Singapore Books

Our gentlemen moving up in their books. Congratulations guys!

The 2nd graders learned how to tell time. They felt that it was best if they were the actual clock itself.

"What is the volume of the classroom?"

      Taking a suggestion from one of the students, we decided to measure the volume of the room. Students worked in teams to find the length, width, and height of the room. While working with large numbers that were in the millions, students were able to compare their work with answers from their calculators. While in their teams, the boys also had to compare their data with each other, while also comparing the data that the other teams had collected. All the data was averaged, and then used to find how many liters it would take to fill the room based on the data that the students collected.

Volume

 

The students have been learning about volume. While in teams, students had to predict, hypothesize, and measure each container to find its volume. Once students found the cubic centimeters of each container, they then had to find out how many liters the container would hold.

2nd Grade-Outside Fun

 

        Although worksheets are fun, doing math outside in the parking lot is so much more fun. Since students typically have difficulty understanding the concept of borrowing, mixing up the activities really helps the students become motivated.

Upper School: Marsh Measure

      Continuing our exploration of geometry, the guys were sent out to measure the perimeter of the marsh (behind the Good Sheppard building...Not their teacher). The students were separated into teams where they had to work together in order to get the most accurate estimates. From here, they will compare their measurements with the other teams.

EB-Korea Pen Pals

      

      The Korean pen pals EB has been fantastic. The gentlemen that I have in the class have been really enthusiastic. Even though it is only an hour a week, it does demand quite a bit from the students. They are learning about a different country, its language and culture, while also learning how to write letters in their native language (English).

     The students are writing to South Korean elementary school children who are learning English. Starting in 3^rd grade, students in Korea begin learning English. Some even go to afternoon/night schools where the curriculum is more intense. The frustration is that many of the students never get the chance to communicate with real native English speaking people. This provides a perfect opportunity for not only the students at Summers-Knoll, but for the students in Korea as well.

     Some of activities that we have done include learning Korean greetings/farewells, Taekwondo, the geography of Korea, and some of the basics of the culture. The letters are coming together rather well, and will be great once they are completed. I am so impressed with their hard work; they have really been taking this seriously.