Mr. McCallum

Grade 2M

Posted: June 14, 2016

We followed the regular routine for the day. Our spelling word was "unforgettable" and our letter was addressed to "Dear Grade 3 Teacher,". We doodled a jellyfish.  Before math we did a quick desk clean! In math we worked on our place value, regrouping which is sometimes called borrowing for subtraction, and we played some dice games. After an indoor recess we went to LA with Mrs. Hill. We did our regular daily 5 activities and we worked on our bucket list for summer! What are some activities you put down to do this summer? After an indoor lunch we worked on some mindfulness and talked about how to slow down our breathing and our heart rate to calm our body. Next we had PE with Mrs Hache. After PE we read for the "The One and Only Ivan". Do you like the way that Mack is training Ruby? We finished off our day with our book of gratitude, got our agenda's signed, and packed up for home. Remember we are having a Show and Tell on Thursday. Get lots of rest and I will see you tomorrow!

 

Posted: June 13, 2016

It was a rainy and wet today.  We started today with a new desk change.  Not everyone was happy with their seat so I decided to give out some tickets to students who were following the rules and doing their jobs.  The winner of the draw would be able to switch two students desks, even if it wasnt their own.  We had tons of tickets, 5 draws, and one person won the draw 4 different times!  How lucky was he today? 

We started out the day with an older spelling word "sincerely", we wrote a letter to a friend, and we doodled a jellyfish.  In language arts with Mrs. Hill we worked on our daily 5 activities.  After recess we had math.  In math we reviewed place value, placing numbers on numberlines, and played some dice games.  We also took a little break to look at some of the Sistema pics!  After an indoor lunch we had PE with Mrs. Hache.  Then we had Art with Mrs. Hill and we worked on a top secret project!  We finished up the day reading from "The One and Only Ivan" and doing our book of gratitude. 

We will be having a Show and Tell on Thursday!  Get lots of sleep and I will see you in the morning!

Posted: June 8, 2016

We started out the day by releasing our butterflies!  I opened the net and one flew away immediately and we all watched as it flew higher and higher until it was out of sight!  The other few butter flies stayed in the net and took their time to adjust to the temperature.  We placed the net where we could see it from the window and went inside to finish our work.  There is more to this story, but not all stories have a happy ending, do you know what happened later?  Our spelling word was "counsellor" and our letter was addressed "Dear Camp Counsellor,".  We doodled an alien and went to language arts.  In language arts we did a descriptive paragraph about butterflies!  What can you say about a butterfly?  After an indoor recess we had math.  We did a review of place value, pattern relations, and addition.  After an indoor lunch (we had a great thunderstorm), we went to the computer lab.  After computer we had PE.  Miss Zellers was in for Mrs. Hache and we played some games.  We finished off the day looking at pictures of our field trip yesterday.  We lost track of time and didnt get to do our book of gratitude!  The students were very sad when the bell rang that we missed it.  Get lots of sleep tonight and I will see you in the morning!

Posted: June 6, 2016

What a great way to start off the week!  It was an awesome day in Grade 2.  Some students were a little worried about my new seating plan starting off the day as I had every desk in the room against the wall to make it easier for Mrs. Potter to scrub the floors on the weekend.  We moved the desks into the middle of the room to start the day.  Our spelling word was "sincerely" and our letter was to Camp Sheldrake telling them about a few of the things we are hoping for tomorrow!  We doodled an alien and went to LA.  Mrs. Hill wasnt here today but she will be back tomorrow.  After recess we had math.  We played some dice games, we did a survey with tally marks to collect data, and used that data to make a bar graph.  We also had a listening quiz using our place value charts.  After lunch we had PE with Mrs. Hache.  I know you did yoga, but I heard roaring again! After PE we had Art.  We drew a butterfly on a flower.  We finished off the day with our book.  Ivan made a promise I dont think he can keep, and something sad happened with Stella.  We did our book of gratitude, signed our agenda, and had a quick talk about the field trip tomorrow. 

We will be going on our trip, rain or shine.  Dress appropriately, not a great day for a dress and heels!  Bring your own lunch and know that there are no microwaves (same as everyday at school).  I believe everyone in our class has returned their permission forms so we are good to leave the school at 8:40 sharp!  Remember we are respresenting all of Ian Baillie and we will be on our best behavior and be great listeners!

Have a great night, get lots of sleep, and I will see you in the morning for a fun day!

Posted: June 1, 2016

Can you believe its officially June!  Our spelling word today was "gorilla" and our story was "How to make a friend".  We doodled a robot and went to LA with Mrs. Hill.  We finished up our last day of the District writing assessment!  After recess we had math.  In math we worked on Place Value, we drew a bar graph for Favorite Sports, and we played a quick game of Snakes and Ladders.  After lunch we went to the computer lab, then PE with Mrs. Hache.  We finished off the day by joining Mrs. Hill's class for a cookie to celebrate finishing all of our grade two assessments and spent 10 minutes on the playground!  Tomorrow we will be walking to JMH to watch the Saint Andrews Black Light Production!   Dress appropriately for the weather.  Get lots of sleep tonight and I will see you tomorrow.

