Thursday January 13, 2022

Good Morning Grade 2!

We are off to another chilly start, but it is supposed to warm up this afternoon! I hope that everyone had a good day yesterday.

Here are some activities you can work on today.

Orange Homework Books

• Read – Choose a book to read from the reading bag. Use your strategies to help with the reading and record the on the log sheet.
• Read – Share a story book with someone at home or share one from Tumble Books. The link and passwords are on the class page.
• Spelling – Week 7 Words – The focus this week is on the short /i/ and /o/ vowel sounds. Go over the words, practice spelling them out loud and writing them down
• Word Work – Blends and Vowels – Winter Words – Look at each picture, say the word. What blends or vowels do you hear? Fill in the missing ones. Pick 2 of the words and write a sentence for each one. Tell good details and make sure your sentences begin and end the right way.

Home Learning Pack – Week 1

• Math – Warm Up – Count and Move! – Put on a Jack Hartman Video, or count and move on your own.
• Math – Sheet – Addition and Subtraction Word Problems/Counting different ways. Solve each word problem; count by 5s; 10s starting at 2; 2s starting at 1.
• Math Game – Try Snowman Bump or Go Fish – Doubles – This one is in the purple Folder in Your Home Learning Kit that was sent home at the beginning of the year.
• Writing – How To Build A Snowman – Organization – Step By Step Instructions. How do you make a snowman? What steps do you take? How would you tell someone, who never made a snowman before? Do the first and second steps today. Explain what to do. Add good details and make sure you tell things in order. Draw and colour a picture for each step in the boxes. Use the snowman word sheet to help with your writing.

Calendar and Weather

• Go over the calendar and weather. There is a calendar page added to the Documents section on the class page, or you might have a calendar at home to use.

Technology/On-Line Programs

• If you have access to a device and have some extra time, you can log on to Squiggle Park or Dream Box Math and play.
• Some students still have their agendas at home and the codes and passwords are taped on the inside cover.
• Those who don’t have their agendas, I emailed the codes and passwords yesterday. If I missed someone , please let me know.

Home Learning Kits

• Just a reminder that you can also use materials from the Home Learning Kit that was sent home at the beginning of the year if you are looking for extra activities.
• There are lots of math games you can play with your family too.

Outdoor Play

• It is supposed to be much warmer this afternoon, so you may be able to get outside, enjoy some fresh air and play! If the snow is good for snowman making, you might want to try the challenge on the STEAM Choice Board I added under documents.
• Check Mrs. Dickson’s page for some fun Phys. Ed activities.

STEAM Time

• I have added a STEAM Choice Board under the Documents Tab. Try to do 1 activity during the week.

Photos

• Send along pictures of any of the activities you do. I would love to see them and will add them to our class page to share with the rest of the class.

I am available throughout the day by e-mail if you have any questions or need support with activities.  I am here to help, so please reach out for anything you need.  lisa.sullivan@nbed.nb.ca

Thank you for your help and support at home, it is appreciated!

Have a fantastic day Grade 2!! I miss you and hope to see you soon!!

Ms. Sullivan

Good Morning Grade 2!

Happy New Year! Welcome to 2022! I hope that everyone had a good holiday and found some time to have fun, rest and relax!

Her are some activities to work on today.

Orange Homework Books

·    Read – Choose a book to read from the reading bag. Use your strategies to help with the reading and record the on the log sheet.

·    Spelling – Week 7 Words – The focus this week is on the short /i/ and /o/ vowel sounds. Go over the words, practice spelling them out loud.

·    Word Work – Short /i/ and short /o/ vowel sounds. Look at the picture, say the word, what vowel sound is missing? Fill in the vowel. Pick 2 words and write a detailed sentence for each one. Make sure your sentence begins and ends the right way.

Home Learning Pack – Week 1

·    Math – Warm Up – Count and Move! – Put on a Jack Hartman Video, or count and move on your own. Play the Snowman Bump math game with someone at home.

·    Math – Colour By Code – Sums to 10 – Solve each number sentence and put the answer in the space. Use the colour code to colour your answer and see what the picture is. Use your strategies to help with the answers.

·    Math - Work on some of your math facts. (Orange Sheet in your folder.)

   Writing – 6+1 Writing Traits – Organization – Getting Ready For Bed – It is important for our writing to be organized and tell things in order. Tell the steps you take to get ready for bed. Draw and colour a picture to go with each step. You can do the first 2 steps today and the next 2 steps tomorrow. Make sure you tell good details.

