Iqaluit Poem (please practice at home as much as you can!)

 

Monday Feb 28th

 Hi all,

Today we started off practicing our new poem! We wrote a poem about Iqaluit together last week. We are going to learn it so that we can make a video of us reading our poem as a class for a video put together by Mr. Hebert to celebrate our school's literacy. I sent home green forms for my 4 kids who do not have media release. If you wish your child to be in the video I need these forms signed and returned by next week. It is a media release for the whole school year so please read carefully before you sign if you are unsure of what it all means. If I do not have media release then your child will read the poem in the background but will not appear on camera. 

We got 5 new wow words with the 'ow' rule. This makes a long o sound in words like yellow, throw, own, know, snow.

We practiced our double digit addition with regrouping. A hard skill when you're learning the first time! Practice makes perfect though :)

We had a quiz about Iqaluit, saw Ms. Sterne in gym and read some more BFG to end our day!

Reminders:

Sign up for parent teacher conferences on mycbe so we can discuss your child's progress! They are March 10th and 11th

Friday Feb 25th

 Hi all,

Happy 100th Day! We made cool hats to celebrate and wrote out all 100 numbers to show just how many days we have enjoyed in grade 2 so far! Only 76 days to go till you're in grade 3!! 

We had a pillars of care assembly (see below for winners), a surprise fire drill, and did a sharing circle! 

Have a great weekend and enjoy the slightly warmer weather! 

And the winners are...

Care for Others: Jason - has shown care for others by working really hard at keeping to himself during class time this month and cutting down his distractions. This has really helped everyone around him become more successful and focus on their own jobs. 

Care for Learning: Evan - has been focussed on his work all month, even when friends around him are getting distracted, his head is down and he is busy with the job at hand. 

Care for Place: Carter - who is always asking if we can play our garbage clean up game to help make sure the classroom is clean and tidy. 

Care for Self: Alison - is always making sure to look after number 1. From her healthy snacks, safe play at recess, to staying home when she feels unwell, she is always showing care for self.

Pillar of the Month: April - is full of pearls of wisdom about how to show love. During our Black History Month discussions and during our Golden Rule conversation in the beginning of the year, she has always reminded us to live our lives with respect and love. 

Thursday Feb 24th

 Hi all,

Today we had library and reading to start. We saw a very cool show and tell from Jason. We reviewed what we have learned about Iqaluit and started to write a poem that we we will record ourselves reading for a video for literacy day! We practiced some word problems in math, played tag games in gym, and read some more of the BFG. 

Tomorrow is our 100th day of school! We will make something fun to bring home so watch out for that tomorrow :)

Wednesday Feb 23rd

 Hi all,

Today we talked about Pink Shirt Day and what a bully is. We watched the Bully Dance to see a different perspective of what a bully is. If you want to watch it at home here is the link. There are a lot of talking points in this 10 minute video!

https://www.nfb.ca/film/bully_dance/

We also had music with Mr. Wiens, did a number of the day, had mathletics and made posters for Pink Shirt Day!

Reminders:

Tomorrow is library day. Bring your books back to school if you brought them home.

Tuesday Feb 22nd

 Hi all,

Hope you guys had a great long weekend! Today we got 5 new wow words - boat, float, coast, goal, road. They all have 'oa' in them which says the long o sound. We also talked about Dr. Martin Luther King and made posters to celebrate Black History Month. This afternoon we practices alphabetizing, our adding strategies, and played belly ball in gym. We ended our day hearing the Queen's plan to help Sophie and the BFG save the world from those horrible giants!

Reminders:

Pink Shirt Day is tomorrow! Please try and wear something pink in honour of the day. 

Wednesday Feb 16th

 Hi all,

Today we looked at the Northern Lights. We learned how they happen. We did some writing based on the Northern Lights. AND we made some cool chalk pastel pictures about them too!! We also found time to play curling, practice adding big numbers using blocks, and talking about Colin Kaepernick and kneeling for justice for Black History Month. 

Reminders;

No school till Tuesday! 

Tuesday Feb 15th

 Hi all,

Today we practiced alphabetizing words, had music with Mr. Wiens, and did a number of the day in the morning. This afternoon we had mathletcis on ipads and practiced our fancy handwriting for word work. 

Reminders:

No school Thursday, Friday, Monday

Log your home reading minutes to get cards

Monday Feb 14th

 Hi all,

Today we celebrated Valentine's Day in class with art and language arts by making a card with an acrostic poem in it. We also did some review in math and practiced our predicting powers with a cute Valentine's story. Ms. Sterne took us to the gym to give our hearts a workout... cuz it's Valentine's Day :)

Reminders:

No school Thursday, Friday, or next Monday. It is convention and Family Day weekend!

Keep logging those home reading minutes to earn cards.

Friday Feb 11

 Hi all,

Today spent some time reading by ourselves and to a partner. We practiced adding math in a slightly different way by splitting up the 10s and 1s and adding them separately. We also did a desk clean, had a sharing circle, and spent some time looking at Rosa Parks for Black History Month.

Reminders:

Log your home reading to earn collector cards! 

Next week is a short week for Teacher's Convention. There is no school Thursday, Friday, or the following Monday!

Thursday Feb 10th

 Hi all,

This morning we heard another great show and tell from Paige. We learned where Inuit people come from and a little of their storied history. We practiced our regrouping in math as we learn to add bigger numbers. We also tried something new today and did a sit spot. This is where you find a spot in nature and just sit and reflect on the world around you. We also introduced Black History Month, played curling, and put a bunch of papers away in folders! 

