Good day, It is pass monday and I am finally getting to write my last blog to you this after finishing the paper work for the end of the year.
We will be having free hot dogs and ice cream on Wed., compliments of our local Credit Union.
Fri. we will be selling Fries for lunch to raise money for the breakfast program of next year.
The children will be allowed each an order with the possibility of two ,supplies depending.
Children will be bring lots of items home, if they have too much paper or crayons I am sure the l near by kindergarden or YMCA or Salvation Army can use them.
We are going to work a little, and have fun for the next three days.
I have given your child a map to my cottage so if you are in the area, please drop in.
These few months with your children have been just a delight.I love the age these children are at. Still very innocent and so eager and full of life.
There is no more homework as such but it will be in your hands for the summer. I would suggest that you have a reading time with your child for the summer. There are so many times and places in the summer for your child to learn, use them and have fun.
Have a great Summer.bye!
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Monday, June 14, 2010
Good evening. I have just come home from the school, as yoou well know there are not enough hours in the day.
This week at Greenfield:
Tues. 1:10 we walk to the school "École Sur Mer". This trip is to introduce the students to the french library. Hopefully the students living near can visit it during the summer.They will also inform the students about their summer programs. It is a great method to continue their french in the summer.
Thurs. Many of the girls in the choir will be going to Wedgewood Manor in the afternoon.
Fri. Our year-end play date at Cabot Park. Fun,Fun Fun! Remember hats and sunscreen.
In between that we are finishing the work we have started and doing some work that will be placed in a folder for the next year's teacher . We will not have many idle moments.
The words for this week are the verbs "avoir"- to have and the verb "être"- to be. These will be worked on this weeek and next. We will be using them in sentences, over and over again.
Have a great week.
This week at Greenfield:
Tues. 1:10 we walk to the school "École Sur Mer". This trip is to introduce the students to the french library. Hopefully the students living near can visit it during the summer.They will also inform the students about their summer programs. It is a great method to continue their french in the summer.
Thurs. Many of the girls in the choir will be going to Wedgewood Manor in the afternoon.
Fri. Our year-end play date at Cabot Park. Fun,Fun Fun! Remember hats and sunscreen.
In between that we are finishing the work we have started and doing some work that will be placed in a folder for the next year's teacher . We will not have many idle moments.
The words for this week are the verbs "avoir"- to have and the verb "être"- to be. These will be worked on this weeek and next. We will be using them in sentences, over and over again.
Have a great week.
Monday, June 7, 2010
We are counting the days. In our gathering circle each morning I could give them a difficult math question . How many days left of school? 175-143=??. now it is getting too easy.
We are concluding our work in between the activities that are going on:
Last Friday we saw a lot of talent from our class in the talent show of grades 1&2.
This Friday we will be enjoying the talent show of Grades 3,4,5 and 6. No pressure this week.
On Thurs: The choir is going to the Wedgewood manor, walking via the Trail.
We have a speaker at 1:30 informing us of the activities at the French Libraries this summer. We also are expecting a visit from Mme. MacLeod and Pacey.
As you can see we need to work hard in between our fun.
We are into an ant farm this week in science and Language arts.
We are into writing our good copy of "My Perfect Summer Day"
In Math we are continuing to perfect our speed in addition and subtraction of numbers 1-20.
Dictée words for the week are: une fleur,la classe, plus, bleu,la plage, le sable, il glisse,une plante.
We will also be working on Liste 27 -the verbs "avoir, etre" for the rest of the year. This will be done more in sentence form rather than in memorization.
Have a great week and run out if you see the sun.
We are concluding our work in between the activities that are going on:
Last Friday we saw a lot of talent from our class in the talent show of grades 1&2.
This Friday we will be enjoying the talent show of Grades 3,4,5 and 6. No pressure this week.
On Thurs: The choir is going to the Wedgewood manor, walking via the Trail.
We have a speaker at 1:30 informing us of the activities at the French Libraries this summer. We also are expecting a visit from Mme. MacLeod and Pacey.
As you can see we need to work hard in between our fun.
We are into an ant farm this week in science and Language arts.
We are into writing our good copy of "My Perfect Summer Day"
In Math we are continuing to perfect our speed in addition and subtraction of numbers 1-20.
Dictée words for the week are: une fleur,la classe, plus, bleu,la plage, le sable, il glisse,une plante.
We will also be working on Liste 27 -the verbs "avoir, etre" for the rest of the year. This will be done more in sentence form rather than in memorization.
Have a great week and run out if you see the sun.
Sunday, May 30, 2010
It is the end of May and the students are restless. Last week the class talked about where we are comfortable to do our reading or to do pleasure reading. Many places were mentioned. For the month of June we are allowing the children to bring in their favorite cushion, soft chair, pillow or foam mat so they can be more comfortable while reading in class. It is very important that the students learn to enjoy reading. During the summer we will be encouraging them to read out loud, read silently or better yet the parents can read to them( French or English).
In Science and Language Arts we are still on insects. We made an ant farm and we will see tomorrow if they survived the weekend. They were still going strong on Sat.
Math is more challenging as we are subtracting 52-18=____. this is still a challenge for many but we are advancing along slowly.
Dictée is the word Liste 25 la ville, une bulle, la colle,il appelle il flotte,la Terre, une patte, il arrive.
There are still freezes being sold for $.50 each. Many children have money for a freeze on Monday, you may wish to check with them about the other days. They will be sold until the supply is gone.
