Wednesday 18 December 2013


Our fourth visit with Baby Emmett


We confirmed that baby Emmett:
looks older
is even cuter
eats mashed bananas
rolls over more
is heavier
holds his head up longer
can do more tricks (he sits up now)
has teeth: not yet
is babbling more (at meal or bath time)
screams louder
can roll from front to back by himself

We also learned he:
Sits in a high chair
Likes to hold books

Today we measured and weighed Baby Emmett at 6 months old.
He measures : 26 1/2 inches
He weighs: 14 pounds 2 ounces





Our Predictions for Baby Emmett's third visit

We predict that baby Emmett:
looks older
is even cuter
eats mashed bananas
rolls over more
is heavier
holds his head up longer
can do more tricks (like sitting on his knees)
has teeth
is babbling more
screams louder
can roll from front to back by himself

Friday 6 December 2013

Le maïs soufflé

Si le maïs soufflé tombe du ciel je vais le manger.
Si le maïs soufflé tombe du ciel je vais construire une maison de maïs soufflé.
Si le maïs soufflé tombe du ciel je vais nage dans un lac de maïs soufflé.
Si le maïs soufflé tombe du ciel je vais faire un bonhomme de maïs soufflé.
Si le maïs soufflé tombe du ciel je vais avoir un bataille de boules de maïs soufflé.
Si le maïs soufflé tombe du ciel je vais me mettre dehors avec la bouche ouverte pendant toute la journée. 

Friday 15 November 2013

Our third visit with Baby Emmett

We confirmed that baby Emmett can:
crawl over a pillow: not yet
he babbles more: yes
makes more sounds: yes (aboo)
eats baby food (mushed up bananas, tomatoes): oatmeal cereal
drink from a bottle: yes
hold his head up longer: yes
smile: yes, lots
walk: not yet
roll over more often: yes
drinks more milk (faster): yes, he drinks faster
draw squiggly lines: not yet

We also learned that he can:
Roll from his front to his back
Kick a lot

We also learned about planning
Baby Emmett needs a lot of things when his mom takes him out. She carries a diaper bag full of many things.
In the diaper bag there was:
-his mom's wallet
-a blanket
-a change pad
-wipes
-two changes of clothes
-a burp cloth
-a toothbrush
-diapers
-toys (that he can chew)
-a cover for when he's feeding or sleeping
-a granola bar (for mom)
-a laundry bag for dirty clothes

Testing our vehicle

Yesterday we tested our car with another grade 2 class. First we tested without the weight to see how it rolled. Then we tested it with a weight of 1 kilogram. Guess which car won?
- #18
Ours did!

Our car was the strongest one. It was the fastest and it rolled further than the other car.
- #9

Our car stayed together and held the weight.
-# 20

Our car stayed on the ramp and it went straight.
-#11

Our Predictions for Baby Emmett's third visit

We predict that baby Emmett can:
crawl over a pillow
he babbles more
makes more sounds
eats baby food (mushed up bananas, tomatoes)
drink from a bottle
hold his head up longer
smile
walk
roll over more often
drink more milk (faster)
draw squiggly lines

Thursday 14 November 2013

The design process

Goal: Our goal was to build a car.
Materials: k'nex
Plan: We planned the design of the car. We drew pictures of our car. We worked together to make the car.

We learned that some things work and others don't.
Our car can hold a kilogram. The kilogram weight is made of metal.

- #15 and #17

Monday 28 October 2013

Our second visit with Baby Emmett


We confirmed that baby Emmett can:
walk : not yet
crawl : not yet
ride a small bike (with mom pushing) : not yet
talk more : he's babbling more
look around : yes
suck thumb : sometimes
drink from a bottle : yes
chew a toy : yes
eat mashed up bananas : not yet
giggle : yes, a little bit more than before


Reasons that we think baby Emmett might cry:
he's hungry
he doesn't want a bath baby Emmett likes the bath
he's sad
he's sick
he's hurt
he's thirsty
he's tired
he does not want to go to bed


Baby Emmett's mom knows when he's:
tired  because he rubs his eyes when he cries
hungry because he opens his mouth and licks his lips when he cries

Today we learned some of the signs baby Emmett's mom is teaching him to help him communicate before he can talk.





