Good Morning Everyone, I hope you had a good weekend. Believe it or not we are still getting some snow and cooler temperatures, even though it is the end of April. Students should keep a pair of mitts or gloves, a hat and an extra pair of socks in their book bag, so they are there if you need them.   Phys. Ed Our Phys. Ed days this week are Monday and Tuesday.    Library Our library day is on Wednesday, please bring back your book so you can get another one.   Math We are working on our unit of Adding and Subtracting 2-digit numbers. So far we have been focusing on adding and creating our own strategies. The students are finding ways that are easy for them to add the numbers. It is important that we show our thinking and be able to tell how we found the answer. Keep working on your math facts and strategies at home.  Homework/Borrow-A-Book The homework for the week is listed in the blue folder. As this is only a three day week, we will not be having a spelling list. The students will review the grade 2 sight word list. Please make sure you are reading each night and record your book on the log sheet.  No School Just a reminder that there is no school for students on Thursday April 30th and Friday May 1st.   Class Project With Texas We were not able to do our report with our friends as they had another event happening. We are hoping to connect on Tuesday. We were out to check on our garden and counted 89 tulips emerging along with some snow on the garden. They are getting bigger and the snow doesn't seem to be hurting them.  Have a super week!    

 Good Morning Everyone, I hope you enjoyed your weekend! We are finally having some warmer temperatures and the snow is starting to melt. Please note, that there is still a lot of snow on the playground, so make sure you are dressed for the weather.    Phys. Ed Our Phys. Ed days this week are Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.    Library Our library day is on Wednesday. Please bring your book back so you can get out another one.   Math We are finishing up our unit on Measurement. This week we are going to start working on adding and subtracting 2 digit numbers. Students can keep working on their strategies and facts at home.   Homework/Borrow-A-Book Our homework for the week is listed in the blue folders. The spelling words this week focus on base words and word endings. It is important that students continue to read each night and record their books on the log sheet.  Class Project With Texas We had a great meeting with our friends last week! Ally, Dustin and Alyssa did a wonderful job as the reporters and poetry reader. We found out that our weather has been quite a bit different. They were shocked to hear about our snow storm at Easter and that some people were still snowshoeing and ski-dooing. They had a high temperature of 32C and the students there had ball games, soccer games and were swimming in outdoor pools! They have their caterpillars and they are already in their chrysalis. This year they are doing a new study on silk worms and they showed them to us. They are going to keep us updated on what happens. We can't get our caterpillars unitl May, because it is not warm enough yet. We are finishing up our letters to them and are sending them out on Tuesday.  Have a fabulous week!

 Hi Everyone, I hope you had a fun weekend! We are still having some cool temperatures and there is lots of snow on the playground, so please make sure you are dressed for the weather.    Phys. Ed Our Phys. Ed days this week are Monday, Tuesday and Thursday.    Library Our library day is on Wednesday. Please bring your book back so you can get another one.   Math We are continuing with our unit on measurement using non-standard units. This week we are working with using only one copy of a unit and estimating. Students can keep working on their math facts and strategies at home, as well as counting forwards and backwards by 1s, 2s, 5s and 10s.  Easter Dinner If you would like to order the Easter Dinner, please Pre-Order by Tuesday March 31st. The cost of the dinner is $6.00 and it will be on Thursday April 2nd.    Homework/Borrow-A-Book The homework for the week is listed in the blue folders. Our spelling words this week focus on the /th/ blend and the /oo/ vowel sound. Please make sure that you read each night and record your reading on the log sheet. Remember to use the strategies we have been working on.  Class Project With Texas Our friends in Texas have been having some very warm temperatures, unlike our weather here. We were not able to connect with them last week, as they had an unexpected tornado drill. We are hoping to meet with them on Thursday.  Yearbook Orders If you would like to order a yearbook for the 2014-2015 school year, the last day to place orders is Tuesday March 31st. The cost of the yearbook is $20.00.    Have a fabulous week! Wishing everyone a wonderful Easter holiday with their family and friends!