We read a story about SOUP last Friday and many students said they had made some with a adult before. If it is something you do make your child can bring a bowl to school with the recipe to share with the class and I will heat it up for them. Hopefully before the end of the year we can make a pot for the class.
Monday morning we are going to a bike safety lecture put on by the police. Your child was told he or she could bring their helmets to school to get them properly fitted.
Please check the school calendar and the notes from the principal as there are a lot of activities for the month of June.
In Science and Language Arts we are still on insects. We made an ant farm and we will see tomorrow if they survived the weekend. They were still going strong on Sat.
Math is more challenging as we are subtracting 52-18=____. this is still a challenge for many but we are advancing along slowly.
Dictée is the word Liste 25 la ville, une bulle, la colle,il appelle il flotte,la Terre, une patte, il arrive.
There are still freezes being sold for $.50 each. Many children have money for a freeze on Monday, you may wish to check with them about the other days. They will be sold until the supply is gone.
We read a story about SOUP last Friday and many students said they had made some with a adult before. If it is something you do make your child can bring a bowl to school with the recipe to share with the class and I will heat it up for them. Hopefully before the end of the year we can make a pot for the class.
Monday morning we are going to a bike safety lecture put on by the police. Your child was told he or she could bring their helmets to school to get them properly fitted.
Please check the school calendar and the notes from the principal as there are a lot of activities for the month of June.
Monday, May 24, 2010
What a great day for a holiday. I hope you were able to enjoy the family time.
In Language Arts we are working on spring and summer readings. Most of these are about what you see and do in the two seasons. It goes along with our science where we are going to try and create a ant colony in a fish bowl.I am sure you will hear if we are successful or not. We are learning about insect and we will be doing some outside observations and collections.
In Math we are subtracting and this week we are starting to borrow. We have a few math games that we play which most students enjoy.
The Dictée for this week is lesson 24. The words are: un arbre,le jardin, fort, il tourne,la mer, le mur,il parle, une formi. .
We are also going to be doing words that grade two students should know so look each day for new spelling words.They will be asked 5 words each day and they only have to learn the ones they had trouble with.
On Tues. some students are going to have a field trip to Elm Street school.
The quick changes in temperature has some students being very cold on outside recesses. Please still insist on sweaters in their school bags.
Have a great week
In Language Arts we are working on spring and summer readings. Most of these are about what you see and do in the two seasons. It goes along with our science where we are going to try and create a ant colony in a fish bowl.I am sure you will hear if we are successful or not. We are learning about insect and we will be doing some outside observations and collections.
In Math we are subtracting and this week we are starting to borrow. We have a few math games that we play which most students enjoy.
The Dictée for this week is lesson 24. The words are: un arbre,le jardin, fort, il tourne,la mer, le mur,il parle, une formi. .
We are also going to be doing words that grade two students should know so look each day for new spelling words.They will be asked 5 words each day and they only have to learn the ones they had trouble with.
On Tues. some students are going to have a field trip to Elm Street school.
The quick changes in temperature has some students being very cold on outside recesses. Please still insist on sweaters in their school bags.
Have a great week
Monday, May 17, 2010
May 17, 2010
Here it is -another new week May 17,2010.
The grade two class is active and well.
In language arts we finished the life cycle of the butterfly.Last Friday and today the students took a familiar book and wrote a different ending to the story. It showed that they are very creative. We will continue to expand their creativity as we will have a specialist visit our class to help with writing stories . This will continue for a few weeks.
In math we are finishing graphs. We will be concentrating on subtracting and adding. They love the flash cards we use when we are in line going out or to another class.
Dictee- The words for the week are ones that pertain to the outside topic we are in language. The sheet was stapled to the students agenda. They are;
la pelouse- lawn
un insecte-insect
une fourmi-ant
la nature-nature
un papillon- butterfly
un nid-nest
une abeille-bee
une mouche-fly
un grenouille- frog
des ailes- wings
The work for this week will all be done in the classroom.
Scholastics Book orders will be sent on Friday
Orders for Memory Books need to be in on Friday as well.
The grade two class is active and well.
In language arts we finished the life cycle of the butterfly.Last Friday and today the students took a familiar book and wrote a different ending to the story. It showed that they are very creative. We will continue to expand their creativity as we will have a specialist visit our class to help with writing stories . This will continue for a few weeks.
In math we are finishing graphs. We will be concentrating on subtracting and adding. They love the flash cards we use when we are in line going out or to another class.
Dictee- The words for the week are ones that pertain to the outside topic we are in language. The sheet was stapled to the students agenda. They are;
la pelouse- lawn
un insecte-insect
une fourmi-ant
la nature-nature
un papillon- butterfly
un nid-nest
une abeille-bee
une mouche-fly
un grenouille- frog
des ailes- wings
The work for this week will all be done in the classroom.
Scholastics Book orders will be sent on Friday
Orders for Memory Books need to be in on Friday as well.
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Welcome, We are in May and the days are getting nicer so it is difficult to keep attention on school work as I am sure you have noticed in trying to do homework.
In language arts we are starting a new unit - the world around us, This includes insects, and the world outdoors. Students need to read each night to retain their reading level. Please encourage it.
In Math we are still on graphs and including addition and subtraction. Doing little quizzes in subtraction each day shows that some students still need a lot of work to do take-aways from 1-20. Please evaluate them occassionally.Some of their work will be going home at the end of the week.
