Weekly Update

Happy Weekend everyone! Hope you are all able to rest and relax some!

 

Dates to Remember:

Wednesday, February 21st – Skating Field Trip

Thursday, February 22nd – February Scholastic Book Orders Due

Friday, February 23rd – Pro-D Day 

 

Spelling and Phonograms:

No spelling or phonograms this week due to the short week. We did complete a diagnostic phonogram test this week (all 70 phonograms) and if you are interested in seeing how your child did, feel free to come in and see me.

 

Bible Memory:

Psalm 121:1-5

I lift my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth. He will not let your foot be moved; he who keeps you will not slumber. Behold, he who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. The Lord is your keeper; the Lord is your shade on your right hand.

 

Reminders and Other Information:

  • Bring in your Home Reading on your assigned day
  • Jump Rope for Heart – Fundraising is voluntary and all students will be invited to participate on our Jump Day March 1, 2018. The Heart and Stroke Foundation requests that all envelopes be returned even if they are not filled out. They are concerned about fraudulent fundraising. I am also in need of some volunteers for Jump Rope for Heart event day which is coming up on Thursday, March 1st. If you are willing to help out for part of the day (morning 9-12 or afternoon 1-3), or the entire day, please send me an email or come talk to me in person and I would sure appreciate your help! Thanks so much! Keep on fundraising!
  • For the month of February, we are collecting items to send to Guatemala with our High school Missions Team. They will be building a school and handing out toiletries to the people in the village. If you would like to contribute, they are looking for: pencils, pens, crayons, pencil, crayons, erasers, scissors, pencils sharpeners, small toys, small stuffed animals, kids sunglasses and hats, bandaids, hair brushes/combs, hair accessories, tooth brushes, small toothpaste, face clothes, children’s summer clothes, twin sheets, baby toys, sleepers and blankets.

 

Pictures from Our Week:

Evidence Investigation:

Valentine’s Day Math Activity:

After days of working to finish the puzzle … they did!

Friday Update

Dates to Remember:

Monday, February 12th – Family Day, School Closed

Wednesday, February 14th – Valentine’s Day dress up and Love Guatemala Hot Lunch (if you pre-ordered)

Spelling and Phonograms:

No spelling or phonograms due to the short week.

Bible Memory:

I lift my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth. He will not let your foot be moved; he who keeps you will not slumber. Behold, he who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. The Lord is your keeper; the Lord is your shade on your right hand.

 

Reminders and Other Information:

  • Bring in your Home Reading on your assigned day
  • Valentine’s Day is on Wednesday, and we will be having a Valentine’s Day theme’d day – if you choose to bring Valentine’s, which is totally optional, I ask that if you do choose to send cards that there is a card for each student in the classroom. I sent home a list with the students today in their planners.
    • casual clothes – red, pink and white
    • Love Guatemala – Hot Lunch – if you pre-ordered
    • Don’t forget your valentines
  • Jump Rope for Heart – Fundraising is voluntary and all students will be invited to participate on our Jump Day March 1, 2018. The Heart and Stroke Foundation requests that all envelopes be returned even if they are not filled out. They are concerned about fraudulent fundraising. I am also in need of some volunteers for Jump Rope for Heart event day which is coming up on Thursday, March 1st. If you are willing to help out for part of the day (morning 9-12 or afternoon 1-3), or the entire day, please send me an email or come talk to me in person and I would sure appreciate your help! Thanks so much!
  • For the month of February, we are collecting items to send to Guatemala with our High school Missions Team. They will be building a school and handing out toiletries to the people in the village. If you would like to contribute, they are looking for: pencils, pens, crayons, pencil, crayons, erasers, scissors, pencils sharpeners, small toys, small stuffed animals, kids sunglasses and hats, bandaids, hair brushes/combs, hair accessories, tooth brushes, small toothpaste, face clothes, children’s summer clothes, twin sheets, baby toys, sleepers and blankets.

 

Jump Rope Volunteers

Hey Everyone! Jump Rope for Heart event day is coming up on Thursday, March 1st and I am in need of some volunteers! If you are willing to help out for part of the day (morning 9-12 or afternoon 1-3), or the entire day, please send me an email, leave a note in planner or come talk to me in person and I would sure appreciate your help! Thanks so much!

