Trions les formes

We have been working on learning about 2D shapes in math for the past few days. Today we were thinking of different ways we could sort shapes (by size, colour, number of corners, etc). As a fun introduction to sorting shapes, we played this fun game on the SmartBoard.

http://www.takatamuser.com/autres_jeux/jeu_tri_lent.html

Les microbes

Today we learned a little bit about germs. We talked about feeling sick, how it felt, and different ways we could be sick. We talked about staying home when we aren't feeling well so we don't spread germs. We tried a little experiment with germs. We had some hand sanitizer mixed with glitter, and Mme and two students put some on their hands. We pretended that the sparkles were germs. We then high fived, a student sharpened a pencil, a student put a book away, a student left the classroom. We then looked at where the glitter went - it was everywhere! On everyones hands, on our books, pencil sharpener, the doorknob... We learned about washing our hands and how important it is to do often.

Acceptance

For the next 6 weeks or so, our school will be looking at the character trait of acceptance. February is also Black History Month, so this morning we read The Story of Ruby Bridges. All of the Grade 2s were adamant that what happened to Ruby shouldn't have happened, that regardless of her skin colour she deserved to be treated with respect and be allowed to go to whichever school she wanted. One student summed up simply, "It's on the inside what counts".

Busy day!

Back into the swing of things today...

I hope everyone had an enjoyable Family Day and week off of school.

Some few updates for this week...
-I hope to have some new pictures from 100th Day and Valentine's Day up on the Photobucket site, I will email when I get them uploaded
-Home Reading Books- we didn't get them changed over today, we will do that tomorrow and send them home. They are due back on Friday.
-Dictee on Friday. This week we will be looking at the sound that e accent aigu makes (eh). The words are as follows:

février

un éléphant

une cheminée

l’écorce

les écailles

Bonus : les mathématiques

100e jour d'ecole

Here are some pictures of some of the fun activities we did for the 100th day of school today:

Variety of 100 day activities

Writing 100 words

Writing the numbers up to 100

Counting and adding up the objects.

100 things we have learned in Grade 2.

Mini Folk Fest

The Home and School Association will be hosting a Mini Folk Fest on Thursday, March 21st. There will be a potluck supper from 6-7pm and entertainment from 7-8pm. We are looking for students who would be interested in performing something related to their culture. If your child is interested, please let me know, or let the main office know. Thanks!

le 11-15 fevrier

A few updates for this week:
-Library on Monday. Please bring your books if you wish to exchange them for new ones.
-100th day of school Monday. Feel free to dress up like you are 100 years old.
-On Wednesday morning (before morning recess) we will be going for a little walk to distribute valentines that we made for the community.
-Valentine's Day is Thursday. We will be playing a few Valentine's related games for the afternoon, as well as passing out valentines (if students choose to). A class list was sent home last week.
-Home Reading Books due on Friday
-Dictee on Friday, the words are as follows:

un ami/une amie

un cœur

amour

rouge

St-Valentin

Je t’aime!

-February Break from Monday February 18-Friday February 22 (No school for students)

M. Pascal et son triangle

Lately in math we have been exploring patterns. There are two kinds of patterns, repetitive et croissante (repeating and increasing). Yesterday we were introduced to M. Blaise Pascal, a mathematician and inventor from the 1600's.

Blaise Pascal 1623-1662

He developed a triangle that is full of patterns.

Pascal's Triangle - rows can continue to be added to the triangle.

We looked at lots of interesting things in the triangle. We noticed all the ones on the outside, we noticed the lines of counting numbers (1, 2, 3, 4...), we noticed that if you cut the triangle in half it is the same on both sides. We also coloured in all the odd numbers to reveal another pattern (Sierpinski's Triangle) and we tried the hockey stick rule.

There is a copy of Pascal's triangle coming home today that you can use to try to find even more interesting patterns! Bonne chance!

Concours d'art oratoire

This year our class will be participating in the Concours d'art oratoire, an oral speaking competition. Students at the grade 2 level do not compete, but have a chance to show off their oral speaking skills.

 

Our class will be having a celebration (sometime in March) where every student will present their poem. We will then have 3 students (one for each poem) present to the French Immersion students at our school during the Concours assembly. Your child should have a copy of their poem in their sac bleu tonight. Here are the poems (as read by me) that your child can read along and practice with.

 

 

le 4-8 fevrier

Apologies for posting this so late this week. Here are some updates for the next few weeks:
-Library on Monday. Bring your books if you wish to exchange them for new ones.
-Scholastic order is due on Tuesday, Feb. 5. I would like to have the order placed in time to get the books before the break.
-Hot Lunch is on Thursday
-Ugly Sweater Spirit Day in conjunction with Turn Down the Heat Day to save energy initiative.
-Home Reading Books due on Friday
-Dictee on Friday. This week we will be looking at the letters gn. The words are as follows:

la ligne

mignon

un oignon

une montagne

une araignée

gagner

-Monday, Feb. 11 will be the 100th day of school. We were discussing as a class something fun to do for that day, and decided that it would be fun if we dressed up like we were 100 years old.
-Valentine's Day is on Thursday, Feb. 14th. I will be sending home a class list of names for students who wish to make valentines. We will be doing some Valentine's activities on Thursday afternoon.

Jour de la Marmotte

This week we have been talking a bit about le Jour de la Marmotte. Today we read a book with some interesting facts about les marmottes. We also did a bit of writing about what we think is going to happen on le Jour de la Marmotte, or something we learned about marmottes, or what we hope will happen on le Jour de la Marmotte. Here is our work for you to enjoy:

Jour de la Marmotte

We also had a little Jour de la Marmotte treat from Mme.