Science is in with our language arts, looking at the cycle of the butterfly, frog and the homes of the ant.
Spelling is unit 23 using the GN sound.,
The students have taken home book orders that I would like to order next week-end May 21st. Have a nice week.
In language arts we are starting a new unit - the world around us, This includes insects, and the world outdoors. Students need to read each night to retain their reading level. Please encourage it.
In Math we are still on graphs and including addition and subtraction. Doing little quizzes in subtraction each day shows that some students still need a lot of work to do take-aways from 1-20. Please evaluate them occassionally.Some of their work will be going home at the end of the week.
Science is in with our language arts, looking at the cycle of the butterfly, frog and the homes of the ant.
Spelling is unit 23 using the GN sound.,
The students have taken home book orders that I would like to order next week-end May 21st. Have a nice week.
Monday, May 3, 2010
We are already in the month of May.I can see progress in the reading and math. It has been brought up at the staff meetings that items brought to school should be for the outside playground, such as ball gloves, skipping ropes etc. We are not responsible for any items brought to school for play ,this includes ipods.DS or any other items.
This is a short week with the students having Friday off, so teachers can attend a Federation business day. Wed. afternoon we will be attending the play at the Jubilee. I could use an extra parent or two.
The liste 23 is our new words. They will be tested on these next Friday May15. They will be given extra words so check their agendas.
We are finishing the unit on Water this week in our Language Arts.
We are working with graphs and subtraction in Math.
I hope you enjoy the booklet the students have done on an animal of the water.
Thank you for taking the time to read to your child and signing their agenda and carnet the lecture booklets.
This is a short week with the students having Friday off, so teachers can attend a Federation business day. Wed. afternoon we will be attending the play at the Jubilee. I could use an extra parent or two.
The liste 23 is our new words. They will be tested on these next Friday May15. They will be given extra words so check their agendas.
We are finishing the unit on Water this week in our Language Arts.
We are working with graphs and subtraction in Math.
I hope you enjoy the booklet the students have done on an animal of the water.
Thank you for taking the time to read to your child and signing their agenda and carnet the lecture booklets.
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Homework is being checked each morning. Please ensure that your child has written the books he has read in his booklet"Carnet de Lecture" .
Language Arts : This week we are working on writing little booklets about information on animals of the water.
Math:Fast math is being done each day, 5 minutes on either addition or subtraction. This helps to reinforce the simple math equations to 20. We are also starting a section on graphs.
We are still doing centers each morning.
The next month is very important to the success of each child. With the evenings being so bright please try to help them get a good night sleep. I do know sometimes it is difficult.
Language Arts : This week we are working on writing little booklets about information on animals of the water.
Math:Fast math is being done each day, 5 minutes on either addition or subtraction. This helps to reinforce the simple math equations to 20. We are also starting a section on graphs.
We are still doing centers each morning.
The next month is very important to the success of each child. With the evenings being so bright please try to help them get a good night sleep. I do know sometimes it is difficult.
Monday, April 19, 2010
Hi, it is Monday .
This week is another short week with the students being off on Friday.
Tues. & Wed=Some of the girls in the class will be attending the music festival.
The scholastic will be called in.
The order for wraps will be sent to office.
Thurs= Hop A THON for MD
Pizza for lunch
We are encouraging to use as little waste as possible to pack our lunches to help the earth.
We are still working with water in our language arts and science. Experiments are being done this week in class. Ask your child about them.
We are finishing Geometry, and starting to look at graphs and doing subtraction with borrowing.
In spelling we are working with the "ph" that gives us the "f" sounds They will also have frequent words that have the same sound.
Have a great wet week.
This week is another short week with the students being off on Friday.
Tues. & Wed=Some of the girls in the class will be attending the music festival.
The scholastic will be called in.
The order for wraps will be sent to office.
Thurs= Hop A THON for MD
Pizza for lunch
We are encouraging to use as little waste as possible to pack our lunches to help the earth.
We are still working with water in our language arts and science. Experiments are being done this week in class. Ask your child about them.
We are finishing Geometry, and starting to look at graphs and doing subtraction with borrowing.
In spelling we are working with the "ph" that gives us the "f" sounds They will also have frequent words that have the same sound.
Have a great wet week.
Monday, April 12, 2010
The Mondays do come quickly. The language arts and math units we are covering remains the same as last week. List 21 words will be tested on Friday. Their pre-test will be written in their agenda tomorrow.
We are beginning a duo-tang on grammar, covering all aspects from capital letters to agreeing verbs and adjectives with the noun.You can empasize these items in their work.
We have started centers where the students work with a partner for 20 min. on math, language aspects or reading. This gives them a chance to get away from their desks as well as learn to work with people other than their friends.
Scholastic orders are to be in by Monday April 19.
On Friday April 16 we are wearing team shirts, hats etc for muscular dystrophy . The students will also have a chance to have a pledge sheet for HOP-A-THON next week. More information to come. Look at the notes on Greenfield Elementary's site.
We are beginning a duo-tang on grammar, covering all aspects from capital letters to agreeing verbs and adjectives with the noun.You can empasize these items in their work.
We have started centers where the students work with a partner for 20 min. on math, language aspects or reading. This gives them a chance to get away from their desks as well as learn to work with people other than their friends.
Scholastic orders are to be in by Monday April 19.
