Ms. Sullivan | Nelson Rural School

Welcome To Grade 2!

Posted: September 10, 2017

Grade 2 News September 11 - 15

Hi Everyone!

We had a great start to the year and are getting settled into our class and school routines! I hope everyone had a great weekend!

Phys. Ed - Our Phys. Ed days are Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

Library - Our library day will be on Tuesday. Students will be able to sign out a book to take home for the week.

Homework/Borrow-A-Book Programs - These will begin on Monday Sept. 11th. The students will have a book to read each night. Please make sure that you read and record your book on the log sheet. We will be doing a sight word review for the first 2 weeks and then begin our spelling program after that. Students will get a word list starting Monday and they can return it for a new sheet when they can read all the words. Look for the Memo going home on Monday with more information on these programs.

Grandparents Day Tea - Our K-2 classes will be hosting our annual Grandparent's Day Tea on Friday September 15th at 9:00am. All grandparents are welcome to attend.

Have an awesome week!!

Posted: September 6, 2017

School Pictures

School Pictures for K-5 students will take place on Thursday September 7th.

Posted: August 31, 2017

Welcome To A New Year!!

Hi Everyone!

Welcome to a new year!!!

See everyone on Tuesday September 5th!!

Posted: May 7, 2017

Grade 2 News May 8 - May12

Hi Everyone!

I hope you enjoyed your long weekend and got out to enjoy the beautiful day we had on Sunday!

Phys. Ed - Our Phys. Ed days this week are: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.

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

Homework/Borrow-A-Book - The homework for the week is listed in the orange folders. Our spelling words this week focus on compound words. In Math we are working on adding 10s and 2 digit numbers. Please keep working on your facts and strategies at home. When you are doing the reading comprehension story, make sure you read carefully and use the strategies we have been working on. It is very important that you read your book each night and record it on the log sheet.

Collaborative Project with Dallas, Texas - We met with our friends in Ms. Sands class on Wednesday. Eria, Novalee, Katelyn and Evan did a great job as the weather and class reporters and poetry reader. We are starting our last letters to them and working on our class book. Our title is: If You Give A Robin Some Raspberries.

You and Your World/Life Cycles - We will be getting our caterpillars this week, that will allow the students to observe the life cycle of a butterfly. This is a great opportunity to observe each satge as it happens. The students will be observing and recording their observations.

Have a fabulous week!

Posted: April 23, 2017

Grade 2 News april 24 - April 28

Hi Everyone!

I hope you had a great weekend!

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

Library - Library day is on Wednesday. Please make sure you bring your book back, so you can get out another one.

Homework/Borrow-A-Book - The homework for the week is listed in the orange folders. Our spelling words this week are focusing on /ing/ endings. Sometimes we have to drop the /e/ and add /ing/ and sometimes the last letter is doubled. In Math we are startting a new unit on adding and subtracting 2 digit numbers. This week we are working on equal and unequal and adding 10s. Please keep working on your facts and strategies at home. When you are doing the reading comprehension story, make sure you read the story carefully and use the strategies we have been working on. Make sure you read each night and record your book on the log sheet.

Class Project With Texas - We have big news! Our tulips have emerged! We went out to check our garden on Thursday and they were coming up out of the snow. Katelyn, Eria, Isabel and Novalee did a super job as the weather and class reporters and poetry reader when we met with our friends on Thursday. They are having some very warm weather days down there and were surprised to hear that we had snow!

Beauty and the Beast - The K-5 classes will be travelling to JMH High School on Wednesday April 26th in the morning to see the play Beauty and the Beast. Please bring $2.00 to help with the cost if you can.

No School - Friday April 28th is a Professional Learning Day , so there is no school for students.

Have a fabulous week!

Posted: April 19, 2017

Grade 2 News April 17 - April 21

Hi Everyone!

Welcome back! I hope you had a fun Easter holiday with your family.

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

Library - Our library day is on Wednesday.

Homework/Borrow-A-Book - The homework for the week is listed in the orange folders. Our spelling words are the same list as last week, as we did not have many days to work on them. We are working on/ing/ word endings and reviewing words beginning with/th/. In math we are finishing up our unit on measurement. When you are working on the reading comprehension story, make sure you read carefully and use the strategies we have been working on. Read the story more than once; highlight or underline the answers in the story; go back and reread if you can't remember; look for clues; use all the information, title, author, picture and read everything. Please make sure that you read each night and record your book on the log sheet.

Class Project With Texas - We talked with our friends on Thursday. Tyler, Evan and Whittney did a great job with the class and weather reports and poetry reading. They got our letters in time for Easter. Now we are working on our book to send them. The book they made us is called, If You Give A Wolf A Waffle. We are still waiting for our tulips to emerge.

Math Games - Don't forget to play your math game with your family and return it on Thursday.

Have an awesome week!

Posted: April 10, 2017

Grade 2 News April 10 - April 14

Hi Everyone!

We are starting to get some warmer temperatures, but the mornings are still cool. Please make sure you are dressed for the weather.

Phys. Ed - Our Phys. Ed Days this week are Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

Library - Library day is on Wednesday. Please make sure you bring your book back so you can sign out another one.

