We're almost there... only half of tomorrow before we are on summer vacation!
Ms. Zimmermann's class had a fun day to celebrate our last full day of Grade 2. We finished our art project this morning, before we went outside to play kickball with Mrs. Grunert's and Mr. Fisher's classes. Mr. Fisher's class also had a fun morning. We watched a movie as a reward for filling our home reading jar. When we came back inside, we had a little celebration to end the year. This afternoon, we spent time cleaning up our classroom and attending the Grade 6 Farewell Assembly.
A BIG THANK YOU to everyone who contributed to our little celebration today. I really appreciate you doing that for our class.
REMINDERS:
Tomorrow is your last chance to return OVERDUE library books, or send the replacement cost.
If you will be away tomorrow, the school will need a prepaid, self-addressed envelope (8.5 X 11) to fit your child's report card. If you do not send one, you will be able to pick up their report card in September of 2016.
Thursday 23 June 2016
Wednesday 22 June 2016
Last Buddy Day
Happy Wednesday!
We started our morning with some quiet reading. Ms. Zimmermann's class did some artwork that was related to our movie yesterday, Inside Out. We painted the palm of our hand white and each finger was painted a different color to represent all the emotions. Then we stamped our hand down, and tomorrow we will finish our work.
Mr. Fisher's class also started with quiet reading. Following that, we brainstormed our favourite book characters and did some writing about them. We came up with lots of good ideas!
We had outdoor Phys. Ed again today, and continued on with our stations. Ms. Zimmermann's class worked on some outstanding work until recess. Mr. Fisher's class finished our writing on our favourite characters.
After recess, Ms. Zimmermann's class had music and continued with their catch up.
Mr. Fisher's class watched a tumble book. Then, we did some math. We did some question to review everything we've done this year.
When we came inside from lunch, Ms. Zimmermann's class did some more quiet reading. We then began our Number Review. This includes a bunch of information from throughout the year including place value, addition and subtraction, and greater/less than. We worked on this quietly and independently.
For the last part of our day, we met with our buddies outside.
REMINDERS:
Outstanding books MUST be RETURNED as soon as possible. Ms. Zimmermann's class has received replacement cost notices, ask your child if they got one.
We started our morning with some quiet reading. Ms. Zimmermann's class did some artwork that was related to our movie yesterday, Inside Out. We painted the palm of our hand white and each finger was painted a different color to represent all the emotions. Then we stamped our hand down, and tomorrow we will finish our work.
Mr. Fisher's class also started with quiet reading. Following that, we brainstormed our favourite book characters and did some writing about them. We came up with lots of good ideas!
We had outdoor Phys. Ed again today, and continued on with our stations. Ms. Zimmermann's class worked on some outstanding work until recess. Mr. Fisher's class finished our writing on our favourite characters.
After recess, Ms. Zimmermann's class had music and continued with their catch up.
Mr. Fisher's class watched a tumble book. Then, we did some math. We did some question to review everything we've done this year.
When we came inside from lunch, Ms. Zimmermann's class did some more quiet reading. We then began our Number Review. This includes a bunch of information from throughout the year including place value, addition and subtraction, and greater/less than. We worked on this quietly and independently.
For the last part of our day, we met with our buddies outside.
REMINDERS:
Outstanding books MUST be RETURNED as soon as possible. Ms. Zimmermann's class has received replacement cost notices, ask your child if they got one.
Tuesday 21 June 2016
No More Tuesdays in Grade 2
Good afternoon!
Today we started with our usual quiet reading. Mr. Fisher's class did a partner read after quiet read and caught up on some writing from the last couple days. Ms. Zimmermann's class wrote about how we would like to spend our summer vacation.
We had outdoor gym today and Mr. Fisher's class had music. After music, Mr. Fisher's class continued working on science. We looked for solids, liquids, and gases in a video we watched.
Ms. Zimmermann's class also worked on science this morning. We watched a video about fluids and talked about what we learned before we did our science experiment. We used eyedroppers to drop water onto a piece of wax paper. We recorded what shape the drops were, what happened when two drops were close together, and what happened if we added to a drop that was already there.
After lunch, we read a little bit more. Mr. Fisher's class then did their science experiment and ended the afternoon with an outdoor activity. Ms. Zimmermann's class watched the movie Inside Out as part of their Home Reading reward. We will be doing an activity that ties into the movie tomorrow.
