February is about Kindness

Happy Friday!

Thanks for checking in! 

We’ve had a busy week in Grade 2B with our swimming on Thursday. Thanks to those parents who came out and drove our students as well as swam in the pool. It’s so nice to get out the school once and awhile and let the kids have fun! We made it back in one piece J

On Tuesday, we are having a Character Education Assembly hosted by the Grade 2s. What that means is, we’ll meet in the gym at 12:30, and sit with our MMH Family.  Then, we will go off with our families to do an activity related to Kindness, which is the theme for February.  Afterwards, we will meet back in the gym at 1:30, and the Grade 2s are going to demonstrate a way to show Kindness to the school. Our little performance will be inspired by the Johnny Reid song “Today I’m Gonna Try and Change the World”.  Click here to check out the song and lyrics on youtube. 

If you’re able to come out for our quick assembly on Tuesday, we will be in the gym for 1:30, and plan to finish up by 1:55 recess.  We’ve been listening to the Johnny Reid song and our 2s are pumped to show the school that we know all about Kindness. 

Speaking of Kindness...
Our class has participated in many health lessons with our Counselling team- Mrs. Kitagawa and Mrs. Savage.  They've been talking to the Grade 2s about friendship, and how to be a good friend.  Then, we've also been discussing what a compliment is, and when it's good to give a meaningful compliment.  We've been 'secretly' writing meaningful compliments to eachother, and will incorporate them into an art project.  If you have a compliment that you'd like to give your child, I'd LOVE to include it in the art as well. Please feel free to email me  1 quick sentence, complimenting your child!

We have started writing our Jan Brett Mitten stories!  Please take a look through the mini ‘Jan Brett’ package that will come home with your student on Monday.  Our class is pumped to write our own versions of Jan Brett’s “The Mitten”. 

One Math strategy that we’re trying to master is to memorize our “Double Facts” (2 +2= 4, 8 +8 = 16). You can help practice these at home! Once before bed, while you’re driving in the car, anytime really! 

Click here to check out the MMH Newsletter!

This is copied straight from the MMH Newsletter! Please read about our new Breakfast Program:

Mike Mountain Horse has begun its first breakfast club. This will run five days per week from 8:00 to 8:20 a.m. The intent of this program is to help out with students who have not, for whatever reason, had breakfast. Of course we are not prepared to feed 600 students, but for those who really need that energy boost to help them meet a day full of learning op-portunities in the classroom!

Can you help????

We’d appreciate any donations for this program, either in time or breakfast foods! Contact the office (403-381-2211) for more information. Some ideas:

Volunteer one or more mornings a week.

Donate items like: cereal, granola bars, juice boxes, jams, peanut butter, fruit, or any other “breakfast-type” food

Donate funds to MMH (cheques payable to “Mike Mountain Horse”

A few days added to our February Calendar:

February
Tuesday February 7^th- Character Ed. Assembly & Family time
Wednesday February 8^th- Winter Walk at 1:30

Wednesday February 8^th- School Council Meeting at 6:30pm

Thursday February 9th- Arctic Day!

Friday February 10^th- Staff Learning Day No school for students
February 13^th-17^th- Random Acts of Kindness WeekTuesday February 14^th- Spirit Assembly- Dress in Red!
Tuesday Feburary 14th- Happy Valentine’s Day & Class party!
Wednesday February 15^th- Steve Harmer’s Motivational Magic Friday February 17^th- 100^th DAY OF SCHOOL!!
February 20^th- 24^th- Family Break- No school
February 29^th- Pink Shirt Day/ Anti-Bullying day