Friday Update

It has been a great week, with lots going on! Thanks to all those who came out to Math Mayhem on Tuesday night. It was awesome to see kids enjoying math through all the different math games being played!

We also celebrated our learning and all that we are accomplishing on Tuesday afternoon by having a popcorn and movie party. Your child was asked to reflect on the year so far … what have they learned that they are good at, what are they still working on, and what do they want to learn how to do. It’s always great for them to look at what they have accomplished and how far they have come.

We also had our kickoff assembly for Jump Rope for Heart. It always gets them excited about skipping and having a healthy heart. Envelopes went home with your child today also. Your participation in this fundraiser is always so appreciated!

Spelling and Phonograms:

  1. twin
  2. between
  3. twenty
  4. twice
  5. twelve
  6. twelfth
  7. two
  8. seem
  9. maybe
  10. without
  11. male
  12. female
  13. round
  14. around
  15. seen
  16. summary
  17. tonight
  18. clean
  19. cleanse
  20. someone

ur, ar, or, sh, er, wor, ea, igh, ir, th

Bible Memory:

I lift up my eyes to the hills.
    From where does my help come?
My help comes from the Lord,
    who made heaven and earth.

He will not let your foot be moved;
    he who keeps you will not slumber.
Behold, he who keeps Israel
    will neither slumber nor sleep.

Reminders and Other Information:

  • Reminder to bring in your Home Reading on your assigned day
  • Love Guatemala hot lunch fundraiser – forms have gone home – they need to be returned to the office by Feb. 9th
  • Guatemala team is also doing a fundraiser where they ask students to bring in small toys (small stuffies, cars/trucks, good quality pencils) and they will be taking them with them to Guatemala. Collection will go until the 23rd of February. We have a box in our classroom to collect these items.
  • Jump Rope Fundraiser – Fundraising envelopes have gone home. They will need to be returned to school on our event day (March 1st)

Pictures from Our Week:

Math Mayhem!

Playing Indoor Hockey for Gym – A Popular Gym Option 🙂

Friday Update

February is fast approaching , and with it a few different things going on. Please make sure that you mark your calendars! If you ordered a pink shirt, the order has been placed and you will receive it before Pink Shirt day later in February. I hope you all have a great weekend!

Dates to Remember/February Dates:

Tuesday, January 30th 

  • Term 1 Celebration of Learning
  • Math Mayhem 6:30pm in the Gym

Wednesday, January 31st – Knight Day

Friday, February 2nd – Jump Rope for Heart Kickoff Assembly

Monday, February 12th – Family Day, School Closed

Wednesday, February 14th

  • Valentine’s Dress Up and Celebration
  • Love Guatemala Hot Lunch

Wednesday, February 21st – Skating Field Trip

Thursday, February 22nd – February Scholastic Book Orders Due

Friday, February 23rd – Pro-D Day 

Wednesday, February 28th

  • Pink Shirt Day (Anti-Bullying)
  • Anti-Bullying Assembly

Spelling and Phonograms:

  1. more
  2. town
  3. car
  4. train
  5. boat
  6. cook
  7. brown
  8. egg
  9. eat
  10. farm
  11. help
  12. work
  13. large
  14. rock
  15. stay
  16. dark
  17. sleep
  18. near
  19. fire
  20. chair

ear, ch, ck, ou, ph, ei, gn, wr, oe, au

Bible Memory:

Psalm 121:1-3

I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth. He will not let your foot be moved; he who keeps you will not slumber.

Reminders and Other Information:

  • Bring in your Home Reading on your assigned day
  • Math Mayhem is coming up Tuesday, January 30th – this is a great night to come and play different math games with your children. The event will run from 6:30-8pm on Tuesday, January 30th, and will be lots of fun. It happens in the gym.
  • Celebration of Learning – On Tuesday, January 30th we are going to have a Popcorn and Movie afternoon to celebrate all the learning and achievements that we have been making this year in Grade Two. If your child would like to bring in an (appropriate) movie selection option on Monday, I will look through them, and then we will vote on what we would like to watch. Otherwise I will bring in a couple of options to select from 🙂

Friday Update

Well, it has been another great week. We have spent a lot of time playing with magnets and learning about what attracts and what repels, which has been a lot of fun for everyone. We also started a new unit in Gym, indoor hockey … this has proven to be a very exciting and enjoyable unit for everyone. This week we had a lockdown drill. I was pleased to see the students take this serious, and practice as though it was real. We did a great job, and Mr. Morris was pleased with how it went. Enjoy your long weekend!

