November 28 - December 2

Sorry about the post not showing up yesterday. My computer at school was not loading things properly!

Thank you to those who have already sent back thier gingerbread decorating forms! The students love this opportunity to build thier gingerbread homes with a friend or family member. Costco has some on sale right now if you are looking.

5 students have already signed up to sing O'Canada at the grand opening of Save-On-Foods next Wednesday at 5:20. If you are interested in having your child sing with the MMH grade 2's, please send in your form and we will see you there!

December is quickly approaching and it will be a BUSY month. Here is a list of upcoming events:

December 1- Scholastic Orders are due - I have already put the ones I have in.

December 15 - Christmas Concert

December 16 - Class Christmas Party

December 19-23 - Caroling in the gym from 8:30-8:50

December 20 - Dress like Christmas day

December 21 - Gingerbread Decorating from 10:15-11:15

December 22 - Grade 2 Skating at Nicholas Sheran from 1:45-2:45. We will need parent drivers for this.

I will be sending out more information about skating and class party soon.

 Christmas Party Snack List for December 16:

Fruit Plate - Hailey N.

Veggies and Dip - Zayne W.

Juice and Napkins - Nicholas G.

Cookies - Ceili D.

Muffins/Cupcakes - Rylee P.

Cheese and Crackers - Brooke R.

Meat and Pickles - Dre F.

Spelling Words this Week:

chip  - such - chop - bunch - rich - lunch - which - branch  -much - ache 

Sight Words This Week:

black - more - to - could - there

Bonus Question:

 Max has 6 skateboards. Each Skateboard has 4 wheels. How many wheels does he have altogether?

Remember to use all of the problem solving steps.

Oreo Day Success!!!

Oreo Day!!

What an awesome "Oreo Day" we had! Thank you for your support with sending in the bags of cookies! We had an absolute blast with centers, poetry, graphing and art projects. We had to end our day with milk and cookies of course! Thank you! The students have loved looking at the pictures taped to our door that capture the day! Be sure to take a peek when you come in for interviews this week.

A few reminders:

-No school on Thursday and Friday

-Book your Parent Teacher Interview if you have not already

-No spelling this week

We had a really great puppet presentation on autism today. Ask your child if they remember any of the seven Friend 2 Friend Friendship Tips.

November 14-18

Welcome back from our November break! We are jumping into a very busy few weeks ahead that will lead us right into Christmas!!! AGHH!!

Things to think about this week:

November 14- Make sure you log in and sign up for an interview time - If you need help with this contact Laura in the office.

November 15 - Stone Soup performance in Music Room at 12:55 -1:25

November 16 - Hot Lunch Day

November 16 - Pyjama Day

November 18 - Report Cards are coming home

November 18 - Send in a box of Oreo cookies

We are super excited about our "Oreo Day" coming up next week. I thank you for your support in advance to help make this day possible for your child. Please look for the white notice that came home with your child today that explains this day in more detail.

Please note that our Stone Soup performance will be tomorrow and not on Wednesday. Sorry for any confusion and problems this may have caused if you were planning on attending.

Pyjama day is always a blast! Don't forget to come to school in your Jim Jams on Wednesday!

Good Luck to our Grade 2/3 choir who will be hitting the spotlight on Wednesday. I know you will all do wonderful. You sound fabulous. Thanks to the parents who are driving.

Spelling words this week are:

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

Sight words this week are:

house - too - saw - thank - little

Bonus Question:

Choose 3 of your spelling words this week. Write 3 descriptive sentences using each one of the words.

November 7-9 A Short Week

Thank you for getting those Hot Lunch orders in! I know it was a fast deadline.

A big thank you as well to those of you who helped your child send in an item from their past. It was a really neat lesson in Social Studies to share the items and learn a little bit more about eachother.

Our Remembrance Day assembly will be this Wednesday at 10:30 am. Please join us if you are available. We have been talking, writing and completing art projects all about this day of peace. Please send your child with a poppy to wear if you are able to. There are poppies in the office available for a small 25 cent donation.

There is no school on Thursday and Friday this week.

Next Week's Happenings:

November 14 - Book your Parent Teacher Interview online

November 16 - Pyjama day

November 16 - Hot Lunch

November 18 - Report Cards are sent out

Just a friendly reminder about indoor/outdoor shoes and proper clothing for outdoor recesses. It is starting to get chilly and we really need to layer and bundle up with mitts and toques. Thanks in advance for sending your child with indoor and outdoor shoes as well as warm clothing for the weather.