Thursday june 29

 ¡Hola familias!

Today was an emotional day. Students were happy to successfully complete another year but sad about it being over.

Sports day was a success! Lot of fun al around.

We never finished reading the Hobbit, so I encourage everyone to continue to read it throughout the summer.

Have a great summer break! 

I will miss you all

Friday June 23rd update

 ¡Hola familias!

This week was an exciting and fun week. Students got to take home their work. We had our last in-line skating and got to watch the grade 5s play soccer with the teachers.

In math we are continuing to solve problems in groups.

In ELAL and science we shared our diary of stories.

For Indigenous Peoples day we learned about land  acknowledgements and also heard some Blackfoot, Stony Nakoda and Tsuut’ina stories.

Students also took home their small animals today. Please ensure that they are moved to an appropriate container soon.

Have a great weekend

Tuesday June 20th update

 ¡Hola familias!

This week in social studies we focussed in a community in the past. The Grade 2s learned about how a school is also a community and we learned about what a school in the past was like. Ask your child about it!

                     

                 

We learned bout antique toys, made a craft candle holder, used chalk on a tablet, identified similarities and differences between the past and present on a venn diagram and tried to write with ink dip pens using cursive writing.

 In Spanish we started presenting using our animal puppets.

For science we have added to our creature family in the class and students learned about the larval stage of a mosquito.

In math we started planning a fictitious end-of-year celebration where students need to calculate how much it will cost to organize a party. Each students chooses an item and tallies up the cost. 

Today we also started making pom-poms which we will then decorate.

In ELAL we are sharing our Diary of ... stories and continue to read aloud "The Hobbit"

Tomorrow is National Indigenous Peoples Day and we will be doing several activities to learn about Indigenous perspectives.

Friday June 16th update

!Hola familias!

This week we did a lot of math group work. Students tried to solve several problems throughout the week. 

For social studies we started learning about what a school in the past looked like. 

Today we had the grade 1 classes come to the classroom. The grade 2 students gave the grade 1 students a tour of the class and showed them what it is like to be in grade 2.

I would like to thank parents who volunteered for in-line skating. I would also like to apologies for not sending a note about the last minute schedule change.

I hope you have a great weekend!

Tuesday June 13

 !Hola familias!

This week we will be doing group work in math and trying to solve problems together as well as practicing addition and subtraction. We also did some work with fractions.

In social studies we finished learning about the prairies and are now starting to learn about a school in the past.

In Spanish we are learning about animals and will do a small puppet show with our animals and continue to read about animals.

In ELAL we are writing "The diary of..." stories.

In science we have been reviewing what we learned about bugs in class.

Friday June 9th update

 !Hola familias!

This week was short but exciting. I hope everyone enjoyed yesterday's fiesta.

In social studies we are finishing our posters that showcase the prairies.

In physical education we went outside and practiced soccer skills  throughout the week as well as continued with in-line skating.

This week in ELAL the students shared their completed stuck stories. They are all very proud of their hard work.

In math we have been doing a lot of fractions-related art and also continued with addition and subtraction.

In Spanish we finalized our presentations on how to prepare food and started learning about "animales" (animals). 

In science we started planning our "diary of..." stories. We also had a new animal hatch. The hornworms we had earlier in the year have started coming out of their pupae as hawkmoths. 

Have a great weekend!

June 6th update

 !Hola familias!

• This week in math we are reviewing addition and subtraction with and without borrowing and regrouping. We have also continued with fractions through art. 
• In science we will continue with our beetle art and our story about the diary of our choice animal. 
• In social studies we are learning about the prairies and prairie communities. Students are working in groups to depict what they have learned about the prairies.

• ≈In Spanish we are listening to students' presentations on how to prepare food.

Reminders:

Please return any overdue library books. In-line skating is on Thursday, so please make sure your child comes dressed appropriately.