November 30th - December 3rd

Happy Friday to all the students of Room 17! I hope that you will all be able to get outside this weekend and enjoy some unseasonably warm weather activities!

In Writing, we focused on descriptive writing about a "elf" friend of ours. The students keep working on using descriptive language that paints a picture for the reader through the use of Triple Scoop adjectives, similes and their 6 senses to describe the elf.  Next week, we will start to create a writing piece about someone special to the students.

In Math, we continue to explore adding two digit numbers and using our hundreds chart to help us when adding 10 to a number (next number down in the column) or adding ones (move to the right in the row of numbers). Students are still looking at various ways to represent a number and building up their number sense to see patterns when skip counting by 2's, 5's and 10's.  

In Science, we are looking at various ways that magnets are used in our everyday lives at home and in the world of medicine with an MRI machine and its ability to take pictures of the soft tissue parts of our bodies.  We have discussed the magnet's abilities to repel or attract to other magnets based on the poles that are being put together. 

In Social Studies we are exploring the village of Meteghan in Nova Scotia and the original settlers of the area which included the Mik'maq First Nations group, the Acadians who brought their French culture to the area and the British who also influenced the region too.  We spent time practicing our French greetings and being able to talk about going lobster fishing!

A couple of reminders that Monday students need to be in the formal uniform as we will be preparing some parts for our January assembly on Responsibility.  Please remember to also look at the important dates for the rest of December and a reminder that for the first week back we will be teaching online to the students. Have a wonderful weekend and see everyone on Monday!

 November 23rd - 27th

Hello and Happy Friday to one and all! It has been another busy week of learning and the students of room 17 were awesome this week! Lots of hard work and focus as we head into the last three weeks before winter break.

In Writing, we looked at creating our own monsters and writing descriptive details about what they looked like, how do they act, what do people think of them and try to include at least one or two similes to compare our monsters to others.  We keep discussing the importance of putting lots of details, triple scoop words and similes to create clear pictures in the mind of our readers.

In Math, we continue to explore number sense and also creating bar graphs to show our room's favourite colour choices. We continue to look at numbers and different ways to represent them and how to count on in addition by adding 5's or 10's to our 2-digit numbers.

In Science, we have started to look at Magnetism and the many properties of magnets including what makes an object magnetic or not and the definitions of attract and repel when putting two magnets together with each other.  Moving on, we will look at more characteristics of magnets and where we find magnets in our everyday lives. 

In Social Studies, we have started to explore the village of Meteghan, how to get there, what province it is located in and what we should bring with us to deal with the weather we would experience at this time of the year. Next we will learn about the early settlers of this area and the influence that the Acadian people brought to this area of eastern Canada.

I hope you have a wonderful weekend and see everyone in formal uniform on Monday!

 November 16th - 19th

Hello room 17 and I hope you have had a wonderful long weekend! A couple of reminders to wear formal uniforms on Monday and also to make sure you have appropriate running shoes for Physical Education classes, which because of the weather getting colder, are sometimes being held inside the gym. If is just unsafe to wear black shoes if they are dress shoes and not multipurpose shoes.

This week, we have been focusing our writing on descriptive writing of superheroes. As a class, we created a walking story about Superman and then later in the week, the students had to pick their own superhero and explain their characteristics, what their super powers were, what their costume is and how do people feel about them. We have also been working on doing some of our good copy writing on the computers and using Google Drive to input our writing pieces with a picture inserted as well.  

In Mathematics, we are still looking at place value and how to add 2 digit numbers together. Students have also continued to explore increasing patterns both in shapes and also in numbers and work on seeing the patterns when we increase our numbers by either 5's or 10's.  Students also had a chance to make a picture graph about our favourite insects. I believe that butterflies won easily!

In Science, we have wrapped up our unit on Small Crawling and Flying animals and students will be looking at Magnetism next. We will explore the various types of magnets and test to see if objects are magnetic or not and the many ways we use magnets each and every day at home and school.

In Social Studies, the students continue to explore life in Iqaluit and what types of jobs are available in this northern Canadian community as well as what kinds of goods they can produce there. Students were also made aware of the high cost of groceries in Iqaluit as goods must either be flown to Iqaluit in the winter months or come by boat which adds to the cost of each item. We will begin to explore the eastern community of Meteghan which is located in the province of Nova Scotia.

That's a quick summary of the week at school and I hope you have a wonderful Sunday and see everyone tomorrow morning at school!

 November 9th - 13th

First things first! Please make sure to read this important message about next Monday!

Hello Le Roi Daniels!

Although it may be dreary, grey and gloomy outside, here at Le Roi Daniels we are always cheerful and full of brightness.

On Monday November 16, we are going to bring colour and joy to our school  by having a casual day where students can wear ANY colour of the rainbow.

This is one way to show our joy and remember we have a “ RAINBOW OF POSSIBILITIES” in our school.

Be as creative as you would like!

Thank you grade twos for a wonderful week of learning!  We had a chance on Tuesday to take part in the virtual Remembrance Day and the students were respectful during all parts of the video commemorating those fallen soldiers who fought for our freedoms.  

This week we have been continuing to work on descriptive writing and the importance of adding triple scoop words into each sentence we write to give our readers a clear picture.  We have tried to personify snow and write as if we are snowing and the feelings people have as we blanket the ground and streets.

In Mathematics, we continue to look at place value and assigning values to numbers, be it in the ones or tens place. Students have also been comparing numbers and using symbols to express either greater than or less than.  We have also created graphs and collected data to add into our bar or picture graphs.  

In Science, we are wrapping up our unit on Small Crawling and Flying Animals and have explored the various ways that insects are able to protect themselves from their predators including camouflage and the bright colours tell predators to stay away.  We also discussed the food chain and the importance that all parts must work in sync in order for the chain to remained balanced.  