On Friday April 16 we are wearing team shirts, hats etc for muscular dystrophy . The students will also have a chance to have a pledge sheet for HOP-A-THON next week. More information to come. Look at the notes on Greenfield Elementary's site.
Monday, April 5, 2010
Happy Easter ! Welcome spring. It certainly seems to be here. The children will be excited to see the fine weather but please be aware there will still be cold days where they'll need warm jackets.
This week we are at classes for 3 days only , so we have to achieve a lot in that time. They will find their desks rearranged when they enter tomorrow morning so I have alloted 20 min. to organize their seat.
This week we are at classes for 3 days only , so we have to achieve a lot in that time. They will find their desks rearranged when they enter tomorrow morning so I have alloted 20 min. to organize their seat.
This week:Language Arts: We are starting a unit on water. The students will be looking for pictures and information about water in the environment and in their food.
This will also be part of their writing and science.
Math: Our next chapter deals with geometry , where we will work with cubes, spheres, cylinders, cones and pyramids. We will continue to work with
addition and subtraction.
Spelling: Liste 21
This is posted by Edith Hogan
Saturday, April 3, 2010
Chocolate bunnies
Good evening, Thursday I spoke to the class about my allergy to chocolate. I asked them to be aware of the amount of chocolate they bring to school for the next week . The strong smell from a large amount of chocolate will make me cough and I will get a raspy voice . At this point I will know to leave the classroom. This allergy is more annoyance that anything else. The normal amount of chocolate in lunches doesn't bother me at all. Iapprreciate their and your concern about this issue.
Monday, March 29, 2010
This evening the students took home some new reading books and a record sheet . Some students informed me that they had a duo-tang at home with sheet to record their reading. The books, duo-tang and agenda should be going back and forth from home to school daily.They have been given a black case to protect their books from other items in their school bag.
The list of spelling words this week is Liste 20.We will be having our word test on Thursday.
I hope Easter is wonderful to all.
The list of spelling words this week is Liste 20.We will be having our word test on Thursday.
I hope Easter is wonderful to all.
Friday, March 26, 2010
Hi, My name is Edith Hogan. As of March 22nd I became your son or daughters teacher filling in for Mrs. MacLeod. Mrs. MacLeod is now the proud mom of a baby boy Pacey, born on March 17.
The students have had a very good start to the year and we hope to continue this process to the end.
To maintain and improve reading and comprehension skills, the students will be taking home reading books daily and recording what they read. The books will be the same for the week to improve their fluency. They should always be in their school bags as they also read them in class.
In Language Arts, we are enjoying a space unit that combines science as well. This will be completed at Easter.
Our math program is centered around determining the consistency of numbers (28=2 tens and 8 ones), also addition with carrying and subtraction with borrowing. This is their biggest challenge in math for Grade 2. Practicing their addition and subtraction facts from 1-20 will help assure their success.
Agenda will be going home nightly(except week-ends). Your attention and signature on these will emphasize that homework is important. The blog will be updated each Monday.
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Tuesday, March 9th
First of all, I would like to welcome Mme Edith Hogan to our class! We are so happy that she will be working with us for the rest of the year! Also, a big thank-you to everyone for re-arranging your schedules to meet for parent-teacher interviews. If we did not get a chance to meet over the past few weeks, or yesterday, there is a note in your child's agenda to arrange a time later this week. There is also a very important information sheet (green) regarding our visit to the Credit Union Place this Friday. Please fill out the form and send it back to school asap. I am also still looking for as many parents as possible who would like to join us for skating, swimming, and/or bowling. Instead of being responsible for a certain group of children....teachers and parents will have a certain area to supervise, and will be responsible for any kids in that particular area (regardless of class/grade). Thank-you for your help! We have a busy week ahead of us, with a lot of work to wrap-up and with French week activities! I will be in touch later this week!
Lisa
Lisa
Sunday, March 7, 2010
Parent-teacher interviews
Last week's parent-teacher interviews have been rescheduled for tomorrow, Monday, March 8th. Interviews scheduled last Thursday evening have been moved to Monday evening (same time), but I also have quite a few openings during the day. If you are interested in meeting Monday during the day, please e-mail me with a preferred time and I will get back to you asap. I will also be making phone calls this afternoon to reschedule our meeting times. Talk to you soon!
Lisa
Lisa
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Tuesday, March 2nd
The countdown is on...I can't believe that next week will be my last with this class! I am still waiting to hear about a replacement for me, and am hoping that we will all find out sooner than later.
- Report cards were sent home today.
- Interviews are this Thursday afternoon/evening and Friday (all day). If your time does not suit your schedule (or if you did not yet receive your time...it was sent home last week), please write me a quick note.
- There is a book fair upstairs in the library. We will be visiting the book fair tomorrow...students may bring money to spend at the book fair.
- Scholastic Book orders are due Friday
- Corrected spelling quizzes from last week will be sent home tomorrow. There will be no spelling quiz this week. We will have our quiz in the middle of next week. We are studying the words ending in -er and -ier. We are also working on nouns (nom commun) and verbs (les verbes).
- We are working VERY hard to finish our stories for parent-teacher interviews.
- We are continuing this week with our Space theme, and will begin our Science unit on magnets tomorrow.
- Next week, we will be celebrating French Week
- Our school will be visiting the Credit Union Place on Friday, March 12th in the afternoon. More information to come soon! There will be a cost of approximately 2$ per student, and each child will be able to participate in 2 activities (swimming, bowling, or skating). I will be looking for parent volunteers to come with us if you are available!
