Monday, Feb. 27, 2017

Highlights

Students were very excited to bring their Inuit animal clay projects home on Friday!

In Math, we continued to work on developing a greater understanding 2-digit addition.  Today we learned another strategy to add numbers.  For example, 23+55= 

Put the numbers into expanded form:

20+3=23

50+5=55

Add the ones place (3+5=8), add the tens place (20+50=70).  Add the tens and ones together (70+8=78).

In Social Studies, we watched a video about throat singing, which is an Inuit tradition.

The blog is posted every Monday and Thursday (unless either of those days are holidays).

Important Information

Please collect pledges for our Jump Rope Day, which is on March 17. Funds collected will be going towards the Heart and Stroke foundation. There are lots of cool prizes that can be won. All money can be sent in with the student in their envelope, or register online and easily collect all donations there.

Check out the website at: http://support.heartandstroke.ca/site/PageServer?pagename=jump17_home&s_locale=en_CA

Help show your compassion and start your fundraising today.

All funds need to be collected and returned by March 22, 2017.

Important Dates

Scholastic book orders due Friday, March 3. (Cash, cheque or online payment)

March 9- Healthy Hunger lunch (Subway)

March 17-Jump Rope for Heart Event Day

March 22- Healthy Hunger lunch (Little Caesars), Student Led Conferences in the evening

March 23- Student Led Conferences (no school for students)

March 24- Professional Development Day (no school for students)

Homework

-New list of spelling words send home (Quiz on Friday)

-Reading/Raz-Kids  (Don’t forget to sign the reading log sheet)

-Math:  Dreambox or Coolmath website

*Keep practicing your basic math facts (numbers which add to 18).  This makes adding and subtracting 2-digit numbers much easier!

Ask Me About: 

Measuring different amounts of water using measuring cups.  Should you hold the measuring cup to look at it, or put it on a flat surface?  Why? 

Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017

Highlights

In Math, we are starting to work on strategies to add 2-digit numbers without regrouping.  Today we worked on adding the ones place and the tens place.

We learned that some non-fiction books have charts and tables.  Tables and charts give us more information and we need to look at them (and not skip over them)!

In Social Studies we are talking about different cultures and traditions. 

 

This week we are reading the novel “Tigers at Twilight.”

The blog is posted every Monday and Thursday (unless either of those days are holidays).

Important Information

Last week we had a kickoff assembly for our “Jump Rope for Heart” fundraiser. Students will be bringing home and envelope to begin collecting pledges for our Jump Rope Day, which is on March 17. Funds collected will be going towards the Heart and Stroke foundation. There are lots of cool prizes that can be won. All money can be sent in with the student in their envelope, or register online and easily collect all donations there.

Check out the website at: http://support.heartandstroke.ca/site/PageServer?pagename=jump17_home&s_locale=en_CA

Help show your compassion and start your fundraising today.

All funds need to be collected and returned by March 22, 2017.

Important Dates

Thursday, Feb. 23- School Council Meeting at 7 pm (Grade 2 team presenting)

Homework

-Spelling quiz on Friday.

-Reading/Raz-Kids  (Don’t forget to sign the reading log sheet)

-Math:  Dreambox or Coolmath website

*Keep practicing your basic math facts (numbers which add to 18).  This makes adding and subtracting 2-digit numbers much easier!

Ask Me About: 

What are some traditions in your family?

What special days do you celebrate?

Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017

Highlights

Tomorrow is pink shirt day (anti-bullying day).  Please wear a pink shirt or something with pink on it.

We checked our 2 containers of water in Science.  The covered container still had 100 mL of water in it, but the uncovered container only had 70 mL of water.  What happened to the water in the second container?

Important Information

Last week we had a kickoff assembly for our “Jump Rope for Heart” fundraiser. Students will be bringing home and envelope to begin collecting pledges for our Jump Rope Day, which is on March 17. Funds collected will be going towards the Heart and Stroke foundation. There are lots of cool prizes that can be won. All money can be sent in with the student in their envelope, or register online and easily collect all donations there.

Check out the website at: http://support.heartandstroke.ca/site/PageServer?pagename=jump17_home&s_locale=en_CA

Help show your compassion and start your fundraising today.

All funds need to be collected and returned by March 22, 2017.

