2M Update:

Language Arts:  Finished Eric Carl Study - The Very Quiet Cricket - comprehension questions/descriptive sentences/cricket diagram/Journal writing - A day in the life of a cricket.

List 8 spelling words - test this Friday, Dec 8th(See words that went home or previous blog for words)

Math : Building numbers using tens and ones manipulatives.

• Representing and describing numbers using coins(pennies/nickels/dimes)

Science: Boats and buoyancy unit - Making sinkers float activity(See pictures) Students built a floating device that would hold 4 different weighted sinkers(rocks) without taking in water and sinking.

Social:  New Unit - Looking at places - North/Sea/Prairies- drew pictures of each area.

Religion:  Read and discussed, The Story of Peter /comprehension questions/picture

• Father Dan and Father Mike visited us this week to talk about being a good saint and Advent and sing songs.

Art:  Snowman Snow globes(See picture)

Gym:  Volleyball Unit - using balloons to practice proper technique.

Upcoming:

Dec 7th - Return home reading/library books.

Dec 8th - Scholastic book orders due - Flyers go home Monday.

Dec 15th - Advent Evening at St. Mary's church @ 6:30pm.

Dec 16th - Fun food subway

Dec 20th - Xmas store - 9-3pm.(Students can buy gifts for under $5) 

Dec 22nd - Last day of classes before Xmas break.

***New/gently used blanket drive is on until Dec 19th.***

Keep Warm!

2M Update

Language Arts: Daily Language Review/Practiced List 7/Spelling test on List 7

* No spelling test this week due to Parent/Teacher Interviews

List 8 test Friday, Dec 9th

List 8:  Action Words
1.  eat                    5. open
2.  carry                6.  need
3.  bring                7.  took
4.  gave                 8.  talk

• Mr. Seahorse - comprehension and seahorse diagram
• Read, 'The Very Quiet Cricket' br Eric Carl - discussion/made the quiet cricket story and read with a partner.  How can you be quiet like a cricket writing/cricket puzzle.

Math: Estimating and counting to 100/group and independent work

• Using tens and ones/booklet

Science:  Discovering liquids unit went home(please keep)

New Unit:  Boats and Buoyancy/terms - float/buoyancy/sink/activity on Float and sink/making predictions.(see Picture)

Religion: What do you know about God?  Discussion and questions

Health:  Dealing with Stress/ Read ' When Sophia Gets Angry- Really Really Angry'  I can,...I should not worksheet...

Art: We walk in God's Light painting art work(see Picture).

Computers:  Raz kids - Please practice at home as well.

Upcoming:

Nov 29th - Scholastic Book Fair - preview during class time

Nov 30th - Scholastic Book Fair - buy /  Father Dan and Micheal visiting classrooms Gr 1-4/ Return home reading and library books.

Dec 1st - P/T Interviews (4-8 pm)/Fun lunch pizza/St Tim's Concert performance(9-10 am)

Dec 2nd - No school for students P/T Interviews - 8:45 - 11/12-2:30

Enjoy the week!

2M Update

Language Arts - Daily language Review / Practiced List 6/spelling test on list 6

• List 6 spelling test went home in agendas(No need to send back keep at home). Please practice any words they had trouble with.
• Eric Carl author study  - Mr. Seahorse - learning vocabulary from story/ABC order/comprehension questions/learning about seahorses/video.
• List 7 spelling test this Friday, Nov 25th - handout with all words for the year went home this week.

List 7:  Opposites II

1.  light             5.  start

2.  dark             6.  end

3.  begin           7.  inside

4.  finish           8.  outside

Math - Reviewed ordinals/Estimating and counting to 50 group work and independent work.

Science - Ways water is polluted/Water and living things

Social -  Map of Canada/Oceans /using cardinal directions to locate provinces/territories and oceans.

• Canada Quiz Thursday,Nov 24th - see study guide that went home in agendas.

Religion - Ten Commandments / God's Laws 

Health -  Blood and our bodies

Art - Tissue paper Mr. Seahorse(See Picture)

Upcoming:

Nov 24th - return home reading/library books/Social quiz on Canada

Nov 25th - Jersey Day/Fun Food Pizza/List 7 spelling test/Progress reports go home.

Keep warm!

2M Update:

Language Arts - In Flanders Field poem/read/rhyming words/Remembrance Day discussion

• Remember Acrostic poems(See Picture)
  

• Atlantic Puffin book - journal writing
• Outrageous October scrapbook writing.

Math - Even/Odd numbers/ Counting with money/ Ordinals

Science - Water and living things/carnation and blue/red die.  The carnation turned blue testing our theory that living things need water.

• Keeping our water clean/Ways water is polluted.

Social - Canada's symbols

Religion - Read story of creation and learned that God created the world out of love.

• Garden of Eden pictures including 5 things God gave us.

Art - Tissue paper poppies(See Picture)

Gym - Hoop games/bean bags/over hand throwing with fuzzy balls.

Upcoming:

Nov 16th - Return home reading / library books

Nov 18th - List 6 spelling test / Fun Food

Have a great week!

