Welcome to Grade 2! It has been a pleasure to meet you all, and I am excited about the year ahead!

September Dates:

Monday, September 10th – Fire Drill

Wednesday, September 12th – Picture Day – Full dress uniform

Thursday, September 13th – Bus evacuation drill

Monday, September 17th – Pro-D – No School

Tuesday, September 18th – Parent Welcome Night – 6:30pm

Wednesday, September 26th – Knight Day

Spelling:

List will be introduced on Monday, September 10th and tested on Friday, September 14th. For extra practice at home, if you go through my blog you will find the weeks words on Spelling City – which has different games and activities to help students practice spelling words.

1. his
2. just
3. about
4. much
5. ball
6. law
7. lay
8. soft
9. path
10. as

We will focus on 10 phonograms each week. They will be introduced on Mondays, and tested on Friday. If you get 10/10 on Monday when they are introduced, you will not have to do the test on Friday.

ee, oo, er, ng, ay, ou, ch, ea, th, ar

Reminders and Other Information:

Just a few things to get us started for the year. I sent home a newsletter, and some of this information was on there, but some of this is new also.

• If you have not yet brought in kleenex boxes, paint shirt and gym shoes, please do so as soon as possible
• A Criminal record check will be MANDATORY to be in the classroom or to participate in field trips, please make sure you have these on file at the office, or get the process started right away
• Water bottles – I would encourage each student to have a water bottle … we don’t have a water fountain in the classroom, so it is important that they have a way to have a drink when hot and thirsty
• Planners have gone home and this will be a very effective way to communicate back and forth – I check it each morning, Please be sure to bring it to school EVERY day.
• Emergency Kits – some parents have been asking about these … information about putting these together will be coming home with your student next week.
• Student Information form went home with your child today – please fill it out and return it to the school office ASAP! It is important for us to have these details on file for your child.

I post on my blog every Friday about what is going on in the week ahead, as well as all other important information that you will need. Please make sure you refer to the blog for all the details.

Pictures from our Week:

Hard to believe it, but that’s it. We made it!

I was abundantly blessed by so many of you over the past few days. Thank you so much for all the kind words, and hugs, and all the gifts.

I have loved teaching your children and getting to know them, as well as so many of you parents this year. I pray you have a wonderful summer vacation, and we will see you again in September!

We just heard back from the waterslides and they are all working so we are going to be walking out the door now! See you at the slides! 🙂

Hi Parents,

We have heard that their is a possibility that the Waterslides are closed today, due to maintenance issues. We are looking into it and are working on an alternate plan if this is the case. Please be patient and flexible with us as we figure it all out.

Thanks for your understanding!

I am still in need of a helper on Fun Day … someone who can come and run a station for me. Please send me an email or come see after school today! Thanks!

Hey parents,

I just need to clear up a misunderstanding. Today was a bit of a frustrating and emotional day for me (not because of anything the students were doing), and so the kids saw that I was upset, and just having a difficult time. I just want to make it clear that I did NOT lose anyone in my family or close to me. I am tired, and I’m emotional. But I am absolutely OK. There is no need to be concerned about me, although I appreciate that you all are. I don’t know where the rumour started that my parents had been in an accident or anything, I simply told them I was having a hard day, as we all do sometimes. Had I realized they thought it was something so big, I would have addressed this with the class. I’m sorry for any misunderstanding. I will talk to the kids tomorrow and make sure they know that I am alright. It’s not every day they see the raw emotion of a hard day for me, but that is what today was. I hope this clears up any misunderstanding and concern, thanks.

You are invited to our: Show N’ Share Afternoon on June 14th

From 2:30 until 3:00pm you are invited to drop in and see how hard your child has been working! They have been working on science reports and story writing and they want to share it with you! Please come, drop in, and see all of their hard work!