REMINDERS:
Overdue library books need to be returned IMMEDIATELY. Those in Ms. Zimmermann's class who have outstanding books were sent home with a notice regarding the replacement amount for the missing items.
On Wednesday, June 22nd (TOMORROW), the school will have a SPIRIT DAY (Favourite Storybook Character) to end the year off with some Beluga pride. Earlier in the month we collected donations for the Fort McMurray forest fires and we raised over $700! Thanks to these generous donations, all students in the school are invited to participate and share their Beluga pride.
If you would like, you can come to school tomorrow dressed as your favorite book character!
Today we started with our usual quiet reading. Mr. Fisher's class did a partner read after quiet read and caught up on some writing from the last couple days. Ms. Zimmermann's class wrote about how we would like to spend our summer vacation.
We had outdoor gym today and Mr. Fisher's class had music. After music, Mr. Fisher's class continued working on science. We looked for solids, liquids, and gases in a video we watched.
Ms. Zimmermann's class also worked on science this morning. We watched a video about fluids and talked about what we learned before we did our science experiment. We used eyedroppers to drop water onto a piece of wax paper. We recorded what shape the drops were, what happened when two drops were close together, and what happened if we added to a drop that was already there.
After lunch, we read a little bit more. Mr. Fisher's class then did their science experiment and ended the afternoon with an outdoor activity. Ms. Zimmermann's class watched the movie Inside Out as part of their Home Reading reward. We will be doing an activity that ties into the movie tomorrow.
REMINDERS:
Overdue library books need to be returned IMMEDIATELY. Those in Ms. Zimmermann's class who have outstanding books were sent home with a notice regarding the replacement amount for the missing items.
On Wednesday, June 22nd (TOMORROW), the school will have a SPIRIT DAY (Favourite Storybook Character) to end the year off with some Beluga pride. Earlier in the month we collected donations for the Fort McMurray forest fires and we raised over $700! Thanks to these generous donations, all students in the school are invited to participate and share their Beluga pride.
If you would like, you can come to school tomorrow dressed as your favorite book character!
- costumes may not include masks or any props that will distract from learning or cause issues at recess
- costumes may not be gory or violent in nature and must adhere to the school's dress code (no spaghetti straps, bare stomachs, short skirts/shorts, etc.)
Monday 20 June 2016
Last Monday of Grade 2
Happy FIRST DAY OF SUMMER!
We kicked off this beautiful Monday with some quiet reading. Ms. Zimmermann's class worked on a bunch of math and science work this morning. Mr. Fisher's class did quiet reading and then we wrote about what we did on our weekend. We also had outdoor Phys. Ed and Ms. Zimmermann's class had music today. While Ms. Zimmermann's class was at music, Mr. Fisher's class worked on science.
Some students in Ms. Zimmermann's class have 8 spelling words this week.
The test will be on Thursday.
Mr. Fisher's class is done spelling for the year.
car
far
jar
star
start
farm
harm
arm
After lunch, we continued with our quiet reading before having a partner read. We worked on sorting numbers from least to greatest and vice versa this afternoon. Mr. Fisher's class worked on science. Our last unit is exploring liquids. We talked about what a liquid is and what makes something a liquid.
Our day ended with a SAVE Assembly from the Social Action Video club who created some films for us to watch about bullying.
REMINDERS:
Overdue library books need to be returned IMMEDIATELY. Those in Ms. Zimmermann's class who have outstanding books were sent home with a notice regarding the replacement amount for the missing items.
On Wednesday, June 22nd, the school will have a SPIRIT DAY (Favourite Storybook Character) to end the year off with some Beluga pride. Earlier in the month we collected donations for the Fort McMurray forest fires and we raised over $700! Thanks to these generous donations, all students in the school are invited to participate and share their Beluga pride.
If you would like, you can come to school on Wednesday dressed as your favorite book character!
We kicked off this beautiful Monday with some quiet reading. Ms. Zimmermann's class worked on a bunch of math and science work this morning. Mr. Fisher's class did quiet reading and then we wrote about what we did on our weekend. We also had outdoor Phys. Ed and Ms. Zimmermann's class had music today. While Ms. Zimmermann's class was at music, Mr. Fisher's class worked on science.
Some students in Ms. Zimmermann's class have 8 spelling words this week.
The test will be on Thursday.
