Here's a peek at our week....
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This week in languge arts we have been focusing on learning our long vowel sounds and looking for the clues in words that tell us if a the vowels make the long or short sound. We watched on video on "Magic E" (a.k.a. silent e, King E, bossy E etc.). The students learned that when /e/ comes at the end of a word it makes the vowel say it's name (eg. same, lake, note etc.). In Gr. 2, the students have been focusing on the vowel teams (ai, ea, ee, oa, ue etc.) and learning to decode those sounds.
In writing, we began creating the plan for our fractured/twisted fairy tales. The students picked a fairy tale we had already read and changed the character, the setting and maybe the problem a little bit. For example, in the story "The Little Red Hen" no one will help the hen to make bread, but in the fractured fairy tale the character might make cake or build a house. The problem, however, is still that no one will help. We will continue working on our plans next week.
In math, we continued to practice using various strategies to help when solving subtraction problems. The students in Gr. 2 began learning how to use tens and ones to subtract two-digit numbers. We also started a new math routine called Math MashUps. The students are given a puzzle with some numbers and some pictures. They have to figure out what number each picture represents and use that to solve for the total value of the puzzle. These puzzles give students practice in applying their addition and subtraction skills and also teach logical reasoning.
In social studies, we learned about what daily life was like in Early Calgary. The students watched a powerpoint that examined the roles of men, women and children living at that time. They have begun to create a brochure showing the different jobs each was responsible for.
In science, we have continued to learn about sound. This week students learned about the characteristics of sound such as pitch (high/low), volume (loud/soft) and duration (long/short). They listened to some animal sounds and orally described their pitch, volume and duration. Then they completed a sheet describing different sounds.
In gym we have been learning to play badminton. The students have learned how to hold a badminton racquet properly and have been practicing hitting the shuttle.
Thursday was the 100th Day of School! We celebrated on Friday with a fun math Scavenger Hunt in the library, listening to a story about the 100th Day and doing 100 exercises! The students were also supposed to make a crown, but we ran out of time. Hopefully they can make it next week.
Important Information & Reminders:
- Library Day is on Wednesday. If your child misses a Library Day we will try to send them on a different day, however, it will not always be possible to do so. Most times they can simply wait for the following Library Day.
- Google Classroom - Our Google Classroom is up and running. Students can log in at school and at home and click on the various links to practice typing, math skills, reading and even do an art activity (Art Hub) or some exercise (Cosmic Yoga). Your child can go to: classroom.google.com, click on the waffle (nine dots in upper righthand corner of screen), select the Google Classroom icon and log in from there. They have already logged in at school so they will just need to put in their student email address (available in PowerSchool/My CBE Account) and their password (eg. 12345678). It's that simple. If you require assistance logging in the first time, please let me know.
- RAZ-Kids - students brought home a sheet with information explaining how to access their online RAZ-Kids account. This is a levelled reading program that students can use to practice reading at home with their parents. Once logged in students can listen to the story, practice reading the story (with adult support if needed) and then take a short quiz to assess their comprehension of what they have read. This is a wonderful compliment to our Home Reading program. If you did not receive your child's login information please email me. Thanks and happy reading!
- Healthy Hunger is up and running. Below are the upcoming fun lunch dates. To order please go to the Healthy Hunger website.
Feb. 26 - Swimming Starts
Feb. 28 - Pink Shirt Day
Mar. 21 - Parent Teacher Conferences
Mar. 22 - Parent Teacher Conferences
Mar. 25-April 1 - Spring Break
April 2 - Classes Resume
April 15 - Gymnastics starts
April 18 - Class photos
April 19 - PD Day
April 26 - Gr. 1 Immunizations
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