Dear Parents,
Many thanks for practicing the poems for the Gala with your child. The Poetry Unit was a huge success. The children had memorized their poems and presented them to the class with great confidence. I am SO proud of them!!! Outstanding job Grade 2's!!!
Now we are looking forward to our two Field Trips to Glenbow Museum and Heritage Park, both of which will be great educational experiences for the kids.
Friday, May 3, 2019
Dear
Parents,
Some
important reminders for the month of May:
Please check
the Calendar that was sent to you last week with the important events for
May. Over and above those events, we
have two important and exciting Field Trips coming up. The first is on the 31st of May at
Glenbow Museum for the whole day where there will be two Social Studies
workshops namely Our Community Our People and Discovery Adventure. For this I will require 3 parent volunteers. The second Field Trip is on the 7th of June
at Heritage Park where there will be a Scavenger Hunt highlighting Our
Community in the Past and the Present. I
will need Four Parent Volunteers for this.
We have 64 students and only one bus which allows a seating capacity of
72 students. It will be greatly
appreciated if a couple of Parent Volunteers could drive directly to Heritage
Park and meet us at the entrance. Thank
you so much.
For the
month of May and June we will be studying:
Science: We are winding up the Boats and Buoyancy Unit
with some additional experiments and general review. We will be starting our new Unit of Small
Flying and Crawling Animals.
Math: The children have a good understanding of the
Measurement Unit. I am quite impressed
with their estimations. We are still
continuing with some exciting activities in this Unit. We will be doing Statistics and Probability
and Telling Time. Problem Solving will
be ongoing.
French: Story writing with a beginning, middle and
end with interesting adjectives and expressions using the dictionary and
vocabulary learned in class.
Comprehension passages and grammar.
English: Spring Poems and English Story Writing. Stuart Little and Comprehension Questions.
Religion: Rosary The emphasis this month is Mary and we are
preparing for our Marian Liturgy. The
children every Tuesday morning have a religious presentation and they have the
opportunity to say the Hail Mary and Our Father several times.
Art: We have been integrating Art with Math and
using Measurement for symmetry. We will
also be doing beautiful art projects with insects.
Health: We will be looking at characteristics of
friendship and effective strategies to resolve conflicts.
We look forward to seeing you at our
first Marian Liturgy at 10 am on Friday the 10th of May.
Monday, April 29, 2019
Good morning Parents,
We hope that you got the chance to see the printed version of the St. Luke Weekly on the weekend. There are a lot of important dates in May. Our very first Liturgy is on the 10th of May at 10 am. We shall be delighted if you can make it for an hour.
I will send you more information in the first week of May.
Have a good week!
Mme Amrita
Friday, April 5, 2019
Dear Parents,
Many thanks for
helping your child make the impressive boats. We thoroughly enjoyed seeing them
float or move in water. We look forward to testing more boats next week.
On the 25th
of April we are doing an impressive project with clay. I would appreciate 3 or
4 Parent Volunteers at 9am. Please let
me know at your earliest convenience if you can volunteer your time.
We were lucky to get
a Parent Volunteer for the bat projects. If any of you could come and help for
an hour next week, It would be great.
Thank you very much
and have an excellent weekend!
Mme Amrita
Thursday, April 4, 2019
Thursday, April 4th, 2019
News
Dear Parents,
It was great to meet with most of you during parent-teacher
conferences! Here is the update about our learning goals in April.
French: We will begin reading and reciting spring
poems. We are also learning how to write stories with a clear beginning,
middle and end, using descriptive words. Reading comprehension and grammar
practice will also be ongoing.
Please remember to practice your poem for the Gala Oratoire
Math: We are working on our unit, “Space and Shape Measurement”
where we learn about 2D and 3D shapes as well as using non-standard units
(blocks, paper clips, string, etc. ) to measure objects. Two great websites to introduce 3D
objects and 2D shapes include:
Problem
solving is ongoing.
Science: We are learning about different liquids and will also learn
about objects that sink and float in our Boats and Buoyancy Unit.
Social Studies: We will learn about the goods and natural resources in
Meteghan, Saskatoon and Iqaluit. Students can enhance their learning about goods and
natural resources of each community by going to: http://engagingstudents.blackgold.ca/index.php/division-i/soc-d1/social-studies-2/2-1-canada-s-dynamic-communities/
Art: We will be completing a spring art project.
Music: We will connect rhythms to the melody of songs. We will also
learn and use different musical instruments.
Health: We will continue to learn about friendship as well as how to
have positive interactions with others. An important focus will also include
strategies to resolve conflicts between peers.
English: We are learning about the lives of bats. We will also continue
to learn how to write stories with descriptive words. Please continue to
practice reading in English.
We have started a new novel study;
Stuart Little by E. B.White, the same author as Charlotte’s Web. The children will be able to make a
comparison with the two books.
Religion: We will learn about the season of Easter and will begin
discussing the sacraments, with a focus on the Eucharist.
Gala Oratoire:
Back by popular demand, French Immersion schools will participate in
another Gala d'art oratoire. The Gala d’art Oratoire is an opportunity for
every student to showcase the skills they've gained over the years.
Your child will be coming home with 2 poems. I ask that they choose and
memorize one of the poems to present to the class on Friday, April 27th.
A representative from each grade level will be selected to participate
in the final school presentation in May.
Important dates in April:
9th
April Danceworks 10am
16th
April Provincial Elections
18th
April Lenten Liturgy
19th - 23rd April No school for students
24th
April Due date for Jump Rope Enveloppes
25th April
Spirit Day with a BLING theme/
Pizza Day
Wednesday, March 6, 2019
Dear Parents,
February was a very busy month!
Thank-you again to the parents who joined us to make apple crisp and ice-cream!
It was a great way to engage in our hot and cold science unit. Thank-you as
well to the parents who could assist with roller blading this past week! The
students loved in-line skating.
Important Dates and Reminders:
Wednesday, March 6th –
Ash Wednesday
Friday, March 8th –
Report Cards will be sent home
Thursday March 14th
& Friday 15th we will have our Parent/Teacher interviews. I look forward to meeting with all
of you.
On Friday the 15th
there will be no school for the students.
March 18th - March 22nd
we celebrate la semaine de la francophonie where we will have exciting French
activities for the students.
It is that time of the year again
where the children prepare a poem to present to the class. Please go to Google and type in poèmes français and
you will find 100’s of poems to choose from.
March 23rd – Easter Break begins.
Bonne vacances- and we look forward to seeing the kids on Monday, April 1st.
What are we learning about in March?
French: We are
continuing to work on reading comprehension skills as well as working on our
writing skills and will be writing stories. Please continue to encourage your
child with his/her home reading.
Math: We will continue
our new math unit on 3D objects and 2D shapes. Problem solving in math will be
an ongoing activity. Two great websites to introduce 3D objects and 2D shapes
include:
Religion: We will
learn about the seasons of Lent and Easter.
Science: We will
continue our unit on liquids and boats and buoyancy. At the end of the unit, we
will send home a boat building project with recycling materials. We shall keep you posted.
Social
Studies: We are learning about goods and natural resources in the
three communities. Students can enhance their learning about the culture, traditions
and natural resources of each community by going to: http://engagingstudents.blackgold.ca/index.php/division-i/soc-d1/social-studies-2/2-1-canada-s-dynamic-communities/
English: We
will continue to learn about bats. We are also trying to incorporate
descriptive words in our stories. In addition to your home reading in French,
we encourage your child to also read in English each evening.
Music: We
will work on connecting rhythms with music and continue learning about high and
low sounds as well as melodies.
Art: We will
work on art pieces for Easter.
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