May 31

Today is the last day of May.  Can you believe that tomorrow is June?

We are working on writing riddles about objects or places that we know.  We are writing 3 detailed clues in hopes that others will be able to make a guess.

In Math, we worked on writing word problems.  This was a lot of fun as they kids became very creative.

Today in gym we played scooter hockey which was so much fun and good exercise.

I am sending home a copy of our class picture.

May 27

Happy Friday Families!

This morning we had our final visit with baby Nova, her Mom Megan and Dad Jack.  We are so that this is our last visit but we look forward to seeing her on the playground with her brothers and watching her grow.

Your child will be coming home with a Roots of Empathy Certificate.

We had an assembly this morning and we learned a lot about bugs.

Have a wonderful weekend.

Garden Bed Planting with Eco Team

A Message from the EcoTeam, regarding our Garden Bed Planting event:  Our special event on Saturday willl need to be postponed due to rain. The forecast reads a very high Percent of Precipitation, and the rains are expected to go all weekend.  With that in mind, planting will be very difficult.

So, because of the rain,  we will be inviting students to help us plant, instead, on Wednesday at lunch time and after school.  If families and members of the community want to join us, they are welcome to stop by at 11:15, but they must let Ms. Goldberg know.    

Please contact Ms. Goldberg at amgoldberg@cbe.ab.ca .

May 26

Today was a great day.  I have finished my reading tests and am back doing guided reading.  Today we learned about the saying "I have a bone to pick".  We listened to a story balled Big Al and then we wrote about something like and then we had choose something we did not like about the story or something we would change. 

We had music this morning. Hayden and Kale got to choose a song to listen to as a way of celebrating their recent birthdays.  We also learned a new song called Hey Brother.

After lunch we learned a new math strategy which we call in the middle.  Here is the question.  Please ask your child how they would use the strategy in the middle to solve this question.  6+8.

We went outside for gym and played kickball and then we worked with our 3/4 buddies on our Bee projects.  We are starting a project called "If I were a bee I would want you to know........."  

Tomorrow is our final visit with baby Nova.

Have a wonderful evening.

May 25

Yellowfish Road painting project was a huge success.  Thank you to Mrs. Hanney, Mrs. Herbert and Mr. Gugojl for volunteering today.  After a little bit of practice we definitely improved our artistic creations.  Please check out our classroom webpage for pictures.

Kindergarten and new family orientation in gym tomorrow at 6pm

Friday is trout release day at Sibbald Meadows Pond at 2:30pm.

Eco Team event on Saturday.  Here is a message from the Eco Team:

The EcoTeam is excited to invite you to our next event, to inaugurate our garden beds, this Saturday!   We plan to plant the plants, and water the garden. We invite families, and members of the community, to join us.  We thank The Calgary Foundation Neighbour Grants for this opportunity to see our wish, of growing vegetables to serve the community, come alive!  Please let Ms. Goldberg know if you are able to attend or lend a hand in any way – amgoldberg@cbe.ab.ca. Bring a hand shovel and a small watering can, if you have one!  The event will probably last only 1 hour, or so, so please arrive on time! 

In gym we are learning to play kick ball.  This is a lot of fun and it sure is great to be outside.

Have a wonderful evening.

May 17

This afternoon we had a practice lockdown.  It was a surprise lockdown which I did not know about.  The kids did amazing.  They moved to our safety spot quickly and quietly.  

For writer's workshop we will be working on writing responses to stories we hear.  I read the book Say Hello to Zorro and the kids are working on creating a spinning wheel that discusses the characters, setting and plot.  We are working on summarizing stories and writing about the main events that take place.

This afternoon in math we did Mathletics.  This was a huge hit!

Family dance is Thursday evening.

No school Friday or Monday.

June 9, 13 and 14 we will be working with an artist in residence Jenny Dale.  Dads, please note.  Your father's day present will be a few days late :)

May 16

We had the most amazing experience today.  We had the opportunity to skype with my brother in law who is currently working in Fort Mac.  We were able to ask him questions about the destruction he sees and what it is like being there to help.

This morning we talked about our amazing weekends.  We are still working on poetry writing during writer's workshop.

In music we practice our song that we wrote about Fort Mac.  Hopefully we will be able to record it and showcase it on our school website.  Last week I added some new pictures to our classroom website.

After lunch we worked on our math.  Grade 2s are still working on double digit additon and subtraction.

In gym we started to learn the rules for Kickball.

Just a reminder there is no school this Friday or Monday.

Have a wonderful evening.