2G can get some marvelously rich days. Today was one of them!
Morning Circle: Science
Morning Circle: Geography + World Tale
3-Station Rotation: Science
Ibuki ate… how many fish?!?
The Odyssey — Redux (middle-school presentation)
Mo’ Science: Endangered Species (thanks 5G!)
Too much happiness around
WHITE BOARD SCRIBBLES
It’s not often our large white boards are available for general use. So great fun to find a yet-to-be-used board before school starts!
MORNING CIRCLE: SCIENCE
The 2G day often starts with a review of current topics, usually phonics or math. Today: Science!
A board with questions about digestion is missing from the photos above.
MORNING CIRCLE: GEOGRAPHY + WORLD TALE
Every morning 2G reviews the 7 continents, and occasionally distinguishes a continent from a consonant!
Every morning 2G gets a world tale — and, at its conclusion, every student must recall a detail — and today’s story was about a very clever fox who avoided getting eaten by a hungry tiger. Katelyn and Ray joined us by Zoom.
Time: 8:30 am.
3-STATION ROTATION: SCIENCE
2G loves their science! Two students have completed the entire 2G Science curriculum and have plowed on into 3G Science. A great many of their classmates are hot on their tails!
2G Science Talk is rich with students working similar sections working together, and students who’ve completed a section helping those currently scratching their heads over the demands of a new section.
Science requires careful reading, precise comprehension, clear thinking and not a bit of daring — did I understand the question? have I really though through which answer option(s) fit the question (when they all seem to state something true)?
IBUKI EATS… HOW MANY FISH?!?
Ibuki is still hanging out in the trees of the lower playground.
Erin and I were discussing Ms. Bridgewater’s comment that, just perhaps, Ibuki was a “failure to launch” case and also considering the possibility that Ibuki was not entirely well…
… when who should arrive but mum (or dad, who knows!) with… how many fish?
• So, how many fish do you see?
• There’s Fish #1 in Ibuki’s beak.
• Fish #2…
• … successfully transferred
• Fish #3! (Where did it come from?)
• Fish #4!
• #4 is bigger than we thought!
• Ibuki’s got to be STUFFED!
It was like a magic trick. Mum (or dad) kept producing another fish!
THE ODYSSEY — REDUX
2G enjoyed many of the episodes from The Odyssey when we were studying Greek myths.
Today — after P.E. (yes, we had Physical Education today, too!) — the middle-school students presented their version of The Odyssey in our makeshift theater-in-the-round.
Some of the tales were familiar. Some were new! Thanks MS presenters!
MO’ SCIENCE: ENDANGERED SPECIES
As 2G loaned many of its stuffed animals to a group of 5G girls for their science video, 2G got to watch their final production! Thanks sister-of-Tayler & her partners in crime!
TOO MUCH HAPPINESS AROUND
As we’re now in the fourth quarter, we regret to make public the blatantly-apparent inability of 2G to fully incorporate our #1 Rule:
No laughing
Smiling
Giggling
Smirking
Jumping with joy
Or ANY other signs of merriment!
We’ll do our best to rectify this situation by the end of May.