Whoa!!!! It's December already?!!

Sorry for not updating on Monday as I normally do!

Thank you for all of your time and support with Parent/Teacher Interviews. It was wonderful to sit down with all of you and share in your child's success. They are an awesome group and we had a really great day together today!

This week's spelling words are:

stand - stick - stamp - stone - fast - last - best - rest - must - taste

Some dates to keep in mind over the the Month of December:

December 13-17 - Carolling every morning in the gym from 8:30-8:50. Come join!

December 13 - Piper comes to visit! Thank you for all of your support!

December 14 - Assembly at 8:30 am / Dress like Christmas day.

December 15 - Gingerbread decorating from 10:20-11:30 am

December 16 - Grade 2 Skating at Nicholas Sheran from 2:15-3:15.

December 17 - Christmas Party from 10:15-11:45. Last day of Classes.

January 4 - Back to School for 2011!!!

Snack Volunteers for Gingerbread Decorating Day (December 15):

Cookies - Jordan and Mitch

Squares - Keinan and Josh

Snack Volunteers for Christmas Party (December 17):

Fruit Plate - Luke

Veggies and Dip - Amy

Juice and Napkins - Keinan

Cookies - Conner and Mhairi

Muffins - Jordan

Cheese and Crackers - Hailey

Meat and Pickles - Chase

I will be sending home  a note about the skating on the 16th. I will be in need of parent drivers to take us there and bring us back. Students will need to have skates and a proper helmet to be on the ice. If your child does not have skates perhaps they could boorow from a similar sized buddy for the day or check out second hand sporting good stores.  Bike helmets are not allowed on the ice. We have a blast out there! Please come join us!

December Events and Corrections!

Happy Birthday Hailey! We hope you had a great day and thanks for the delicious treat.

Thank you also to Chase's family who offered to bring meat and pickles for our Christmas Party.

I know that there has been some confusion regarding the notices I sent out for Gingerbread Decorating Day...SORRY.

Gingerbread Decorating will be on WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 15 at 10:20-11:30 in the Art Room.

Mr. Bryant informed us of another Christmas Activity happening on the Tuesday afternoon so changing the date is better so that our class does not miss out. Thank you for your patience and flexibility.

Treat People for Gingerbread Decorating Day on the 15th are:

Cookies: Jordan and Mitchell

Squares: Keinan and Josh

Christmas Party will still be on the 17th with all of the same snack volunteers.

Meet Piper!

This is the dog the Grade 2's at MMH adopted for the Christmas Season. If you have any treats, toys, leashes, unopened food or a loonie or toonie to donate it would be awesome to add to our 2 items we have so far. Piper will be visiting us in December. We would love to have a few more things to donate.

Booking Interviews...

Just thought I would have the steps here in case it helps. A more detailed version of this came home in agendas today.

Step 1 - Register at https://mikemountain.schoolsoft.ca
click the register now button and complete the form.

Step 2 - You can access the Parent Login Page using the link in the Confirmation Email. If you do not receive a confirmation email, you can login by going to https://mikemountainhorse.schoolsoft.ca

Step 3 - Book your Interview time(s)
Select the teacher and you will then see their schedule to book an open time.

This conference manager site closes at 6:30 am on Thursday, November 25th

We're Back!

Four days off and we are right back into the groove of things! Forecast calls for snow this week so please remind your little ones to bundle up in layers and bring the proper footwear and mitts and hats. 

What is happening this week?!

• Report Cards are coming home on Friday.
• Spelling is due Thursday and test is on Friday.
• Library day is Wednesday.
• Interviews are next week! Please sign up for a meeting time online if you have not done so already.

Christmas time is coming and traditionally we always decorate gingerbread houses as a group. Each student will have to have a parent/adult helper and a gingerbread house to decorate. I will send out more details closer to the time but knowing parents need to book off work etc. we will be decorating the afternoon of December 14th. Keep your eye out for gingerbread kits. Costco and Safeway have had some good reasonably priced ones in the past. 

We will also be starting a Christmas project. If you have any of the following supplies kicking around at home, would you mind sending them to school? We will put them to good use! Thanks so much!

• fabric scraps (any pattern or colour)
• sequins
• white or black felt
• red or green ribbon
• old Christmas greeting cards ( we only need the picture covers)
• old buttons

Remembrance Day Week...

I hope you are all having an easy time adjusting to the time change! My alarm clock is NOT!

 Here are the updates for this week:

• No spelling for this week.
• Grade 2's perform at 10:30 in the Remembrance Day Assembly Wednesday.
• They need to wear dark bottoms and red or white tops and a poppy for the assembly.
• Please send along a small flashlight as requested by Ms. Nevels for Tuesday rehearsal.
• We need shoeboxes! If you have any extra at home please send them on in. Every student needs one.
• No school on Thursday or Friday.

Also remember that every Wednesday is Library day. All books need to be in the backpack or at school so they can be returned.

Thanks for all of your help at home with the constant "busyness" of Grade 2!

Bonus Question for the Week...for a sticker:

Conner has 5 skateboards in his backyard. Each skateboard has 4 wheels. How many wheels are there altogether?

Remember to show a picture, a number sentence and a written sentence.

Hola Miss. T !

Miss. T is an amazing member of our class! She has been with us for over a month now and she is a marvelous help. Miss. T is a Lethbridge College student and if I could, I would hire her right now! She works closely with a few students in our class and is a help to all of us. I have watched her make the confidence of  young students SOAR! Thank you for all that you do Miss. T. We are so lucky to have you for one more month! Your patience and kind encouragment is a gift.

Crazy Hat Day!

Check out all of the cool hats we had in our classroom today!

Congratulations to Josh and Brynn who were our Special People in the assembly today.

Our class worked SO HARD today! You could feel the heat from all of the work...(or maybe it was my fuzzy hat)! Way to go Grade 2! Awesome Job. 

Check out yesterday's post for the math question to earn a sticker!

We made it through Monday!

Phew! The Monday after Halloween is over! The students were great considering the busy weekend they all had! Thanks for your help with controlling the amount of candy coming to school.

Pumpkin Seed Roasting!

Today we finished up some math work with our pumpkins and they were all sent home. If you have time this evening and feel like scooping out the pumpkin seeds we would love to have you send them to school in a zip-lock bag! I would love to roast them and share the recipe in our pumpkin books.

Things to keep in mind this week:

Crazy Hat Day tomorrow - Assembly at 8:30 am.

Spelling due Thursday and test on Friday

Words this week are:

shut - shell - dish - fish - wish - shop - ship - rush - push - sheep

Library day is Wednesday. Please help your child remember to have any library books in their backpack!

Congratulations to Madi A. who was awarded the Citizens of Tommorow certificate. Every month a grade 2 student is nominated. In the past only Grades 3-5 were involved with this award. We are happy to now include the Grade 2's. Thank you to all of our sponsors who make this possible.

A new problem to earn a sticker for all of my students!

Remember to bring it to school or write the answer in your agenda. Show a number sentence, written sentence and picture.

Mr. Bryant had 16 pencils. Mr. Platt gave him 8 more to hand out as gifts. How many pencils does Mr. Bryant have altogether?