\n Dates to remember in our class\n <\/p>\n
\n Monday: Poetry books back to school, Gym\n <\/p>\n
\n Thursday: Gym. Library—Bring your library book.\n <\/p>\n
\n Friday: Poetry books go home.\n <\/p>\n
\n April 16: Scholastic Book Orders Due\n <\/p>\n
\n April 27: PD Day—No School\n <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\n Current Events\n <\/p>\n
\n After 3 months, the children are getting quite skilled at finding the 5
\n Ws—Who, What, When, Where, Why and How? Please encourage your child
\n to write in complete sentences. If they want to skip the W’s and write
\n a paragraph about their news story, that would be even better.\n <\/p>\n
\n Monday: Colter, Jaden,\n <\/p>\n
\n Tuesday: Alexis, Rebecca Brendan, Colton\n <\/p>\n
\n Wednesday: Jared, Shaelyn, Carter, Danny\n <\/p>\n
\n Thursday: Jordan Sam, Chevy\n <\/p>\n
\n Friday: Gage, Nicholas, Simon\n <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\n Science\n <\/p>\n
\n In science for the next several weeks, your child will be studying
\n simple machines and movement. At the end of the unit, your child will
\n construct a child’s toy from recycled containers, boxes and found
\n objects which contains at least 2 simple machines. Please help us add
\n to our collection of shapes by sending in empty boxes, jars, cans, and
\n bottles. We will also use these containers during our Math unit on 3D
\n geometry.\n <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\n Social Studies\n <\/p>\n
\n Over the next few weeks your child will be completing a family tree of
\n his or her immediate family. You can help him or her at home by:\n <\/p>\n
\n •\tDiscussing family relationships and history with your child.\n <\/p>\n
\n •\tTelling family stories\n <\/p>\n
\n •\tSharing special items and photo albums.\n <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\n Your child will be bringing home a family tree worksheet. He or she
\n will likely need assistance with completing some of the family tree.
\n Help your child complete as much of the sheet as you believe applies to
\n your family. I would like your child to do the actual note-taking.\n <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\n The Family Tree worksheet will need to be completed by Thursday April
\n 19, so that your child can complete a work of art using this information.\n <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\n Language Arts\n <\/p>\n
\n During the month of April, the entire primary division will be doing an
\n author study of Dr. Suess to prepare for a special primary literacy
\n celebration in May.\n <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\n Math Chapter 7&11 2-D and 3-D Geometry\n <\/p>\n
\n For the next while, our focus in math will be exploring 2-dimensional
\n shapes. Your child will be flipping, turning, and sliding shapes to
\n different positions. As part of this unit of study, we will also be
\n measuring the area of shapes using materials such as pattern blocks and
\n tiles as measuring units. Your child will sort and describe 3-D shapes
\n using different properties, including capacity and mass.\n <\/p>\n
\n Your child will also be creating 3-D shapes with paper and making
\n skeletons of 3-D shapes using items like straws and modeling clay.\n <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\n Try these activities with your child:\n <\/p>\n
\n • Encourage your child to use position words (e.g., to the left, beside,
\n between, in front of ) to give directions.\n <\/p>\n
\n • Encourage your child to complete jigsaw puzzles to practise turning,
\n flipping, and sliding shapes (puzzle pieces).\n <\/p>\n
\n • Have your child create flip, turn, and slide patterns with objects,
\n such as cutlery, while waiting at the table.\n <\/p>\n
\n • Fold paper shapes to show symmetry.\n <\/p>\n
\n • Check the area of floors or ceilings in rooms by counting floor tiles
\n or ceiling tiles.\n <\/p>\n
\n • Encourage your child to use math words to describe\n <\/p>\n
\n 3-D shapes. Some examples of words they will learn are:\n <\/p>\n
\n face: one of the flat surfaces of a solid\n <\/p>\n
\n edge: a line at which 2 faces meet\n <\/p>\n
\n vertex (plural: vertices): a corner; the point where\n <\/p>\n
\n edges of a 3-D shape meet\n <\/p>\n
\n • When you are in the supermarket with your child, point out the mass
\n (similar to weight) and capacity (similar to volume) measurements marked
\n on the items. Use the store’s scales with your child.\n <\/p>\n
\n • Fold paper to create 3-D shapes. Build shapes with balls of modelling
\n clay for corners and straws or toothpicks for edges.\n <\/p>\n
\n • Play an I Spy game where you look for, and point out, 2-D and 3-D
\n shapes. Or think of a shape and give clues until your child guesses it.
\n Then reverse roles.\n <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\n 500 Book Challenge\n <\/p>\n
\n In less than a month, the grade 2 students successfully met Mr.
\n McGaughey’s challenge to have a popcorn party after they had read 150
\n books at home. We are going to do this again after the class has read
\n 500 books (or chapters) at home. Each child may record 1 or 2 books (or
\n chapters) in their reading log nightly. Everyone needs to have at least
\n 25 books on their reading log to participate in the popcorn party.\n <\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Dates to remember in our class Monday: Poetry books back to school, Gym Thursday: Gym. Library—Bring your library book. Friday: Poetry books go home. April 16: Scholastic Book Orders Due April 27: PD Day—No School Current Events After 3 months, the children are getting quite skilled at finding the 5 Ws—Who, What, When, Where, Why … Continue reading