Mr. Fisher's class is done spelling for the year.
car
far
jar
star
start
farm
harm
arm
After lunch, we continued with our quiet reading before having a partner read. We worked on sorting numbers from least to greatest and vice versa this afternoon. Mr. Fisher's class worked on science. Our last unit is exploring liquids. We talked about what a liquid is and what makes something a liquid.
Our day ended with a SAVE Assembly from the Social Action Video club who created some films for us to watch about bullying.
REMINDERS:
Overdue library books need to be returned IMMEDIATELY. Those in Ms. Zimmermann's class who have outstanding books were sent home with a notice regarding the replacement amount for the missing items.
On Wednesday, June 22nd, the school will have a SPIRIT DAY (Favourite Storybook Character) to end the year off with some Beluga pride. Earlier in the month we collected donations for the Fort McMurray forest fires and we raised over $700! Thanks to these generous donations, all students in the school are invited to participate and share their Beluga pride.
If you would like, you can come to school on Wednesday dressed as your favorite book character!
- costumes may not include masks or any props that will distract from learning or cause issues at recess
- costumes may not be gory or violent in nature and must adhere to the school's dress code (no spaghetti straps, bare stomachs, short skirts/shorts, etc.)
Friday 17 June 2016
Fun Friday
Hi everyone,
Today we started with our usual quiet read. Following that Ms. Zimmermann's class played hangman and word scramble with our word wall words and then went outside for gym. Mr. Fisher's class wrote a letter to their grade 3 teacher. After that, they also went outside for gym.
After recess, Mr. Fisher's class had music while Ms. Zimmermann's played Bingo! and did their spelling test. When Mr. Fisher's class came back from music they read a story and did a movement break.
After lunch, we started with quiet reading. Mr. Fisher's class did their spelling test. This will be the last week of spelling for Mr. Fisher's class. Students in Ms. Zimmermann's class who are in Mr. Fisher's spelling group will have one more week.
After quiet reading, Ms. Zimmermann's class went outside to race the boats we made during our in-school field trip with Teacher's Pet. We had a class winner for fastest boat and they won a prize. Mr. Fisher's class finished the day by continuing our work on greater than and less than.
REMINDERS:
On Monday, June 20th, Ms. Zimmermann's class will be celebrating the full marble jar for Home Reading. Students are allowed to wear pajamas to school as part of their reward!
Next week is the last week of school! Please remember to return your library books. You will be charged for any outstanding books.
If you are going to be away for the last day of school, please send an envelope so we can send home your child's report card.
Have a great weekend!
Today we started with our usual quiet read. Following that Ms. Zimmermann's class played hangman and word scramble with our word wall words and then went outside for gym. Mr. Fisher's class wrote a letter to their grade 3 teacher. After that, they also went outside for gym.
After recess, Mr. Fisher's class had music while Ms. Zimmermann's played Bingo! and did their spelling test. When Mr. Fisher's class came back from music they read a story and did a movement break.
After lunch, we started with quiet reading. Mr. Fisher's class did their spelling test. This will be the last week of spelling for Mr. Fisher's class. Students in Ms. Zimmermann's class who are in Mr. Fisher's spelling group will have one more week.
After quiet reading, Ms. Zimmermann's class went outside to race the boats we made during our in-school field trip with Teacher's Pet. We had a class winner for fastest boat and they won a prize. Mr. Fisher's class finished the day by continuing our work on greater than and less than.
REMINDERS:
On Monday, June 20th, Ms. Zimmermann's class will be celebrating the full marble jar for Home Reading. Students are allowed to wear pajamas to school as part of their reward!
Next week is the last week of school! Please remember to return your library books. You will be charged for any outstanding books.
If you are going to be away for the last day of school, please send an envelope so we can send home your child's report card.
Have a great weekend!
Thursday 16 June 2016
More Math
Good afternoon! We're down to only 6 more days of school... it's so hard to believe.
As per usual, we did some quiet reading in the morning before getting the chance to complete 3 task cards with a partner. This is a great way for us to practice different ways of writing our Word Wall words and using them in a sentence. We went outside for a chilly gym, but continued on with our task cards when we came inside.
After gym, Ms. Zimmermann's class had music before we watched a video about how to make the same items float and sink through different methods.
Mr. Fisher's class worked on some language arts. We did some writing on Father's Day and accompanied it with a special project.
