March March March!

Hello everyone!

Goodness I feel as though I haven’t posted in awhile!!  It occurred to me today after looking at pictures from the beginning of the year that...your children are getting TALLER!!!  They almost look like GRADE 3S!! Slow down on the veggies at home!!...of course I’m only kidding about the veggies.  Here’s all the news in Grade 2:

I just wanted to update you on the small package that went home on Friday.  Students brought home their Iqaluit unit, which includes a number of things that we have been working on for the past bit.  Their Social Studies mark on their March report cards will reflect the work that has been done in this unit.  It includes:

·         A cinquain poem done in the computer lab

·         The Traditional Way of Living circle colour page

·         Animals of the Arctic Tundra spin wheel

·         My Inuktitut Colouring Book

·         The Land in Iqaluit 3D stand

·         What we learned about the Inuit diet

·         Culture and Traditions

·         Natural Resources and `What is the Natural Resource`` guess flip book

·         Goods and Services

Please take the time to go through this work with your student as they have a lot to be proud of and love sharing this with you!  I’m excited to get started on our new unit, which will focus on the Acadian region of Meteghan!!  ...Anyone been there?! That would be SUPER helpful if you have!!! 

Students also brought home an information sheet regarding our “Celebration of Learning” that is happening on Tuesday March 15^th in the evening.  The Grade 2 team is requesting that ALL parents attend this, and they can use the yellow sheet for instructions on how to sign up for a conference using the Conference Manager website.   There are 5 SPACES for each time but if Tuesday evening does not work for you, please let me know as soon as you can so we can set something up!!  Email, call, write a letter, send a fax, buy a carrier pigeon-whatever works for you! Conference Manager will open at 6am on Monday, March 7^th. 

Here are some important dates in March for your calendars:

March 7^th- Hot Lunch money due

March 8^th- Spirit Assembly at 8:30

March 8^th- After School Skating at Nicholas Sheran 3:30-4:30

March 11^th- Report cards sent home

March 15^th- Our Grade 2E Celebration of learning from 4:00- 6:00

March 15^th- After School Skating at Nicholas Sheran 3:30-4:30

March 16^th- Hot Lunch

March 17^th- Happy St. Patrick’s Day

March 18^th- MMH Parent/ Teacher interviews (not grade 2s) No school for students

March 22^nd- Spirit Assembly at 12:45- wear school colours!

March 22^nd- After School Skating at Nicholas Sheran 3:30-4:30

March 28^th- April 1^st- Artist in Residency program at MMH

March 29^th- After School Skating at Nicholas Sheran 3:30-4:30

Here are some fabulous photos of Grade 2E as we travelled through our school’s Museum, which concluded our One School, One Book project for 2011.  Students had a blast, and it was so cool to see just how each grade level was able to transform their space in the gym to represent the different regions in Canada.  Enjoy J

-Anna Tsentouros