September Classroom updates

 

Toonies for Terry!

Next week we will be learning about who Terry Fox was and why we celebrate him each September. On Thursday September 23rd students will be participating in the Terry Fox run. We are asking for all families to bring in a toonie for Terry (or more if you would like) at some point between Monday-Thursday. All funds raised will be donated to the Cancer Foundation. If you would like to donate $20 or more and receive a tax receipt, please go to the following link:

  http://www.terryfox.ca/LeRoiDaniels

This week in Grade 2 we celebrated International Dot Day!  

International Dot Day is staged to encourage people of all ages to harness their creativity. The inspiration behind the event is the children’s book The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds. The story behind this book relates the tale of a teacher who challenges one of his female pupils, Vashti (who thinks she cannot draw), to take courage in her abilities. As the story progresses, from a simple dot on a page, the youngster goes on to make her mark.

Real-life teacher Terry Shay brought this book to his class in the late 2000s and it was this small gesture that sparked Dot Day to life. Since then, this day has grown from just one classroom to become a worldwide celebration each year. This is just one example that shows how a simple act can be like a spark that spreads joy and delight to people everywhere!

We used our creativity and knowledge of patterns to create our very own dots.  

Homework has started!  Please be sure to log into my blog and click the homework tab for the weekly homework.  Please let me know if you have any questions.  

We will be heading to Granary Road on Wednesday.  Please send your child to school dressed for the weather as we will be outside all day exploring.  We will be learning more about our Small Crawling and Flying animals that we began studying in Science.