When we came in from lunch, we did some more quiet reading. This afternoon we continued learning about greater than and less than. Today we reviewed the symbols before learning about comparing numbers and ordering them from greatest to least. If we finished our work early, we did some catch up work which includes a reflection from our in-school trip about Boats & Buoyancy and our trip to the Calgary Zoo.
Mr. Fisher's class did an art project based on the work of Henri Matisse this afternoon. We learned about Matisse and what type of painter he was. Then, we created our own piece based on his work. We talked about different types of lines and how we could include these in our work.
REMINDERS:
Overdue library books MUST be RETURNED tomorrow to avoid receiving a replacement cost notice. Please do your best to find these books.
As per usual, we did some quiet reading in the morning before getting the chance to complete 3 task cards with a partner. This is a great way for us to practice different ways of writing our Word Wall words and using them in a sentence. We went outside for a chilly gym, but continued on with our task cards when we came inside.
After gym, Ms. Zimmermann's class had music before we watched a video about how to make the same items float and sink through different methods.
Mr. Fisher's class worked on some language arts. We did some writing on Father's Day and accompanied it with a special project.
When we came in from lunch, we did some more quiet reading. This afternoon we continued learning about greater than and less than. Today we reviewed the symbols before learning about comparing numbers and ordering them from greatest to least. If we finished our work early, we did some catch up work which includes a reflection from our in-school trip about Boats & Buoyancy and our trip to the Calgary Zoo.
Mr. Fisher's class did an art project based on the work of Henri Matisse this afternoon. We learned about Matisse and what type of painter he was. Then, we created our own piece based on his work. We talked about different types of lines and how we could include these in our work.
REMINDERS:
Overdue library books MUST be RETURNED tomorrow to avoid receiving a replacement cost notice. Please do your best to find these books.
Wednesday 15 June 2016
So Much Math
Happy Wednesday!
We kicked off our morning with some quiet reading before having a special guest come visit us. Allison's mom brought in a piece of a large honeycomb she collected from a family friend's farm. The bees had built a large hive in the eaves of a barn.
After outdoor Phys. Ed., we came in to finish up math and write a reflection about our Boats and Buoyancy in-school field trip last week. When we came in from a windy recess, we worked on a special project that will go home before the end of the week.
Mr. Fisher's class also worked on a special project that will be sent home this weekend. Be on the lookout!
We continued with quiet reading after lunch, before having Ms. Binks join us for math. She taught us a lesson about comparing numbers. Some of the terms we learned include: greater than, less than, equal to. Ask your child what these mean and what the symbols look like for each. We did two different activities to practice what we learned.
Mr. Fisher's class worked on an art project this afternoon. Then, we finished our day with an outside activity.
REMINDERS:
Ms. Zimmermann will be taking photos of her students on Thursday and Friday for a special end of the year project. It is up to your child whether or not they would like to do their hair or wear something special. All will be revealed next week... please be patient with us.
PLEASE return any OUTSTANDING library books. Notices for replacement fees of items will be sent home Friday or Monday.
We have FILLED the marble jar for our Home Reading. Stay tuned to find out how we will celebrate!
We kicked off our morning with some quiet reading before having a special guest come visit us. Allison's mom brought in a piece of a large honeycomb she collected from a family friend's farm. The bees had built a large hive in the eaves of a barn.
After outdoor Phys. Ed., we came in to finish up math and write a reflection about our Boats and Buoyancy in-school field trip last week. When we came in from a windy recess, we worked on a special project that will go home before the end of the week.
Mr. Fisher's class also worked on a special project that will be sent home this weekend. Be on the lookout!
We continued with quiet reading after lunch, before having Ms. Binks join us for math. She taught us a lesson about comparing numbers. Some of the terms we learned include: greater than, less than, equal to. Ask your child what these mean and what the symbols look like for each. We did two different activities to practice what we learned.
Mr. Fisher's class worked on an art project this afternoon. Then, we finished our day with an outside activity.
REMINDERS:
Ms. Zimmermann will be taking photos of her students on Thursday and Friday for a special end of the year project. It is up to your child whether or not they would like to do their hair or wear something special. All will be revealed next week... please be patient with us.
PLEASE return any OUTSTANDING library books. Notices for replacement fees of items will be sent home Friday or Monday.
We have FILLED the marble jar for our Home Reading. Stay tuned to find out how we will celebrate!
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