Im back! Our school got this cool new website! You can now watch all our morning announcements and videos on your smart phone and tablet! Today we started off by reviewing our ZONES of regulations and then we had a sharing circle about which ZONE we were in. Do you remember all four zones? What zone were you in most of the day? I was in the green zone. I was happy, calm, and ready to learn! Okay I might have went into the yellow zone for a little bit when I got a new password to the school website. I was so excited! We did our morning work. Our spelling word was "relaxation" and we wrote a story "How to Pick Flowers". In Language Arts with Mrs. Hill we did a read-a-loud of our Fudge book. We also worked on the Daily 5. Some people did listen to reading, some did word work with punctuation, and some read with Mrs. Hill. After recess we had math. In math today we discussed the 4 strategies we use for adding numbers. We can use dots, counting on, knowing our facts, or an algorithm for adding two digit numbers! That last one sounds hard! Do you know the steps to add two digit numbers? Step one : Be neat! What are the rest? After lunch we went to the computer lab. We talked about the difference between the address bar and a search bar. We worked with the windows start button, internet explorer, and our volume control. In PE we danced! I heard the chicken dance song! What is your favorite dance. We finished off the day with our agenda's and our book of gratitude. I gave the class a little extra time to get ready to put on their snowpants. Its getting cold! Dress warm! Get lots of sleep and I will see you tomorrow. We also have library tomorrow, so dont forget your book!

Book in My Desk by Jaxon It was a windy and cold day today at Ian Baillie.  We started out our day with a spelling word "literature", we did the "First, " with two details for a pretend story called "How to Remove Your Brain".  We doodled a chickend and went to Mrs. Hill's class for language Arts.  After indoor recess we had math.  In math today we worked on a quiz.  After Lunch we went to the computer lab and worked a bridge building game.  What shape is a strong shape for building things?  In PE with Mrs. Hache we danced!  I love dancing!  We finished off our day with our book of gratitude, packed our agenda's, and got ready for home.  Report cards go home tomorrow.  Get lots of rest tonight and I will see you bright and early!

Lego Fun by Jack What a fast Friday!  Our spelling word today was "bullying", our "First," was for a story called how to build a rocket, and we doodled a tree.  In language arts with Mrs. Hill we did Wordo (a sight word bingo), and a round of the daily five.  After indoor recess we did make something that does something.  We practiced being good speakers and listeners, built a jenga tower where two things happened (they happen everytime), we came up with team names, and we built a tower using spaghetti with an eraser at the top.  The largest tower was 45 cm tall!  Great job.  After lunch Miss MacFarlene came in and did some dancing with us, and then we drew an ogre.  We also did a puppy dog.  We talked about using different amounts of pressure with our crayons when we color for effect.  Today was game day in PE.  Mrs. Hache played zoo keeper, dead ant, and four corners.  We finished off the day with some coloring, we packed our agenda's with a parent teacher note (attached), and went home.  Report cards go home next week and Mrs. Hill and I will sit in together for parent teacher conferences since we are team teaching the math and language arts.  We will try our best to accomodate everyone.  Get lots of rest and have a great weekend!

Selfie by Cole We had a very busy day today with the Remembrance Day ceremony.  We started off the day with our regular routine.  Our spelling word was "Australia", our "First," with two details was for a story called "How to make an ice cream float" and we doodled a Koala.  We had a last minute rehearsal with the other grade two class for where to stand on the risers during the Remembrance Day ceremony, and we had an early recess treat.   The Ceremony was wonderful and all the grade two's were well behaved!  I was very proud of the students.  After lunch and hot lunch we had guidance with Mrs. MacKenzie.  She talked about responsibility and we worked on some breathing and mindfulness.  In PE with Mrs. Hache we played freeze tag, zoo keeper, and a freeze dance!   We finished off the day working on our Remembrance Day posters and they are almost all done!  I will post some pictures of some of the finished products soon.  Tomorrow is a holiday.  Rest up and I will see you on Thursday!