That's the basics for today... I will send more detailed information home shortly!
Thanks,
Lisa
- Report cards were sent home today.
- Interviews are this Thursday afternoon/evening and Friday (all day). If your time does not suit your schedule (or if you did not yet receive your time...it was sent home last week), please write me a quick note.
- There is a book fair upstairs in the library. We will be visiting the book fair tomorrow...students may bring money to spend at the book fair.
- Scholastic Book orders are due Friday
- Corrected spelling quizzes from last week will be sent home tomorrow. There will be no spelling quiz this week. We will have our quiz in the middle of next week. We are studying the words ending in -er and -ier. We are also working on nouns (nom commun) and verbs (les verbes).
- We are working VERY hard to finish our stories for parent-teacher interviews.
- We are continuing this week with our Space theme, and will begin our Science unit on magnets tomorrow.
- Next week, we will be celebrating French Week
- Our school will be visiting the Credit Union Place on Friday, March 12th in the afternoon. More information to come soon! There will be a cost of approximately 2$ per student, and each child will be able to participate in 2 activities (swimming, bowling, or skating). I will be looking for parent volunteers to come with us if you are available!
That's the basics for today... I will send more detailed information home shortly!
Thanks,
Lisa
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Wednesday, February 24th
Just a reminder that report cards will be sent home next week (Tuesday, the 2nd), and parent-teacher interviews will be held the evening of March 4th (Thursday), and all day Friday. If you are interested in a certain time, please let me know before the end of the week. Your interview time will be sent home this Friday.
Even though there was a spelling quiz on Monday, we will go ahead with our spelling quiz this Friday. We are working on -ui words!
In math this week, we are working on addition/subtraction of tens (with double digit numbers....12 + 10, 12+80, 57-30 etc...) Please continue practicing math facts (addition/subtraction up to 20) at home, since many students still need a lot of practice with their mental math. I am hoping to make up a little math envelope to send home by the end of next week to practice math facts at home.
Scholastic book catalogues for March were sent home yesterday. If interested, please send in your order by next Friday, March 5th.
This Friday, the school will be having a mini-Olympics celebration, where each class will be representing a certain country. Our class has been assigned to Sweden. We will be making a flag, and having "opening ceremonies" in the gym, so if possible, your child is asked to wear blue and/or yellow to school on Friday.
I think that's all for now.
If you have any questions, concerns, or would like to request a certain interview time, please e-mail me at lsmacleod@edu.pe.ca
Thanks!
Lisa
Even though there was a spelling quiz on Monday, we will go ahead with our spelling quiz this Friday. We are working on -ui words!
In math this week, we are working on addition/subtraction of tens (with double digit numbers....12 + 10, 12+80, 57-30 etc...) Please continue practicing math facts (addition/subtraction up to 20) at home, since many students still need a lot of practice with their mental math. I am hoping to make up a little math envelope to send home by the end of next week to practice math facts at home.
Scholastic book catalogues for March were sent home yesterday. If interested, please send in your order by next Friday, March 5th.
This Friday, the school will be having a mini-Olympics celebration, where each class will be representing a certain country. Our class has been assigned to Sweden. We will be making a flag, and having "opening ceremonies" in the gym, so if possible, your child is asked to wear blue and/or yellow to school on Friday.
I think that's all for now.
If you have any questions, concerns, or would like to request a certain interview time, please e-mail me at lsmacleod@edu.pe.ca
Thanks!
Lisa
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Thursday, February 18th!
Thank-you for all of the nice surprises this week...from flowers, to fortune cookies for the class! Everyone has been working together to make this busy week a great one for the staff and students. The Chinese food was a hit!
Tomorrow, we will be celebrating the 100th day of school. Your child is more than welcome to come to school dressed how he/she thinks they will look when they are 100 years old. Students are also invited to bring a collection of 100 items, or anything related to the number 100 to school for a show and tell tomorrow.
Due to the short school week, tomorrow's spelling quiz will take place on Monday.
We are now working our the good copies of our stories. This process has taken us quite a bit longer than expected. I'm hoping to have stories completed by the end of next week!
This week, we have also started a theme on Space with our French Language Arts program. This should be a fun one, with a lot of art, reading, and writing activities!
A quick reminder that the 2nd Progress Reports will be sent home on Tuesday, March 2nd, and Parent-teacher interviews will be held on Thursday evening and all day Friday, March 4th and 5th. If you have a preferred day/time, please write me a quick note in your child's agenda by Wednesday, Feb 24th. Thanks! See you soon!
Lisa
Tomorrow, we will be celebrating the 100th day of school. Your child is more than welcome to come to school dressed how he/she thinks they will look when they are 100 years old. Students are also invited to bring a collection of 100 items, or anything related to the number 100 to school for a show and tell tomorrow.
Due to the short school week, tomorrow's spelling quiz will take place on Monday.
We are now working our the good copies of our stories. This process has taken us quite a bit longer than expected. I'm hoping to have stories completed by the end of next week!
This week, we have also started a theme on Space with our French Language Arts program. This should be a fun one, with a lot of art, reading, and writing activities!
A quick reminder that the 2nd Progress Reports will be sent home on Tuesday, March 2nd, and Parent-teacher interviews will be held on Thursday evening and all day Friday, March 4th and 5th. If you have a preferred day/time, please write me a quick note in your child's agenda by Wednesday, Feb 24th. Thanks! See you soon!