Technology/On-Line Programs

·    If you have access to a device and have some extra time, you can log on to Squiggle Park or Dream Box Math and play.

·    The codes were sent home earlier in the year, but if you don’t have them, send me an e-mail and I will send them to you.

Home Learning Kits

·    Just a reminder that you can also use materials from the Home Learning Kit that was sent home at the beginning of the year if you are looking for extra activities.

·    There are lots of math games you can play with your family too.

Outdoor Play – I think it is a little too cold to be outside today, so maybe you can do some exercises inside to get you moving. Check Mrs. Dickson’s page for some Phys. Ed activities.

I am available throughout the day by e-mail if you have any questions or need support with activities.    lisa.sullivan@nbed.nb.ca

Thank you for your help and support at home, it is appreciated!

Have a great day Grade 2!! I miss you and hope to see you soon!!

Ms. Sullivan

Hi Everyone!

The days are going by fast!

Christmas Shop -  We had a great time shopping yesterday at the Christmas Shop. We will be sending the gifts home on Thursday. Still have some wrapping to do!!

Christmas Dinner - Just a reminder that the Christmas Dinner is tomorrow, Thursday December 16th. If you did not order the turkey dinner, you will have to bring your lunch, as that is the only meal being served tomorrow.

Spirit Week - Thursday is Christmas Hat/ Shirt/ Sweater Day. Friday will be PJ/Christmas PJ/ Red & Green Day.

Last Day Of School - Please note that the last day of school for K-6 students has been changed to this Friday December 17th.

I would like to wish all of my students and their families a wonderul, safe, healthy and fun holiday! Merry Christmas and best wishes for a healthy and happy 2022!!

Hi Everyone!

Welcome Back! I hope you had a fun weekend! We are almost at the end of November!! The temperatures are getting colder and we are expecting some snow this week. Please make sure you are dressed for the weather. It is time for hats and mittens and you will need your snow pants to play in the snow!

Phys. Ed - Our Phys. Ed days this week are Tuesday and Wednesday.

Library - Our Library day is on Thursday. Make sure you bring your book back so you can sign out another one.

Homework/Reading - The homework for the week is listed in the orange folders. Our spelling words this week focus on the short /u/ vowel sound and the word work activity is on this too. With writing we are working on adding details to our sentences and making sure they begin and end the right way. Use the pictures to help write a detailed sentence. In math we are working on counting in different ways and using strategies to help with adding. How quick can you do your doubles? Make sure you read a book each night and record it on the log sheet. Use your strategies to help with your reading.

Report Cards - Report cards will be going home on Tuesday November 30th. Please sign the comment sheet and return it in the envelope to the school.

Parent/Teacher Phone Interviews - Parent/Teacher interviews will be done by phone. There is a form in the report envelope to fill out for an interview and time that works best for you. Please fill it out and return in the report envelope to the school. Interviews will be done on Thursday December 2nd, afternoon/evening and Friday December 3rd, in the morning.

No School - There is no school for students on Friday December 3rd. The morning will be for Parent/Teacher Phone Interviews and the afternoon is a Professional Learning Day for teachers.

Fundraising - Just a reminder that all pledge money is due back on Tuesday November 30th. The Prize Assembly will be held later in December.

Literacy - With Word Work we will be starting to focus on the long vowels and blends. Keep working on your sight words and spelling words. This will help with our reading and writing. We have started focusing on the 6+1 Writing Traits. We are learning all about ideas and details. We are adding more to our writing and using detailed pictures to help. Our reading is improving and we are working on different strategies to help with reading. We have been finding out more about non-fiction and are reading some different books about animals. The students are going to start writing their own book about an animal of their choice.

Math - Mrs. Dalton has started working with us this week and we are finding out about Math Workshop. We have started working with money, counting by 5s, 2s starting at 1 and 10s starting at numbers from 1 to 9. We will also be using mental math strategies to help with adding and subtracting.

Have a super week Grade 2!

Hi Everyone!

Welcome Back To School!!! We are very happy to say that we will be back to learning at school beginning on Monday November 15th. I can't wait to see all of you! 

Phys. Ed - Our Phys. Ed days this week are Tuesday and Wednesday.

Library - Our library day is on Thursday. Make sure you bring your book back so you can sign out another one.

Homework/Reading - The homework for the week will be listed in the orange folder. Our spelling words this week will focus on the short /e/ vowel sound and the word work activity will be on this as well. With the writing, use the pictures to write a sentence that begins and ends properly and tells a whole idea. See if you can use any of the spelling words. For math we are working on place value, counting, comparing and ordering numbers and even and odd. This will be a review of the outcomes we have worked on. Please make sure that you read a book each night and record it on the log sheet. Use your strategies to help with your reading and figuring out unknown words.

