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Mrs. McDougall and Ms. MacDonald
Monday, April 6, 2020
Thursday, March 19, 2020
M&M News Update
Hope everyone is doing well. It is so strange to be here at school without you and all your energy and stories you like to share.
We know that class cancellations are unusual and challenging events. During this short period before spring break, we encourage families to maintain a balanced and consistent routine for children; including regular sleeping and eating times, breaks for activity and outdoor time, and healthy boundaries on screen time.
During these next few days, we don’t want to overwhelm students and families with programming expectations or offerings while they are adjusting to the cancellation of classes and managing childcare needs. After Spring Break, more curricular information will be made available. It is important that consistent messaging and resources are offered to students across the CBE. Below is a link that the CBE has created with activity suggestions:
Please take family time during the break. Teachers will also be taking family time, and focusing on their health. Also note, teachers will not be responding to emails over the next week. A long term plan for learning will be rolled out after the break as per CBE directives.
If you would like material regarding Covid-19, we have attached a social story for children and a parent resource with suggestions on how to talk to your child.
Have a wonderful Spring Break! Enjoy time outside and with your family.
Friday, March 13, 2020
Friday March 13th
Today we reviewed the math strategies we had learned this week. You can have me show you how to use these strategies to solve double digit addition equations.
We also had a chance to teacher our kindergarten buddies a new math game called shape fill. Ask me how to play and how we helped our buddies.
In writing we worked on editing our 1st draft and giving ourselves feedback and our peers feedback.
We also had a chance to teacher our kindergarten buddies a new math game called shape fill. Ask me how to play and how we helped our buddies.
In writing we worked on editing our 1st draft and giving ourselves feedback and our peers feedback.
Book Fair - Students will be able to bring cash to school for Thursday morning when they will be able to go visit and shop.
Important Dates:
March 18 - Career Day Dress Up
March 19 - Early Dismissal, Parent Teacher Conferences
March 20 - No School - Parent Teacher Conferences
March 23 - 27 - Spring Break
March 30 - Classes Resume
Wednesday, March 11, 2020
Wednesday March 11th
Today in writing we looked at different writing samples and discussed what made them a 1, 2, 3, 4. Then we started our first draft for our New Brighton Rm 127 Newsletter.
Important Dates:
Important Dates:
March 12th -Conference booking system opens up
March 18 - Career Day Dress Up
March 19 - Early Dismissal, Parent Teacher Conferences
March 20 - No School - Parent Teacher Conferences
March 23 - 27 - Spring Break
March 30 - Classes Resume
Tuesday, March 10, 2020
Tuesday March 10th
Today in writing we worked on writing a topic sentence and ending sentence. We thought about the what and where for our topic sentence and the why job, transportation or shelter are important. Ask me about my topic and ending sentence.
In math we began reviewing the math strategies that we can use to help us solve math problems. Today we focused on using base ten blocks. You can practice this with me at home by adding two double digit numbers together such as 64+73=___. Have me show you how I could draw base ten blocks to solve this problem.
In science we began conducted an experiment on insulation. First we made our hypothesis. Then we covered cups in different types of materials and left then to see whether the hot water would get colder and whether the freezie would melt. Ask me about which material we discovered was the best insulator.
Important Dates:
In math we began reviewing the math strategies that we can use to help us solve math problems. Today we focused on using base ten blocks. You can practice this with me at home by adding two double digit numbers together such as 64+73=___. Have me show you how I could draw base ten blocks to solve this problem.
In science we began conducted an experiment on insulation. First we made our hypothesis. Then we covered cups in different types of materials and left then to see whether the hot water would get colder and whether the freezie would melt. Ask me about which material we discovered was the best insulator.
March 18 - Career Day Dress Up
March 19 - Early Dismissal, Parent Teacher Conferences
March 20 - No School - Parent Teacher Conferences
March 23 - 27 - Spring Break
March 30 - Classes Resume
Monday, March 9, 2020
Monday March 9th
I'm bringing a math problem solving sheet home. This is an example of what we've been working on.
What did we do in Grade 2 today:
- We worked on increasing patterns. Looking carefully at the number of items used to build each step can help you find the rule and predict.
- We reviewed reading strategies during our Morning Message while reading a Robert Munch book
- We chose a topic we have been learning about and created an idea web. We will be using this web to write an article.
- We had a chance to read our new library books during literacy time
- We went to Music
- We learned about some of the industries and jobs from the East Coast and the Arctic
Important Dates:
What did we do in Grade 2 today:
- We worked on increasing patterns. Looking carefully at the number of items used to build each step can help you find the rule and predict.
- We reviewed reading strategies during our Morning Message while reading a Robert Munch book
- We chose a topic we have been learning about and created an idea web. We will be using this web to write an article.
- We had a chance to read our new library books during literacy time
- We went to Music
- We learned about some of the industries and jobs from the East Coast and the Arctic
Important Dates:
March 18 - Career Day Dress Up
March 19 - Early Dismissal, Parent Teacher Conferences
March 20 - No School - Parent Teacher Conferences
March 23 - 27 - Spring Break
March 30 - Classes Resume
Tuesday, March 3, 2020
Tuesday March 3
Materials needed for a Science project:
We are needing help to collect the following items for our next building science project. Please have all items here by Wednesday, March 4.
We are needing help to collect the following items for our next building science project. Please have all items here by Wednesday, March 4.
- Cotton/fabric/cotton balls
- Bubble Wrap
- Styrofoam
- Tin foil
- Yogurt/Plastic containers (with lids) - clean and rinsed please
- Plastic Cups
Today in math we created our very own Wetland problems. Some of us even had a chance that have our classmates try to solve our problems. You can take sometime to make a problem at home and solve it.