Lisa
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Wednesday, February 17th
Just a reminder that we will be going ahead with Chinese Food for lunch as planned. If your child is interested and you have not sent in your $3.00, please send the money tomorrow morning. I will be posting more information on the blog regarding the next couple of weeks. Please check in again tomorrow as February is a very busy month. Thanks!
Monday, February 8, 2010
Monday, February 8th
We have a busy week ahead of us! On Friday, we will be celebrating the beginning of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics, National Flag Day (with an assembly in the gym), and Valentine's Day. This week, we have also begun our new math unit "Adding and Subtracting up to 100". This unit will include adding by 10, addition/subtraction of double-digit numbers, subtracting by 10, and solving word problems using strategies learned in class. In science, we are talking about water in its three forms (liquid, solid, and gas).
Next week, we will be celebrating the 100th day of school (on Wednesday) and the Chinese New Year. For the 100th day of school, your child is more than welcome to come to school dressed how he/she thinks they will look when they turn 100 years old! On Thurday, February 18th, we will be ordering Chinese Food for Grades 1 and 2 at a cost of 3$/student. A letter will be sent home this week with more information.
I have five weeks left with the class until my maternity leave begins (on March Break). I still do not know who will be my replacement. Over the next few weeks, we will be doing our best here at school to make this an easy transition for everyone involved! If anyone is interested in having an early parent-teacher interview after school, please write me a quick note and we can set up a time to meet at your convenience.
Thanks!
Lisa
Next week, we will be celebrating the 100th day of school (on Wednesday) and the Chinese New Year. For the 100th day of school, your child is more than welcome to come to school dressed how he/she thinks they will look when they turn 100 years old! On Thurday, February 18th, we will be ordering Chinese Food for Grades 1 and 2 at a cost of 3$/student. A letter will be sent home this week with more information.
I have five weeks left with the class until my maternity leave begins (on March Break). I still do not know who will be my replacement. Over the next few weeks, we will be doing our best here at school to make this an easy transition for everyone involved! If anyone is interested in having an early parent-teacher interview after school, please write me a quick note and we can set up a time to meet at your convenience.
Thanks!
Lisa
Monday, February 1, 2010
Monday, February 1st!
We have a very busy few weeks ahead of us...starting next week with the beginning of the Olympics, our Valentine's Day celebation, our Chinese New Year celebration (more details to come), and the 100th Day of School! We will be very busy, but have a lot of work to do before we can celebrate.
We are continuing to work on cursive writing, our science experiments, writing our own stories (we are almost finished our revisions and are soon ready to start writing our good copies), and we will be finishing up measurements in Math this week.
There will be a spelling quiz on Friday (eu/eur). Scholastic Book orders are also due this Friday. Captain Sub orders were due tomorrow, but because of the change in PD days, we will be accepting orders early Wednesday morning as well.
In computer class today, we played a few math and alphabet games at the link below. It was a hit!
http://webinstit.net/jeux/jeux_recap.htm
That's all for now.
Have a great day!
We are continuing to work on cursive writing, our science experiments, writing our own stories (we are almost finished our revisions and are soon ready to start writing our good copies), and we will be finishing up measurements in Math this week.
There will be a spelling quiz on Friday (eu/eur). Scholastic Book orders are also due this Friday. Captain Sub orders were due tomorrow, but because of the change in PD days, we will be accepting orders early Wednesday morning as well.
In computer class today, we played a few math and alphabet games at the link below. It was a hit!
http://webinstit.net/jeux/jeux_recap.htm
That's all for now.
Have a great day!
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Important notice!
An small orange information slip was sent home today with information regarding possible school closures tomorrow. In case of bad weather, if classes are cancelled tomorrow, the PD day scheduled for this Monday, February 1st will be pushed until Tuesday, February 2nd (due to the exams taking place at other schools). So, if there is no school tomorrow, there will be classes as usual on Monday, and no classes on Tuesday. If we are here tomorrow (and the way things have been going this winter, this "storm" may very well pass us by) the PD will go ahead as scheduled for Monday and there will be no classes for students (as previously scheduled).
If you have any questions, please e-mail me at lsmacleod@edu.pe.ca and I will get back to you as soon as possible!
If you have any questions, please e-mail me at lsmacleod@edu.pe.ca and I will get back to you as soon as possible!
Upcoming activities at the Library J-Henri Blanchard (Ecole-sur-Mer)
Family songs/story-time (No registration required)
Saturday, January 30th from 9:30-10:00 a.m. - Winter theme
February 3rd, from 6:00p.m.-6:30p.m.- Valentine's Day theme
Wednesday, March 3rd from 6:00-6:30 p.m. - Francophone theme
Wednesday, April 7th from 6:00 p.m.-6:30p.m. -Animal theme
Wednesday, May 5th from 6:00-6:30 p.m. - Family theme
Wednesday, June 3rd from 6:00-6:30p.m.- Boat theme
Reading Club for school-aged children:Cabane magique - Saturday, February 6th at 10h30. This reading club is for children from Grades 2-6, and lasts approx. 1/2 hour. Free. Registration is required
Valentine's Day story: Saturday, February 13th at 10:30. Read a story and make a card!Registration is required
Show and Tell of different generations: Saturday, February 20th at 10:00 a.m. Children and adults are invited to participate in Show and Tell, then explore the collection of books at the library. Registration is required.
