Spelling:
Our spelling words for this week are as follows;
world girl skirt her first worth word sir turn were
Monday, 23 March 2015
March 23-26
It is our last week of school in March and before spring break begins. Just a reminder that there is no school beginning Friday, March 27 up until Monday, April 6th, which is Easter Monday. School resumes Tuesday, April 7th. Also if your child could have their swimming wear and towels dried every evening so they do not have to use wet clothes and towels, that would be excellent.
Monday, 9 March 2015
March 9-13
Odds and Ends
A couple things to talk about this week. If you have not returned your permission forms for swimming, or the money, both are due on Friday, March 13th. We start our swimming on Monday, March, 23rd. Also, this Friday is a theme day. It is dress like your favorite celebrity day. Come dressed as your favorite athlete, singer, actor, etc.
Language Arts
Spelling:
Our spelling words this week are all contractions. A contraction is two words combined together with an apostrophe to make one word. The 10 words are as follows;
you'll they're it's we're isn't let's aren't I'm can't we're
Math
This week we are finishing up out unit on Measurement. We have covered how to read calendars, days of the week, months of the year, length, mass, size, and volume. Our unit test will be on Thursday.
Science
We will continue with our unit on exploring liquids. We have looked at different kinds of liquids, properties of them (freezing, melting, thickness, flow), states of matter (Water can be solid, liquid, and gas), as well as dissolving a solid in a liquid and evaporation. Over the next couple of weeks we will be exploring different materials and how they absorb water and materials that are waterproof.
Health
With the start of our Tutti Fruitti Tuesdays, where we are having a contest to see which class has the most students that bring in a fresh fruit or vegetable for snack, we will be exploring Canada's Food Guide and healthy eating habits.
I hope everyone has a great week ahead (Minus the 1 hour of lost sleep).
Mr. Aasen
A couple things to talk about this week. If you have not returned your permission forms for swimming, or the money, both are due on Friday, March 13th. We start our swimming on Monday, March, 23rd. Also, this Friday is a theme day. It is dress like your favorite celebrity day. Come dressed as your favorite athlete, singer, actor, etc.
Language Arts
Spelling:
Our spelling words this week are all contractions. A contraction is two words combined together with an apostrophe to make one word. The 10 words are as follows;
you'll they're it's we're isn't let's aren't I'm can't we're
Math
This week we are finishing up out unit on Measurement. We have covered how to read calendars, days of the week, months of the year, length, mass, size, and volume. Our unit test will be on Thursday.
Science
We will continue with our unit on exploring liquids. We have looked at different kinds of liquids, properties of them (freezing, melting, thickness, flow), states of matter (Water can be solid, liquid, and gas), as well as dissolving a solid in a liquid and evaporation. Over the next couple of weeks we will be exploring different materials and how they absorb water and materials that are waterproof.
Health
With the start of our Tutti Fruitti Tuesdays, where we are having a contest to see which class has the most students that bring in a fresh fruit or vegetable for snack, we will be exploring Canada's Food Guide and healthy eating habits.
I hope everyone has a great week ahead (Minus the 1 hour of lost sleep).
Mr. Aasen
Monday, 23 February 2015
Feb 23-27
There are a few important things for this week. Wednesday is "wear pink day" to combat bullying in our schools. Also sent home in the students agendas are the permission forms for swimming. These forms need to be returned by March 13th, along with payment (cash, cheque, or online) if you haven't done so already.
Language Arts
Spelling:
Our spelling words for this week are as follows;
race stick color kick quick back became neck cent city
Writing:
In writing, we are continuing to work on adding detail to our work. We are using narrative and informative examples to emphasize how to write details. We are using strategies to make our writing more entertaining for the reader. Our introductions can include a sound, a dialogue, an action, or a thought. We are working on getting away from beginnings such as "Once upon a time" or "One day there was a...". We have also been working on including opinions in our writing. We talked about what "pro's and con's" are and how we can argue our own opinions.
Math
In math we are continuing in our measurement unit. We are looking at measuring different items around the classroom and the hallway, using different "non-standard" units of measurement. An example of a "standard" unit of measurement would be a centimeter. A "non-standard" unit could be anything they find to measure with, such as an eraser. "My desk is 14 "erasers" long. We are then comparing length and finding things that are shorter and longer. The students love being hands on going around and measuring things that they can find.
Science
We have started our exploring liquids unit. Some of the things the students will be learning in this unit are as follows;
- Recognize and describe the following characteristics of a liquid: flow, shape of drop, surface of calm water
- Compare water to other liquids based on colour, flow, shape of drop, reaction with solids
- Show understanding that liquid can change to a solid or gas, and back again.
