June is Almost Here!

Boat launch is on the minds of our class lately! I have heard some awesome ideas from students who have already started building! Today we learned about catamarans and how having 2 hulls helps to make a boat super stable. I am excited for students to strat building at home and bringing in their boats. A note is coming home today about the boats themselves and other important June dates! They are blue and yellow! Please take a close look!

SAAG

Tomorrow (May 27) we are off to the SAAG for Arts Alive! We will leave the school at 8:45 and finish up right around 10:30! Thanks to our parent drivers:

Mrs. S Baker – Mrs. Lyle – Mrs. Petherick – Mrs. Jahn – Mrs. Conrad

SLA

This week our grade 2’s will be field testing the Student Learning Assessments. The students have been happy to try out new skills on the computer and it is a neat opportunity to try something new in the classroom.

Spelling words this week for everyone:

out – shout – loud – mouth – how – now – down – town – brown - our

Sight words this week:

brothers – sisters – family – children – cousin

Pow Wow

This Friday our school will be meeting up with the Westside elementary schools at Nicholas Sheran. We will be learning about Powwows and participating in a dance together. If you wish to join us for the walk you are more than welcome! We will leave the school shortly after 8:30.

June Dates!

May 27 – SAAG Trip

May 30 – Pow wow

June 3 – Pancake Breaky

June 10 – Swim 1-2

June 11 – Free hot dog lunch

June 12 – Boat Launch

June 17 – Sports Day

June 18 – Paul’s Retirement Assembly

June 25 – Celebration Brunch

June 26 – Last day for students -11:45 dismissal

Mid - May

Back from the Long Weekend!

Hopefully you all found some time to get out and do something fun with the long weekend. This week is fairly “normal”! No trips until next week!

SAAG

We will be heading to the Southern Alberta Art Gallery to see the Arts Alive exhibit. It showcases artwork from K-12 students in our city! Greta Jahn has a selected piece of work there and we will be excited to search for it! Thanks to our drivers who will be transported us to and from and joining us!

Mrs. S. Baker                     Mrs. Conrad

Mrs. Lyle                     Mrs. Jahn

Mrs. Petherick

 

Hot Lunch will be on May 27^th if you chose to order!

On May 30^th we will be walking to Nicholas Sheran School to watch traditional pow wow dances and in the past we have watched a tipi being raised and being put together. Weather permitting we will be walking over as a school and you are more than welcome to join us if you are interested.

Spelling words this week are for everyone once again:

Monday – Tuesday – Wednesday – Thursday – Friday – Saturday – Sunday – weekday – weekend – week

Sight words:

really – many – wanted – very – pretty

Boat Launch

Just a heads up about our boat launch! This is one of my FAVOURITE activities in Grade 2! Right now we are learning about boats and buoyancy. Students are learning about why/how things float, displacement, building simple boats and materials that make a good boat. The launch will be on June 12^th at Nicholas Sheran Lake. Students will need to have a boat built and ready to bring to school by June 9^th. We will be testing the boats at school for buoyancy and their ability to carry a load (3 or 4 soup cans). I don’t expect boat building to start yet as we still have a few more concepts to learn but I like to give everyone a heads up so collecting materials and planning can start! ALL BOATS WILL BE BUILT AT HOME. Students should be in charge of ideas and planning but will of course need adult help. Recycled plastic bottles, Styrofoam, plastic and pool noodles are all great materials. Ducktape is also helpful and waterproof! Boats should be a manageable size for students to carry independently and able to fit in our water table for testing.

May / June Events

May 27 – SAAG Trip

May 27 – Hot Lunch

May 30 – Powwow walk to NS

June 3 – MMH Pancake Breaky

June 10 – Swimming 1-2

June 11 – Free hot dog lunch

June 12 – Boat Launch

June 17 – Sports Day

June 18 – Mr. Bryant’s retirement assembly

Happy Mother’s Day Weekend to all you AWESOME Moms out there! Enjoy your day!

 

SKIP-A-THON is HERE!

Tuesday the 13^th is the skip-a-thon date for all grade 2’s! We will be skipping our little hearts out most of Tuesday afternoon! Thanks for your effort with pledges if you chose to do so! The students will have a blast skipping and cheering each other on as well as taking rests!

Please send your child with the following for Tuesday:

- water bottle

- cool and comfortable clothing ( t-shirt, shorts, socks)

- proper gym shoes

- a substantial lunch with maybe an extra snack or two for an energy boost J

Wednesday the 14th– Feel the Beat

 Hansel and Gretel

WE HAVE ENOUGH DRIVERS! Thanks so much to everyone who was able to make themselves available to attend or drive! The students have been LOVING their music tome with Ms. Nevels in preparation for the performance. Attached below is the link to a site they have been using as well as the drivers for Wednesday. See you at the school at 11:15.

Mrs. Lyle                           Mrs. Conrad

Mr. Slomp                         Mrs. Petherick

Mrs. Kosolofski               Mrs. Varty

 

Link: http://www.classicalkusc.org/kids/opera/index.asp

Swimming and SAAG

We should be set for drivers for both of these trips! Thanks so much! Our drivers for SAAG are:

Mrs. S. Baker                    Mrs. Jahn

Mrs. Lyle                           Mrs. Conrad

Mrs. Petherick                 

Spelling Words for EVERYONE this week:

upon – into – outside – inside – without – everyone – anyone- anyway – sometimes – always

Sight words this week:

There – who – girl – people – why

Education & Mental Health Week

This week is short BUT busy! It is Education week and our theme is “We Are Teachers”. We had a great conversation this morning about things we can do help take care of our mental health. Some examples were going to be earlier, talking with friends and family, exercising, taking time to relax and sharing our feelings. We will continue to talk and learn about it through the week.

Hats on for Mental Health Awareness

On Wednesday we are asking all students to wear a hat for Mental Health Awareness. Please don’t make it a silly hat. Something simple would be great. Thanks!

We are all TEACHERS Project

On Thursday the students are going to be paired up with a classmate. It will be their job to “teach” their buddy about something for 15 minutes. I would suggest each student bringing in something small to help with their mini lesson. The topics are endless. They could teach about anything they feel really confident in or are passionate about. Perhaps your child knows a lot about baking or a sport or an animal. I would suggest picking a topic tonight and having a small picture, book or prop of some sort to help with the “teaching/talking”. Thanks for your help with this!

Field Trips

We have had a few driver forms returned for the May Field trips. I am still in need of drivers for all of the trips. Please let me know if you are able to help. Thanks! Feel the Beat is next week on the 14^th! Please let me know if you can even drop off and pick up! Thanks!

Family Assembly

The focus of our family assembly this week is Habit #5 – Seek first to understand then be understood. We will be focusing on what it means to be a good listener. The assembly will be hosted by the grade 2’s but it is not something parents need to attend.

NO SCHOOL ON FRIDAY, MAY 9 – PD Day for Teachers

Spelling words this week:

too – food – boot – room – broom – moon – soon – pool – school – two

Challenge words this week:

enough – tough – rough – though – bought – cough – brought – caught – prairie

Sight words:

knew – could – would – what – right