For more information, please contact:
Bibliothèque J.-Henri-Blanchard5, ave Maris Stella, Summerside, PE C1N 6M9
Tél: 902-432-2748
Courriel: blanchard@gov.pe.ca
Web: http://www.library.pe.ca/
Saturday, January 30th from 9:30-10:00 a.m. - Winter theme
February 3rd, from 6:00p.m.-6:30p.m.- Valentine's Day theme
Wednesday, March 3rd from 6:00-6:30 p.m. - Francophone theme
Wednesday, April 7th from 6:00 p.m.-6:30p.m. -Animal theme
Wednesday, May 5th from 6:00-6:30 p.m. - Family theme
Wednesday, June 3rd from 6:00-6:30p.m.- Boat theme
Reading Club for school-aged children:Cabane magique - Saturday, February 6th at 10h30. This reading club is for children from Grades 2-6, and lasts approx. 1/2 hour. Free. Registration is required
Valentine's Day story: Saturday, February 13th at 10:30. Read a story and make a card!Registration is required
Show and Tell of different generations: Saturday, February 20th at 10:00 a.m. Children and adults are invited to participate in Show and Tell, then explore the collection of books at the library. Registration is required.
For more information, please contact:
Bibliothèque J.-Henri-Blanchard5, ave Maris Stella, Summerside, PE C1N 6M9
Tél: 902-432-2748
Courriel: blanchard@gov.pe.ca
Web: http://www.library.pe.ca/
Thursday, January 28th
Good morning!
A quick reminder that there will be no classes on Monday, February 1st (PD day).
February's Scholastic order forms were sent home yesterday...due back next Friday, February 5th.
Milk/Food money orders for February were due today (they will still be accepted, but please return forms/payment to school asap).
A quick reminder that there will be no classes on Monday, February 1st (PD day).
February's Scholastic order forms were sent home yesterday...due back next Friday, February 5th.
Milk/Food money orders for February were due today (they will still be accepted, but please return forms/payment to school asap).
Monday, January 25, 2010
Monday, January 25th
Happy Monday!
We had a great day today...with library, gym, and it was our first day of cursive writing! We did not begin any letters yet, we are simply practicing the basics of cursive writing....how to keep our pencil on the page, and how to write smoothly and evenly. Please remind your child that cursive writing takes a lot of time and practice, and patience! We wrote our names in cursive writing as best we could, so that we can compare how we will be able to write in a month's time, to see all of our great progress!
Two new reading books, and a library book should be coming home today. Spelling quizzes are in the agenda...instead of a bonus, they had to underline the hard g in blue, and the soft g in red. This week's spelling list consists of words with the letter s that sounds like a z. We are also practicing how to spell numbers 6-10 in our math journals (six, sept, huit, neuf, and dix).
We are at the revising/correcting stage for our stories, and are practicing how to underline words that we think are spelled incorrectly. We are learning how to find the correct spelling (by looking around the class, looking in a dictionnary, asking a friend...etc.). We are also making sure that all of our sentences have capital letters (which we trace with a red pencil) and punctuation marks (which we trace in blue).
We are still making a new flag every day (except today because we ran out of time) to celebrate the many countries that will be participating in the Vancouver 2010 olympics!
Please return food/milk orders to the school by this Thursday.
That's all for now!
Lisa
We had a great day today...with library, gym, and it was our first day of cursive writing! We did not begin any letters yet, we are simply practicing the basics of cursive writing....how to keep our pencil on the page, and how to write smoothly and evenly. Please remind your child that cursive writing takes a lot of time and practice, and patience! We wrote our names in cursive writing as best we could, so that we can compare how we will be able to write in a month's time, to see all of our great progress!
Two new reading books, and a library book should be coming home today. Spelling quizzes are in the agenda...instead of a bonus, they had to underline the hard g in blue, and the soft g in red. This week's spelling list consists of words with the letter s that sounds like a z. We are also practicing how to spell numbers 6-10 in our math journals (six, sept, huit, neuf, and dix).
We are at the revising/correcting stage for our stories, and are practicing how to underline words that we think are spelled incorrectly. We are learning how to find the correct spelling (by looking around the class, looking in a dictionnary, asking a friend...etc.). We are also making sure that all of our sentences have capital letters (which we trace with a red pencil) and punctuation marks (which we trace in blue).
We are still making a new flag every day (except today because we ran out of time) to celebrate the many countries that will be participating in the Vancouver 2010 olympics!
Please return food/milk orders to the school by this Thursday.
That's all for now!
Lisa
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Speaking English....
This week, I started to be more strict with consequences when I hear anyone in class speaking English. This is the second half of Grade 2, and students should all be speaking French at all times right now. If I hear students speaking to eachother in English (I have to hear a sentence or more...when they don't know that I am listening), they will be staying in for the following little recess. I will not be keeping anyone in during our luch recess. This being said....there are a few little ones in class who would like to stay in at recess and are trying to speak in English. I have spoken to these people individually to let them know that I am "on to them", and realise what they are trying to do. So far, so good. Just thought I would let you know, in case you heard that your child had to stay in! Thanks for your support!
Lisa
Lisa
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Tuesday, January 19th
We are now working on Spelling List 12 (g dur and g doux....g dur makes the sound ggg, and g doux makes the sound jjjj). Friday's spelling quizzes have been sent home today as well. For the bonus, I dictated one sentence, and your child had to use any word from our spelling list to make up any sentence on his/her own! We are still working hard on capital letters and periods at the end, but a lot of progress is being made in class with regards to our writing. We will also begin cursive writing shortly!
