Monday, 30 April 2018

Monday, April 30, 2018


Highlights and Important Information
In Math today, we began talking about measurement.  Students used snap cubes to measure a variety of objects around the classroom.

Tomorrow is our field trip to the Inglewood Bird Sanctuary.  Please:
-Be on time (the bus leaves at 8:15 am)
-Dress for the weather.  There is a chance it might be windy and rainy tomorrow and we will be going on a hike even if it rains.  It is also fairly cool in the early morning.
-Don’t forget your backpack with a nutritious lunch, a water bottle and a snack.  (An extra snack is probably a good idea as students tend to be hungry on field trips.)

May 4th- May the Fourth be With You Day- Wear Star Wars themed t-shirts, hoodies, shoes, etc.  Dress in white and black like Storm Troopers, or yellow and black like the opening credits.  If you have something, wear it.  If not, no worries!

Order forms for Panorama Hills School Yearbooks went home today.  If you would like a yearbook, please make sure you return the form by May 15.

On Thursday, May 24 the school is having a Celebration of Learning in the evening from 6-7:30 pm.  Students will have the opportunity to showcase some of the projects they have been working on.

We’ve had a number of volunteers in our classroom this year and we hope you are able to attend our Volunteer Appreciation Celebration on Tuesday, May 15 from 1:30-2:30 pm.  Please RSVP to the school by May 4 so we are able to plan appropriately.

Don’t forget to check the monthly calendar on the Panorama Hills school homepage.

Homework
-Reading
-Practice spelling list

Ask me about…
What kinds of things would you measure?
What unit did we use for measurement today? (Snap cubes)

Thursday, 26 April 2018

Thursday, April 26, 2018


Highlights
One of our writing topics this week was, “Why it is good to be a kid?  Why is it good to be an adult?”  Students had lots of interesting ideas about the advantages and disadvantages of being in each age category!  During Science we continued to learn more about spiders in preparation for our upcoming field trip.  Thank you to all students for returning their field trip forms promptly!  Tomorrow afternoon is also our Grade 2 assembly. 

Important Dates
Friday, April 27, 2018- Grade 2 celebration of learning at 12:50 pm (parents are welcome to attend)
Tuesday, May 1- Inglewood Bird Sanctuary Field Trip

Homework
-Reading
-Practice spelling list

Ask me about…
What was the play by Quest Theatre about?
What do you know about spiders?

Monday, 23 April 2018

Monday, April 23, 2018


Highlights
This week we are preparing for our Grade 2 celebration of learning, which is on Friday at 12:50 pm.  Parents are welcome to attend.  Today we learned about bees in Science.  Tomorrow we will have a presentation from Quest Theatre in the afternoon.  Our novel this week is Buffalo Before Breakfast.  New spelling lists were also sent home with students to practice. 

Important Dates
Friday, April 27, 2018- Grade 2 celebration of learning at 12:50 pm (parents are welcome to attend)
Tuesday, May 1- Inglewood Bird Sanctuary Field Trip

Homework
-Reading
-New spelling list

Ask me about…
What did you learn about bees?

Thursday, 19 April 2018

Thursday, April 19, 2018


Highlights

A brief overview of what we are currently learning:
Math: Different strategies to add and subtract 2-digit numbers
Reading:  Monitoring our reading to make sure what we read makes sense
Writing: Adding details, description and similes to make our writing more interesting
Social Studies: Comparing our community to the community of Saskatoon
Science: Learning about different types of insects and their characteristics

This week we did some sponge painting in our creative journals.  We also finished the Magic Tree House novel “Hour of the Olympics.”  On Wednesday we had a practice fire drill and today we watched the grade 4 students and the kindergarten students perform an assembly related to Earth Day.

Important Dates
Thursday, April 19- PHS spring dance 6:30-8:30 (doors open at 6:15).  Tickets must be pre-purchased and are not available at the door this evening.
Friday, April 20- No school for students
Friday, April 27, 2018- Grade 2 celebration of learning at 12:50 pm (parents are welcome to attend)
Tuesday, May 1- Inglewood Bird Sanctuary Field Trip

Homework
-Reading
-A new spelling list will be sent home next week

Ask me about…
How many legs do insects have? 6
How many body parts do they have? 3 (head, thorax, abdomen)
What kinds of animals are insects?
Is a spider an insect? No, it has 8 legs and 2 body parts