Hello Parents and Students,
I hope everyone is keeping dry with the rain… No snow,
yet!
The first photo is of Mr. Chernoff,
our Vice Principal and Phys. Ed. teacher. Thank you to last week’s, Star of the
Week, Hunter, for the birthday cupcakes on Thursday. Yummy! On Halloween Friday, we enjoyed dressing in
orange and black and were excited to have Veterinarian, Dr. Sally, join us
after lunch to teach us about Dog Bite Prevention Safety. The children practiced “STANDING LIKE A TREE”
if a dog approaches them. They practiced
“TUCKING IN” like a rock, if they are already on the ground. Have your child
share the ABCs of petting a dog: A = ask
owner permission, B= be sniffed and C= cootchie coo. Check out some of the journal writing samples
from the children. Also, be sure to view websites: www.doggonesafe.com
and www.be-a-tree.com
Our Vertebrate party on Friday afternoon was a big
success. Thank you for sending
nutritious items with your child. We
enjoyed healthy snacks, watched a video and danced to: Monster Shuffle song: www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgFxo-IkCNQ Have your child show you the dance (photos
21 to 27) at home and try it with him/her.
Reinforced Gr. 2 math vocabulary this week: greatest, least and ordering numbers from
least to greatest and greatest to least.
The children played a GREATER THAN game (thousands, hundreds, tens and ones)
in pairs. Each needs a set of 0 to 9
cards. Write the words: Hundreds, Tens, Ones on a piece of
paper. Each player draws a card and
strategically placing it under Th, H, T or O.
The person with the highest number wins. You can also play this game trying to create
the LOWEST NUMBER. It is an easy game for you to create and to try at home with
your child. It is an excellent game for reinforcing place value. See photos 2
to 7.
Grade 2 Math Binders (Unit 2) went home on Monday. Please
sign UNIT 2 and return the binder with the first 2 units to school. Our NEW UNIT 3 for Grade 2 math is: +/- to 18.
I hinted to the children to ask for flashcards for Christmas or for a
birthday, as it is EXTREMELY IMPORTANT for them to know their facts to 18 automatically
by the end of the year, in preparation for Grade 3.
On Monday afternoon, University of Regina SUNTEP student,
Mr. Austin McCabe, joined us for the afternoon.
He shadowed me in the classroom and enjoyed helping me to teach a Core
French lesson introducing “Le Jour de Souvenir” vocabulary; Remembrance Day
(see photo 34), a vertebrate lesson and a health lesson at the end of the day
with Mrs. Beckel. We completed our
Vertebrate study, after researching amphibians last week and wrote a “pop
quiz”.
We began a new PWIM poster (Picture Word Inductive Model) on
Monday. Review the words on the poster
with your child. Clap out
syllables. Choose 5 words and do a mini
lesson on alphabetical order. Can your
child make some sentences for you using a few of the words? Can he/she write a sentence using quotation
marks in the right spots?
Brodie was our fabulous Star of the Week. He has an older brother in Grade 5. He enjoys spending time with his mom, dad,
brother, grandparents and cat named, Willy.
He has been to Douglas Provincial Park for camping, fishing and
tubing. He had his picture taken with a
real monkey in Mexico! He LOVES football
and cheers the Riders on. He plays
hockey for the Colts and his favourite NHL team is the Oilers. He LOVES to read and his favourite subject is
math.
On Tuesday, we had the pleasure of having Professor Mark
Brigham, from the U of R Biology Department, join us in the morning. His slide show presentation was
EXCELLENT! We discussed bats of Canada
and bats of the world. Some cool facts: The bumblebee bat is the smallest bat of the
world. We discussed bat anatomy and
roosting. Canadian bats are
insectivores. Saskatchewan bats DO NOT
live in caves, but can be found in hollow trees, buildings, attics. One of the highlights was the LIVE bat he
brought to share with us. See photos 71 to 74 of bat journal writing. I hope
the visual arts clay bats and writing pieces made it home to you on Tuesday,
after school.
This week, we studied some books about peace and war in
Canada, as part of our Remembrance Day study.
A Bear in War by Innes and Endrulat brought tears to a few eyes,
including mine. The children and I
brainstormed about peace at home, in the classroom and on the playground. They will be creating paragraphs about PEACE,
which will be featured on the bulletin
board outside our classroom for you to read in a few weeks when you are here
for the 3 Way Conference.
Please return the 3
Way Conference note sent home today in your child’s agenda. I will be running interviews AFTER SCHOOL on Thursday,
November 27th (3:45 p.m. to 6 p.m. or so) and on MONDAY, November 28th
in the morning. Please select your preference and I will try my best to
accommodate your requested time.
Agribition is a few weeks away. Thank you for sending the $1.50 bus fee and
for signing the permission/helper note.
I still need a few more to come in.
Here is a cool bat video for you to enjoy with your
child. Please take the time. It is only a few minutes long: http://www.motivious.com/orphaned-bat/
Next week is a short week.
No school on Monday and Tuesday.
Enjoy the long weekend with your families.
Happy Wednesday and peace to one and all!
Ms. Selimos
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