We started our unit by exploring some different liquids and how they were affected by being put in a freezer as well as left out on a counter for the weekend. We had some pretty interesting results that I'm sure your children would be happy to tell you about.
I hope everyone has had a great February. Hard to believe it is almost over and we'll be into March next week. Have a great rest of the week.
Mr. Aasen
Wednesday, 11 February 2015
Feb 9-13
The spelling words for this week are as follows;
shout shut crash then thin math think together nothing anything
shout shut crash then thin math think together nothing anything
Tuesday, 20 January 2015
Week of Jan 19-23
A few odds and ends. The students can now start bringing their LEGO creations for the LEGO building contest. They have until Jan 29 to submit an entry. Also for those students who have not returned their permission forms for Telus World of Science, those need to be back by Jan 27th. We have enough volunteers so thank you to those of you who filled out the purple form.
Language Arts
Spelling:
The spelling words for this week are "le" ending words and are as follows;
apple handle able bottle table uncle candle purple turtle people
Writing:
This unit our focus in writing has been on creating suspense. We are using a strategy called the "Magic of 3". This consists of including a "red flag phrase, followed by a "hint" and a "reaction" by the character. A red flag phrase is a word or phrase that immediately leads to a hint. Examples are phrases such as "All of a sudden" and "Just then". The hint is what the character hears or sees. "All of a sudden I heard a loud crack." The reaction is what the character does in response to the hint. "All of a sudden I heard a loud crack. I rushed to see what made the sound." We can use the magic of 3 a number of times in a passage before we reveal what created the suspense. It is not revealed until the end of the passage.
Math
In math we will be introducing our next unit this week, Measurement. the specific outcomes we will be measure are;
Specific Outcomes
1. Relate the number of days to a week and the number of months to a year in a problem-solving context.
2. Relate the size of a unit of measure to the number of units (limited to nonstandard units) used to measure length and mass (weight).
3. Compare and order objects by length, height, distance around and mass (weight), using nonstandard units, and make statements of comparison.
4. Measure length to the nearest nonstandard unit by:
• using multiple copies of a unit
• using a single copy of a unit (iteration process).
5. Demonstrate that changing the orientation of an object does not alter the measurements of its attributes.
Science
We have been talking about insulators in our Hot and Cold unit. We will be finishing up this unit as soon as possible, followed by starting the next unit, Exploring Liquids.
Social Studies
In social, we have just finished up our unit called Looking at Places and we will begin Looking at People.
Language Arts
Spelling:
The spelling words for this week are "le" ending words and are as follows;
apple handle able bottle table uncle candle purple turtle people
Writing:
This unit our focus in writing has been on creating suspense. We are using a strategy called the "Magic of 3". This consists of including a "red flag phrase, followed by a "hint" and a "reaction" by the character. A red flag phrase is a word or phrase that immediately leads to a hint. Examples are phrases such as "All of a sudden" and "Just then". The hint is what the character hears or sees. "All of a sudden I heard a loud crack." The reaction is what the character does in response to the hint. "All of a sudden I heard a loud crack. I rushed to see what made the sound." We can use the magic of 3 a number of times in a passage before we reveal what created the suspense. It is not revealed until the end of the passage.
Math
In math we will be introducing our next unit this week, Measurement. the specific outcomes we will be measure are;
Specific Outcomes
1. Relate the number of days to a week and the number of months to a year in a problem-solving context.
2. Relate the size of a unit of measure to the number of units (limited to nonstandard units) used to measure length and mass (weight).
3. Compare and order objects by length, height, distance around and mass (weight), using nonstandard units, and make statements of comparison.
4. Measure length to the nearest nonstandard unit by:
• using multiple copies of a unit
• using a single copy of a unit (iteration process).
5. Demonstrate that changing the orientation of an object does not alter the measurements of its attributes.
Science
We have been talking about insulators in our Hot and Cold unit. We will be finishing up this unit as soon as possible, followed by starting the next unit, Exploring Liquids.
Social Studies
In social, we have just finished up our unit called Looking at Places and we will begin Looking at People.
Tuesday, 9 December 2014
Week of Dec 8-12
Good day all. I hope everyone is feeling better than I am. It is a sick time for me and stayed away from the kids today and should be back to work tomorrow. Just a quick reminder that tomorrow is popcorn day. We will also be having our Christmas party on Friday, December 19th. I will send out info for who I have to bring something for our last day of school in 2014. We will begin our party around 11:30 so the children have lots of time to eat and visit before the movie in the afternoon.
Christmas Concert Info:
All grade 2 students are dressing up in black pants/skirt and a white top for the concert. The concert date is Thursday December 18th, with one concert at 1:30pm. The evening concert begins at 7:00pm. We ask that you bring your child to the school at 6:30 where they can head to their classroom.
