Merry Christmas!

Wow!  Only one week until Christmas break.  This week will sure be exciting!  We have a lot to do before the break.

Grade 2s have been working hard on their printing practice books.  The Grade 3s have learned to write the entire alphabet in cursive writing.  They are now slowly applying that skill to their everyday work.

This month we talked about the various purposes an author may have when writing.  We wrote a persuasive piece of writing ourselves.  Each student chose a favourite book of theirs and tried to persuade the reader to read their book of choice.  The students took pictures of their books for their finished product.  Check them out on our Books are Bright bulletin board.

We have had a lot of indoor recess lately.  To get the kids moving we have been doing Just Dance for Kids on the SMARTBoard.

 

The Grade 2 french class has learned a lot of Christmas vocabulary.  Here they are reading a book about Christmas:

Christmas Party: On Friday we will have a few special events to celebrate Christmas.  Students are encouraged to wear red and green or anything festive that they have. 

Reminders:
Tuesday: Christmas Concert - arrive by 6pm wearing Christmas clothes.  Don't forget to bring footwear and violins. Tickets available at the office.
Friday: Pizza Lunch

Late Blog Post

I apologize this post did not make it up on Monday.  The students have been working at taking the pictures for this post.  Over the next few weeks they will become more involved in posting these updates and telling you about what they have been learning about in our classroom.

Each student has a wooden stick with their name on it.  When they take a picture of something they've done they have the option to add in their stick so that I know who took the picture.  Not only does this allow you to see their work on the blog page, but it also allows me to see items that I may not have seen while working with other students in the classroom.

Take a look at a couple snapshots from a persuasive writing assignment:

Here are some pictures of spelling sorts that we took:

You may have heard about the RAK/RACK project also happening in our classroom.  Students are working at doing Random Acts of (Christmas) Kindness, and not expecting anything in return.  They are also working at showing gratitude and appreciate to the people who perform acts of kindness.

Grade 2s have been working at learning French Christmas vocabulary.  As we learn the words we are decorating the classroom.  We made Joyeux Noel cartes, and there are now bas de Noels hanging from the fireplace, a new favourite place to work and read.

Our Classroom Advent Calendar:

 The vocabulary we are learning in Social Studies:

 Grade 2 math chains - making 10:

Reminders:
Friday - No School