Retelling Stories

After reading, it is important to be able to retell the story.  We have been learning what to include in a retell.  We need to know the characters, setting, problem, and solution of the story.  We also need to be able to retell the beginning, middle, and end of the story.  Keep practicing at home after you read your Snuggle books!

Here are some examples of the ones we did in class:

Spelling Poem #12: Water Cycle

In Science, we are now moving onto our next unit, which is on Air and Water!  We talked about the importance of each and will begin this unit by learning about the water cycle!  This week, I have a poem about just that.  Ask the students to tell you the water cycle, along with the actions that I've taught them :)

Spelling Words:
1) form
2) time
3) work
4) all
5) this
6) that
7) goes
8) come
9) into
10) water

Additional Questions:

1)  Draw out the water cycle, making sure to label the different stages.

2)  Make a sentence with the following words:

this: _____________________________________________________

that: _____________________________________________________

3) What do you use water for at home?

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4) Why is it called the 'water cycle'?

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Recount Writing

We have been working hard on our writing and lately, we have been doing some recount writing.  We have learned how to do small moment writing, but now we are tacking on more since we are in Grade 2!  After our small moment introduction, we add on words such as 'First, Next, Then, Last/Finally," to give more detail to our readers.  You can practice your writing at home...here are the Learning Goals and Success Criteria so that we know what to include to get a Level 3 or 4!

Results from our Science Experiments!

This weekend we were all scientists at home.  We had to mix a solid with water and a liquid with water and record the results.  Today, we shared our results and found out some solids that dissolved in water and some liquids that mixes well with water.  Here is our summary and a few of our experiments!

 

Spelling Poem #11: November Skies

This week's poem is about November again.  There are many changes that happen in this month and it's great to describe it all in another poem!  Please remember to make your Spelling corrections and get your Spelling Bees signed.  Here are our words for this week and the Additional Questions!

Spelling Words:

1) very
2) let
3) their
4) get
5) got
6) know
7) summer
8) spring
9) winter
10) fall

Additional Questions:

1)  Make a sentence with the following words:

let: _____________________________________________

get: ____________________________________________


2)  What is the past tense of get?  ________


3)  Using the poem, describe November.

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Thank you for coming!

Thank you to everyone who came out for the parent-teacher interviews!  It is great seeing all the support that the children are getting at home.  Thank you for your hard work and let's continue to work together to ensure the success of your child! :D

Science at Home

In Science, we have been learning about the 3 states of matter: solid, liquid, and gas.  We learned about the characteristics of each.  We also did some experiments where we mixed those together....we mixed liquids with solids, and liquids with liquids.  This weekend, you are all going to Scientists at home!  You can pick your choice of solid and liquid to mix into your cup of water.  Remember to record your results and bring your experiment results back Monday!

Spelling Poem #10: Little Poppy

November 11th is Remembrance Day.  It is a day where we honour and remember all the soldiers who fought for us and gave us peace.  This week's poem is about the poppies that we wear.  We will have our Remembrance Day assembly today.  

 

Spelling words:

1) help

2) wear

3) as

4) be

5) free

6) me

7) show

8) those

9) these

10) poppy

Thank you again to those who finished their "Additional Questions" from last week!  Here are the questions from this week.

Additional Questions:

1)  What other words are in the same word family as ''me'' and ''be''?
  
____________       ____________      

2)  Make a sentence with the word:

wear: _________________________________________________

help:  _________________________________________________

3)  Why do we wear poppies on Remembrance Day?


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Spelling Poem #9: NOvember

Here is our first poem in November!  It's called NOvember and it's about all the things that are disappearing this season.  The days are getting shorter and the weather is turning colder.  Remember to dress for the weather!  Also, it was daylight savings this weekend, so your clocks should be set back an hour!

Spelling Words:
1) no
2) light
3) soon
4) dark
5) lot
6) not
7) rain
8) sun
9) again
10) remember 


Here are the Additional Questions this week:

Additional Questions:

1)  Which spelling words are opposites?   

_____________     ______________


2)  What does November NOT have?

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3)  Which words are in the ''-ot'' word family?

_____________     ______________

5)  What do you like about this season?

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