In Social Studies, we have discussed the activities to do in Iqaluit during both the summer and winter months.  The students created bright posters inviting other people to come visit this northern community and find interesting things to try out including dog sledding or kayaking! 

Have a wonderful weekend and look forward to seeing the rainbow of colours in class on Monday!

 November 2nd - 6th

Hello Room 17! I hope you are having a good weekend and staying warm with this windy, cold weather we are experiencing outside.  A reminder that students need to wear their formal uniforms on Monday and Tuesday, as Tuesday is our Remembrance Day virtual assembly because there is no school on Wednesday to commemorate November 11th, Remembrance Day.

In Mathematics, students continue to learn about place value and the value assigned to each number whether it be in the ones place or tens place. We have also been looking at patterns found in numbers whenever we add 5 or 10 to the number when counting. Students have also been given more opportunities to work on open ended word problems and being able to use pictures, number sentences and word sentences to show their understanding in a variety of ways.

In Writing, we have continued to focus on using Triple Scoop words and trying to add them into our sentences to make our writing more descriptive overall. Students were given a number of robot pictures to choose from and then had to use only their words to describe their robot and the rest of the class had to guess which one was theirs.  

In Science, we explored the world of slugs and snails and their importance in the food chain for many animals and insects. The students were also given an opportunity to explore and research on another insect on the computers. If you are reading this blog entry, I will be giving away pencils to those students who can come to me, either on Monday or Tuesday and tell me the three names of the various body parts that an insect has. It gave the students a chance to research and find out about their lifespan, predators and the habitat in which they live in.

In Social Studies, we are looking at creating Welcome to Iqaluit posters and what we kind of activities we can do there in the summer and also winter months. The students learned that they can kayak, hike, fish and try some delicious Inuit foods in the summer months and build an igloo, snowmobiling, cross country skiing, dogsledding or watching the Northern Lights dance across the sky.

Enjoy the rest of your Sunday and see you in formal uniforms tomorrow morning!

October 26th - 29th

 

Hi there! It is amazing how October has flown by and November is just around the corner! Two months of grade two have been completed and it was great to connect with so many parents on Thursday night to discuss the students' progress since September.  I hope that if you are planning on going out for Halloween tonight that you will have a safe and fun time this year.

In Writing, we continue to work on refining our descriptive writing on the scarecrows that we created in class. The final assignment will have the scarecrows put up on the class bulletin board and the student's writing will be read out loud to the rest of the class and we will try to guess which scarecrow matches the writing. We continue to talk about adding lots of details to our writing to help our reader create a clear picture just from the words.

In Mathematics, we continue to explore number sense and the relationship between adding and subtracting a set of numbers and how they form a "fact family". Students have also discussed and worked on creating increasing patterns with shapes and numbers. Next up, we will be looking at decreasing patterns and the pattern rules with each one.

In Science, we explored the world of bees and also looking at the characteristics of snails and slugs. Students have been creating labeled diagrams and looking at the habitats that each animal lives in. We will also be looking at each animals predators and they ways in which they are able to evade these predators as well.

In Social Studies, we have taken a "virtual" airplane to the community of Iqaluit and have begun to explore the town and see how many of the houses are built on stilts because of the permafrost on the ground which makes it next to impossible to dig into the ground or to have a basement in their houses. We will next be discussing what activities we can do while in Iqaluit and create posters inviting people to come up to Iqaluit and take part in some very unique experiences.

Enjoy the rest of your weekend and see everyone on Monday in formal uniforms. A few reminders that we will be going to the library to exchange our book on Thursday, and homework and if you are interested in purchasing something from the Acorn art fundraiser, are due by Friday. Thank you!

 October 19th - 23rd

Hello Room 17! Another busy week has come and gone in the grade 2 classroom. The students have been busy preparing their Acorn Art fundraising pages to come home next week and also completing a wintery scene to enter the contest to maybe chosen as the artwork for the Minster of Health's Christmas cards! The students were able to create some very amazing art pieces that they look forward to sharing with you!

In Writing, we have been working on adding more details to our writing and have recently typed out a good copy, using our Google Drive accounts, a piece entitled the Best Part of Me. The students had to choose a body part and then try to think of all the important reasons why that body part was important to them. We also tried to use a simile to compare that body part to something else using "like" or "as". The students will next be using their writing talents to create a piece on a scarecrow that they have created.

In Mathematics, we continue to work on fact families and seeing and understanding the relationship between adding and subtracting sets of numbers. Students are also gaining the understanding that when adding the order of the numbers does not effect the sum total, but when subtracting the bigger number has to be put first in order to subtract whole numbers. 

In Science, we have explored the world of worms and also bees in our studies of small, crawling and flying animals. Students learned how worms and bees are both helpful towards humans and both provide us with different needs. Worms give us rich soil by moving through the soil and bees provide us with honey and also pollination of plants.  

In Social Studies, we have virtually "flown" to Iqaluit, the northern community located in the Nunavut territory. We have been looking at the landscape and also what they building look like and why many are built up on stilts because of the frozen permafrost on the ground. We will be looking at the first people her, the Inuit, and their language and culture too.

 A few reminders before the start of the next week. If students need retakes for pictures on Monday, you need to email me to let me know this. Students need to be in their formal uniforms for Monday and on Thursday it is a half day because of Parent Teacher Interviews. If students want to dress up on Thursday to celebrate Halloween, they need to come dressed on the bus and are allowed to bring a small treat only for themselves, not for their classmates. As Thursday night is Parent Teacher conferences and a reminder that they are being done virtually via Microsoft Team Meetings. Friday there is no school as there is a Professional Development day. Enjoy the rest of your Sunday and see you tomorrow!