Dear Parents,

For the month of October, we will be doing the following;

French:  Thanksgiving and Halloween activities such as vocabulary, story writing and crafts.

English:  We will be starting the novel “Charlotte’s Web” by E. B. White. We will study vocabulary, make predictions about the story as we read along and do multiple choice activities.

Math:  We will continue adding and subtracting 1 and 2 digit numbers and problem solving.

Science:  We will start our unit on Magnetism next week, in order to prepare the children for their first field trip to Telus Spark mid November.

Health:  We have started our unit on Nutrition and the four food groups. The children will soon be making posters with slogans about healthy eating.

Religion:

P.S.     Please let us know when/ which day of the week, you are able to volunteer when we organize centers or to help with art and craft projects.

Thank you very much

Have a good weekend!

Mme Amrita

Good morning Parents,
It was certainly a huge pleasure meeting you during Parent/Teacher interviews.  I discovered that some of you speak French and that some of you would be willing to volunteer for our centres.
Tomorrow is our Opening Mass at St. Luke Church at 10 am.  We hope that you can make it there.
We have an excellent French website which you could access and use at home with your children.
https://www.logicieleducatif.fr/
Jeux éducatifs en ligne - logicieleducatif.fr

Have a good week!
Kind Regards
Mme Amrita

Dear Parents,
The children have been learning about spiders in Science.  Today they will be doing some research on the different kinds of spiders in the world.  Please do ask your child to share what they have learned in French about spiders.
In Math, the children are doing doubles, doubles+1 and doubles-1
In French they are doing interesting comprehensions.
In English they will fill in the blanks with good vocabulary words to make short stories.

I look forward to meeting all of you at the interviews next week!
Warm regards
Mme Amrita

 Dear Parents,

For the first two weeks of September, we will be doing the following;

French:  Reading books, vocabulary, simple exercises such as putting words in alphabetical order, making simple sentences and some word search, useful sounds and examples

Math:  Number sense

·         Skip counting by 2,s 5’s, and 10’s

·         What comes before, after and in the middle

·         Numbers in words from 1-20

Social studies:  Name the continents, geographical features of North America,

the Canadian flag

Printing in English and in French

English:  Vocabulary and simple sentences

Dear Parents,
Many thanks for your generosity.  It has certainly been a very rewarding year with my wonderful students!!
Let me take this opportunity to wish you all an excellent summer!
Warm regards
Sincerely
Mme Amrita

Dear Parents,

Thank-you again to those who joined us at Heritage Park. The Grade 2’s had a great day learning about Calgary’s past.

Although summer holidays are just around the corner, June is going to be a very busy month!

Important Dates and Reminders:

Week of June 4- 8^th we will be learning how to play football for phys. Ed. outside. Please remember to dress for the weather!

Tuesday, June 26^th – Year End Mass at St. Luke’s Church at 10 am. Please let me know if you are able to walk with us to the church, as we will be needing volunteers to join us.

What will we learn about in June?

French: We are learning how to add more details to our French stories. Please continue your home reading this month!  

English: Story writing will be ongoing this month. Please encourage your child to practice writing a sentence in English each evening to assist with his/her writing.  

Math: We will conclude our unit on measurement and will learn how to solve problems using graphs and surveys. Please continue to practice addition and subtraction at home with your child.

Sciences: We will be studying the characteristics and needs of a variety of insects. The Grade 2’s will also have the opportunity to complete a research project about an insect of their choice.

To learn more about insects, you can visit the following websites:  http://extension.illinois.edu/insects/03.html , http://mrnussbaum.com/insects/

Art: We will incorporate science into our art activities by completing some art pieces about insects.

Social Studies: We are learning about how our community has changed from the past and making a comparison with the present.  Learn more about Alberta’s past by visiting, http://www.learnalberta.ca/content/ssla/index.html

Music: We will continue creating rhythms and identifying rhythms in songs.

Religion: We are learning about more about Jesus and the Holy Spirit.  

Health: We will discuss personal safety with our health program, “Kids in the Know” and will also discuss bullying.

May 2018 Update

Dear Parents, 
I hope that you are all enjoying the warmer weather! Please see the update below for the month of May:

Important Dates and Reminders:

Tuesday, May 8^th The Grade 2 classes will be doing Clay for Kids. Having 3 parent-volunteers would be a great assistance for this project. If you are able to help with this, please write a note in your child’s agenda. I will confirm the time with you shortly. 
Tuesday, May 15^th one student will be chosen to represent the Grade 2 students for the Gala Oratoire.   
We will be planning to go to Heritage Park on Friday, June 1st and will be needing parent volunteers to join us! Please save the date if you would like to join the Grade 2's for this field trip. More information will be coming soon. 

What will we learn about this month? 

Math: We will continue learning about 2D and 3D shapes. We will also complete our unit on measurement. Problem solving as well as, addition and subtraction practice (specifically with regrouping) will be ongoing until the end of the year. Please practice these skills with your child at home. 
French: We are working on writing stories with a clear beginning, middle and end using descriptive words. Your child can work on these skills at home by using the following websites: http://www.envolerie.com/accueil.html and https://www.iletaitunehistoire.com/genres/contes-legendes 
English: We are learning how to add details to our stories by using adjectives and descriptive words to write more developed sentences. We will be reading spring poems. 
Science: We will learn about boats and buoyancy and will begin learning about factors that determine effective embarkation.  We are learning how about constructing boats with modeling clay and modifying them to make them float. You can learn more about boats and buoyancy by referring to the following website: http://engagingstudents.blackgold.ca/index.php/division-i/sci-d1/science-2/topic-b-buoyancy-and-boats/ 
Social Studies: We will continue learning about the natural resources, goods and services in Iqaluit, Meteghan and Saskatoon. Your child is encouraged to review each community by visiting the website below: http://grade2sscommunities.weebly.com/ 
Religion: We will continue learning about the Eucharist and the parts of the Mass. 
Music: The Grade 2’s will be learning expanding their knowledge on rhythm and will begin creating their own songs.  
Health: I will be sending home a letter in regards to our upcoming health unit, “Kids in the Know". 
When using the Chromebooks, we have been practicing our typing skills on the website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/guides/z3c6tfr . Your child is more than welcome to practice his/her typing at home as well.   
Please continue reading consistently in French and English at home! 
Thank you
Mme Amrita