Week 30!

Super job earning another Lexia award!

We helped the Earth this week by cleaning up garbage around the schoolyard.

 In health, Mr.  Berg came to talk to us again about being social detectives.

 In science we looked for bugs around the schoolyard.

 We enjoyed a beautiful spring concert from choir, chimes and handbells.

 We finished our Easter Eggs art projects.

 We explored the water cycle in science.

 We each took home our our water cycle bag to experiment with.

In religion we continued to discuss how we are all beautifully made in God's image.

 We learned about Japanese culture to prepare for the Japanese exchange students visit.

 We read Suki's Kimono and designed our own kimonos.

 We welcomed six exchange students from Japan into our classroom.

They taught us how to use chopsticks.

 They taught how to say hello in Japanese.

 They taught us how to print our name in Japanese.

 They taught us how to say goodbye in Japanese.

 They taught us how to do origami.

 That ends another busy week in grade two!

Week 29!

These boys are working hard on their Lexia!  Please be aware that access to Lexia will end at on May 1, 2016.  We will not longer have a site licence and therefore the students will not longer  be using this program.  I encourage everyone to you it as much as possible between now and the end of the month.

In math we are working on adding and subtracting numbers up to 100.

We finished reading The Twits this week.  We don't think we'd like to meet these two gruesome characters!  Ask your child about some of the terrible tricks they played on each other and about how the monkeys and birds got their revenge.

 Please check the classroom calendar at https://stj.eics.ab.ca/eteachers/4731/mrs-holt 

We continue to build our reading strategies using the Daily 5 CAFE menu.

We have been practicing our paragraph writing by retelling some of our sound friend stories.

 Mr.  Walker came for a visit this week.  He talked to us about being Alleluia people and continuing to celebrate Easter.

 As always, we sang our prayers to God!

In health we started a new adventure with Mojo and Katie as they learn more about having a growth mindset.

As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to contact me at 780 998 7777 or at lesleyh@eics.ab.ca.

Week 28!

Wow!  Check out at these hard working Lexia kids!

 We learned from the Snoodle Doo that we all have special gifts to share with the others and it matters most how God sees us.

Just as the Snoodle Doo did, we painted pictures of how God sees us.

 We learned about Ukrainian people who came to Alberta long ago.

 We learned about Ukrainian Easter eggs.

 We learned about Ukrainian toys and tools.

 We learned about the challenges of the land and weather that Ukrainian people encountered when they came to Alberta.

 We learned about the natural resources available to Ukrainians when they came to Alberta and how they used those natural resources.

 We heard some Ukrainian music and did a little Ukrainian dancing.

We listened to a inspiring story about a Ukrainian couple who built a life together on the Prairies. It is a  story of Anna and Ivan, two young newly-weds who escape poverty and hardship in Ukraine to start a new life on the Canadian frontier. As they struggle to build their homestead, World War I breaks out. And when Ivan volunteers to fight for his new homeland, tragedy strikes. While Anna works and waits alone, hope comes from a surprising place.

We introduced a new math game this week.  I've taped your child's username and password to the inside cover of their agenda.  Here is the link to the game.  https://prodigygame.com/Play/

We will be decorating Ukrainian Eggs on April 27th in the morning.  On April 27th please send two hard boiled eggs in a plastic container (padded with paper towel/tissue) on April 27th.

Also, we are looking for 4 volunteers to help us out.  If you are able to volunteer for this activity please email me.

Scholastic book orders are due on Thursday, April 14th.

Please remember that I can only accept cheques or you can pay online http://www.scholastic.ca/clubs/parentpay/​