Call Out to Parents!!!

Hello Parents of 2A,

October is in our sights and it is going to be a busy one! We have 3 field trips throughout the month of October, as well as Thanksgiving and Halloween activities.

Our field trip next Wednesday to Fort Whoop Up is quickly approaching. At the current moment we have three parent volunteers who are able to assist in driving. If you are able to help us on the afternoon of October 1st from 12:45-2:15 it would be greatly appreciated. Simply see the office for a driver insurance form.

Also I'd like to bring your attention to our classroom door. We have many open slots of snacks and treats for the various parties and celebrations we will have throughout the year.

Thank you all for making this year an extremely memorable one :)


Mrs. Fahey

Below is a link to the Volunteer Sign Up so far. If you cannot open the file, please send me an email and I will email you an microsoft office copy. Thank you :)
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PYYRt6ZVkBA7FuHk48VcnQvT9Xb66Cb88ZxMGc88QTI/edit

Brain / Movement Breaks

Sitting in our desks throughout the day can be tiring. When we need a break we turn to Go Noodle! A great way to get out some of our wiggles and take a break from sitting. It also helps us get back into our Just Right state of learning!

Dot Day!!

Monday, September 15th is International Dot Day! 

We have read the book "The Dot" by Peter H. Reynolds. The students have created their very own DOT book, several pieces of DOT art work and on Friday will work on an DOT task that involves helping others and showing appreciation.

On Monday the 15th, our students will be skyping with two classes - one in Alabama, and the other in Ontario to celebrate International Dot Day. I ask for students to wear something with dots on it if you have it! If not, no worries we have dot stickers we can use!

A Reading of "The Dot" 

Check out: The Dot Song
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Today we skyped for the first time this year! We had an opportunity to speak to two different classes:

Chatting with a class at Kitty Stone Elementary in Jacksonville, Alabama. 

This time we were chatting with a class in LaSalle, Ontario at LaSalle Public School. 

This afternoon we participated in DOT centers! It was such a fun of day of learning, interacting with dots and leaving our mark! Our centers were:
1. Word Work Bingo 
2. Math Buddy Games with Dominos and Dice
3. Connect the Dots
4. Dot Sticker Art Work
5. TWISTER! 

Green Screens and Global Connections for International Literacy Day

Today marked International Literacy Day. We kicked off the day by creating a web of what Literacy means. I was absolutely amazed with the word choices and ideas our amazing students created. We then had an opportunity to watch a video sent to us all the way from New Zealand. A grade two class in New Zealand taped themselves reading a fractured fairytale called "The Three Little Lambs". The story was wonderful! We learned many new "kiwi' words and had a great time listening to other grade 2 students read. It was so interesting to compare the similarities and differences between the Three Little Lambs and the Three Little Pigs. From there, our students created a green screen video using the Do Ink app on the iPad. The video included each student showing off their favorite book and giving a reason of why they enjoy that particular book. I will have the video on display during meet the teacher night this Thursday if you wish to view it!

Just another terrific day in 2A using technology and literacy to improve our learning!

As I shared with the students:

This is one of my favourite picture books. It is called Freddy's Day at the Races. This book is a St.John's, Newfoundland based book about the Royal St. John's Regatta. Seeing how I am from St. John's and use to row in this regatta it has a special place in my heart. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book to the students and sharing part of my life with them. 

Visitor From Australia

We were very fortunate to have a wonderful teacher visitor on Thursday of last week. Miss Lilley (the other new gr 2 teacher to MMH) completed a teacher exchange in Australia a few years ago which brought her friend back to Canada for a visit. During the presentation, students had an opportunity to learn about specific bugs and animals native to Australia, compare the differences between our schooling (especially the clothing choices) and view many pictures, maps and flags of Wagga Wagga, Australia.

Important Dates and Reminders For September

SEPTEMBER 

September 3 ~ Picture Day!! Dress your best and be prepared for rainy weather.

September 11 ~ Meet the Teacher Night from 6:00-7:00 pm

September 15 ~ International Dot Day. We will be skyping with a class from Alabama to discuss the book "The Dot" and our Dot activities.

September 18 ~ Coulee Walk (Weather permitting) from 9:00-11:30am. Parent volunteers are needed for the walk.

September 22 ~ Blue and Gold Assembly at 8:30am. We will also be having our Terry Fox Assembly at the same time as we have a guest speaker, Terry Fox, here at that time.

September 26 ~ Terry Fox Walk around Nicholas Sheran at 8:30am. Once again parent volunteers are needed for the walk.

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OCTOBER

October 1 ~ Fort Whoop Up field trip. We will be needing volunteer drivers for this field trip. If you are able to drive, please make sure you see the office to fill out the drivers form.

October 7 ~ Galt Gardens Field trip at 9:00am- We will be viewing many old, historic buildings in Lethbridge. 5 volunteers will be needed for this field trip as students will be grouped to complete the task. (Unfortunately, younger siblings are not allowed to travel on the bus with us to Galt Gardens.)

October 27 ~ Galt Museum Field Trip at 9:00am. Once again volunteers would be great for this field trip, but younger siblings are not allowed to travel on the bus with us to the Museum.

First Day of School

What an absolutely terrific first day of Grade 2 at Mike Mountain Horse. It was so nice to see so many smiling faces excited to jump into a new year of fun and learning.


Today we completed activities such as:
~ Magic Playdough where we had to make a wish/goal for the school year
~ Community Circle where we discussed our summer holidays
~ Cup building cooperative learning activity 
~ We read "The Dot" by Peter H. Reynolds and made our very own "Dots"! Be sure to check out our bulletin board.