" Read to Self " part of the "Daily 5."

We decided to take a short video to show what happens in our classroom everyday during "Daily 5". Read to Self is the first of the 5 components of "Daily 5". We know that the most important thing we can do to become better readers who love to read is to spend lots of time practicing reading. You notice we always refer to our "I" anchor chart, reinforcing the desired behaviours to make "Read to Self " a success to all. We also want to remember "Why" we are doing it, to become better readers. It is truly amazing when you sit in with us, and see 17 students totally engaged in the reading process, Fantastic!!!!

That's How the Cookie Crumbles....

Our class took part in the O.R.E.O. (Our Really Exciting Online) project hosted by Jennifer Wagner from jenuinetech.com. This year's project invited students from all over the world to stack Oreo cookies as high as he or she can and then average the data to achieve a final class result. Students were not allowed to use anything to stabilize or adjust the cookies as they were stacked. The students had a great morning predicting, stacking, counting , tallying, and yes finally getting to eat the Oreo cookies. What amazing "Meaningful Math !" A big thank you to Erica, Emily, Carter, and Alayna our Grade Four helpers. It will be interesting to see how Taylor 2B Top Dogs stacked up against the rest of the world.

Grade Four Helpers!

It's a Bird, It's a Plane, no it's a SNAKE !!

We had the most amazing show and share today. Our special guest arrived in style,inside a very large pickle jar. No , it wasn't a frog, snail, mouse or a pickle. It was indeed a snake. A Garter Snake to be exact. Thanks to Robby for asking his Mom and Dad to come to school and share the most amazing information about Garter Snakes. The students were so excited , and yet were so eager to ask questions in order to learn more about these most resounding reptiles. Thank you Marty for taking time to come into our classroom and allowing us to experience "All about snakes " and for answering all of our questions. If this wasn't exciting enough, we also had another special guest pop into our classroom. Miss Aviva Dunsiger's Grade one class from Ancaster Meadows School in Hamilton Ontario joined us via a Skype Video conference call. This is one of the many ways that we can collaborate and learn with classrooms from all around the world. They also had a chance to see the snake via live streaming video, and had the opportunity to ask Marty questions. All in all it was a pretty spectacular afternoon of learning, sharing, and collaborating.

Welcome Back Bar-B-Q a big success !!!

What a great way to kick off a new school year. Thanks to the Taylor School Parent Advisory Council for cooking all the dogs for such a huge crowd.It was nice to mingle with students and parents, and although the weather did not cooperate, things did run very smoothly in the gymnasium. A gigantic "Thank You" to all the parent volunteers and workers who worked so hard to get our new play structure up and running. You are all most amazing, thanks from Grade 2B.

Welcome Parents and Students to a New School Year!!!

A big Top Dog Welcome to all of our new Parents and Top Dogs. We have gotten off to a great start, and it's going to be a wonderful year. Please remember to check in often to find out what is happening in Grade 2B... What a lovely bunch of coconuts !!!!  Mr.Mc