Homework - The homework for the week is listed in the orange notebooks. Our spelling words this week focus on /ing/ word endings, as well as /th/ beginning words. When you are doing the reading comprehension stories, make sure that you read carefully and answer each question. Use the strategies we have been working on. Go back and read again; Find the answer in the story and underline it; Look for the clues. In math we are working on measurement with non-standard units. Please make sure that you read each night and record your book on the log sheet.

Math - Please make sure that you continue to work on your strategies; ways to make 10; doubles; one more, two more; one less, two less; adding on. Keep working on your math facts.

Class Project With Texas - We did our weekly report with our friends in Ms. Sands class. Hannah, Cameron and Alissa did a great job as the class and weather reporters and poetry reader. We mailed our letters to them on Tuesday. They are having some really warm spring days. The leaves are growing on the trees and the flowers are in bloom. We are working on our project with the Laura Numeroff books. We will be making our own class book to send to them.

Yearbook Orders - Thursday April 13th is the last day to order a yearbook. The cost is $20.00.

Math Games - Just a reminder that our Math Games go home on Tuesdays and they are due back on Thursday. This is a good chance to work on adding and subtraction and have some fun playing them with your family. Please sign the log sheet and make sure all the pieces go back into the bags or boxes.

No School - There is no school on Good Friday April 14th and Easter Monday April 17th.

Have an awesome week!

Happy Easter Everyone!

Posted: February 14, 2017

Grade 2 News - February 13 - February 17

Hi Everyone!

Happy Valentine's Day!!

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

Library - Our library day is on Wednesday. Please bring your book back so you can sign out another one.

Homework/Borrow-A-Book - The homework for the week is listed in the orange folders. Our spelling words for this week are the Spell-A-Thon words. We will have a pre-test on Friday. In math we are working on order in addition and fact families. The word work is find the missing word with our Spell-A-Thon words. Please make sure that you are reading your book each night and recording it on the log sheet. Use your strategies to help with unknown words.

Flag Day - Wednesday February 15th is Flag Day. Wear red and white to celebrate our Canadian flag.

Spell-A-Thon Fundraiser - As a result of the storm days we are extending the dates for our fundraiser. Monday February 20th - All pledge sheets are due. Wednesday February 22nd - Spell-A-Thons will be held in each class. Monday February 27th - Corrected tests and pledge sheets will go home - Collect pledge money. Friday March 3rd - All pledge money is due back.

Class Project With Texas - We met with our friends on Thursday. Whittney, Isabel and Hannah did a fantastic job as the weather and class reporters and the poetry reader. Our friends were wishing that they had some of our snow. They didn't have any yet this winter!

Have a fabulous week!

Posted: February 6, 2017

Grade 2 News February 6 - February 10

Hi Everyone!

I hope that everyone had a great weekend! Please make sure that you are dressed for the weather. It would be a good idea to keep an extra pair of socks and mittens in your bookbag.

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

Library - Our library day is on Wednesday, Please make sure that you bring your book back so you can get another one.

Homework/Borrow-A-Book - The homework for the week is listed in the orange folders. Our spelling words this week are the same list for the Spell-A-Thon. In Math we are working on adding and subtracting using our strategies and fact families. Make sure you keep working on your math facts and strategies at home. We are working on reading stories for details and to be able to tell what happens. This week we have a story to read and questions to answer. Make sure you read your book each night and record it on the log sheet. Use the strategies we have been working on to help with your reading.

Spell-A-Thon Fundraiser - Our school Spell-A-Thon kicked off on Wednesday February 1st. Students brought home the information, spelling list and pledge sheets. We will be working on the words at school and we ask that you go over them at home as well. Pledge sheets are due back on February 14th and the Spell-A-Thons will be held in each class on February 16th.

Skating - Our next skating day is Tuesday February 14th. Ice time is 9:25-10:05. Students will need their skates and helmet. Parents and grandparents are welcome to join us.

Class Project With Texas - We did our report with our friends in Ms. Sands class on Friday. Katelyn, Kierstyn, Clare and Tyler did a great job as the weather and class reporters amd poetry reader. Our friends told us that their tulips have already emerged!

Have a super week!

Posted: December 5, 2016

Grade 2 News December 5 - December 9

Hi Everyone!

I hope you had a super weekend! We have snow now, so please make sure that you are dressed for the weather.

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

Library - Our library day is on Wednesday. Don't forget to bring your book back so you can get another one.

Homework/Borrow-A-Book - The homework for the week is listed in the orange folders. Our spelling words focus on the long /a/ bossy /e/ vowel sounds and the word work is on this too. In Math we are working on place value up to 50 and counting by 2s to and from 40, 10s to and from 100 and 5s, to and from 100. We are still working on our organization trait, so our writing focusses on that. Please make sure that you read your book each night and record it on your log sheet.

Christmas Dinner - Our school Christmas Dinner will be on Wednesday December 14th. If students would like to have the dinner they must pre-order by Friday December 9th. The cost is $5.00.

Class Project With Texas - We met with our friends on Friday. Eria, Kierstyn, Katelyn and Lana did a wonderful job as the weather and class reporters and poetry reader. They had a great Thanksgiving holiday. We are working on their Christmas cards and will mail them out this week.

Have a fabulous week!