Dr.Seuss Day on Monday, March 3

This will be a fun morning of reading, writing and art all centered around Dr. Seuss! Please remember to send your child to school in something striped and to bring any favourite Dr. Seuss books! Thanks!

 

Celebration of Learning

Your child has made you an invitation to our celebration of learning on Thursday, March 13 from 5:30 – 7:30. On Monday you will be able to book a 20 minute time slot online! If you need any help with this please contact the office or let me know! I hope to see ALL families there! This is a special time for your child to share their learning and to celebrate success!

Report Cards

Report cards will be sent home on Friday, March 14. We specifically chose to hand out the report cards the day after the celebration to keep the focus on CELEBRATING! If you feel you would like to speak with me in a more private setting about your child’s progress and learning please let me know and we can set up a time to talk.

C.A.R.E Unit

In Health we are going to start talking about personal safety regarding sexual health and safety. This unit is very important and in the past it has always been a great to time for discussion and learning with grade 2 students. If you have any questions or concerns about this unit after reading the note that came home explaining the concepts covered, feel free to contact me to answer any questions.

 

Spelling words for the week:

high – light – fight – might – night – right – bright – sight – tight - eight

Challenge words for the week:

waterproof – shook – replied – fried – together – athletic – personal – perfect – littering - tulip

Sight words for the week:

March – thinking – walking – talking – playing

 

Math Challenge for a sticker:

Using rods and cubes show me how you would solve the following problems:

45 + 36 =                27 + 47 =

Solve this problem:

Mr. Braico planned a hockey game with 20 of his friends. Only 6 of them have shown up to play. How many friends is he waiting for?

Welcome Back

Hoping you all had a chance to enjoy time together as a family! The students were so excited to be back with their school buddies! Lots of stories to share of Olympic cheers and fun!

 

Hot Lunch is tomorrow (February 25) if you ordered!

 

PINK Shirt Day

WEDNESDAY will be Pink shirt day! We wear pink shirts to continue our education about anti-bullying and what we can do in our school! We will be having discussions in class as well as writing our own anti-bullying messages.

Spelling words this week:

all – ball – call – tall – fall – wall – talk – walk – shall – hall

Sight words this week:

that’s – new – February – again – what

Challenge words this week:

doubt – comb – lamb – crumb – numb – speak – sweat – clean – great – beat

 

Dr. Seuss Day

Monday, March 3 will be Dr. Seuss day in Grade 2! We will be making Dr. Seuss hats, reading and creating art! We encourage all grade 2 students to wear stripes on that day!

 

Celebration of Learning

On March 13^th MMH will be CELEBRATING LEARNING! All classes will have student lead celebrations of learning. In Grade 2, parents will be asked to book a 20 minute session where your child will lead you through math games, science experiments and sharing of amazing work! I ENCOURAGE ALL families to make this an important date as the students are so very excited to share their accomplishments and their classroom experiences. Report cards will be sent home the day after.

Valentine’s Day and 100 Day Week

What a busy week we have ahead of us! Please check out the information below as reminders of the upcoming events!

Harbour House

THANK YOU and THANK YOU again for all of the donations! We have reached 100 items and the students are so proud of their contributions. Thank you for your generosity and acts of kindness. We will continue to collect throughout the week and the items will then be delivered to Harbour House.

Spirit Day on THURSDAY

This day has been back and forth in terms of theme! It was dress like athlete day but has been declared dress in red and white to hit the Canada Olympic theme as well as Valentine’s Day! Some students still want to have some athletic wear like ski goggles or toques and I am fine with that as long as it is not distracting! Thanks!

Secret 100 item Bags

Each student is asked to bring 100 if the same item in a brown lunch bag on Thursday! We will then guess what are in the bags. Students LOVE this activity. Some ideas may be 100 lego pieces or 100 q-tips. 100 of any small item you have around the house!

Valentines

A list of class names was sent home a few weeks ago to assist in making Valentines. I do ask that your child brings a valentine for EVERYONE in the class. Thank you for understanding. Valentines can come to school Thursday or Friday to be put in out valentine holders! Friday we will open them!

100 Day

We are super excited to have a great day of 100 Day action in the gym. Thanks to those of you who are coming in to help keep a few stations organized! We will see you at school on Friday at 8:30.

Friday Snack Families

Fruit Plate- Cale G.

Veggies and Dip- Robbie C.

Juice and napkins- Madison H.

Cookies- Stratton V.

Muffins or Popcorn- Hannah S.

Cheese and Crackers- Jager S.

Meat and pickles- Mike K.

 

NO SCHOOL February 17^th – February 21^st

We will see you back on February 24^th

Check out the U of L on Family Day (17^th). They have a lot of awesome events happening!

 

Spelling test will be on Thursday due to a very busy Friday!

Sight Words this week:

why – about – friend – knew – were

Spelling Words:

any – many – very – every – happy – pretty – funny – sorry – story – money

Challenge Words:

absent – label – frantic – lather – fabric – blanket – paid – empty – liquid – absorb

Upcoming Events

February 26 – Pink Shirt Day

March 13 – MMH Celebration of Learning Night 5:30-7:30

March 14 – Report Cards go home

March 17 – St.Patrick’s Day

February 3 – 6

February! How are we here already?! February is a fun and busy month! This year we have all the added excitement of the 2014 Olympics in Sochi!

After School Skating

After school skating also starts Tuesday this week! It is right after school on Tuesday for all MMH students at Nicholas Sheran. It is free and all students must be wearing a helmet if interested.

2014 Winter Olympics

Don’t forget to tune into the opening ceremonies on Friday the 7^th!  The Olympics are in action February 6^th to the 23^rd. In class we will working on Olympic art projects, math problem-solving, athlete and winter sport research as well as Olympic simulated activities in Phys. Ed thanks to Mr. Braico! Check out the link below for countdowns to different events!

 http://www.timeanddate.com/countdown/sochi

Harbour House

We have begun our collection of items for Harbour House. Jager, Robbie and Braylee have already brought in 31 items and we are working towards 100! This ties into our Random Acts of Kindness for the month of February as well as 100 day! Harbour House is so grateful for our donations so thank you for your help in advance!

Winter Walk/Family Assembly

On February 5^th we will be having a school-wide family assembly. After the assembly the entire school will be taking part in the Winter Walk! The Winter Walk is to help promote fitness and healthy activities even during the colder winter months. Please help your child make sure they have all the clothing and proper foot wear needed for our Winter Walk that day! Thanks.

NO SCHOOL on FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7^th! PD DAY for teachers.

 

Spelling Words for the week:

three – agree – feel – need – street – beat – easy – each – dream - great

Challenge Spelling Words for the week:

understand – everywhere – already – alright – ourselves – whenever – breakfast – homework – meanwhile - afternoon

Sight Words for the week:

read – which – said – sleep - school

Math

In Math we have been focusing on addition to 20 using the strategies listed below:

Making 10

Order of Numbers

Looking for Doubles

Doubles +1

Doubles +2

It would be great practice for the students to be playing simple math games at home to help speed up skill and confidence with these strategies. Dice games, card games and even computer sites are great practice!

Game for this week:

Have your child roll 3-4 dice. Get them to put them in order of how they would add them together and explain their thinking to you. Are they using doubles or near doubles? Are they looking for pairs that make 10?