Post It Smackdown!

In Writer's Workshop, we have been learning how to write sentences with BAM! We have been learning how to make a sentence complete and descriptive. We used post- it notes to collaboratively brainstorm all of the WHAT words (adjectives) and WHERE words (adverbs) we can think of to describe our pictures. We then organized them into categories that make sense to us for us to then write our descriptive sentences independently.

Orange Shirt Day

On Friday September 30th, Fossil Hill will be honouring Orange Shirt Day. Orange Shirt Day grew out of Phyllis' story of having her shiny new orange shirt taken away on her first day of school at the residential school, and it has become an opportunity to keep the discussion on all aspects of residential schools happening annually. 

The date is September 30th because it is the time of year in which children were taken from their homes to residential schools, and because it is an opportunity to set the stage for anti-racism and anti-bullying policies for the coming school year. 

Orange Shirt Day is also an opportunity for First Nations, local governments, schools and communities to come together in the spirit of reconciliation and hope for generations of children to come.

Please dress your child in an orange shirt on this this Friday to show your support. 

Terry Fox Walk

Our Terry Fox Walk will be on Thursday, September 29, 2016.

Each student is asked to bring in a $2 donation for the Terry Fox Foundation which raises money for cancer research. 

Please dress your child for the weather - extra sweater/jacket and outdoor running shoes.

Math Games!

Today in class, we played the game 'Find the Number'. We used our number sense knowledge to notice, and create numbers.

Reminder: P.A. Day on Monday September 26th

There will be no school for students on this coming Monday September 26th. Enjoy your weekend!

Raz Kids

I have updated our class on Raz Kids! All students login information remains unchanged from last year but their levels have been adjusted to reflect their progress. You can find our class at: lstuart5 Please visit: https://www.kidsa-z.com/main/Login to read!

Grade 2's Celebrate Dot Day!

Patterns All Around Us

We are learning to recognize, create and extend repeating patterns.
Encourage your child to look and listen for examples and non-examples of repeating patterns at home.
Can you find repeating patterns in: Poems? Songs? Houses? Story books?

Important Dates for September

Important Dates in September 

Thursday September 15th- Dot Day

We will be celebrating International Dot Day on this day, inspired by the book "The Dot" by Peter Reynolds. We will be exploring the questions: How will you make your mark in grade two this year? What kind of a learner will you be? How will you help others this year? 

Wear polka dots on this day to celebrate! 

Monday September 26th- P.A. Day

No school for students on this day. 

Getting to Know You and Your Child Survey

Here is a link to the Getting to Know You and Your Child Survey. I look forward to getting to know you and your child this year!