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Grade 2
Mr. Brodie, Ms. Eaton, Ms. Oakley, and Mr. Potter

Although last week was only a two-day week, second grade students were hard at work beginning to tune in to our new Unit of Inquiry. During this unit students will be encouraged to take a closer look at where their food comes from and how it arrives on their plates. While the students were away on Monday and Tuesday of last week the teachers were hard at work learning from PYP experts from around the world. Each of the second grade teachers was involved in a workshop where we all discovered new ideas to use in the classroom. We are eager to begin implementing these ideas with our new Unit of Inquiry.

Our new unit has begun!

Upcoming Events
Thursday, October 17
*Field trip to Incheon Wholesale Agricultural Market & Sorae Fish Market

Weekly Schedule
Monday Tuesday
*P.E., Music, Art *Exploratory

Wednesday
*Art, Music *Exploratory

Thursday, October 17
*Students begin Swimming class in PE (need to bring suit, cap, goggles, towel)

*Dismissal at 2:45 *Korean

Thursday
*Korean, P.E. *Exploratory

Friday
*House *Community Sing, Community P.E., Korean

Library
2A: Thursday 2B: Tuesday 2C:Tuesday 2D: Thursday

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Unit of Inquiry 2

Central Idea
Human communities depend on farming systems. Lines of Inquiry *Types of farms *How food travels *The effect of farming on the earth

Unit of Inquiry
We have begun the Tuning-In phase of the inquiry cycle for our second unit. All students became farmers and planted seeds with a group comprised of students from other 2nd grade classes. Students meet weekly with their farm groups to tend to their farm and observe how their crops are changing. Students also visited a local grocery store where they began to develop and create a menu for the day based on foods of their choosing. Please see the next page for questions you can ask your child to continue to help support their learning at home.

Transdisciplinary Skills
During the second Unit of Inquiry Grade 2 students will develop a variety of tools and strategies that will allow them to use the following skills: Communication Skills: *reading *writing

Thinking Skills: *gaining knowledge *understanding

Inquiry Questions and Concepts

* What kind of food do you eat daily? *How does it arrive on your plate? *How does the food change before it arrives to you? *How do you change the food before you eat it? *What does sustainability mean? *What types of food do we have in our homes?