Remembrance Day Service is on Thursday, Nov 10th @ 1:15.

2M Update

Language Arts;  Journal writing - Halloween writing prompt

• Remembrance Day/discussion - read "A Poppy is to Remember"
• List 6 spelling test next week.  See previous blog for words.

Math:  Counting using a number line/ Skip counting by 2, 5 & 10/ even and odd numbers

Science;

• Making Steam demo - water - liquid to gas(evaporation) and gas to liquid(condensation)
• Wind and Water demo - effect of moving air and rate of evaporation.
• Disappearing water demo - does water in an open container evaporate quicker/slower than in a closed container?

Science quiz going home Monday - please sign and return

Social: Canada Unit - flag/symbols/song  Read; " Why I love Canada"

Religion: Made bookmarks of Mustard seed story.

• Learning about St. Francis/video/coloring sheet

Gym: Partner catch and throw using tennis balls and fuzzy balls

2M prayer this week - please practice if you are reading this week.

Upcoming:
Nov 9th - return home reading and library books
Nov 10th - fun food
Nov 11th - Remembrance Day - no school

Have a great week!

2M Update:

Language Arts:  Sight word practice/ narrative story writing/DLR(Daily Language review)

• Descriptive writing - read,' I Need My Monster '/ Created our monsters and used descriptive words in our writing to describe them (See picture)

*Spelling tests start November 18th with list 6

List 6 - Opposites

1. same               5. slow

2. different         6.  fast

3. large               7.  tall

4. small              8.  short

Math - Counting on a number line by 2's, 5's & 10's

Science - Different states of liquids/ Juice or Popsicle activity - liquid/solid/gas/reviewed properties of liquids/absorb and non absorbing materials.

Religion: Parable of The Mustard Seed - learning how even something/someone small can make a difference.  Mustard seed gift from 2B.

• Made bookmarks for Catholic Education Sunday.

Art - Haunted houses - part 2(See Picture)

Upcoming:

Oct 31st - NO SCHOOL(PD Day)

Nov 1st - Faith Day - no school

Nov 4th - Picture retakes

Have a great long Weekend!

2M update:

Language Arts:  list 4 Sight words practice/ Fall Story writing / DLR (Daily language review)

• Secret life of squirrels story.

List 5 - Numbers

1.  zero            7.  six
2.  one             8.  seven
3.  two             9.  eight
4.  three         10.  nine
5.  four           11.  ten
6.  five

• List 5 sight word test Friday, Oct 28th.
• Spelling tests start with List 6 - Nov 18th

Math: New unit - Numbers to 100 - counting sets of items(groups of 2,3,5,10)/Counting on a number line by 2's, 5's, & 10's.
Science: Dissolving Solids in Water activity/ Stop the Leak activity - students were attempting to construct waterproof linings for a porous container using tissue paper, paper towels, tin foil and wax paper.
Social: Constructed our own maps with a key/ Finished Mapping Unit

• Mapping Quiz Tuesday, Oct 25th - see study guide in blue social duo-tangs. Please return social duo-tangs on Tuesday.

Religion: Learning how the Apostles creed describes what Christians believe.

Health: Hand washing lesson

Gym:  Racquet games - scoop ball

Art: Haunted Houses - part 1

Upcoming;

Oct 28th - black/orange/costume Day - no masks/weapons

Oct 31st;  PD day - no school

Nov 1st:  Faith Day - no school

Nov 4th - Fun food/Picture retakes

Nov 10th - Fun food

Nov 11th - Remembrance Day - no school

**Please contact me @ Jennifer.mah@cssd.ab.ca or call Holy Spirit if you have any questions or concerns. 

Enjoy your week!

2M Update:

Oct 17th - 21st

Language Arts:  ; Fall writing using descriptive words and the 5 senses.

• Super September writing/ Teddy Anderson(Hoop Dancer presentation) journal writing. (See picture) 

• How to write a story:  Bold beginning/order words/excellent ending.  Wrote a Fall story as a class.

List 4 sight word test Friday, Oct 21st

List 4   Weather

1.  rain            5.  land
2.  sunny         6. warm
3.  water          7. cold
4.  snow           8.  hot

Math: Patterns review/Patterns assessment . Please sign/review and return assessments.
Science:  Absorbency tests of different materials. Repel and absorb words.  We learned that tin foil and saran wrap would make a better raincoat than construction paper and paper towels.
Social:  Mapping
Religion:  How I can help my family /classroom sentences.
Art:  3-d squirrel(see Picture)   Please send in an old shirt for painting.











Gym:  Racquet games/badminton

Upcoming:
Oct 28th:  Wear black or orange or Halloween costumes( no weapons/masks)
Oct 31st:  PD Day(no school)
Nov 1st: Faith Day(no school)

***Please continue reading/recording on home reading sheets daily.  The books should be read multiple times in order to learn words and improve fluency.  Always return on Wednesdays.

Enjoy your Sunday!

