December 16-20

Last week of school before the Christmas break

We have a busy week ahead here at Nottawa. Here is a list of some things to note for the upcoming week:

Monday: trip to Simcoe Museum
Tuesday: Business fair. Please send money with your child in a bag or envelope with their name on it. Chicken orders have been moved to Wednesday due to the food available in the gym this day. 

Wednesday: This is a continuation of our Rudolph day from last week. Students may wear reindeer antlers if they choose. We will be finishing our gifts for home, watching Rudolph, carol singing and getting together with our buddies for apple cider.
Thursday: Empathy assembly at 9:15, wear red, green and white. At 1:40 Santa will be here for students to visit if they have brought an item for the women's shelter. See notes below. There will also be a staff, student volleyball game today!

Friday: PJ Day and movie in the gym! Also our class party is today. If your child's name is below they are welcome to bring in a treat to share with the class.

Christmas: Brooklyn, Ryker, Colin, Grace, Carter

Collections for the food and toy drive continue this week. Please send in by Tuesday if
possible.

Week of November 25th

Thank you to all the families for coming in last week for conferences. It was very nice to show you the many things your children have been working on.

This week in Language we are studying contractions in writing. We are also continuing to work on recounts and our Flat Stanley Narrative. Continue reading nightly at home and you are encouraged to read the "Celebrations around the world" poem in your blue folder.

In Math we continue to work on adding double digit numbers with carrying. This week we are having fun playing restaurant and store while adding numbers.

In Drama, we have finished painting our scenes and continue to practice our plays. Stay tuned for an invitation to come see our presentations the first week of December!

Please see the note in agendas about an upcoming trip to the Simcoe Museum. An email with permission and payment information has been sent home. 

This Friday is another character assembly at 1:45.

November 12th

Flat Stanley update!
We continue to receive emails from our pen pals in Mexico. We enjoy learning about what they do around their town Satillo and about some of their celebrations this time of the year. We will be sending a letter soon with pictures of our snow!
We are also excited that one of our Stanleys was mailed to a cousin in the Netherlands! We enjoyed comparing their classroom to ours!

In Language we are writing our own Flat Stanley Adventures which we will type out and make into a book later this month! Ask your child to tell you about the characters, setting, problem and solution to their story.

Continue reading at home and please note that there is a new shared reading poem in your child's blue book. It is about Celebrations which ties into our Social Studies unit.

In Math we have just finished our Measurement unit and quiz marks are in your child's agenda. We are now learning about Patterning. We are talking about pattern attributes, pattern cores, naming patters and using t-charts with number patterns.

Halloween is Here!

A reminder to the families below that you are welcome to bring in a treat to share
with the class tomorrow, Halloween!
Lily, Paisley, Owen L, Ava

In Language we are working on completing our Flat Stanley Halloween stories. In
addition, we have been reading various Halloween stories such as; Room on the Broom. We
then wrote who we would take for a ride on a broom!

We have also continued our study of Dr. Seuss books, this week reading: There's a
Wocket in my Pocket and Horton Hears a Who.

In Math we are studying perimeter and area. Yesterday we made Area monsters!

Classroom Treat Days

Classroom Treat Days!

In an effort to try to reduce the amount of treats and sugar we have in the classroom
on holidays, I have assigned each student a day they are welcome to bring a healthy
snack to share. Suggestions for healthy snacks include: popcorn, muffins, fruit, cheese,
crackers, yogurt, etc. You are in no way obligated to send something in, but are most
welcome to! The list below will appear on our class blog if you lose this note and
would like to remember when it’s your turn!

Halloween: Lily, Paisley, Owen L, Ava, 

Christmas: Brooklyn, Ryker, Colin, Grace, Carter

Valentine’s Day: Payton, Owen J, Troy, Lilia

Easter: Nathan, Clara, Ryan, Oscar

End of school - June: Bentley, Taylor, Gabby, Mason

October 21-25

This week we are studying one of my favourite Dr Seuss books, the Lorax. We worked on retelling the events of the story and are answering questions about the book.

In Reading, we are practicing the skill of Visualizing as we listen to our Flat Stanley adventures. Visualizing, or making pictures in our minds, will help us connect, remember and better understand the texts we read.

In Writing, we are writing our own Flat Stanley Halloween stories. Students are adding their own problems and solutions to a story beginning and are illustrating the story. We are looking forward to sharing our stories with each other.

In Math, we are studying linear measurement. We are learning to choose the proper measuring tool or unit when measuring the length, height or width of objects. Please use ixl.com grade 2 math, section R for practice questions at home.

Thank you to all those who have already signed up for the Dr Seuss trip. The school is going paperless with permission forms and so you will find this information in your email. Contact me if you do not see it.

Next week's assembly is Oct 30th at 9:30. Please note the change in time.
Orange, black and purple day is Oct 31st.

A short week

Welcome back from Thanksgiving weekend.
This week in reading we are listening to another novel about Flat Stanley and practicing the reading strategy of Visualizing. Students are drawing pictures of what they are imagining or picturing in their minds as they hear the story.

In math, we have moved into our unit on Measurement. We will be studying linear measurement using standard and non-standard units as well as studying perimeter and area.  Use ixl.com Grade 2 math questions under Units of Measurement for at home practice, as well as, our Prodigy accounts.

We have been working on Thanksgiving weekend recounts this week in Writing and students are doing a great job writing with greater detail in their journals!

Please look in side the blue At Home reading folders for our poem of the week called Measure It. Read this at home for additional reading practice. Our spelling test is Friday.