In writing we worked on our ending/concluding for the piece of text on our animal. We wrote three different ending sentences with different sentence starters then chose the one we felt was the best.
In Social Studies we began learning about the main jobs/industries people do that are specific to each region. Today we started learning about Prairie jobs. Ask me what I learned about farming.
Important Dates:
March 5 - Fun Lunch/Family Movie Night
March 18 - Career Day Dress Up
March 19 - Early Dismissal, Parent Teacher Conferences
March 20 - No School - Parent Teacher Conferences
March 23 - 27 - Spring Break
March 30 - Classes Resume
Monday, March 2, 2020
Monday March 2nd
Materials needed for a Science project:
We are needing help to collect the following items for our next building science project. Please have all items here by Wednesday, March 4.
In science we began learning about insulation and how different types of insulation will keep things either hot or cold.
Today in writing we began working on beginning sentences for our piece of writing on animals.
Important Dates:
We are needing help to collect the following items for our next building science project. Please have all items here by Wednesday, March 4.
- Cotton/fabric/cotton balls
- Bubble Wrap
- Styrofoam
- Tin foil
- Yogurt/Plastic containers (with lids) - clean and rinsed please
- Plastic Cups
In science we began learning about insulation and how different types of insulation will keep things either hot or cold.
Today in writing we began working on beginning sentences for our piece of writing on animals.
Important Dates:
March 5 - Fun Lunch/Family Movie Night
March 18 - Career Day Dress Up
March 19 - Early Dismissal, Parent Teacher Conferences
March 20 - No School - Parent Teacher Conferences
March 23 - 27 - Spring Break
March 30 - Classes Resume
Monday, February 24, 2020
Monday February 25
Students have been hard at work on projects that will be sharing this THURSDAY at our Grade 2 Celebration of Learning. We are really looking forward to seeing everyone there. Doors will open at 6:15 for a 6:30 start.
Today we had a very busy getting ready for our Celebration of Learning. We worked on completing good copies of our writing and some of our art pieces.
Today we had a very busy getting ready for our Celebration of Learning. We worked on completing good copies of our writing and some of our art pieces.
Important dates for this month:
- Feb. 26 Pink Shirt Day
- Feb. 27 Gr. 2 Celebration of Learning
- Feb. 28 PD day No School
Friday, February 21, 2020
Friday February 21
Today we had buddies and we showed the kindergarten students how we read to someone. We did a fantastic job!
In art we began our charcoal sketched of an animal skull.
Important dates for this month:
- Feb. 26 Pink Shirt Day
- Feb. 27 Gr. 2 Celebration of Learning
- Feb. 28 PD day No School
Wednesday, February 19, 2020
Wednesday February 19th
Today in math we recorded our increasing patterns and explaining our work.
In writing we worked on the good copies of our acrostic poems.
We also had a very special presentation from our eco leaders club. We thought about what we are going to learn about water and why we need to share what we learn with the people at the Mayor's expo in June.
In art we continued to work on our skull sketches then choose our best one.
Important dates for this month:
- Feb. 20 Fun Lunch
- Feb. 26 Pink Shirt Day
- Feb. 27 Gr. 2 Celebration of Learning
- Feb. 28 PD day No School
Tuesday, February 18, 2020
Tuesday February 18
In math we continued to work on increasing patterns and began think about how we could figure out what the 10th spot might be based on the pattern we noticed.
Today in writing we worked at completing good copies of either The important thing about Ralph Klein Park or a brief write up about their Ton Schulten art.
In art we where very busy completing our landscape art and started working on larger scale sketching of skulls. We worked extremely hard at sketching with our eyes and identifying where we should include shading.
In art we where very busy completing our landscape art and started working on larger scale sketching of skulls. We worked extremely hard at sketching with our eyes and identifying where we should include shading.
Important dates for this month:
- Feb. 20 Fun Lunch
- Feb. 26 Pink Shirt Day
- Feb. 27 Gr. 2 Celebration of Learning
- Feb. 28 PD day No School
Tuesday, February 11, 2020
Tuesday February 11th
Important Reminder:
Early dismissal tomorrow at 11:45
Valentines:
We will be having a small celebration for Valentine's Day tomorrow. It is your child's and family's choice if you wish to participate or not. We ask that if your child chooses to give out cards, that they include everyone in their class, to avoid hurt feelings. Mrs. McDougall's class has 24 students and Ms. MacDonald's class has 24 students.
Also, as a reminder, we ask that you not include any food items with your Valentine's.
What did we do in Grade 2 today?
- we look at the relationship between 2D and 3D shapes - See if you can find cylinders, cubes and rectangular prisms in your house
- we worked on solving increasing pattern problems
- we continued to work on the wetland animal problem
- we learned more about the daily life of people on the east coast - music, food and festivals
- we learned that the Mi'kmaq first nations used the land for food and tools
- we organized our ideas in an idea web and then cut and glued it in the order we liked
- we saw and tried some of the games Inuit played and learned that they used games like this to get strong for when they were hunting and surviving
Muskox Push
Important dates for this month:
- Feb. 12 - early dismissal at 11:45am
- Feb. 13 and 14 Teacher's Convention
- Feb. 17 Family Day - No School
- Feb. 20 Fun Lunch
- Feb. 26 Pink Shirt Day
- Feb. 27 Gr. 2 Celebration of Learning
- Feb. 28 PD day No School
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