February 16- February 19, 2010.

I hope that everyone had a relaxing long weekend and you got to spend some quality time with your families!

This week started out with our Winter Olympic Afternoon on Tuesday. The kids participated in many different stations including snow soccer, curling, snowshoeing, and bobsledding. Ask your child what their favourite station was!!

We have started a new unit in math called Data Analysis. We have been sorting, comparing and graphing information. The kids seem to enjoy this unit, especially when we use jellybeans!

We are wrapping up our Winter Unit and we have started our Friendship unit. Our new friendship PWIM picture will be ready soon.

Thank you to Jaden, Sarah, and Meika for the Valentine treats! We appreciated it!

**Please note that special lunch and book orders are due on Monday February 22.

PJ Day, Snow Ice Cream, 100 Day and Twin Day!

Last week of January and First Week of February

We made snow ice cream on our PJ day. We read lots and lots of books on PJ day. We brought our housecoats and teddy bears. It was lots of fun. by Meika and Madison T.


We have been busy in grade 2! We have been doing snow art and snow experiments. We even made ice cream out of snow. We celebrated the 100th day of school on Friday February 5th. It was also TWIN DAY! Pictures to come!!

Next week we will decorate our Valentine boxes. We will be having our party on February 16th.

On Wednesday February 10th we will be having an outdoor Olympics day.

There is NO SCHOOL February 11th-15th. Enjoy your time with your family!
Mrs. Sanchuck

Snowshoeing and Winter Field Trip

Here are some pictures from our snowshoeing and winter field trip! Enjoy!

January 18 - January 22

This week has been extremely fun and exciting!! Our week started out with snowshoeing. On Monday, we spent time in our classroom learning how to put them on. On Tuesday, we tested them outside. It was a bit more challenging to put them on when we were in snowsuits. On Wednesday, we brought our boots into the school and put them on in our classroom. It was a learning experience for all of us! The kids had a great time snowshoeing in the the field and we wish we could have gone a few more times.

On Thursday we went on our outdoor adventure to BC Valley. Thank you so much to all of our parent volunteers. It was a great day and I think everybody learned something. I am sure you all heard about our tour guides Sadie and Nanuk. Mr. Conway was our outdoor teacher and he had lots of interesting things to share with us. Mr. MacKenzie also came out on our trip which made it extra special. Pictures will be posted shortly!

Next week we will continue with some more snow activities including artwork and experiments. Please continue to send ski pants everyday!

**Write the word "SNOW" in your child's agenda when you have read this!**

January 11th- January 15th

I have posted a few pictures from December below. Check them out!

This week we have been getting ready for our field trip on January 21st. Mr. Conway came out and gave us a checklist of things that we would need for our trip.

We need:

- to dress in layers

- winter jacket

- ski pants

- wool socks

- winter boots

- toque or balaclava

- neck warmer

- warm pair of mitts

- backpack

- 1/2 litre of water

-hot beverage in thermos (optional)

- healthy snack

- No gum, seeds, junk food or pop

- bathroom tissue in a plastic bag

We have also been spending time outdoors enjoying the beautiful weather. Next week we have the snowshoes so we will be out everyday. Make sure your child has a toque and mittens at school!

Check out your child's learning log for more things that we did this week!

Mrs. Sanchuck

December Pictures: Our Finished Magnet Paintings