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  • Greenschool Arcade!

    5/16/12 • (0)

    Hi all- As you probably already know, Grade 2 has been learning all about the 3R’s this year.  Naturally, I’ve been looking for ways to get the kids excited about practicing the 3R’s throughout their daily lives (hence the “Earth Day Every Day” booklets).  Last month a youtube video entitled “Caine’s Arcade”, a video about [...]

  • Giving back to mother nature booklets

    5/14/12 • (0)

    Hi all- Today grade 2 children will be bringing home their “Earth Day Every Day” booklets which we have been working hard to create this week. In each booklet the children have identified a minimum of 4 ways that they want to practice giving gifts back to mother nature throughout this month-long challenge to be [...]

  • Giving back to mother nature booklets

    5/11/12 • (0)

    Hi all- Today grade 2 children will be bringing home their “Earth Day Every Day” booklets which we have been working hard to create this week. In each booklet the children have identified a minimum of 4 ways that they want to practice giving gifts back to mother nature throughout this month-long challenge to be [...]

  • Grade 3 Homework

    5/10/12 • (0)

    This weeks homework will follow up on the maths we have been doing in class. Students have to make a story map showing how they spend some money on their holiday. They should show the math that they have used in the story. For English they are writing a letter in which they need to [...]

  • Homework

    5/10/12 • (0)

    Dear Parents, For tonight’s homework, children are to write and/or draw about forces. We have discussed pushes, pulls, gravity, wind and water as forces that move things. We walked to the Vortex and bridge yesterday as a reminder of the force of water. Students can draw, paint, write about any of the forces that they [...]

  • Grade 3 excursion next week

    5/10/12 • (0)

    Next week  on Tuesday we have organised an excursion for grade 3. We will be visiting two locations within walking distance of the school. The first will be our own school kitchen. The children will gain a first hand understanding of the process that goes on taking food from the farm to the table. Ibu [...]

  • Grade 3 are adverbial masters

    5/04/12 • (0)

    This week we have been using adverbs a lot. Adverbs those busy words that help change verbs or adjectives have been a major focus for us in English. They form one part of our learning objectives with regards to the four parts of speech. While we have been busy doing this we also touched on [...]

  • 2A invites you to an assembly

    5/03/12 • (0)

    We invite you to come for the assembly this Friday. Starting at 2:30, Grade 1, 2A, and 2B will have a 30 minute assembly. Grade 1 will be performing a song for Dr. Ating who is leaving Green School to go to Sulawesi to set up a health service. Grade 2B will be performing a [...]

  • Assembly Tomorrow

    5/03/12 • (0)

    Starting at 2:30, Grade 1, 2A, and 2B will have a 30 minute assembly with preK-5 classes and parents invited. Grade 1 will be performing a song for a dear friend who is leaving Green School to go to Sulawesi to set up a health service for nature swap. Please see more details here…. dratingfoundation.com [...]

  • Digital Storytelling with Grade 2A!

    5/01/12 • (0)

    Hi Grade 2A Families! Over the past few weeks, students in grade 2A have been very busy creating their own digital Green School stories. All of the students did a wonderful job of taking, adding, sequencing, and narrating their own collection of digital photos. Please follow the link below to enjoy the digital stories! Grade [...]