Our Predictions for Baby Emmett's second visit

We predict that baby Emmett can:
walk
crawl
ride a small bike (with mom pushing)
talk more
look around
suck thumb
drink from a bottle
chew a toy
eat mashed up bananas
giggle

Reasons we think baby Emmett might cry:
he's hungry
he doesn't want a bath
he's sad
he's sick
he's hurt
he's thirsty
he's tired
he does not want to go to bed

Things that might help baby Emmett when he's crying:
sing him a lullaby
give him a drink
rock him
feed him
figure out what's wrong
change his diaper
help him
give him to his mom


Thursday 24 October 2013

Science: La position des balles

I can tell you the position of the balls in complete sentences in French. 

Les balles sont entre les portes.

Les balles sont sur le banc.

Les balles sont sous le banc.   Les balles sont en dessous du banc.

Les balles sont derriere les amis.

Les balles sont en haut des escaliers.

Les balles sont dans le panier.

Wednesday 23 October 2013

Shared writing


We have been learning about fiction and non-fiction. We wrote a non fiction text about pumpkins. 
- #17 and Mme

We know a lot about pumpkins and we are excited to share it with you.
- #9 and Mme

Please listen to me read this text to you:

Pumpkins

Pumpkins are orange. Some are round and others are oval. Pumpkins can be big or small. Some pumpkins are shiny and some are not. They can have big stems. Pumpkins can go rotten. You can paint them, carve them or decorate them.

Pumpkins can be baked. They can be used for pies, muffins, cookies and soup. Pumpkins are all different sizes. Baby pumpkins are green and older pumpkins are orange.

Wednesday 9 October 2013

Baby Emmett's first visit

Today we confirmed our predictions with Baby Emmett's mom.
We learned what he is doing already and what he isn't yet doing. 
Here is what we learned today:
  • eat (mashed up bananas) : not yet
  • crawl : not yet
  • walk : not yet
  • smile
  • ride a bike (baby bike) : not yet
  • grab a ball
  • sleep
  • cry
  • fight (boxing) : not yet
  • drink from a bottle
  • lay down
  • say words ("ba ba") 
  • laugh (little giggles)
  • roll : not yet
  • swim : not yet
Milestones Emmett has already met:
  • he sucks his thumb
  • he lifts his head
  • he makes fists
  • he tries to talk, goos and gaas
  • he's making movements to start crawling
  • he likes to stand with mom's help (he's strengthening his legs)
  • he likes to kick
Today we measured and weighed Baby Emmett at 4 months old.
He measures : 23 inches
He weighs: 11 pounds

When he was born he measured 20.5 inches and weighed 6 pounds 15 ounces.

We used our math skills to figure out Emmett's weight, first his mom stood on the scale and then she held him. We counted by 5's to count up and confirmed our estimate together.

Wednesday 2 October 2013

Our beliefs

Today we revisited our classroom beliefs to help us with self evaluation and reflection. We have listed them below to share with you. We have thought about which is most important to each of us and why.
In room 9 we…
·     parle en francais
·     work with others
·     do our job
·     solve problems together
·     participate in our learning
·     respect ourselves and others
·     listen to the person who is speaking
·     work independently
·     help others
·     keep our body to ourselves
·     include others

Tuesday 1 October 2013

French Vocabulary for October

This is a picture of the words we are learning.
- #12

This morning we played the memory game, it was fun.
- #9

We were making sentences out of the pictures.
- #6

This week w're having lots of fun learning about sentences and how to make them.
- #7


Friday 27 September 2013

Our first Roots of Empathy lesson

Today we made predictions about baby Emmett.
- #17

We learned the welcoming song to sing when baby Emmett comes to visit.
- #15

We talked about how to be respectful and quiet when baby Emmett is in our classroom.
- #10

We learned that babies can get sick very easily. We will only touch baby Emmett's feet.
- #18

Our Predictions: 

We think baby Emmett is able to...

  • eat (mashed up bananas)
  • crawl
  • walk
  • smile
  • ride a bike (baby bike)
  • grab a ball
  • sleep
  • cry
  • fight (boxing)
  • drink from a bottle
  • lay down
  • say words ("ba ba")
  • laugh
  • roll
  • swim
We can't wait to meet baby Emmett in a few weeks!!! 
http://www.rootsofempathy.org/

Wednesday 25 September 2013

Our first post together

We think that it's cool to have a blog.
- #5

We think its awesome that our parents can see what we're learning at school.
- #4, #8, #20


This is our school mosaic mural. We made it last year during The Integrated Arts.

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