2M Update

Oct 11- 14th

Language Arts; List 3: Family - sight word test Friday, Oct 14th (see list in previous blog)

• Thanksgiving book/writing - What are we thankful for?(see picture)

Math: Finished Patterns Unit - Patterns Assessment Friday, Oct 14th. (See review sheet and duotangs that went home Friday)  Return duotangs on Friday please.
Science; Which is heavier activity. Interactions of oil and water: observing they do not mix and water is heavier than oil,(see picture)












Religion:  Liturgy practice/wrote a prayer for Family
Art:  Fall Trees (see picture) / Turkey art










Upcoming:
Oct 12th: Teddy Anderson (Hoop dancer performance)
Oct 14th: Fun Food pizza
Oct 21st: Fun Food - twisted basil

Enjoy the rest of your weekend!

2M Update

October 3-7th
No sight words this week as it is a short week.  No school on Friday, Oct 7th(PD Day).
The next sight word test will be on Friday, Oct 14th.

List 3: Family

1. mother          5. aunt
2. brother          6. uncle
3. father            7. child
4. sister          

Math: Quiz on patterns. Please look over with your child, sign and return.
Solving problems about increasing patterns,  Read 'The Very Hungry Caterpillar' and worked on patterns in the book and worksheets.
Science: Paper clip challenge and making a pile of water on a penny activities.  Looking at cohesion and surface tension with water.
Social: Mapping Skills
Language Arts:  read ' It's Fall '- Cut and glued Fall sentences in order

• DLR -all week
• Wonderful Words - List 2

Religion: We are each called by name: colored and decorated leaves for our tree(see picture).  How family supports us.  Made thank you cards to family members that support us. See our prayer table picture.

Computers:  Raz Kids - passwords went home so students can read at home as well.

Upcoming:  

Oct 4th: Picture Day & last day to collect deserts for Thanksgiving Hampers.

Oct 6th:  Thanksgiving Liturgy @ 10:30am. The grade 2's will be participating! Students can dress nice on Thursday.  Please come if you are available!  

Oct 6th: Fun Food-Subway

Oct 7th: No School

Oct 10th; No School

Oct 14th; Fun Food Pizza

Thank you to all who sent in deserts for our Thanksgiving hamper and donated money for Terry Fox!

Happy Thanksgiving!

2M Update:

Hello Parents

This is what we have been working on.

September:
* Every Monday we will practice a new list of words and I will give them a sight word test on Fridays. The words will be glued into their agendas.  Please practice any circled words you see at the end of each week.

List 2: Prepositions

1.  under          5. across
2.  over            6. upon
3.  behind        7. above
4.  below         8. near

Math: Describing, extending and increasing patterns.
Science: Discovering other liquids: transparent & opaque/ Racing liquids: exploring viscosity ex:       chocolate syrup had a higher viscosity than vinegar.(Picture attached-compared thickness of               different liquids by racing them down a pan.)
Social:  map reading and compass rose
Language Arts:  read "The Invisible Boy"-journal writing: How to be a good friend

•  Its Fall booklet: sentences using descriptive Fall words
•  Wonderful Words: list 1 practice/copy out/abc order/sentences
•  DLR(Daily Language Review): all week

Religion: Learning about and setting up a prayer table/Grace before Meals prayer.  A prayer table has 5 items: bible/candle/white cloth/cross(rosary)/and something living(plant or animal).  We will be getting our fish next week!  Yeah!!!
Health: All About Me booklets
Gym:  Cooperative games/warm-up run and song
Art: Fall trees

**Please send the volunteer calendar back with days marked if you are available to volunteer next month in our class.

Upcoming:  
Sept 28th: sacrament registration 7:00-8:30 at the church
Sept 29th: Terry Fox/Spirit Day - wear red and white
Sept 30th: Fun Food pizza
Oct 4th; Picture Day(new date)
Oct 6th: Thanksgiving Liturgy - 2M will be participating in this liturgy(You are welcome to attend!)
Oct 7th: PD Day - no school for students.

Enjoy the sunny weather!

2M Update:

Hello Parents:
This is what we have been working on.

SEPTEMBER:
Math:  Patterns
Science:  Exploring Liquids: Discovering water demo
Social:  Mapping Unit
L.A: All About me (brown bags) and grade 2 goals (Picture posted)
Religion:  We are Unique ( We Belong To Gods Family - Unit 1)
Art: Self Portraits

Upcoming:
Gym: Every Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday
Library:  Every Wednesday (Please return books every Wed)
Sept 14th: school liturgy @ 1:30 @ St. Mary's Church
Sept 15th:  Family BBQ(5-6)/ Meet the teacher(6-6:30/7-7:30)
Sept 16th: Parent teacher conferences(8:45-11/12-2:30) No school for students
Sept 23rd: Fun Food - Dairy Queen
Sept 28th:  Sacrament registration: 7-8:30pm
Sept 29: Terry Fox Run/Spirit Day

Snack:  We will have snack every day before recess in the class.  Please send a healthy snack.

Volunteering in the classroom:

Volunteer needed to help with home reading every Wednesday morning(9-11).  Please write a note in agenda if you are available.
A calendar will be going home this week in agenda’s with information about volunteering in October.

Thank you and have a wonderful week!