Reminders:

Log your reading minutes to get cards

I know we are getting excited for Valentines Day but unfortunately we can not bring cards form home this year due to covid (see principals monthly message for more details)

Wednesday Feb 9th

 Hi all,

Today we did our February writing sample. We got to write about anything we wanted and we all did a really good job focussing and writing a whole bunch! You will see their hard work at the end of the year when we make our writing sample booklets! We saw Mr. Wiens for music and did a number of the day. After lunch we used mathletics to practice our math skills. We also wrote Wow word sentences, played some curling in gym, and read another chapter of the BFG.

Reminders:

Log your home reading on those sheets from yesterday! Every 30 minutes gets a collector card.

More Covid rapid test kits came home today. Use them as you wish. You do not need to prove to the school that you took a test to come to school. 

Library day is tomorrow. If your library book is at home, bring it back to get a new one tomorrow. 

Tuesday Feb 8th

 Hi all,

Today we worked on predicting when we read. Using clues in the book to figure out what happens next. We also talked about roles in families and what the roles of a traditional Inuit family are. We learned what regrouping means and practiced by circling groups of 10 blocks. We talked about what love is and how we show and receive love. Ms. Sterne took us for gym and then we put some papers in our folders. 

A reading tracker sheet came home today. We are taking part in "Reading, give it a shot" again this year where you read at home to earn animal trading cards and if we as a school get the most minutes we will get a (virtual) visit from the Calgary Flames! For every 30 minutes you read, you get a card. If you collect all 24, there are bonus cards too. Track all your reading, every minute counts. Even if you read 6 minutes a night, you will get a card every week! 

Monday Feb 7th

 Hi all,

Today we heard another catch up show and tell from David. We talked about how the Inuit people use caribou for more than just a meal. We used number lines to add bigger numbers by skip counting by 10s and then 1s. We got new Wow words with the long o sound - wrote, clothes, close, those, home. We also played curling in the gym and heard a bit more of the BFG.

Reminders:

Scholastic book order forms came home today.  For those who ordered in January, I got an email saying that shipment is on the way so it should be here this week sometime! 

Friday Feb 4th

 Hi all,

Today we had an early gym followed by some reading practice. We read by ourselves and in partners. We had a sharing circle today and asked what is your favourite thing to do outside of school. We cleaned out our desks and then talked about how problems can seem big at the time but are often actually quite small. We also talked about hot chocolate breaths as a calming strategy and then drew a cute hot chocolate for art. 

Reminders:

Download your child's report card at mycbe.ca

Please do the wellness survey on the Google Classroom if you have not already

A message from the patroller team:

Parents – just a reminder that our patrollers are on duty each morning in rain, snow, and fine weather (We do not patrol on blue days).  Could you please wait until they call, ‘Point, double-check, and proceed,’ before making your way between the pylons and safely across the street.   

 

Patroller schedules were sent home today! Please ensure your children are familiar with their day and time. We are only doing morning patrols for now. Please arrive at 7:45 am, get ready, be on the crosswalk with your team at 7:50 am. Shifts end just after 8:00 then students will head to class. Subs should also be on time in case they are needed! 

 

Please also be aware of our parking guidelines. 

They are: 

-no parking for any length of time in the bus zone!  

-no parking within 5 metres of a stop sign or cross walk or corner of 2 streets (Tell them they should be able to take 5 large steps between their vehicle and any of these)  

-stay out of the staff parking lot 

 

Thank you as well to our Patrol parents who ensure our students arrive on time to volunteer.  It’s greatly appreciated! 

 

Mr Lancée & Mr Shackelton 

Your BHS Patrol Supervisors 

Thursday Feb 3rd

 Hi all,

Today in class we did a show and tell to start us off. We had music for Mr. Wiens and did a number of the day. We did some writing about a dream that we hope the BFG would deliver to us. We practiced our word problems. We wrote Wow Word sentences. We went curling in gym. Finally, we read some BFG. 

Reminders:

Tomorrow we have gym right at 8am so please try to get here on time so you are not locked out the classroom! 

Check your mycbe account for your child's report card

Wednesday Feb 2nd

 Hi all,

Happy Groundhog Day! We learned all about the cute critter and why we celebrate him this morning, even though he gave us 6 more weeks of winter! We did some readings about how Inuit people used to live. We did a bunch of math today with a graph for our January weather, practicing double digit adding and subtracting, and also we had mathletics! We went curling in the gym with Ms. Sterne and heard some more from the BFG.

Reminders:

Please check your child's report card on mycbe

Please check the Google Classroom and complete the wellness survey too!

Tuesday Feb 1st.

 Hi all,

Hope you all had a good long weekend! Today we talked about Chinese New Year and did some math colouring sheets that revealed some Chinese NY symbols. We talked about daily life in Iqaluit and saw what the houses, schools, roads, and playgrounds looked like. We did a basics facts quiz and practiced adding and subtracting those bigger numbers. This afternoon we got 5 new Wow words, all with the long i sound but using the letters 'igh'. We also started indoor curling in gym and read some more BFG.

Reminders:

Report cards come out this week. You will not get a paper copy sent home this year, you need to log onto mycbe to view your child's report card. 

Please do the Wellness survey in the Google Classroom if you have not done so already.