Two Thumbs Up for IBP by Launa We are over half way through the week!  Most students came in, set up their work for the day, and got it all done before the starting bell.  Our spelling word today was "cartoon", and we wrote an introduction for "how to make a cartoon".  Then we did a quick doodle of a fox before going down the hall to Mrs. Hill's class for language arts.  In language arts today Mrs. Hill worked with guided reading groups while the remain students worked on compound words!  What is a compound word?  After lunch we went to the computer lab and worked with the program Paint.  We learned how to switch between tabs, zoom, use a brush, fill, and make shapes.  Then we went right into PE with Mrs. Hache.  That Dead Ant game looks really fun!  I wonder how you play?  We came back up to the classroom where we did a quick cool down activitiy, read a chapter in our book, and ended the day writing in our journals. Tonight is meet the teacher at 6:30 in the gym.  Mrs. Hache has a brief presentation which will be followed by a very informal meet and greet with coffee and cookies.  Get lots of sleep and I will see you in the morning!

Indoor Recess by Tyler It was a rainy day and a busy day here in grade two.  The day started off with our regular routine.  Students set up their pages and waited for the announcements.  We did our spelling word today "potato" and and introduction for "How to Skip Rope".  We also did a quick doodle of a horse.  Then we went down the hall to Mrs. Hill's class for Language Arts.  We all did some writing about our weekends.  Did you start every sentence with a capital letter and end every sentence with a stop?  I can name the 3 ways to end a sentence!  I hope you can too.  (hint: look at my last 3 sentences).  After an indoor reces we had math.  In math we worked on patterns and spent a little more time with pattern rules.  We talked about the elements (items) in a repeating pattern and an increasing pattern.  We also worked on our single digit addition.  After an indoor lunch we read another chapter in our book.  What crazy thing did Annie do before Jack could stop her?  I hope she doesnt get eaten!  Then we went to the computer lab.  Can you find : windows start button, internet explorer, paint, and the volume control already?  After computer we went to PE with Mrs. Hache.  What fun games did you play today?  I saw you with your arms interlocked running in teams of 2.   We finished off our day going over bus safety and wrote in our book of gratitude.  Who did you say "thank you" to today?  Why?  Get lots of sleep, this is our first full week and I will see you in the morning! 

Recess Bliss by P.C. What a beautiful September day!  We started of the day by setting up our work page.  What are the 3 things I look for at the top of every page.  We did our spelling word today which was "dinosaur", we worked on our 3 introduction sentences for "how to make a cake", and we doodled a dog.  In math we worked on making our writing hand stronger and practiced printing our numbers.  We also did an addition sheet for digits 0-9.  We reviewed patterns and talked about pattern rules.  All patterns have a pattern rule that tell you how to make the pattern.  They always follow the same format in grade two, "start with ___ and _____ each time".  Can you make a pattern from the rule "start with 6 and add 2 each time"?  If you can't, dont worry, you will be able to soon!  After recess we had language arts with Mrs. Hill.  She went over compound words.  What is a compound word?  Is cowboy a compound word?  After lunch we read another chapter from our book.  What do you think Jack and Annie saw flying outside the window of the tree house?  Why?  We also talked about bus safety.  How long should you be at the bus stop before the bus comes?  Why?  Next we had PE with Mrs. Hache.  I could hear lots of music and see the bean bags.  What did were you doing?  When we came back to the classroom we worked on our book of gratitude.  What is something that made you smile today?  Then we packed up and went home.  Students did pack a memo today, you should be able to see it on the front page of the website very soon.  Get lots of sleep and I will see you tomorrow for the last day of week one!   

 First Day of Class For Grade 2 The first day of school flew by!  Students arrived at the school, found their hooks for their book bags, shelves for their lunch cans and their desks.  They all had a picture they colored while they waited for the announcements to start the day.  Everyone was super quiet, but Im not complaining because I feel like that wont be the norm once everyone gets a little more comfortable.  We started out the day by going over the 5 classroom rules.  Do you remember what they are?  Use your hands to help you remember.  We did a math worksheet with addition 0-9  and started our unit on patterns.  We had our first indoor recess and I was very pleased with how well everyone cleaned up after themselves.  After recess we went to Mrs. Hill's room for language arts.  She read a few books, one was called "The First Day Jitters".  Students worked on the smartboard and did some activites seperating words by long and short vowels.  We were lucky enough to get outside for the big recess.  After lunch, Mrs. MacKenzie came in for guidance and reviewed the school I-care rules and talked to us about how to be a good listener.  Then we had PE.  Mrs. Hache will normally do the PE, but I did it today.  We talked about the 3 rules for the gym.  Do your remember what they are? (Be safe, be kind, be gentle).  Then we came up to the classroom. Today the school sent home 4 notes, two of which are to be returned.  One was a student information sheet, please check to make sure all of our contact information is correct.  The other form was a media release form to give permission to publish on the website.  We finished off the day writing in our book of gratitude.  How did you finish the sentence, "One cool thing that happened to me today was.."?  We had a quick dance party to celebrate how well we followed the rules and went home.  Get lots of rest tonight and I will see you bright and early in the morning.