On Wednesday, June 20th we have our annual K-3 Fun Day! I am looking for two parent volunteers that would be able to come and run a station for me for the entire morning. We will be starting just before 9:30 and will be done by noon. Please email me and let me know if you can help me out! Due to the crazy and chaotic nature of so many children in the gym already, I’m going to ask that younger siblings are not present if you volunteer to help out with this day. Thanks!

Can you believe it? Is the end really just around the corner?? I’m having a hard time believing it, but we are definitely all ready for the break! We have continued our countdown … Lunch with our big buddies, they got to replace an academic block (they chose science) with a coloring block, quiet reading outside in the sunshine with friends, a movie afternoon, and

Dates to Remember:

Tuesday, June 12th – Elementary Year End Chapel – 9:15am

Wednesday, June 13th 

• Knight Day
• Talent Show

Thursday, June 14th

• Sharing Afternoon 2:30-3:00pm – details below
• Bouncy Castle
• Bake Sale for Ms. Doerksen

Friday, June 15th – Noon Dismissal

Monday, June 18th – Mobile Dairy

Tuesday, June 19th – Waterslides

Wednesday, June 20th 

• Fun Day – Noon dismissal
• Summer Vacation Begins!!

Reminders and Other Information:

• Bring in Home Reading – I will not be sending new books home anymore
• Year End Chapel – We would LOVE for you to join us for our last worship chapel as an elementary. We will be in the chapel, starting at 9:15am and we would LOVE for you to join us in a time of worship and celebration of this past year. There will be seats designated at the back of the room for parents, but space will be limited. We want you to know that you are welcome even if it is standing room only.
• Talent Show – We will be doing our talent show in two parts – the two Grade 1 classes, and the Grade 2 class will be performing from 9:15-10 and the Grade 2/3 and Grade 3 class will be performing at 10:30. Looking forward to seeing you there!
• All Library books MUST be returned ASAP!
• SHARING AFTERNOON – we have been working really hard on science reports and story writing and the students would love for parents to come so they can share what they have done! Please feel free to come anytime between 2:30 and 3:00 for a show and tell of all their hard work.
• Bake Sale for Amanda Doerksen (intermediate teacher leaving us to go to Africa to teach)
  • Purpose: to raise funds to help her with classroom setup
  • When: Thursday, June 14th
  • Where: school lobby
  • What: donuts and cupcakes – $1.00 each
  • What time: recess and lunch

June is here! Wow … just two and a half weeks left! They are going to fly by! We have continued our countdown … extra DPA, ice cream treat, paper airplane contest, free play time inside and wagon wheels for a snack!

Dates to Remember/June Dates:

Wednesday, June 6th – final primary chapel

Tuesday, June 12th – Elementary Year End Chapel

Wednesday, June 13th 

• Knight Day
• Talent Show

Thursday, June 14th – Bouncy Castle

Friday, June 15th – Noon Dismissal

Monday, June 18th – Mobile Dairy

Tuesday, June 19th – Waterslides

Wednesday, June 20th 

• Fun Day – Noon dismissal
• Summer Vacation Begins!!

Spelling and Phonograms:

We are done with spelling and phonograms for the year.

Bible Memory:

Dear friends, let us continue to love one another, for love comes from God. Anyone who loves is a child of God and knows God. But anyone who does not love does not know God, for God is love. In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him. In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. No one has ever seen God; if we love one another, God abides in us and his love is perfected in us. And God has given us his Spirit as proof that we live in him and he in us. Furthermore, we have seen with our own eyes and now testify that the Father sent his Son to be the Saviour of the world.

Reminders and Other Information:

• bring in Home Reading – I will not be sending new books home anymore
• Year End Chapel – We would LOVE for you to join us for our last worship chapel as an elementary. We will be in the chapel, starting at 9:15am and we would LOVE for you to join us in a time of worship and celebration of this past year.
• Talent Show – We will be doing our talent show in two parts – the two Grade 1 classes, and the Grade 2 class will be performing from 9:15-10 and the Grade 2/3 and Grade 3 class will be performing at 10:30. Looking forward to seeing you there!