January 8, 2016
Dear Parents/Guardians,
A nice start to the new year this week. Students were getting back in the groove of
all the routines of a school day! Here are some highlights:
Monday: Welcome back! We had our monthly Community Assembly.
Congratulations to Megan for being voted Citizen of the Month for
December. We worked in our printing books on the letters “j” and
“k”. In Writer’s Workshop we learned about how authors can make
lists in their writing. We practiced writing with some lists. Students
enjoyed writing about their Christmas presents. In Math we learned
our addition doubles facts and made some rhymes up to help us
remember. In Science we demonstrated the process of evaporation
when we boiled water for a while. Students were intrigued to see the
water level had decreased and observed how liquid changed into a
gas state.
Tuesday: We practiced our word building skills and phonics during
Making Words. In Sort and Transfer we worked on the word families
of “oi” and “tion”. We learned about compound words and identified
some in our books during Daily 5. We practiced our doubles facts
during Math. We observed how water (liquid)
changed into an ice cube (solid) and back into water
(liquid) again. In PE we began our basketball skills
unit.
Wednesday: Students participated in Daily Physical
Activity class first thing to get their body and minds
ready. We worked on building compound words during Language
Arts. During Writer’s Workshop we learned about New Year’s
Resolutions and made a list of some of our own for 2016. We
reviewed the 3 states of matter in Science with some poems. We had
our library book exchange. In Math we used our doubles facts
knowledge to help us solve addition equations.
Thursday: We read a book called Flip and
Flop and students were modelled with how
readers can have connections with their
texts. In Math, we continued our doubles
facts practice with a Doubles Dice Challenge.
We also began learning about the strategy of
front end (break apart) addition. Students
got familiarized with adding tens and ones
with the use of base ten blocks. Students worked on their stamina during Daily 5
centres. In Science, students observed the process of condensation. Students learned
that water vapor (gas) can be turned back into water (liquid) form. We reviewed
many science terms from our unit prior to writing an Exploring Liquids quiz. In
combined PE with 2S we learned how to dribble and perform bounce passes.
Friday: We had our Spelling Check Up first
thing and we went over the words so students
could see what to improve on. During Writer’s
Workshop we generated a list of ideas to write
lists about. Students chose their own topic and
practiced writing with lists in their home
journals. In Math we continued practiced with
adding two 2-digit numbers using base ten
blocks. Students CASHED IN their black belt
tickets. In combined PE with 2G we continued
developing our dribbling skills and practiced
bounce passes and chest passes. In Art we began our Catching
Snowflakes piece using the medium of oil pastels.
Things to know:
Please remember to return library books back to school on time.
Our library day is Wednesday each week. We prefer books to be
returned by Tuesday each week. Bills will be issued home for books
that are damaged or haven’t been returned after some time.
Upcoming week:
On Monday we have a Motivational Magic assembly on bucket filling at 10:30AM.
Dental forms are due.
On Tuesday Pink Shirt orders are due.
On Wednesday Scholastic Book Orders for January are due. Hot Lunch (Edo) forms
are also due.
On Thursday we have our inaugural Hear Us Roar, Hear Us Read event starting at
6:30PM. See some of you out there in your PJs and blanket!
Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.
All the best,
Mr. Yung
[email protected]
Quote of the Week:
If it doesn’t challenge you, it doesn’t change you.
Fred DeVito
Come check out Grade 2Y’s bulletin board to see the fantastic Monet Water Lilies.