocabulary;

World, hemisphere, north hemisphere, south hemisphere, equator, weather, seasons of the year, crops, lives, location, atlases, nearby, island, hot, cold, rainy, sunny,

Links:

El Salvador

http://www.wunderground.com/global/ES.html

http://www.weather.com/weather/today/San+Salvador+El+Salvador+ESXX0001

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Salvador

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/es.html

England

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/uk_forecast_weather.html

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/questions/climate.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England

http://www.iexplore.com/world_travel/England/Information

Japan

http://gojapan.about.com/cs/weather/a/climateinjapan.htm

http://www.climate-zone.com/climate/japan/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan

http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/

South Africa

http://www.safrica.info/travel/advice/climate.htm

http://www.southafricanweather.co.za/aat/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Africa

http://www.safrica.info/about/facts.htm