Happy Halloween!

Our 3D Halloween pumpkins

Happy Halloween everyone!  I hope that you had a great day at school with all your costumes!  We did a lot, from doing some Halloween math, to visiting the haunted house, to our class party!  Thanks for everyone who brought in treats to share with the class.  If you did not bring in a treat this time, please bring something in for our next class party!  If you go Trick-or-Treating with your family tonight, please remember the safety tips that we reviewed today at school!  Always stay with an adult and never eat something without having an adult to check it over.  Have a wonderful night!

One of our friends as Emmet!

Safety Posters

In Health, we have been learning about safety in our homes, outdoors, and online.  To tie it in with Media Literacy, we created some safety posters that were targeted at other children.  These posters all have a short message and captures the attention of the audience by having lots of colour and a picture.  Here are some of our posters:

Family Tree Projects

Congratulations on finishing your first project in Grade 2!  Many of you did a wonderful job on your family trees and it was exciting to share them in class!  It was nice seeing your extended families!

Spelling Poem #8: 5 Little Jack-O-Lanterns

It is almost time for Halloween!  Most boys and girls are excited about this celebration because it involves a lot of dressing up and candy.  This week I have a song called ''5 Little Jack-O-Lanterns''.  We are learning about numbers in Math and I picked this particular song because it has ordinal numbers, such as first, second, third.  We should not only know our numbers, but also our ordinal numbers as well because it is important for sequencing (as well as the date....we say ''thirty-first, not thirty-one'').  Remember to do the Additional Questions for a sticker prize!

 
Spelling Words:
1) said
2) my
3) sit
4) sat
5) get
6) me
7) are
8) ready
9) let
10) some
 
Additional Questions:

1)  Fill out the following chart.  I have started it for you already.

1st	first
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th

2)  What is the past tense of sit? Write a sentence with that word.

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3)  Which Spelling words rhyme?

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4)  What are you looking forward to at Halloween?

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Spelling Poem #7: Come Little Leaves

We are continuing with our fall theme with this week's poem.  This week's poem is a very interesting one, full of rich imagination.  Quotation marks are used when someone is talking.  Who is talking in this poem? 

Spelling Words:

1) said
2) one
3) over
4) under
5) play
6) put
7) soon
8) little
9) small
10) big

Additional Questions:

1)  Make a sentence with the word ''said''.  Use quotations if necessary.

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2)  What does it mean when the poem says ''Put on your dresses of red and gold.''  Do the leaves actually wear dresses?

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3)  Which words are opposites?

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Family Tree Project

Our final projects for our Social Studies unit went home and students have to create their very own family tree.  Remember that you can use real photos, printouts, or draw your family members.  Below is the Success Criteria again so you know how to get a Level 3 or 4.  This project is due Monday, October 28.  I look forward to seeing everyone's family tree!

Spelling Poem #6: The Leaves on the Trees

I hope we all had a good long weekend!  This week, we have another song for us!  It goes to the tune of "The Wheels of the Bus".  Please remember to study the Spelling words throughout the week, get your Spelling Bees signed, and do any corrections needed.  We have some students who won prizes from my Treasure Chest on Friday!  Keep up the good work!

Spelling Words:

1) yellow
2) orange
3) green
4) turn
5) leaf
6) leaves
7) come
8) came
9) go
10) went

 
Additional Questions:

1)  What colours do the leaves turn in the fall?   _______________________________

2) What is the plural of leaf (e.g., one leaf, two....)? ______________________

When something has happened already, we use the PAST TENSE.  For example, "I am going to eat the apple." and if it happened already,  ''I already ate the apple.":

 3)  What is the past tense of go? Write a sentence with that word.

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4)  What is the past tense of come? Write a sentence with that word.

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Happy Thanksgiving weekend!

Wishing everyone a restful long weekend and a happy Thanksgiving to those who celebrate it.  Remember to go out and enjoy the fresh air!  Here are some turkeys that we made, with some things that we are thankful for.

Spelling Poem #5: Thanksgiving Dinner

This year, Thanksgiving is on October 14.  We have been learning about celebrations in Social Studies and Thanksgiving was one of them.  This week, we have a special Thanksgiving song!  Please remember to do your corrections and get them signed. 

 Spelling Words:

1) with
2) eat
3) ate
4) this
5) have
6) had
7) but
8) there
9) here
10) from

Additional Questions:

1)  What are you thankful for?

 

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2)  What words rhyme with ''we''?

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3)  Make a sentence with the word ''and''.

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Fire Escape Plan

In Health, we have been learning about personal safety.  Today we talked about fire safety at home.  Just like how we practice for fire drills at school, you should also have an escape plan and meeting place at home.  Below is an example of a fire escape plan...you should always have 2 ways out in case one way is blocked by the fire.  Where is your meeting place with your family?

If you would like to make an escape plan with your family, you can click HERE and print it out.  Always practice escaping and check your fire alarms to make sure they have batteries!