November 14-18

It's been raining outside but inside the classroom it is been raining brain power!

The students are flying in Math and before we knew it we have finished Chapter 7: Plane Shapes and begun with Chapter 8: Solid Shapes. In Social Studies, we are continuing our Neighbourhood Map chapter.
Finally I was able to get a hold of some caterpillars for the Science Class. Each student has their own pet now and we all look forward to watching the caterpillar's life cycle play out. In English, we have been learning about Nouns and Pronouns.

Next week the school will be having an Awareness Week (11/14-11/18) with a focus on recognizing and putting an end to bullying. We will have various activities during the week to promote it.

Congratulations to Michael Wang for being this week's Student of the Week. Michael works very well independently and has been getting along great with classmates and teachers. Keep up the great work!

Feel better soon Michael and Mami!

Dates to remember for November 14-18

- Monday: Spelling quiz (bashful, private, court, bled, breeze, globe, coast, spoke, shown, block)

- Wednesday is dress all in Blue day to help promote Awareness Week

- Thursday: Math Quiz on Chapter 8





Building Readers Together "Tip of the Week"
Building fluency and meaning

In second grade, children begin reading for meaning, not simply as a way of sounding out simple sentences. Classrooms should give children many opportunities to read — silently on their own, aloud in groups, and aloud with a partner. Second grade curriculum should also include listening to books read aloud. Students often reread stories to increase their fluency, or their ability to read quickly and accurately with expression.