December 14-18

The week started out cold but it has now warmed up! We are once again enjoying outdoor recesses! The kids are super happy and excited to get outside and burn off some energy.

This week has been another great working week. We have been focused during learning time. We are wrapping up our PWIM cycle with our magnet picture. Our magnet paragraphs have been written and illustrated. We are working on addition and subtraction to 18.

We have been busy crafting this week. It is always fun to create art with paint and glitter. Our wonderful creations are a surprise and I am sure you will love them.

Our week ended with a special lunch day. Thank you to the parent volunteers who helped out. On Friday we also got to watch and a fantastic magic show. I am sure that your child has told you all about it!

Don't forget that we will be singing at the Board Office first thing Monday morning. We have been practicing during music this week. The kids sound absolutely amazing!

Tuesday is the last day of school. Dismissal will be at 2:30. Students return to school on Wednesday January 6th, 2010.

Have a safe and happy holiday with your family!

Animals In Winter Presentation Pictures

December 7 -11

What a busy fun filled week we have had!! On Tuesday we had our wonderful Winter Concert. The kids did an amazing job with their poem and song. We have been chosen to go down to the Board Office and sing on December 21st.

On Wednesday we had an Animals In Winter presentation. We learned many new and exciting things about animals and what they do to get ready for winter. This is the kick off to our unit in January which is Winter Weather and the Arctic. We have lots of exciting outdoor activities planned for January. Stay tuned for more details!

We are wrapping up our Magnet centres. Next week we will be doing some magnet crafts to finish up the unit. The kids expressed an interest in doing some Magic Magnet experiments at home over the holidays. I will send home the activities and if you have some time you can try them out.

Our reading and writing are continuing to improve as we work on the Daily 5. We are excited to share our classroom with other teachers who want to come in and see what we do.

In math we are still working on addition and subtraction to 18. Please check out the math home connection link for activities to do at home with your child.

This week the school had candy cane sales and Santa pictures. This combined with indoor recess and a closed gym for the concert made for an interesting week!!

Enjoy the weekend and try to stay warm!!

***Pictures of the Daily 5 and our Animals In Winter presentation will be posted soon!! Mr. Howard bought a new camera for our classroom. Once I figure out how it works, I will post the pictures!***

Pictures From Our Trip!

Monday Nov. 30 - Thursday Dec. 3

This week we went to the Science Centre! We had lots of time to explore and we participated in two workshops. One was all about Magnets. The children got to have fun during different magnet centres. They are already magnet experts and they really impressed Chad, our Science Centre teacher, by answering all of his questions. The other workshop was called Crafty Science. We learned all about snowflakes and created some with six points. Thank you to Sarah's mom and Meika's mom for volunteering to help with this trip.

Daily 5 is running very smoothly in our room. This week the children got to start choosing the activities they wanted to do. Their choices are: Read to Self, Work on Writing, Read to Someone, Listening to Reading, and Word Work. Students are more engaged and empowered when they get to choose what they are doing. I will be posting some pictures of the Daily 5 in action soon! Keep reading at home too!

Finally this week, we have been busy getting ready for the Winter Concert. Please make sure that your child has a toque, mittens, and a scarf for their performance. The kids have done an amazing job learning their songs and poem for the concert. It will be a fantastic performance. See you on Tuesday!

November 23 - November 27, 2009.

Everyone showed their Rider Pride on Friday by wearing green and white. Thank you to Meika and her family for sending Rider gingerbread cheerleader cookies!

This week we started our magnet centres. The kids are having a blast exploring and learning all about magnets.

We started Unit 3 - Addition and Subtraction to 18. See the Math Home Connections for activities to do with your child at home.

The kids have been working on winter writing. It seems strange to be talking about winter when there is no snow yet! They have also been working very hard practicing their song and poem for the Winter Concert. Tickets were sent home on Friday. Please let me know if you did not get yours.

Remember:

Wednesday December 2: Science Centre field trip. We will leave at 10:45 and return at 3:15. We are eating lunch at the Science Centre.

Friday December 4th : No School for students

Sorry for the glare on the pictures. I used my computer to take the pictures and not a camera!

November 16 - November 20

What a busy week in grade 2!!

We made a title page for our magnet book. We have lots of fun experiments to try! Our magnet PWIM picture now has a title and it is "Magnetic Magnets". We are all looking forward to our magnet workshop at the Science Centre.

On Wednesday, we took advantage of the gorgeous weather and we had "Move It" outside. We took a beautiful walk around the lake.

On Thursday, we made yummy pumpkin cobbler in the crock pot. It made our classroom smell so delicious. The kids love cooking so we may have to do it more often!

On Friday, we attended the production of Peter Pan at the Globe Theatre. All of the kids seemed to enjoy the show. Report cards were also handed out on Friday so be sure to look for that!

We have finished our math unit called Numbers to 100. Next week will start a unit called Addition and Subtraction to 18. We will learn many different strategies to add and subtract. Please check out the Math Connections link for activities to do at home. I will have them added by next week.

Have a great weekend and GO RIDERS!!!!