Posted: May 31, 2016

Today was the last day of May!  We are now into our last month of Grade 2!  Wow this year is flying by.  We started off with our regular routine.  Our spelling word was "assembly" and our story was "How to win the Icare award".  We doodled a robot and did some math.  In math we worked on our place value charts.  We went to the grade 3 classroom to gather data using tally marks, and we used bar graphs to show our data.  After recess we went to LA with Mrs. Hill.  We worked on our district writing assements.  What is your story about?  After lunch we had guidance with Mrs. MacKenzie.  We worked on mindfulness.  In PE we played some games.  We finished off the day reading "The One and Only Ivan".  Who asked lots of questions to Ivan?  We finished off with our book of gratitude and packed up to go home.  Get lots of sleep and I will see you tomorrow! 

Posted: May 30, 2016

It was another busy day at Ian Baillie, but at least the weather was nice for doing work in the classroom!  We started off with our regular routine.  Our spelling word was "entrepeneur" and our story was "How to make Money".  We doodled a robot and went to Language Arts with Mrs. Hill.  We did our regular Daily 5 routine.   After an indoor recess we had math.  In math we reviewed place value charts.  We did a listening quiz, and worked on data collection using tally marks.  We also graphed our data in a bar chart.  After another indoor recess and lunch we went to PE with Mrs. Hache.  I thought you were doing yoga, but I hear a loud roar in the middle of it!  I forgot to ask what happened!  In Art with Mrs. Hill we used water colors.  We finished off the day reading about Ivan and Ruby.  Who is Ruby and why is she making Stella so happy?  We  did our book of gratitude, packed our agendas, and went home for the day.  The June Calendar went home today in the agendas.  Check the weather, dress appropriately, get lots of sleep, and I will see you tomorrow!

Posted: May 25, 2016

It was a beautifully warm day today at Ian Baillie!  We started off the day with our regular routine.  Our spelling word was "understanding" and our story was "How to be a good student".  We doodled a mouse with a cracker and went straight into Math.  We did a math listening quiz.  We did Flash Cards with a friend, and we learned about gathering and showing data.  We gathered data using tally marks and showed our data using a bar graph.  It was amazing how well the graphs turned out for the first day.  In language arts with Mrs. Hill we worked on our assessments.  After lunch the day flew by!  We went to the computer lab, we had PE with Mrs. Hache, we read from "The One and Only Ivan", and we packed our agenda's with notes as we wrote in our book of gratitude.   It was very hot today, but I believe it is calling for rain tomorrow and 14 degrees.  Dress appropriately.  Get lots of sleep and I will see you in the morning. 

Posted: May 19, 2016

Da-da-da-dum SNAP SNAP!  Today we started the day by walking up to JMH to watch the Addams Family Drama Production!  It was so well done and so much fun!  Because its a long weekend I believe Mr. Gopee said there would be performances Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday.  Dont miss out!  When the play was over we walked back to the school and right onto the playground for recess!  After lunch we went to the library and changed our books.  We did our go for 42 laps in PE with Mrs. Hache and earned some time on the playground at the end of PE class.  I met the class outside and we read "The One and Only Ivan".  Do you remember how Bob got his name?  Why does Stella think Ivan is having trouble sleeping?  We had 5 minutes to play on the playground.  We went inside and packed our agenda's and got ready for home.  I cant believe how fast the week is flying by.  Check the weather tonight and dress appropriately for tomorrow.  Im not sure if its supposed to be snow, rain, frost, or heat?   Also if you want to bring in your own sunscreen you may.  Please label it with your name, and know that as nice as it is to share we do have some students with skin sensitivies to certain brands of sunscreen.  Get lots of sleep and I will see you tomorrow!

Posted: May 18, 2016

 

There was a hint of summer in the air today! It was a beautiful warm day outside today. We started our day with our regular routine. Our spelling word was "independently" and our story was "How to sit where you want in the class". We doodled a whale.

 

In Language Arts with Mrs. Hill we worked on our reading comprehension stories, did a guided reading group, and worked on our components of the Daily 5.

 

After recess we had math. We reviewed place value charts. We had a listening quiz. We reviewed 2D shapes (polygon, quadrilateral, and parallel), and 3D shapes (faces, edges, and vertices). We also did math with a friend for asking about different shapes.

 

After lunch we had computer. We worked with wordpad. We set up our page and inserted a sad face from paint. In PE with Mrs. Hache we started our GO for 42 Laps! How many laps on our 200m track do you need to do 1km?

 

We finished up our day reading "The One and Only Ivan". What do you think a "me ball" is? Because we had 3 happy faces we got to choose a reward. For the first time in months we got to choose 10 minutes of outside time!  Get lots of sleep, get ready for the play at JMH tomorrow, and I will see you bright and early!

 

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