Thank You

Thank you so much to those who were able to come to the open house. 

It was a wonderful opportunity for the kids to show you what they have been up to.




A few parents have been asking about the Halloween parade next week. It will take place on Halloween day, sometime in the afternoon.  I will let everyone know as soon as I know when exactly it will take place. 

What We've Been Up To

Hello Everyone,

It's been a busy couple of weeks here at school. 

To help with our reading we have been learning about connections.   Connections help us understand what we are reading by linking things in the book to things we already know.   So far we have looked at text-to-self connections (when the book reminds us of something that happened to us, making it easier for us to understand what is happening in the book), and text-to-text connections (when the book reminds of us another book we have read, making it possible for us to make predictions about what will happen next, explore plot structure, explore the author's methods, and more). 

In math we have finished up working on patterns and are working to understand two digit numbers.  We have discussed how there are only 10 digits: 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8, and 9, and that these digits make up all of the numerals (or numbers) that we know.  In grade two we will only really be working with two digit numbers but to understand them we need to understand place value.  That's what we are looking at right now, as well as how to represent (or show) these numbers.  The students have learned about the tens digit and the ones digit. They have also learned that 24 is not 2+4 but rather 20+4.  Soon we will be looking at odd and even numbers, ordering and comparing numbers, estimating, and skip counting.  When we finish this we will be ready to start focusing on addition and subtraction. 

There are no important events for this week but next week will be very full.   Be ready for our Open House Night on Tuesday, Oct. 22, starting at 6:30.   There will be a book fair that evening.  It will also be open on Wednesday at lunch for kids who missed their chance the night before.  Hope to see you all there. 

Just as a side note, I will be away at a conference this Friday (Oct. 18) and Mrs. Beynon will be returning to substitute teach for us. 

Have a great week.

Important Things This Week

Hello Everyone,

We will be beginning our food drive today and it will continue until Thursday.   Students can bring in non-perishable food items to the school.  These items will be donated to the local food bank. 

Just a reminder about bringing in Picture Orders before Thursday.

Thursday will also be our October Early Dismissal Day.  Students will be dismissed at 2:30.

Important Day: Early Dismissal and Picture Orders

Hello Everyone,

Next Thursday (Oct. 10th) is an early dismissal day.  Students will be dismiss at 2:30 once again.

That day is also the due date for picture orders.  If you would like to order some prints of your child's school photo please submit the order form and the payment before Thursday, Oct. 10, 2013. 

Thanks

Principal's Award Winners for September

Congratulations to our first Principal's Award of Excellence winners:
Tailynn and Hannah

Tailynn also received her award for doing an excellent job on her art response page.

 

 

Hannah received her award for doing an excellent job on her art response page.  

 

For these pages the students were given a picture of a piece of artwork (done by a Saskatchewan artist) and had to tell us what they thought about it (what is was about in their opinion, how it made them feel, how they thought it would feel if they touched it, etc.)

 

The girls work will be displayed in a place of honour at the principal's office for the next month.

 

Congrats girls.