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Bonjour les familles!
Updates and Reminders:
Updates and Reminders:
Learning Conferences: February Learning Conferences will take place on February 15 & 16 from 4:00pm - 7:00pm. Families will be able to book a 10 minute time slot for student-led conference via conference manager. Conference manager will open on Friday, February 3rd at 4pm, and close Tuesday, February 14th at 11pm.
Theme Thursday: This upcoming Thursday's Theme will be "Wear Your Reading Hat". We are excited to be kicking off our Read-A-Thon with a school-wide assembly!
Learning Commons (Library)! Please send your students' library books back to school on their designated Learning Commons day.
Tuesday- Mme Cornell
Thursday- Mme McCaffrey
Helpful Clickable Links:
Helpful Clickable Links:
Je lis (home reading): https://jelis.rkpublishing.com/student
Mathletics (Math practice at home): https://login.mathletics.com/
Boom Cards (Phoneme practice) : https://wow.boomlearning.com/
myBlueprint (Student Portfolio): https://app.myblueprint.ca/
Video for practicing the alphabet letters (practice this out of order, for example: in reverse)
Video for practicing sound blends and alphabet sounds (Phonemes)
Wordreference (english-french dictionary)
The Absence Choice Board is available for students that are away and still able to complete work at home. Follow this link for the instructions: Absence Choice Board
Boom Cards: This literacy tool can be used at home. Here is the link to login: https://wow.boomlearning.com/
Please check if you are able to login to myBlueprint as well: https://app.myblueprint.ca/
Airdrie Community Links is offering several Parent supports for a variety of topics such as anxiety, ADHD, big feelings, and social thinking. If you would like further information on any of these supports, and others, here is a link: Community Links Ressources
This week in:
This week in:
Literacy:
The sound of the week is: c dur ("k"). The words of the week are: content, carte, école, calme, côté
Sight words: We have also been reviewing sight words (common words/everyday words) with students since the beginning of the year, at this point in the year we are expecting students to know at least 70 sight words, aiming to know 250 by the end of the year (students are currently expected to know up until slide #5 - around 70 words). We have sent home some rings with words to practice at home. For some ideas on how to practice, please see this resource: Parents Guide to Sight Words
Here is the sight word list to practice with your child at home if you would like to print and cut more out: Grade 2 Sight Words
Literacy Routine: Students have been organized into literacy small groups that will continue to receive targeted instruction on their individual literacy goals through targeted small group instruction, and specific literacy centers. Targeted skills include phonological awareness skills, phonemic awareness instruction, listening to French, speaking French, writing, and reading instruction.
Writer's Workshop: We have been working on our writing workshop. Our focus is on writing about small moments, while focusing on using subjects and verbs. We think of an idea, touch each page and retell our ideas (make a plan verbally), draw and label (subject/verb), then write!
Home Literacy: Please visit this page for details about our Home Reading Challenge.
Numeracy: We will be continuing our study of addition and subtraction within 100. Students have reviewed addition strategies for addition within 20. This past week students practiced using "friends of 10". We will continue reviewing efficient addition strategies such as :
I can use and explain doubles (6+6)
I can use and explain doubles plus 1 (6+7 is also 6+6+1)
I can use and explain doubles minus 1 (6+7 is also 7+7-1)
I can use and explain doubles plus 2 (6+8 is also 6+6+2)
I can use and explain doubles minus 2 (6+8 is also 8+8-2)
I can make 10 in many ways (9+1,8+2, etc.)
I can think "one/two more than..."
I can think "one/two less then.."
I can use addition to work out subtraction facts and vice versa
These strategies help students build number sense and will be slowly introduced over the coming weeks to ensure students have the opportunity to practice each one.
Science: Students will put their knowledge of insulation to the test. We will be conducting an experiment by bringing thermometers outside to measure the temperature. Students will build miniature igloos and monitor the temperature inside their igloo over the course of our science block.
Social Studies: We will soon be "traveling" to Iqaluit to learn about the geography of an Inuit community. We are getting ready for our trip!
February Dates:
February Dates:
2 - Theme Thursday: Wear Your Reading Hat & Read-a-Thon Kick-Off Assembly
3 - Sigmund Brouwer (Author) Visit to School
10 - Divisional Professional Learning Day - NO SCHOOL
15 - 16 - Learning Conferences
20 - 24 - NO SCHOOL for students (Family day & Teachers Convention)
Thank you,
Mme Cornell & Mme McCaffrey
Bonhommes de Neige
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