November 21, 2021

 This week we have been working on odd and even numbers in Math.  We learned a new game called "Slap It".  Ask your child how to play!

In Writing, we worked on making a story plan before beginning our writing.  We discussed how it is a great tool to figure out the points we want to write about before starting.

In Science, we finished our unit on Small, crawling and flying animals.  We will begin our next unit on Magnetism next week.  

We were fortunate to have a hip hop instructor during Phys.Ed this week.  The students worked hard on creating their own original dance.  You will be receiving the link for our class next week so you can watch their amazing moves!

Thursday evening and Friday are parent/teacher conferences.  If you haven't had a chance to book a conference with me please do so.  I am looking forward to chatting with you all about your child's progress. 

Library Tomorrow!

 

Just a quick reminder that tomorrow is Wednesday, which is our book exchange day.  Please remember to bring back your book so you can get a new one.

November News

 Time has been flying by and we are now in November!  We have been having a lot of fun the past few weeks. We celebrated Halloween in our class and participated in some Halloween centres such as writing stories using a picture prompt, making a monster with play dough and describing it, and creating a magnetic haunted house.  

In literacy we have been working on learning parts of a sentence and how to include triple scoop words in our writing to make it more interesting.  

In math, we have been studying increasing patterns and being able to describe the pattern rule.  We have also been doing some word problems with both addition and subtraction.  

As many of you are aware, we have some construction going on in our school.  Because we have a large construction wall we thought we would make it look nicer by decorating it with drawings and have Le Roi students colour it.  This week our class had a chance to colour some of the pictures.  

On Friday your child brought home a beautiful piece of art that we have been working on, using a variety of different mediums.  If you wish to support our school Acorn Art fundraiser please check the order form for instructions on how to order.  In the past I have had many families use this as a way to produce holiday cards and they turn out beautifully!  

The Grade 2 students have been practicing and filming our upcoming Remembrance Day assembly.  The link will be shared with parents this week.  The students did an amazing job!

October 18-22

Photo Retake Day is Monday!!  Please Email me if your child needs a photo retake.

 This week we participated in Adventure running during our Phys Ed classes on Tuesday and Wednesday. Classes in all grades practiced their endurance running, learned how to properly read a map, and follow it to collect clues and solve a mystery word.  All the students seemed to enjoy the tasks and being outdoors.  

Students also had fun doing pumpkin relays in Phys Ed...they had to do a ring toss, roll the pumpkin as fast as they could and also carry the pumpkin.  It was entertaining for all!

In Math, we have been reviewing fact families.  Students have been practicing how 3 numbers all relate to each other to create 2 addition facts and 2 subtraction facts.  

We have been busy preparing to Host the Remembrance Day assembly.  Ask your child if they can sing you the song we have been practicing.  

This Friday will be our Halloween Celebration!  Please have your child wear their costume to school.  Please remember to send a a face mask for them to wear even if their costume has a mask.  Students are so excited to show off their costumes!

Headphones

Hello!  If your child has not brought a pair of headphones to school please have them bring them ASAP.  Please label them with your child's name and put in a large ziploc bag as they will stay in our classroom all year for use with computers and ipads.  Thanks!!

 

It's October!!

 

Happy October!  It's been such a busy month in Grade Two and we are all finally settling into the routines in our classroom.  We were very fortunate to attend our first field trip at Granary Road.  We learned a lot about Small, Crawling and Flying Animals.  This is the unit we are studying in Science.  We also got to explore while there and get some physical activity.  Thank you to all the parents who were able to volunteer with us!  

With our beautiful fall weather we have been able to do some outdoor exploration.  We went on a bug hunt with our magnifying glasses and recorded in our sketch books what we found.  

We also had Teacher's Pet come into our classroom to help us expore the Acadian life.  Students were able to learn about the past, the landscape, the culture of Acadian people. We focused on the town of Meteghan which is an Acadian fishing community in Nova Scotia.  Ask you child what they learned.

Thank you for all your donations for the Terry Fox Foundation!  We all had a great run!

Reminder...there is no school on Friday as it is a PD day and Monday is no school due to Thanksgiving.

**Please send headphones for your child to have at school in a labelled ziploc bag if you haven't done so already.**

Orange Shirt Day Tomorrow

Tomorrow is Orange Shirt Day!  Please have your child wear an orange shirt to honour the survivors and victims of the residential school system and reflect on the atrocities Canada committed against Indigenous Peoples.