Fundraiser - Please return your pledge sheet and any money collected on Monday November 15th. If you can't bring it Monday, try to have it in by Tuesday. We will provide more information about the fundraiser this week.

School Clothing - If your ordered any school clothing on line, it is available for pick up at the school.

Health Protocols - Just a reminder that Covid-19 protocols are still in place. Students are required to wear a mask on the bus and in the school and classroom. Please send 2 clean masks each day.

Water Bottles - A reminder that the students can't drink from the water fountains. Please send in a water bottle for the students to use. This can be refilled at the fountains throughout the day.

No School - There is no school for students on Friday November 19th, as it is a Professional Learning Day for teachers.

Thank you again to all families for your support at home during the last two weeks. It was very much appreciated!

Have a wonderful, fun week Grade 2! It will be great to be back together again at school!!

Ms. Sullivan

If you placed an order for school clothing, they are in and available for pick up at the school. Mr. Fitzpatrick will be at the school today, Friday November 12th, from 10:00AM - 12:00PM.

Good Morning Everyone!

I hope you had a good day yesterday and enjoyed the sunshine!

Here are some activities for today.

Calendar/Weather - We do our calendar and weather every day. Use a calendar if you have one at home, or I have attached a November Calendar page at the bottom and in the Documents section. Go over the day, date, month and year. What day of the week is tomorrow? What day of the week was yesterday? There is a link below for the weather network, or you can check the Weather Network on TV. There are questions on the link to use.

Word Work - Sight Words - Keep working on the list you are at until you can read all words, without any problems. Once you know all the words, get someone at home to sign the page and you can go to the next list. Spelling - Have someone at home call out the words to you, and you can spell them on the spelling page for that list in your book. Once you can read and write these words it will also help with your reading and writing. In your blue book try the Word Work - Middle Sounds - Vowels (a/e/i/o/u) - B section. Look at the picture, say the word, what sound do you hear in the middle? If you have crayons, you can colour the pictures.

Reading - Pick one of your levelled books to read. Choose a story book to share with someone. One from the kit, one of your own or you can check out the Tumble Books site. Also there are some Remembrance Day poems, added below that you can also read. Use the strategies we have been working on to help with your reading. Make sure you record what you read on the log sheet.

Writing - Blue Book - Today try the Sight Words - List B - Sentences. Pick 5 of the 10 sight words and write a sentence for each one. Remember a sentence tells a whole idea and begins and ends properly. For a challenge, try to use more than 1 of the words in each sentence.

Squiggle Park - If you have access to a device, go on and play fro 15 minutes. Your code and password are on the front cover of your agenda.

Math - Warm Up - Jack Hartman Video - Count, move and exercise. If you can't get the video, count and move on your own. Today try counting by 2s. If you have a few other people at home, try Count around The Circle with them. Count by 2s to 30. Whoever says 20 or 30 are out. In your blue book, try the math page: Numbers - Counting In Dfferent Ways; by 1s to 30/ 2s to 30/ 10s to 100/ Backwards by 10s from 100. Play one of the math games from your kit. Today try, Fall Roll and Bump. All the materials you need are there.

Dream Box - If you have access to a device, go on and play for 15 minutes. Do the activities with the blue star first. Your code and password are on the front cover of your book.

STEAM Time - If you haven't done an activity yet and you have time today, check out the choice board and choose one to do for the week.

Outside Time - We are off to a frosty, sunny start to the day! It is supposed to warm up as the day goes on. Dress for the weather and head outside to explore, run and have some fun!

Veteran's Week/Remembrance Day - This week is a time for us to remember the sacrifice, courage and service of our Canadian Veterans, Soldiers and Forces. A poppy is a symbol to remember and never forget, those who sacrificed for our freedom. Today for Art, create your own poppy or a field of poppies. Use whatever materials you have available at home; crayons, markers, pencil crayons, paint. When you are done, hang it up somewhere in your house. This will be a reminder for you to remember and say thank you, whenever you see it. As well there are Remembrance Day poems added below.

Have a super day Grade 2! I miss you and hope to see you soon!

If there is anything I can do to help, or you have questions about any of the activities, please send me an e-mail. I am available throughout the day. Thank you for your support at home.

lisa.sullivan@nbed.nb.ca

Take Care

Ms. Sullivan