October 2nd, 2020

As we enjoy the lovely weather, I’m reminded of around this time last year when we experienced quite the snowstorm. It was the first time in my career as both a student and a teacher that I’ve had a snow day. I’ll be honest and say that I’d much rather be in school with nice weather than at home with a foot or two of snow.  

We had a good week, with some science experiments and some learning about Orange shirt day. Here’s what’s coming up next week: 

Français: We are going to be looking at the é sound in French in our Alphabetique books. We will be doing dictée #2 on Wednesday and will be taking some time to practice on Monday and Tuesday. We are going to be starting some more writing projects about ourselves as well.  

I will be starting my reading evaluations this week. In the coming weeks I’m going to sign the class up for Reading A-Z, which gives the children access to books at home in French and English. This seems like a good choice for home reading given our current situation. The grade 2 teachers last year said there was good participation and I hope that continues. 

Maths: We will be wrapping up increasing patterns and trying to get through decreasing patterns.  

Social Studies: We are going to be talking about Canada and some of the places we’ve visited. 

Science: We will be doing a fun project about the ear on Monday and talking about tone and volume on Tuesday. 

English: We are going to be finishing our “There’s a Wocket in my Pocket” books and start on the My Terrific Teacher project. I’ve sent home the words for Spelling test #1. We will be having the test on Friday.  

Picture of the Day: My little guy having a yawn, after what I’m sure was a day filled with napping, with the occasional kick.