Important Dates

Wednesday, Feb. 22- Pink Shirt Day (Anti-Bullying)

Thursday, Feb. 23- Healthy Hunger (Little Caesars), School Council Meeting at 7 pm (Grade 2 team presenting)

Homework

-New spelling lists sent home.  Quiz on Friday.

-Reading/Raz-Kids  (Don’t forget to sign the reading log sheet)

-Math:  Dreambox or Coolmath website

Ask Me About: 

How can you solve this problem?

5 cars are lined up at a car wash.  The third car is blue.  The car before the blue car is red.  The fourth car is white.  The car after the white car is green.  The first car is orange.  What is the order of the cars by colour? 

Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017

Highlights

We recorded ourselves reading and put it into Iris.  Students listened to their reading and typed what they thought they did well and what they want to improve.

In Math, we were challenged to find as many addition and subtraction sentences that make 100.  Our goal was to find 100 ways to make 100.  Here are a few examples of equations we found: 52+48=100, 94+6=100, 172-60-12=100, 20+20+10+50=100 

Today we had a Jump Rope for Heart Assembly.  Jump rope fundraising forms were sent home.

See you on Tuesday!  (No school Thursday, Friday or Monday)

Important Information

Important Dates

Thursday, Feb. 16- No School for Students (Teachers’ Convention)

Friday, Feb. 17- No School for Students (Teachers’ Convention)

Monday, Feb. 20- No School (Family Day)

Wednesday, Feb. 22- Pink Shirt Day (Anti-Bullying)

Thursday, Feb. 23- Healthy Hunger (Little Caesars), School Council Meeting at 7 pm (Grade 2 team presenting)

Homework

-Reading/Raz-Kids  (Don’t forget to sign the reading log sheet)

-Math:  Dreambox or Coolmath website

-Exercise and enjoy the nice weather!

Ask Me About: 

What keeps our heart healthy? (Water, healthy food like fruits and vegetables, exercise, sleep-10 hours for children, no smoking)

Monday, Feb. 13, 2017

Highlights

Tomorrow is Valentine’s Day.  Students may wear red, white, or pink if they want.  We will also have time at the end of the day to hand out Valentine cards.

In Math, we are beginning to look at strategies to add 2-digit numbers.  Today we talked about adding tens to a number (e.g., 42+10=52 or 37+40=77).

During Science, we put the same amount of water into two cups.  One cup is covered and the other is not.  We made predictions about what will happen to the water over the next few days.

Important Information

Valentine’s Day

For the past two years, we have allowed time in the classroom at the end of the day for students to hand out Valentine Cards and/or Kindness Cards and Messages to their classmates.  If you are planning to do this as a family, and this is absolutely voluntary, please write a card for every student in the class. Homemade cards are always special, remembering that the virtue of Kindness, Caring, Friendship and Compassion should be the focus of the message.

As stated in our Parent Handbook on page 5:

“Parents please DO NOT SEND any cakes, cupcakes, or other treats to school. We have too many children with severe allergies not only to peanuts but to wheat and dye based products. As a staff we will ensure your child will not receive ‘treats’ or be passed on any treats brought in by parents to your children. THIS INCLUDES: the distribution of all ‘treats’ parents wish to distribute on birthdays or for any holidays.

Here is a list of names of students in our class if you choose to send Valentine cards or notes.  We will have our Valentine/note exchange tomorrow.

Yagmur

Mekhi

Abhiroop

Avizheh

Ernik

Keldon

Jason

Yasser

Joshua

Daniel

Heidi

Sophina

Brady

Aylah

Elena

Hejran

Japneet

Grace

Kyla

Edgerrin

Katelyn

Important Dates

Wednesday, Feb. 15- Jump Rope for Heart Assembly at 1:15pm

Thursday, Feb. 16- No School for Students (Teachers’ Convention)

Friday, Feb. 17- No School for Students (Teachers’ Convention)

Monday, Feb. 20- No School (Family Day)

Wednesday, Feb. 22- Pink Shirt Day (Anti-Bullying)

Thursday, Feb. 23- Healthy Hunger (Little Caesars), School Council Meeting at 7 pm (Grade 2 team presenting)

Homework

-We will not have word work (spelling) groups this week.  Instead, Ms. Bain sent a list of “no excuse” common spelling words.  Please review these words.  Students will be tested on them at the end of February.

-Reading/Raz-Kids  (Don’t forget to sign the reading log sheet)

Ask Me About: 

What is this month’s virtue? (Compassion)

How can you use a 100 chart to add 25+60?