Walkathon Week

Cross Country is tomorrow for everyone who joined. Students can come to school as normal. They should dress in their P.E. strip, but have warm and dry clothes for sitting in the stands. Maybe extra socks and shoes if it's really wet. They need a lunch and snack and a water bottle. We should be back by 3:15 to 3:30pm. The Grade Two's will be the first runners from about 10:30 to 10:45.

Homework will be sent home tomorrow and is due Tuesday for credit.

Friday is our Walkathon. Students once again should be in P.E. strip, but also dressed for the weather. No umbrellas are allowed for safety reasons. Waterproof jackets would be great if it is raining that day. We have Mass in the morning and then go on our walk. When we get back, students will be given a hot dog and drink or snack. Dismissal is at 12:15pm. 

Monday is a holiday so we will see everyone back on Tuesday.

Our first field trip will take place Wednesday, October 28th. More information will be sent home shortly.

Terry Fox Run

Tomorrow is our annual Terry Fox Run for charity. Students should come to school in P.E. strip. They are allowed to stay in it all day, however if the weather is bad, they can change back to regular uniform if they wish.

For those in Cross Country, next week is the championship at Swangard stadium. The bus will leave around 9:15am from school. Students should be prepared for the weather. If it's raining, they will need to keep warm and dry when not running. Parents are welcome to come. We should have lots of room on the bus. You can pick your child up at the end of the day at the stadium, otherwise we will be arriving back at school around 3:30 or so. 

Next Friday, October 9th is the Walkathon. If you have not done so, please return the permission form. More information will be sent in the next week. 

This Week

I asked the children to find out which size of T-shirt would be best as Walkathon shirts will be ordered soon. 

Spelling Words are up on the Spelling page. Homework will be sent home tomorrow.

This Friday is a Dress Up Day. It is Multicultural Day where they can wear something that celebrates their culture or any culture really. If children dress up on that day, we are asking for a loonie or a toonie donation toward Grade 7 graduation.

Next Monday is the Emergency Evacuation Practice. More information can be found on the school website. It will very similar to last year.

Next Wednesday, September 30th is the Terry Fox run. Students can come to school in their P.E. uniform if the weather isn't too bad/cold. We will be running around Triangle Park.

Reminder about P.E. Students need to have their P.E. uniform underneath their regular uniform so that they can change in the classroom and quickly. P.E. is Monday, Thursday and Friday.

Hot lunches are now here. Even if your child has a hot lunch, they still need a snack. 

Scholastic Orders

SCHOLASTIC BOOK CLUBS

The best gift any parent can give a child is the love of good books and the joy and benefits of good reading. Children who read at home, or are read to, have a head start on reading success in school.

Our class is participating in Scholastic Lucky, See-Saw Book and special clubs this year. Each month during the school year I will send home a Club flyer with a different selection of books offered. You’ll find award-winning books, as well as old and new favourites. I recommend them because the books span a wide range of children’s reading levels and interests and because they are inexpensive (some books cost only $2).

It is easy to order. This month’s flyer was sent home today and will be due on Sept. 29th. Just look over the flyer with your child, select the books you want, mark them on the order form on the back of the flyer(under the BC section), and return the order form to me with payment in cash or a cheque payable to Scholastic Canada Ltd. The books will arrive in about two weeks after I send the class order to Scholastic. Also, cheques may be post-dated to the due date, as I will not be mailing them out until after that date. Even if you order from different books clubs, you only need to send one cheque as every club is Scholastic.
Scholastic had introduced an option to pay with your own credit card this year. Information on how to do this went home as well today. If you have any questions, please feel free to pop into the classroom or send me a message.

Owning your own books is something special! I hope that you will encourage your child to order books this year. Each order helps earn free books and teaching materials for our classroom, however there is never any obligation to order. I know of no better way to encourage reading than to allow children to choose the books they want to read. Another tip is to select books from the flyers and visit the public library to look for these books.

PS: For more information about the books in this offer, you can visit the Scholastic Book Clubs Web site at http://www.scholastic.ca/clubs to see press reviews and view inside pages. You will also find great activities and resources for you and your child. 

Primary choir forms went home today as well. The choir teachers are asking for them back by Friday, but as space is limited, I would recommend handing it in as soon as you can.

Week 2

We have our first full week this week. 

Tomorrow is Photo Day. It will be individuals. 

For those of you signed up for Cross Country, our first practice is tomorrow 7:45am at Oak Park. We will run even if it's raining a little. However, if it's a downpour we may cancel it there. If you feel it's coming down too hard, you can stay home. I will be there 7:45 no matter what and we'll see how it goes. We want to get in as many practices as we can since it's a short season.

Grade Two's had the Spelling pre-test today. Normally, we write it in our agendas, but the school has yet to receive them. 
This week's Spelling list is up on the Spelling page. On the right side of this page.

Reminder that P.E. is Monday, Thursday and Friday.

Meet the Teacher

Meet the Teacher will start at 7:00pm tonight (Thursday, September 10th)  in the Church Basement. After a brief introduction, parents can attend the sessions in the classrooms. I will talk about what Grade Two is about, my expectations, routines, etc

Reminder - Friday, September 11th is a Professional Development Day. There is no school for students. 

The P.E. schedule can be found under classroom information.

If you have not yet brought in all supplies, please have them at school by Monday.

Welcome to Grade 2 2015/2016!

We will be using this blog to help all our parents with reminders, dates and upcoming events, etc. 
As school will be starting in just over a week, I'd like to give out a few reminders for those of you who might happen to see this before school starts.

If you look on the right side, you will see some links: Class information, Spelling, First Communion etc. Class information has some information about this class and the school supplies. I'm also posting the school supplies list below for anyone who needs it. If you have ordered the Edupacks, they have arrived at the school and will be sent home the first day so that your children's name can be written on their supplies. This will make it more difficult for the children to lose items as we will know the owner. For those of you buying your own supplies, please check below to make sure you have every thing and it's the right size. Our pencil boxes will all stack together so if someone has a pencil box that is not the correct size, it will not stack with the others. All writing in Grade 2 is still done with interlined pages. It really helps the children's writing and neatness and prepares them for Grade 3. An example is below. 

2 Plastic Pencil Box 8.5" x 2.5" x 5"

1 Reclosable Bag 12" x 15" (A very large ziplock bag)

5 duotangs (White, Dark Blue, Green, Purple, Red)

1 Twin Pocket Portfolio (Yellow)

1 Metric Ruler (Clear)

4 Interlined 72 Pg Exercise Books 9" x 7"

4 1/2 Plain 1/2 Interlined 72 Pg Exercise Books 9" x 7"

2 Plain 72 Pg Exercise Books 9" x 7"2 Tri-Write Ticonderoga Pencils 2 HB Box of 12

2 Pencil Sharpener container with screw top lid

2 Elmers Jumbo 40gm Glue Stick

1 Pkg 24 Crayola Pencil Crayons Sharpened

1 Scissors Semi-Point 5" Soft Flex Grip

1 Pkg 24 Prang Wax Crayons

1 Pkg 24 Fine Line Felt Markers

5 White Vinyl Erasers

1 Box Facial Tissue 100

As you know, School begins Tueday, September 8th at 8:45am and dismisses at 12:15pm. 

If you have any questions, feel free to contact me. You can always email me by using the contact form on the right side or clicking my profile to send an email. 

Let's have a great year!