Welcome back from Spring Break!
Students started the week by completing their April calendars. We discovered that April is a very busy month, with four birthdays, two field-trips, Netball and a special drama performance! Wow! Please look for an email regarding volunteer opportunties for our field-trips coming soon.
On Monday, we will be starting our Guest Reader program. Students who volunteered to be a part of the program for this round, will have come home with a notice indicating their reading date. Please ensure you take time to help your child choose an appropriate book, and read it so that they become fluent.
We continued with Number Talks this week, exploring how 10-frames help us discover number combination to 10, and then 20. Some students quickly picked up on the pattern and were able to tell us the connection for every friendly number (i.e. If 4+6 is 10, then 14+6 is 20, 24+6 is 30, 34+6 is 40, etc).
Grade 2 students resumed their Independent Spelling Program this week. They will continue to choose 5 words on Mondays for self-directed study, and test with a buddy on Fridays.
We took the cameras outside on Thursday to explore taking macro shots of snow and ice (we still have plenty of it!) as part of our Seasonal Changes of Water photo project. We took time afterwards to analyze our photos, deleting any that didn't meet basic criteria (snow or ice, in focus, close up), and will continue to develop our skills over the next couple of months.
Each year, National Geographic holds a "Nature Photographer of the Year" contest, with categories including wildlife, landscapes, aerials and underwater. We looked at the different award winners, and started exploring vocabulary to critique photography such as contrast and perspective. ALL of the photos were awe-inspiring! If you would like to view the contest winners with your child, they are here: http://photography.nationalgeographic.com/nature-photographer-of-the-year-2017/
One of our classmates shared a special presentation with us about his new pet. Ask your child what they learned about this Bearded Dragon, named Spike.
Last, we had a special visitor join us Friday. Ask you child who spent the afternoon with us.
In your child's mail folder this week, please find the April Scholastic book order. They are due back next Friday, April 13th. Cheque or online payment only please.
Have a wonderful weekend everyone!
Ms. Thomas
