Learning adventures in a Grade 2 French Immersion classroom
Division 10 students worked well as a group in completing this door decoration.
They designed it themselves and completed parts individually. It all came together in only two days!
We’re participating in a school-wide door decorating contest this week – as part of Literacy Week.
Division 10 has been practicing to read well with a partner. After the holiday break, we’ve needed to review basic rules such as sitting next each other or choosing one book to read together.
During these sessions, students practice important life skills like turn-taking, listening, making compromises, encouraging others, and even teaching.
We’ve been practicing to keep our cloakroom tidy. In doing so, we practice personal and social responsibility. It’s a work in progress!
Last week, students were asked to reflect on what gives them peace.
Here are their answers:
Students have been learning to identify feelings through a game this week.
We’ve been learning just how much we communicate through non-verbal clues – through facial expression or body language.
In this game, a student secretly chooses an emotion and then tries to represent it physically. Classmates have to guess what feeling their peer is acting out.
In playing this game, we’ve also been learning new French vocabulary such as “susceptible” (sensitive), “gêné” (embrassed), “coupable” (guilty), “fier” (proud), or “déçu” (disappointed).
We practice to read social clues to improve our emotional intelligence. When calmer and happier, learning comes easier!