Today the class got a bonus 15 minutes to add to their read-a-thon log.
Please remember to send Ms. Nanavaty your pictures of you being active in the community! If our class gets all of our photos in before Mrs. Hellyer's, then we will get to choose what everyone does in Phys Ed for a class. If you are unable to get a photo, we will make sure to get one at recess tomorrow! Enjoy the sunshine.
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This Thursday and Friday there are conferences. Please double check that you have scheduled time to come in.
Today the class learned a new game with dominoes called Loose Caboose. If you have dominoes at home, you can also math war with your child. On Monday, a yellow notice went home. It explains the Read-a-thon and how your child can raise money for our New Brighton playground. The Read-a-thon will be running until after Spring Break.
Yesterday afternoon, the class had 15 minutes to read to themselves after lunch to get some bonus minutes to add to their pledge forms. Remember that the student who raises the most pledge money in the school will get to be principal for a Friday and the student who raises the most pledge money in our class will get to be "Ms. Paul" for a Friday. Today, half of the class went to the Bow Habitat Station for a field trip. I learned how fish breath. They open their mouth and the water goes in their mouth and out their gills. - Malaika
On the field trip, my favourite part was looking at the fish in the aquarium. I learned that all trout have dots. -Hannah I am still wondering how many eggs a rainbow trout lays at a time. -Kahlan (After searching online, we discovered that they lay about 800 eggs at a time. They spawn once a year in ether the spring or the fall.) My favourite part of the day was exploring around Bow Habitat Station. I liked upstairs where the fake water and manhole was. One new fact I learned was about beaver dams and the inside was dark and the outside was light. -Noah My favourite part was the whole day but one thing I learned about water was I learned water could turn into a gas. I always thought it would stay a liquid. -Bentley My favourite part was when we were upstairs and there was this carpet that was green on the edge and brown in the middle to represent a river. We put inside some blue sheets to be the water and then after we added some algae and seaweed as well as sticks and rocks. Then we put in bugs and after we added some fish. These were all the parts that made up a healthy river. -Hudsynn My favourite part of the day was taking a picture in the giant pants. -Maleena Green folders will be going home Wednesday because all of the students will have been to the Bow Habitat Station and written/finished their reflection by tomorrow. In social studies we finished part two of our writing about three pictures connected to Nunavut and Nova Scotia. In music the class played a game where they listened to a song and had to figure out what season it was about. It was called Four Seasons by Vivaldi. The class described the song "Spring" as being joyful and upbeat, like a song that does not make you want to fall asleep. We also read a book called "All Birds Have Anxiety," which was about birds that feel stressed out and worried. The class had a discussion afterward about how everyone feels stressed out sometimes, but one of the best things to do is try. Ask your child about strategies that can help you to calm down when you are feeling worried or anxious.
Hope you have a peaceful evening ;) See you tomorrow. Happy Wednesday!
I've posted another video here that might be helpful to review at home. We are going to talk about this tomorrow in class as another way to do addition of larger numbers. It is called "making friendly numbers (and compensating)." Also, thank you to those who have already returned their signed green folder. Please remember to bring them back tomorrow if you have not already. Enjoy the sunshine. Today the class continued working on two-digit addition. This link will redirect you to a video that explains one of the mental math strategies (making ten) that everyone is practicing to develop a stronger number sense. Last week, the grade twos also made a soundscape of a rainstorm. Click here to listen to the storm roll in.
Green folders went home this afternoon with math work for you to look at. Please try and bring it back signed by tomorrow or Thursday so that we can get it read to send writing home in on Monday. See you tomorrow. Today was the first of two field trips for our class to the Bow Habitat Station. The group that stayed at school did their work with Mrs. Hellyer and Mrs. Steedman's class. They worked on science and tested different objects in water to see if they would float or sink. The class also had music and Phys Ed. In music they painted with watercolor and once it dried, drew a picture over top.
Homework for those of you who were on the field trip is to tell your family what you learned about water and what you need to make a healthy river. Below are a few photos from the trip - the rest will be posted next week once the other group has had a chance to visit. Field Trip Update: We are going to spend half an hour outside for the Trail Trekking activity so please make sure you dress for the weather - hats, mitts, snowpants, boots, sweater, jacket. :) This morning the grade twos celebrated Acadian culture by learning to chair dance, play the wooden spoons, and hold a live lobster! The class also sampled a vegetarian stew, which was the best way to stay cozy on a day like today. Below are some pictures from the activities: Monday is our field trip to BOW HABITAT STATION. The group who is going on March 5 will be joining up with Mrs. Barabash and Mrs. McDougall's classes. The rest of the students who are staying at school will go to Mrs. Hellyer and Mrs. Steedman's class for the day. Here are the groups for you to remind yourself of when you are going:
Have a great weekend and see you Monday! You and your families are just the best - our whole class has returned their blue field trip forms! Hurray!
A different blue form went home yesterday about the Acadian celebration we are having on Friday. I will be making a traditional Acadian stew - vegetable fricot - that your child is welcome to enjoy during snack. Please return these blue forms first thing tomorrow morning if you would like your child to participate. This afternoon the class planted basil and lemon balm seeds in small peat containers. We are connecting this to the science curriculum of recognizing the importance of water to living and nonliving things and understanding that we have a responsibility to help maintain our supply of clean water. The students will water the seeds with fresh water and they should sprout in 1 to 2 weeks (hopefully). At the same time, we will observe the seeds that are watered with salt water to simulate what happens to plants that are near roads or storm drains in Calgary - where does all that salt from the winter go?! How does it affect plants? How do our lives shape the water? See you tomorrow :) |
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