Dates to Remember:

Monday, January 22nd – Pro-D day – no school

Thursday, January 25th – Canada Dress Up – students may wear red and white

Friday, January 26th – Pink Shirt orders due

Spelling and Phonograms:

No Spelling or Phonograms due to the short week.

Bible Memory:

Psalm 121:1-3

I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth. He will not let your foot be moved; he who keeps you will not slumber.

Reminders and Other Information:

  • Bring in your Home Reading on your assigned day
  • Math Mayhem is coming up Tuesday, January 30th – this is a great night to come and play different math games with your children. The event will run from 6:30-8pm on Tuesday, January 30th, and will be lots of fun.
  • Pink Shirt order forms went home with your children the other day. Anti-Bullying day is coming up in February ands students will be invited to wear pink on that day in support of Anti-Bullying. Ordering a pink shirt is not mandatory, any pink shirt will be fine, this is just one option.

Friday Update

We have had a great first week back! It was so fun to have all the students come back excited to share about Christmas and New Years break, they all love to share stories and tidbits about the adventures they had, and the fun that was had. 🙂

Dates to Remember:

Friday, January 19th – 12:15 dismissal

  • I missed this on my calendar last week, so please make sure you check yours!

Spelling and Phonograms:

  1. cannot
  2. said
  3. along
  4. east
  5. strike
  6. made
  7. deep
  8. still
  9. want
  10. glad
  11. forgive
  12. won
  13. rest
  14. room
  15. toe
  16. meat
  17. air
  18. kind
  19. joy
  20. when

Bible Memory:

Psalm 121:1-2

I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.

Reminders and Other Information:

  • Remember to bring in your Home Reading on your assigned day
  • Math Mayhem is coming up Tuesday, January 30th – this is a great night to come and play different math games with your children. The event will run from 6:30-8pm on Tuesday, January 30th, and will be lots of fun.

Welcome Back!

Welcome to the New Year! I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas, that you were able to take some time to rest and relax over the break.

Now we are back and ready to go again!

January Dates:

Friday, January 12th – Half Day (earned with enough Salvation Army points)
Monday, January 22nd – Pro-D Day
Thursday, January 25th – Canada Dress Up Day
Tuesday, January 30th 
  • Term 1 Celebration of Learning
  • Math Mayhem – 6:30pm

Wednesday, January 31st – Knight Day

Bible Memory:

We are going to be memorizing all of Psalm 121.

Psalm 121:1

“I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come?”

Spelling and Phonograms:

List will be introduced on Monday, January 8th, and tested on Friday, January 12th.

  1. seven
  2. funny
  3. blue
  4. eleven
  5. found
  6. gallon
  7. gold
  8. lost
  9. grand
  10. forgot
  11. sisters
  12. card
  13. bird
  14. fools
  15. inch
  16. supper
  17. grain
  18. game
  19. spur
  20. role

ee, wh, ir, igh, tch, dge, ti, oo, th, ie

Reminders and Other Information:

  • Home Reading – we are starting this up right away again, so please bring in your book on your assigned day. In case you have forgotten, here is the schedule of days to bring in your books again
    • Monday – Slade Joshua, Micah, Jasper
    • Tuesday – Nicholas Schmidt, Grey, Alina, Jessa
    • Wednesday – Jake, Joey, Josh, Bronwyn
    • Thursday – Nicholas Siemens, Jacob, Valyn, Gemma
    • Friday – Chloe, Brock and Mya
  • Friday is a half day – students may wear play clothes, and they will be served cookies and hot chocolate as they leave

Merry Christmas!

Well we made it!

I am so proud of the Grade 2’s and all the work they put in to make the concert a great success! They did such a great job, and I am so proud of them all.

A huge thank you for all the gifts and thoughtful words that have blessed me this Christmas! I pray each of you has a most wonderful Christmas, enjoying the time you have with your friends and family this season. I hope that you have some time to rest and relax, have some down time to get refreshed, as we are all tired and ready for some down time. Have a great holiday, see you in the New Year!

Merry Christmas!