A pink slip "Greenfielf Students Helping Haiti" was sent home today. There will be a cookie sale, and a hat day this Friday (for 1$). Please pre-order cookies by Thursday...they are 25 cents each, and I believe that they are all chocolate chip.
We have begun working on flags from around the world, in connection with the olympics. We will be making flags from various countries...they are fascinated by all of this! What a fun theme!
In preparation for the school's science fair in March (for the older grades), we will be completing a few science projects of our own in class. I will bring in the materials for at least one science project per week. For the next few weeks, we will be experimenting with ice and snow. Time permitting, everyone in the class will work on a science fair project at the end of February, early March....so just a heads up in case your child is coming home with ideas. This is just an idea...more details to follow if there is enough interest from the class.
In math, we are continuing to work with the calendar, and have begun working with rulers, estimating, and measuring various objects! They are loving the hands-on math!
On a personal note, we have moved homes, and for the time-being have no phone or internet connection at home. If you need to reach me, please call, or leave a message at the office during school hours, and I will get back to you as soon as possible. Thank-you for your patience!
I think that's all for now,
I'll be in touch!
Lisa
A pink slip "Greenfielf Students Helping Haiti" was sent home today. There will be a cookie sale, and a hat day this Friday (for 1$). Please pre-order cookies by Thursday...they are 25 cents each, and I believe that they are all chocolate chip.
We have begun working on flags from around the world, in connection with the olympics. We will be making flags from various countries...they are fascinated by all of this! What a fun theme!
In preparation for the school's science fair in March (for the older grades), we will be completing a few science projects of our own in class. I will bring in the materials for at least one science project per week. For the next few weeks, we will be experimenting with ice and snow. Time permitting, everyone in the class will work on a science fair project at the end of February, early March....so just a heads up in case your child is coming home with ideas. This is just an idea...more details to follow if there is enough interest from the class.
In math, we are continuing to work with the calendar, and have begun working with rulers, estimating, and measuring various objects! They are loving the hands-on math!
On a personal note, we have moved homes, and for the time-being have no phone or internet connection at home. If you need to reach me, please call, or leave a message at the office during school hours, and I will get back to you as soon as possible. Thank-you for your patience!
I think that's all for now,
I'll be in touch!
Lisa
Monday, January 4, 2010
Bonne annee!
Happy New Year! I hope you all had a great break with your family and friends. We are slowly getting back into routine (everyone seems to be a bit tired today...which is to be expected). Here are a few updates for this week:
- Please remember to send indoor shoes back to school
- We are working on List 10 for our spelling words (there are 8 spelling words this week instead of the usual 6, but we practiced a little bit before Christmas as well)
- In Math, we have begun a unit on Measurement. We will be working on time (telling time on the hour and half-hour), studying the calendar (days of the week and months of the year), and estimating, measuring, and comparing the lengths and weights of various objects. This month, we are also practicing spelling our numbers from 0-20. We will focus on one number per day.
- Scholastic order forms for January were sent home today. Orders are due by next Friday, Jan. 15th.
- New reading books will be sent home tomorrow. Tonight's homework is to brainstorm ideas for a book that your child will be writing, beginning this week. Please ask your child to think about the kind of book (fiction, non-fiction) and the characters that he/she would like to write about.
Here are a few upcoming activities at the J.-Henri-Blanchard Public Library
Reading Club for School-aged children, Saturday January 9th at 10:30 a.m. Also, Saturday, February 6th at 10:30 a.m. Each session will last approximately 1/2 hour and will consist of a short literary discussion followed by a few activities.
Singing and Story-telling activities, January 27th, from 6:00p.m.-6:30 p.m. (International Day of Family Literacy). Families are invited to come listen to stories and participate in a sing-song of popular winter songs. Active participation is highly encouraged!
For more information/registration, please contact Ecole-Sur-Mer.
That's all for now! I'll be in touch!
Lisa
- Please remember to send indoor shoes back to school
- We are working on List 10 for our spelling words (there are 8 spelling words this week instead of the usual 6, but we practiced a little bit before Christmas as well)
- In Math, we have begun a unit on Measurement. We will be working on time (telling time on the hour and half-hour), studying the calendar (days of the week and months of the year), and estimating, measuring, and comparing the lengths and weights of various objects. This month, we are also practicing spelling our numbers from 0-20. We will focus on one number per day.
- Scholastic order forms for January were sent home today. Orders are due by next Friday, Jan. 15th.
- New reading books will be sent home tomorrow. Tonight's homework is to brainstorm ideas for a book that your child will be writing, beginning this week. Please ask your child to think about the kind of book (fiction, non-fiction) and the characters that he/she would like to write about.
Here are a few upcoming activities at the J.-Henri-Blanchard Public Library
Reading Club for School-aged children, Saturday January 9th at 10:30 a.m. Also, Saturday, February 6th at 10:30 a.m. Each session will last approximately 1/2 hour and will consist of a short literary discussion followed by a few activities.
Singing and Story-telling activities, January 27th, from 6:00p.m.-6:30 p.m. (International Day of Family Literacy). Families are invited to come listen to stories and participate in a sing-song of popular winter songs. Active participation is highly encouraged!
For more information/registration, please contact Ecole-Sur-Mer.
That's all for now! I'll be in touch!
Lisa
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