Language Arts
Spelling:
Our spelling words for this week are as follows;
grass trunk truck flew flat class plate from glove friend
Phonics:
We continue to work on long vowel sounds, now working towards recognizing if a word has a long vowel sound or short vowel sound. (Kit - Short, Kite - long)
Math
We a will be finishing up our unit on patterns with some assessment being done next week. We have been working hard on showing and representing increasing patterns. In the Numbers to 100 unit we will continue to work on estimation for the rest of the week.
Science
We are doing really well in our Hot and Cold unit. We recently did an experiment to show what takes up more space, snow or water. The students had fun collecting snow and recording the temperature before letting it melt to see what happened. Some of the students are still having a hard time reading thermometers though and could use extra practice at home. We look at weather every morning during our morning routine, recording the temperature, but more practice is always an asset.
Social Studies
In social we continue to study the early years of our 3 communities, Meteghan, Iqaluit, and Saskatoon. We are comparing and contrasting the 3 communities together with our community of Leduc.
Christmas Concert Info:
All grade 2 students are dressing up in black pants/skirt and a white top for the concert. The concert date is Thursday December 18th, with one concert at 1:30pm. The evening concert begins at 7:00pm. We ask that you bring your child to the school at 6:30 where they can head to their classroom.
Language Arts
Spelling:
Our spelling words for this week are as follows;
grass trunk truck flew flat class plate from glove friend
Phonics:
We continue to work on long vowel sounds, now working towards recognizing if a word has a long vowel sound or short vowel sound. (Kit - Short, Kite - long)
Math
We a will be finishing up our unit on patterns with some assessment being done next week. We have been working hard on showing and representing increasing patterns. In the Numbers to 100 unit we will continue to work on estimation for the rest of the week.
Science
We are doing really well in our Hot and Cold unit. We recently did an experiment to show what takes up more space, snow or water. The students had fun collecting snow and recording the temperature before letting it melt to see what happened. Some of the students are still having a hard time reading thermometers though and could use extra practice at home. We look at weather every morning during our morning routine, recording the temperature, but more practice is always an asset.
Social Studies
In social we continue to study the early years of our 3 communities, Meteghan, Iqaluit, and Saskatoon. We are comparing and contrasting the 3 communities together with our community of Leduc.
Tuesday, 2 December 2014
Short Week
Good evening. A couple of quick reminders for this week. There is no school on Friday because of teacher P.D. we also have no spelling test this week. We will have a new set of words next Monday.
Math
This week in Math, in our patterning unit, we are focusing on increasing patterns. An increasing pattern is a pattern that increases in size with each additional element. for example, 1, 4, 7, 10, 13, is a pattern that increases by a value of 3. A question that arises from this pattern might be "What is the 8th element in this pattern?" This also will assess their knowledge of ordinal numbers.
In our numbers to 100 unit, we are in the midst of working on estimation. At this point estimation is still a difficult concept for most students, but we will spend more time doing activities and questions to practice our estimation skills.
Science
In science, we are continuing our hot and cold temperatures unit. Reading thermometers remains a big part of what we are trying to accomplish in the unit. This week we will also be talking about many weather terms and definitions that deal with hot and cold, as well as doing an experiment called "The Great Meltdown" on Wednesday. Feel free to ask your child about the Great Meltdown in our classroom.
Next week I will be sending out a sign up to some parents for our Christmas potluck lunch. It will be done on sign up genius and if you receive an email to sign up for an item, it will be first come first serve. I hope everyone has a great "long" weekend.
Mr. Aasen
Math
This week in Math, in our patterning unit, we are focusing on increasing patterns. An increasing pattern is a pattern that increases in size with each additional element. for example, 1, 4, 7, 10, 13, is a pattern that increases by a value of 3. A question that arises from this pattern might be "What is the 8th element in this pattern?" This also will assess their knowledge of ordinal numbers.
In our numbers to 100 unit, we are in the midst of working on estimation. At this point estimation is still a difficult concept for most students, but we will spend more time doing activities and questions to practice our estimation skills.
Science
In science, we are continuing our hot and cold temperatures unit. Reading thermometers remains a big part of what we are trying to accomplish in the unit. This week we will also be talking about many weather terms and definitions that deal with hot and cold, as well as doing an experiment called "The Great Meltdown" on Wednesday. Feel free to ask your child about the Great Meltdown in our classroom.
Next week I will be sending out a sign up to some parents for our Christmas potluck lunch. It will be done on sign up genius and if you receive an email to sign up for an item, it will be first come first serve. I hope everyone has a great "long" weekend.
Mr. Aasen
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