October 4-8

We had another great week in our classroom. It was a short week for me since I was sick on Tuesday and Friday was a PD Day.

Just a few quick things to let you know:

- We will be performing a song at our Education Week assembly. You are more then welcome to attend. The assembly will be at 2:15ish and we are going to be the first ones performing.

- We have starting logging minutes for the Mayor's Reading Challenge. You can log minutes at home too!

I hope that you have a great long weekend with your families. I am thankful to have such a wonderful class this year.

September 27 - October 1

This week we went on a fall walk and took some fabulous fall pictures. One of them will become our new PWIM picture! Stay tuned to see it! I haven't decided which one since they are all wonderful!

On Wednesday we had grade 2 math groups. Some students work with me and some go to the other grade 2 room. We have started Unit 2 which is called Numbers to 100. You can help your child by checking out the math connections link on my school home page.

On Thursday we watched a Terry Fox video and went on our Terry Fox walk. We had a great discussion about Terry Fox and the kids loved their tattoos and stickers. It was a beautiful day for the walk.

On Friday we celebrated Mr. MacKenzie's 83rd birthday with him at our first assembly of the year. The grade 3's also had their first math test of the year and they participated in a basketball clinic.

Next week we will try to finish writing our book about the school. I hope to have it published and ready for you to view at our three way conferences on November 26th. The kids have been busy researching different people and parts of the school. Ask your child who/what they are writing about.

Please email me at shannon.sanchuck@rbe.sk.ca if you have any feedback, suggestions or concerns. I would love to hear from you!

September 1 - September 24

Things in grade 2/3 are moving along quite nicely. We have established some very important routines and have gotten to know a bit about each other.

In math the grade 2's have finished their unit on Patterns. Ask them about their test scores. We had a test on the first day of school and a test at the end of our unit. The kids were all very excited to see their growth!

We are still building stamina with Daily 5. Our Read to Self is at 15 minutes, Read to Someone is at 15 minutes and Work on Writing is at 10 minutes. We are working on some comprehension strategies when reading. We are also working on conventions (capitals, periods, etc) in our writing.

I will try to update this blog every Friday so make sure you check in to see what is going on in our classroom.

Please write the word "NOODLES" in our child's agenda so that I know you have read this!!

Important dates to remember:
Sept 30: Terry Fox Run
Oct 1: Grade 3's Basketball Clinic
Oct 1: Book orders due.

Welcome Back!

Wow…the summer has flown by and a new school year is quickly approaching! I hope everyone enjoyed every minute of their vacation and is excited to welcome a new school year. I know that I am excited to meet each one of my new students and get to know each of their unique personalities.

Please check back to learn about we are doing in the classroom!
Mrs. Shannon Sanchuck

June 18th

On Tuesday we walked over to the Sunrise library and got some books for our book boxes. We all signed up for the summer reading program! There are so many chances for your child to keep reading over the summer. They can read wherever they are... on a plane, in a car, at a cabin or even in a tent! Make sure to encourage your child to read as much as he/she can!

We have been busy wrapping up our math units on Measurement and Geometry.

Friday was Fun In The Sun day. The kids had a blast at the dance and many enjoyed the canteen.

Have a great summer!

A Few Pictures From May

It's June!

The month of May has just flown by and I can't believe it is already June!

We still have lots of work to do in the next month and we also have many fun activities planned!!!

We are wrapping up our Under the Sea unit. Many kids aren't finished with this unit yet. They are researching and working hard on individual projects. It is nice to see the excitement and focus they have while working on their projects.

In June, we are doing a mini unit on First Nations. We will be visiting the Royal Saskatchewan Museum on Friday June 11th. We are also going to be working on a Father's Day project and wrapping up our Measurement and Geometry units in math. It will be a busy month.

Dates to note:

Thursday June 10th: Bike parade at 9:30
Friday June 11th: Museum field trip in the afternoon and Rider Day
Monday June 14th: Playday
Friday June 18th: Fun In The Sun Day (wear beach wear and there is also a dance)