 Hi Everyone, I hope you had a fun weekend. We still have lots of snow on the playground, so make sure you are dressed for the weather. It would be a good idea to keep an extra pair of socks and mittens in your book bag.    Phys. Ed Our Phys. Ed days are Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.     Library Our library day is on Wednesday. Make sure you bring your book back so you can get another one.   St. Patrick's Day Tuesday March 17th is St. Patrick's Day. Wear something green.     Math We have started a new unit on measurement. We are learning about the calendar, the days of the week, months of the year, dates and seasons. Students can keep working on their strategies and facts at home.   Homework/Borrow-A-Book Homeowrk for the week is listed in the blue folders. This week is a review week for our spelling words. Please make sure that you are reading each night and record your book on the log sheet. Use the strategies we have been working on to help with your reading.  Scholastic Book Orders If you would like to order a book from the March Book Club, please have your order in by Friday March 20th.     Have a great week! May the luck of the Irish be with you! 

 Hi Everyone, I hope you had a super weekend! It did warm up a little, but we are going  back into the deep freeze with some very cold windchills again. Please make sure your are dressed for the weather. It would be a good idea to have an extra pair of mittens and socks in your bookbag.   Phys.Ed Our Phys. Ed days this week are Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.  Spell-A-Thon We had our Spell-A-Thon on Friday. Any student who was absent will write their test on Monday. Pledge sheets with the spelling test will go home on Monday, so pledge money can be collected. All money is due back on Friday February 27th. Thank you for your support with this fundraiser.    Math We are finishing up our unit on Addition and Subtraction to 18. Keep working on those strategies, as they will help with adding and subtraction.    Pink Shirt Day Friday February 25th is Pink Shirt Day. Staff and students are asked to wear pink to help stand up to bullying.      Class Project With Texas Austin S., Cecilia and Nevaeh did an awesome job as the reporters and poetry reader. We had lots of weather news to tell our friends about. They are amazed with the snow we keep getting. We visited our tulip garden and measured 75 cm of snow on it! We couldn't believe the news that they told us. Their tulips have bloomed!!  Homework   Homework for the week is listed in the orange folders. Our spelling words this week focus on the /ay/ vowel sound. Please make sure you read each night and record it on your log sheet.     Library Our library day is on Wednesday. Don't forget your book.   100th Day Of School Thursday February 26th will be our 100th Day Of School. We have been counting the days since the first day of school. There are many different activities that we are working on all around the number 100. Each student is making a quilt square for our 100 quilt. These are due on Monday. Students are asked to bring in a collection of 100 items. Our K-2 students are trying to bring in 100 food items for the Food Bank. Please bring in an item if you can. We are looking forward to the big day!  Winter Wellness Theme Days Thursday Feb. 26th - PJ Day Friday Feb. 27th - School Colours Day      Have a fabulous week! Enjoy your March Break next week!  

Hi Everyone,I hope you had a fun weekend! We are still having very cold windchills and more expected for the beginning of the week. So bundle up and make sure you are dressed for the weather. This is only a four day week for students.    Phys. Ed Our Phys. Ed days this week are Monday, Tuesday and Thursday.     Library Our library day is on Wednesday. Don't forget your book.   Skating We have skating with 2D on Thursday February 12th. Our ice time is 9:45 - 10:30AM. Students will need their skates and helmet. Parents and grandparents please join us if you can.   Valentine's Exchange We will be exchanging valentines on Thursday February 12th. Students can bring them in on this day to exchange with their classmates.     Math We continue to work on our unit of Addition and Subtraction to 18. We are learning different strategies to help with adding and subtracting. Keep working on your facts and strategies at home.   Homework/Borrow-A-Book Homework for the week is recorded in the orange folders. Our spelling words this week are for the Spell-A-Thon, there are 20 words. Please make sure you are reading your book each night and record it on the log sheet.  Spell-A-Thon Our Spell-A-Thon Fundraiser kicked off on Wednesday February 4th. Information packets with pledge sheets and the word list went home with each student. Students can collect pledges from family members and friends. Please work on the words at home, we are also working on them each day in class. All money raised goes to the Student Council in support of student activities.   Class Project With Texas Jamie-Lynn, Alexa and Cecilia did a fabulous job as the reporters and poetry reader. Our friends told us their tulips have emerged and are growing bigger each day. Our graden was hit with 2 more storms. They couldn't believe how much snow we got last week.  No School There is no school for students on Friday February 13th, as it is a Professional Learning Day for teachers.    Red and White Day Our Canadian flag will celebrate its 50th anniversary on Sunday February 15th. In honour of this, Monday February 16th will be Red and White Day. Students and staff are asked to wear Canada's colours in honour of our flag.  Have a super week! Happy Valentine's Day!